doesn't anyone agree that charles barkley is in denial of his gambling addiction?
540047
Ya, gamble is entertainment.  Gamble under control is never a problem.  People like to gamble because it's fun.  If Charles Barley spends couple hunded bucks on gambling each year, that's not a problem.  That's way below some women spent on shopping.\n\nAnd he said several times he has the gambling problem, not many people will admit their own faults.  Gambling addiction is bad, but as long as he won't be addicted to it, that won't be a problem.
1133774
I don't think he comes back for money, he's got plenty of that.  I think he loves the game and wants to continue to be a part of it.  What's wrong with that?  He is one of, if not the, greatest players ever in the NBA.
467576
Compulsive gamblers think they might win the NEXT one, and win really big!  They'd be so mad at themselves if they quit right before the big one.  So they keep hoping.  That's why it's called a compulsion.  They can't stop.  (Well, they can, but it's difficult.)
907485
It's unfair.  People blame the general of the army when it loses in battle, fair or not.\n\nHe's just a part of the problem.  Their wide receivers, save Crumpler are dreadful.  Denver was all too happy to trade Lelie for Javon Walker.\n\nThe O-line has fallen apart.  Some of it is scheme, and some of it is personnel, but they can't run-block or pass-lock very well right now.\n\nForcing some version of the West Coast offense is doomed to fail.  They don't play enough to his strengths.  This is a coaching problem.\n\nThe defense is crippled by injuries.  I mean, wow.  How many guys can one team lose on one side of the ball.\n\nLast, he's not great at reading defenses.  Defenses are picking on his tendencies.
833903
Let me say this: Shoeless Joe Jackson was an innocent man. I have read books about him, and he:\n1. Declined the money offered to him by gamblers, and a teammate came in and threw it on his bed.\n2. Told Charles Comisky about it, but he said he didn't care, because Jackson was illiterate.\n3. He asked his manager to bench him for the series when all else failed, he wasn't.\n4. He went on to have one of the best world Series ever, batting .400, making no errors, and hitting the only Home Run in the Series.\n\nSo to answer you question, yes, I do think Joe should be reinstated, because he was one of the best hitters in history. He is the only rookie to hit .400, and he had the 3rd best career average when he was kicked out.
117765
I think Gretzky was an over-rated player and is one of the reasons the NHL is in the state that it is in.  And I would LOVE to see him fall flat on his face.\n\nThat said, I don't think he did do anything wrong, as long as he didn't bet on hockey or provide inside information to people who did bet on hockey.  I'm not even that sure Tocchet has done a lot wrong - with the gambling part, not the money laundering, he'll go down for that one.\n\nOh, and no, it has NOTHING to do with the Olympics.  But, the media won't and shouldn't drop it - the public does have the right to know.  I just hope they report the facts, not snippits that are ambiguous and out of context.
880932
Some will agree that Rose has a valid point but most won't.  The fact that he knowingly bet on the game destroyed any chance of him getting into the hall of fame.  There is no greater desire in  Pete Rose's life than to be elected into the hall of fame.  It's what he played for his entire career.  It means more to him than his 5 pennants or 3 world championships.  I met Pete Rose in Philadelphia as part of a little league home run derby event and I must say I never met a more arrogant self centered individual in my life.  He came into the dugout at the Vet and literally blow off the kids around him who stood in awe of him.  I will never forget that.  The image of a super star making little kids feel like dirt.  I think it reflected a microcosm of his life.  It was all about him, "Look at me, I'm Pete Rose!".  I often thought after that incident that one day his arrogance might come back and bite him in the rear.  Well, it did.  I have no pity for him and I hope he never gets his ultimate prize.  There are many ways to cheat and I think between Rose, McGwire, Sosa, Bonds and many more, they have found them all.  However, there has to be a line drawn.  The integrity of baseball is at stake and it's up to the sports writers association to maintain it.  To elect McGwire into the hall just opens this giant can of worms and I'm sure this is what Rose would like.  In effect it loosen the criteria for getting in.  It makes his position stronger at least in his own mind and in the mind of his supporters.  The bottom line is this, whether the Rose situation is different than the McGwire situation is really not that important.  Cheating is cheating no matter how is was done.
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Gambling is like a drug. It's an addiction. It possible that the person is trying to quit yet is having trouble concentrating due to the affect gambling has on the brain. Many gamblers don't even realize they're gambling money with chips until, you know, it's too late.
846164
He is a bit of a sham, I agree. I often have thought his points of view were biased in some way, and I think that he does alot of inappropriate things for ratings. I don't think a family's intervention to a member who has a drug or other addiction should be televised and should pass as entertainment. I think he has done some shameful things and you very well may be right, this could be one of them.
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Maybe, but he's definitely over-rated. As to your comment that he never took drugs, he was an alcoholic. During Prohibition (when liquor was outlawed by constitutional amendment in the US). \n\nDid you know that he was the all-time leader in strikeouts when he retired? Did you know that the right field wall at Yankee Stadium was designed for the pull hitting lefty at just 295 feet? Did you know that he modeled his uppercut swing after Shoeless Joe Jackson and pioneered the home run era? Did you know that Ted Williams had a higher career on-base percentage and played in an era more tailored to pitching? Did you know that balls that hit the warning track area and bounced into the stands were counted as homers in Ruth's time (not as ground-rule doubles like today)? Did you know that Lou Gehrig hit clean-up while Ruth hit third?\n\nHe sure didn't hit against any Black pitchers either, and the fatass should have dieted--he may have hit 900 homers if he had taken care of himself. Barry Bonds, roids or not, has the best batting eye I've ever seen. At least he took drugs to amplify his talents; not to waste what God gave him.
762427
Agree with that one. Nothing is ever his/his team's fault. He has a good record....at making teams play talentless long ball football. OK they might win, but at £500 and up for a season ticket, some REAL football fans might like to see a decent game now and then. Also Didier Agathe? "Rubbish at hibs, rubbish at Celtic...I know I'll sign him for Villa, now if only Neil Lennon was available"\n\nWhat a t0sser
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I think Charles Rangel is just trying to initiate a debate in his own inimitable way.  It will never pass, but it will make people stop and think about who is paying for this war with their blood and who is benefitting.\n\nI usually disagree with Rep. Rangel but I take my hat off to him on this one.
578615
Well, lets see.....   Money wagered at bookies is a little difficult for Uncle Sam to tax.  \n30 years ago, "running" numbers was rampant, but, illegal.  It was illegal because Uncle Sam couldn't get his cut.\nThen Lotteries, Bingo Cards, Pickle Cards, and Powerball came along, and all of a sudden that nasty, evil, corrupt method of separating people from their money became quite acceptable to Uncle Sam, and of course, the tax dollars gleaned from it by the government may have played a "small" role in helping it gain public acceptance.  \nPlease remember:  It's all about money, money, money.  Legal or illegal, its always about money.  I always wondered, if "money is the root of all evil.  Then why are churches always begging for it?".
537047
First of all, you can't penalize him for something that has never been proven. He has not admitted to taking steroids, he's never failed a drug test and no one has provide conclusive proof that he's done anything illegal.\n\nNow, having said that, do I think he's juiced? YOU BETCHA...but what I think doesn't matter, it's what has been or can be proven. And if he ever is proven to have knowingly taken steroids, he should be banned from the game and his records stricken from the books, especially if he continued to take substances after the league outlawed their use.\n\nI don't believe in athletes as role models, that's what a parent is for, but I also don't believe in cheats as heros either.
981055
Uh, yeah that bulletin was pure bullcrap. Whoever posted it is just hating on The Game. Anyone can take a random picture and put a caption to it.\n\nAs for them respecting each other, I don't think they do. The Game just wants to get on with his career, he doesn't wanna beef with 50 anymore, but he still doesn't respect him.
863267
This guy has "winner" written all over him.\n\nSadly, not very likely.
1070887
Don't know his religion but the knob hasn't smiled in four WC games now!\n\nBitter, twisted individual that he is.