CINCINNATI, United States (AFP) - Pete Rose, banned from baseball for life for gambling, admitted to ESPN on Wednesday that he bet on the Cincinnati Reds "every night" while manager of the Major League Baseball club.

 

Rose accepted a life ban from the sport in 1989 but denied betting on the sport for 15 years until admitting in a 2004 autobiography that he made wagers while guiding the Cincinnati Reds.

 

Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader, said his confidence in his team was so great that he was willing to put his money on them every night, a violation of major league rules for fears it would lead to game fixing.

 

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"I bet on my team every night. I didn't bet on my team four nights a week. I was wrong," Rose said on ESPN radio.

 

"I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team, I believe in my team. I did everything in my power every night to win that game."

 

Rose said that an investigation into his gambling that led to his life ban was correct in its finding that he bet upon his team nightly.

 

"I made a big mistake. It's my fault, It's nobody's else's fault," Rose said.

 

The ban prevents Rose from being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and keeps the Reds from retiring his uniform number, 14, as well as preventing him from taking part in on-field ceremonies.

 

Rose said he has accepted that he will never appear in the sport's honor shrine but would like to have a chance to manage another major league club if he were reinstated.

 

Major League Baseball has relented to allow him to appear on the field in two sponsor-backed events honoring him in the All-Century Team of 1999 and in the sport's Thirty Memorable Moments three years later.

 

"I'm the best ambassador baseball has," Rose said.

 

The Reds will have an exhibit on Rose at their ballpark this season featuring more than 300 items from his career, which ended in 1986 after a record 4,256 hits.

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What was Cincy's record for the games while he was manager?

 

 

Just trying to figure out how much he won/lost.

 

 

:anon

The Reds went 412-373 under Rose

The Reds went 412-373 under Rose

 

Amound of games played, divided by 162 is about 4.85 seasons managed, which would mean Rose averaged about 85 wins a season. Not terrible.

The Reds went 412-373 under Rose

 

Amound of games played, divided by 162 is about 4.85 seasons managed, which would mean Rose averaged about 85 wins a season. Not terrible.

I wonder what kind of action he got on o/u on Reds wins for the season while he was the manager?

 

It's only going to be a matter of time before he says he bet against the Reds.

Rose bet on baseball?

I really don't believe he would ever bet against the Reds. He was more addicted to winning than gambling. And I'm no Rose fan. I hope he never gets reinstated.

The Reds went 412-373 under Rose

 

MONEY IN THE BANK!!!

 

ROSE FOR THE HALL!!

To me that is the ultimate sin..... he bet on his teams while being the manager, KEEP HIS ASS OUT! Lying scumbag

 

Actually im still not convinced that he even bet on baseball

The Reds went 412-373 under Rose

 

Amound of games played, divided by 162 is about 4.85 seasons managed, which would mean Rose averaged about 85 wins a season. Not terrible.

I wonder what kind of action he got on o/u on Reds wins for the season while he was the manager?

 

It's only going to be a matter of time before he says he bet against the Reds.

I have no problem with someone betting for there team but if you bet agianst your team then theres something wrong with you.

Actually im still not convinced that he even bet on baseball

He admitted it himself.

I really don't believe he would ever bet against the Reds. He was more addicted to winning than gambling. And I'm no Rose fan. I hope he never gets reinstated.

I have a hard time believing that. Would you bet on the Marlins if the pitching match up was Roger Clemens vs Daren Oliver?

I really don't believe he would ever bet against the Reds. He was more addicted to winning than gambling. And I'm no Rose fan. I hope he never gets reinstated.

I have a hard time believing that. Would you bet on the Marlins if the pitching match up was Roger Clemens vs Daren Oliver?

 

Me? No. But they give odds, so what's the difference? If I were to bet and the Marlins won, I'd get like $4 for my $1, so I don't see why that would matter.

 

I would be really floored if he ever bet against the Reds. That's such a completely different level of bad. It is a huge step.

I really don't believe he would ever bet against the Reds. He was more addicted to winning than gambling. And I'm no Rose fan. I hope he never gets reinstated.

I have a hard time believing that. Would you bet on the Marlins if the pitching match up was Roger Clemens vs Daren Oliver?

for what it's worth, over the past few years, I have bet on almost every Marlins game and always for us to win.

Im very serious about Rose not being allowed into the Hall. I hope you can tell i was being SARCASTIC!

I really don't believe he would ever bet against the Reds. He was more addicted to winning than gambling. And I'm no Rose fan. I hope he never gets reinstated.

I have a hard time believing that. Would you bet on the Marlins if the pitching match up was Roger Clemens vs Daren Oliver?

 

Me? No. But they give odds, so what's the difference? If I were to bet and the Marlins won, I'd get like $4 for my $1, so I don't see why that would matter.

 

I would be really floored if he ever bet against the Reds. That's such a completely different level of bad. It is a huge step.

Good point. I didn't think about that.