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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
But has anyone ever produced any evidence that he did in fact tamper with the team in that manner?
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why should they? the rule bans gambling because it's presumed to have that potential effect.
And, besides, my recollection is that, while not in the Dowd report, at least one of the bookies he dealt with asserted that he never bet on days when Mario Soto was pitching. That's inside information of some sort, and also suggests his betting was influenced by knowledge of team.
Now, sure, someone probably should go back and take the 461 incidents, and see what the Reds' record was in those games. And then see what their record was in the other games (assuming he wasn't betting on those), to see if the record was different (statistically significant). But I don't think it really changes what he did. At best that proves that he was even more incompetent than we thought.
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Anyway, give me a break -- I was caught off guard with his whole "I admit I bet on baseball" book thingy and now I have to come up with an argument besides "Pete says he didn't do it and I believe him." Give me time.
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Sure. But let me prep you for something: OJ did it. Please adjust to that before he admits it in a book.
