Raptor, I'm not sure if I agree or not. I find it hard to compare vices.

On one hand I abhor the use of drugs and performance enhancers. A corked bat is wrong. So it betting on the game that you are playing. They all speak to integrity. Each of those issues ruin the game that I grew up loving.

However, the one issue, and please excuse me if I sound like a lawyer, is that the contract Rose signed SPECIFICALLY prohibited betting.   The reprecussions were spelled out.   You know the saying if you can't do the time, don't do the crime? Well, in this case Rose new full well what could happen. He was caught, and now he whines that he is being mistreated.   If you or I were warned that we would lose our job, pension, etc. if we broke a rule that we agreed to honor, we would be out of luck. Why does Rose deserve special privalage?

Raptor, I respect your opinion and I do agree that all of these issues bring sports into an ill light.   Sports=entertainment. I consider sports to be an art that serves a great importance in our lives. Art & Sports enrich our lives and give us life lessons. Having individuals like Rose, Strawberry, Sosa & the rest are part of life. Reprecussion and responsiblity is too. Nobody gets a free ride.