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What is the worst MLB offense?

Steroids/Drugs	5 votes - 45 %
Gambling	1 vote - 9 %
Being an all-around jerk to fans	1 vote - 9 %
Corked bats	0 votes - 0 %
Knocking balls out of gloves	0 votes - 0 %
Head-hunting pitchers	1 vote - 9 %
"Beaver-shooting"	0 votes - 0 %
Signing with a rival team	2 votes - 18 %
Forgetting how many outs are in the inning	1 vote - 9 %

11 Total Votes

Steroids vs. Gambling: The Deadlier Sin | 4 comments (4 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Juicing is worse (#1)
by Vin on Wed May 04 2005 at 2:14 PM EST

Juicing is plain and simple cheating. You're getting an advantage on all other players. Except of course in MLB where it's like a goddamn arms race (no pun intended) and everyone seems to be bulking up on steroids... well, at least according to Jose Canseco.

While I somewhat agree that gambling has no place in any sport, I think that as long as you don't affect the outcome of the game, it really shouldn't matter. Your point on Pete Rose is valid - he had the chance to change the rotation, make calls, etc that could influence the game. But as long as Lenny wasn't betting AGAINST the Phils, I forgive him.

Do you know the Chappeles Show where he is being interviewed for jury duty? When it came to the selection for Michael Jackson, he said, "the man made THRILLER. Thriller." I feel the same way about Lenny. He was part of the 93 Phils. The 93 Phils.

It's funny you mention Canterbury Tales. It's one of two books I refused to read in HS (the other being Scarlett Letter) because I realized it offered no redeeming value. The Cliffs Notes were just fine by me. And look at me now! I read Jose Canseco! Hot damn!

agree that... (#2)
by YankTank on Wed May 04 2005 at 7:06 PM EST

steroids is cheating. But its like nietzche said, if everyone is guilty,then no one is guilty. Granted everyone isnt doing steroids, but enough for it to have been thoroughly weaved into the framework of the game.
I just cant get my head around gambling on your own team if only for the psychological implications that it means you're not playing baseball FOR baseball. You have something else to gain out of the game, beyond a paycheck. I guess I like to think everyone on the field is thinking about nothing but winning and playing, rather than the point spread. Idealistic I know.
Ah what can you do. As a yank fan, I have bigger fish to fry right now.

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bigger fish (#3)
by Editor on Wed May 04 2005 at 7:17 PM EST

what? are you going to bet on George's horse in the derby?

I bet on golf when I'm playing it all the time. Doesn't mean I don't play as hard. I still suck but that's besides the point.

By the way, this is why The Incredibles was such a good movie: "If everyone is Super, then no one is".

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: and by bigger fish (#4)
by YankTank on Wed May 04 2005 at 7:49 PM EST

i mean i can't concentrate on the greater MLB when the yankees throw me into a tailspin every night.
me, I can't bet on sports that I'm playing for the same reason I never bet on the Yankees: you lose, it's doubly aggravating. And I can't focus as well on the game because of this.
i think it's different you betting on your golf game though because no one's invested $ into you for spectator purposes (as far as I know.)
I get what you're saying though, realize I dont mind steroids as much because I dont think its effects hurt the dynamic of the game as much as gambling, because there will always be a "steroids" equivalent that makes some stats inflated.

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Steroids vs. Gambling: The Deadlier Sin | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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