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Todd (nolemmings)you as well as anyone should know better. The rule has been clear and has been posted for 50 years, along with a statement of its punishment. If you don't like the rule, don't play, or take action to have the rule changed.
As a lawyer, what's your argument on Pete's behalf?-- sorry your honor, we know what the rule says, we know that its been posted and that Pete would have seen it virtually every day for more than 20 years throughout his career, we know that it specifically describes the penalty and yes he violated it repeatedly, but ya know what, we always thought that rule was unfair, and lifetime shouldn't mean lifetime, and there's evidence others bet on baseball back in the 'teens, and why can't we just get along?