tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post9066814363291483231..comments2023-10-31T04:55:56.259-05:00Comments on The Architectural Dance Society: do their rap sheets come with a little stick of bubblegum?2fshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-39650457039577743902007-11-17T01:31:00.000-06:002007-11-17T01:31:00.000-06:00Steve - Here's one writer's comments on that four-...Steve - <A HREF="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=686773" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> one writer's comments on that four-years-long delay. It's true that gambling has been an explicit no-no forever - but Pete Rose's gambling never helped him get a hit, and even if MLB didn't start steroid tests till '03, it's not as if they were just perfectly okay before that...and they directly helped Bonds hit more homers. Would he have broken either the single-season or lifetime HR totals without steroids?2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-18014785990072350132007-11-16T22:11:00.000-06:002007-11-16T22:11:00.000-06:00Pete Rose bet on his own team, which was pretty sl...Pete Rose bet on his own team, which was pretty slimey, but he was my childhood hero and I want him in the HoF before cheats like Bonds, Sosa, and McGuire.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777603.post-9173677952459786352007-11-16T21:22:00.000-06:002007-11-16T21:22:00.000-06:00The one major difference is that gambling (which i...The one major difference is that gambling (which is what Pete Rose got banned for -- not being a lying, unethical jerk) has been grounds for banishment in MLB since day one, but there was no MLB testing for performance enhancing drugs until 2003. <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that Barry took whatever he took, but his indictment is just mindless four years after the fact Monicagating by the feds. Whatever.. the dude hit some awesome home runs.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12227666266370834497noreply@blogger.com