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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
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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I understand. We here at we come up with arguments for every occasion are happy to help you. We offer for your examination several arguments that you might try in this difficult, difficult situation.
And really, we empathize with you that your denial has been disrupted. We hope we will be able to assist you in finding it again.
1. Pete was addicted to gambling. We recognize these days that addictions are very difficult to overcome. Instead of punishing him we should realize that we should have been helping him in his time of need. Actually, if you think about it, we should reward him for being such an effective player and manager despite this addiction. This is what America is all about. Moving past one's own difficulties to be the best you can be.
Bravo Pete. Bravo.
2. Pete is really just misunderstood. Here is a man who gave his life to the game. It was all he could think about. So much so that he felt the need to gamble on it to feed his obsession.
Sure, he made some mistakes, but look at all the pleasure he has given to so many people over the years. And after all, is he really as bad as Ty, that racist so and so? Of course not. We should recognize Pete for his contribution to the game, and as a flawed human being. We should reward the former, and dismiss the latter. After all, you should remove the log from your eye before you pull the splinter out of someone else, if you know what I am saying.
3. Pete was just doing what people do. Can you really penalize him for betting when so many other people did? Come on, what harm did he do. He didn't even bet against his own team. The guy's practically a hero! He could have used his position to his advantage, but he didn't. He even lost some money. How can you penalize him for that?
Sure he did some bad stuff, but hey, who didn't?
We rest our case.
