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Twitter throws gas at Pete Rose for reportedly betting on baseball as a player

By Jonathan Bass

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The collective brain of Twitter threw cheddar at Pete Rose following reports that he had bet on baseball games while still a player.

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News broke early Monday afternoon that Pete Rose had reportedly wagered on baseball while playing in the league. ESPN’s Outside the Lines uncovered documents that had been seized in 1989 and were preciously unavailable, “under court-ordered seal,” for 26 years. The documents are from an associate of Rose’s, and appear to confirm the sworn testimony of Rose’s bookie Ron Peters that the all-time hits leader bet on baseball games, as a player, during the latter stages of his career.

Rose, who is currently seeking reinstatement from a ban due to betting on games as a manager, offered the following statement:

"“Since we submitted the application earlier this year, we committed to MLB that we would not comment on specific matters relating to reinstatement. I need to maintain that. To be sure, I’m eager to sit down with [MLB commissioner Rob] Manfred to address my entire history — the good and the bad — and my long personal journey since baseball. That meeting likely will come sometime after the All-Star break. Therefore at this point, it’s not appropriate to comment on any specifics.”"

And though the Rose camp is tight-lipped on this breaking development 26-years in the making, the collective consciousness of Twitter definitely was not. Hot takes flew in from all corners and definitely buzzed the disgraced player’s tower. Since you’ll certainly gain a healthy amount of serious analysis from the talking heads and serious baseball columnists, here are some quick-hitting fastballs from the always-snarky Twitterverse.

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