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Old 09-08-2009, 12:28 AM
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That's an interesting condemnation of the author of Eight Men Out. But it doesn't change the fact that Jackson and others admitted in court to taking money from gamblers to throw the World Series. Whether they actually played their best, double-crossing the gamblers, may be another matter.
I was thinking the same thing. To me, Its kinda like Pete Rose only betting on his team to win.. Its an integrity issue, you cant just have a little integrity, its all or none in my book.
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