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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPete Rose signed baseball to Donald Trump: 'Please make America great again'
http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/03/pete_rose_signed_baseball_to_donald_trump_please_m.htmlAs Donald Trump continues his campaign to become the next President of the United States of America, athletes have begun to show support for the polarizing Republican.
First, ex-Yankees like Paul O'Neill and Johnny Damon made their opinions known. Then Jets center Nick Mangold introduced Trump at a rally. Now, with the Ohio state primary about to take place, an even more infamous ex-baseball star has joined Team Trump: All-time hit king, Pete Rose. On Sunday evening, Trump tweeted out a signed baseball from Rose that made his affiliation and request clear: Make America great again.
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Pete Rose signed baseball to Donald Trump: 'Please make America great again' (Original Post)
jpak
Mar 2016
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. Now there's a reason to keep him out of the Hall of Fame!
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)5. I think betting $$$ against his own team did that.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)7. He says that he never bet against his Cincinnati Reds.
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)9. you are of course free to believe that but
he admitted to gambling addiction, made a deal that included MLB not investigating further and kept logs of his bets. If he has good control over the impulse to gamble he would not have been an addict.
Personally I think that to believe that Pete Rose did not bet against the Reds while manager of the team is to believe that an alcoholic bartender never poured himself a free drink.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Xposted to Sports group
Aristus
(66,450 posts)3. Someone tells Pete Rose that Trump can never be President.
Rose responds: "Wanna bet?"
Would Pete Rose like to bet on the outcome?
JFKDem62
(383 posts)6. He probably already has. His bookies stay close. :( nt
Land of Enchantment
(1,217 posts)8. Please forgive me for this...
LoveMyCali
(2,015 posts)13. Oh for the love of God
Some things are unforgivable.
imanamerican63
(13,812 posts)12. What is it? The guy that bet on his own team, now is betting on Trump?
Johnny Bench once said that Pete Rose was a sure hall of famer, but what he did is like stealing from your own family!