OnTheRocks Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 take it from the biggest Reds fan on the planet. Pete Rose is worse.
The Poojer Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 i vote rose because i am a bigger yankee fan that i was a reds fan. actually i would gravitate towards the gambling becuase that could directly affect baseball game outcomes where as with steroids, you still have to have the talent to hit the ball.
kasper13 Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Giambi used all kinds of "performance enancing" drugs. Steroids, Testosterone, Human Growth Hormones. Who knows what else. The guy was a walking chemical set. He should be banned for life. At the least, suspended for a year and the Yankees should be able to cut him and save the $120 million left on his contract without any penalty. Using steroids makes those fly outs to the warning track become home runs. It makes those weak base hits up the middle turn into doubles in the gap. Obviously, you have to really have the talent to begin with to be able to hit to make the majors but steroids adds distance to those hits. More HR's, doubles & RBI's adds up to more money at contract time. Giambi is a scumbag. So is Bonds.
DC Tom Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Tough choice, but after thinking about it I have to say Rose's gambling for three reasons: 1) Giambi fundamentally only hurt himself with this. Rose's gambling while in a position to make decisions that had direct implications on his gambling was a potential stain on the entire sport. 2) The long-term health penalty Giambi is likely to pay for taking that crap is FAR worse than anything Pete Rose has faced. 3) Giambi at least had the balls to stand up and admit it, as opposed to Rose's attitude of victimization.
LewPort71 Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Rose is worse...I'm still pissed that he screwed up Ray Fosse's career in the All-Star game...Ray was never the same after that... Pete in the Hall of Fame ?? sure...let him pay the admission fee like everyone else
ATBNG Posted December 2, 2004 Posted December 2, 2004 Giambi will be lucky to get to the age that Pete is at now. The guy looks like his face is coming apart. Advantage, Rose.
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