I'm not a big baseball fan, but I do respect the sport and the way it has been managed by Major League Baseball to stand for honesty and good behavior, in a country where such is not always rewarded.
Pete Rose is going around admitting he lied about the fact that the bet on major league baseball, and his own team, while he was manager of the Cincinnatti Reds ten years ago, after a decade of calling those who quoted facts about this a bunch of lying liars. Now, let's note he hasn't apologized for doing the betting -- which damaged his sport in a very selfish way. He hasn't apologized for lying about it -- he just admitted to doing it. And he hasn't apologized for attacking those people who pointed out before that he was lying about it -- also, very much not nice behavior which people in MLB should not be doing.
Screw him. Who cares if he admitted to wrong doing. I don't think I even care if he apologizes for all three of his mistakes. The only reason he's doing it is so that he can be elected to the Hall of Fame before his time runs out in 3 years.
He'll be remembered for his great baseball. There's no benefit to being in the Hall of Fame (other than ego) when you have his record.
Oh, and an article in the WaPost reported for the first time today that he attempted to smuggle $100,000 into the US, avoiding taxes, earned in Japan, as cash in a suitcase. Not once (for which he got off, and was never made public) but twice (for which he, again, got off, and was never made public). Article here.
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