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Jun. 4th, 2024 01:34 pmI am pleased that MLB banned a player for life for betting on baseball - the first since Pete Rose. That rule is posted prominently in every clubhouse and is well known. He has no excuse.
I am surprised, however, because the players' union has routinely blocked major punishments other times that the rules have been flagrantly broken. (See: Trashtros and Red Sox for their sign-stealing.)
ETA: It's not entirely fair to blame the players' union for the whole thing. The commissioner hasn't had a spine either in acting "in the best interests of baseball" - because if he did, the union would strike and the owners would fire him.
I am surprised, however, because the players' union has routinely blocked major punishments other times that the rules have been flagrantly broken. (See: Trashtros and Red Sox for their sign-stealing.)
ETA: It's not entirely fair to blame the players' union for the whole thing. The commissioner hasn't had a spine either in acting "in the best interests of baseball" - because if he did, the union would strike and the owners would fire him.
