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Rose Admits to Betting on Baseball

NEW YORK – As reported by the Associated Press: "After nearly 15 years of denials, Pete Rose has finally come clean and admitted he bet on baseball while manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

"The career hits leader, says in his soon-to-be-released autobiography that he hopes the acknowledgment will help end his ban from the game, which could lead to his induction into the Hall of Fame.

"Rose says he was a big-time gambler who started betting regularly on baseball in 1987 but never against the Reds, according to excerpts from the book released to Sports Illustrated for this week's issue that hits news stands Wednesday. Rose's book will be released Thursday.

"…'It's time to clean the slate, it's time to take responsibility,' Rose says in the interview.

"…In the book, Rose admits placing bets with Ronald Peters through Thomas Gioiosa and Paul Janszen -- the three were the primary witnesses in the 1989 investigation by baseball lawyer John Dowd that led to the agreement in which Rose accepted a lifetime ban.

"…Rose wrote that after breaking Ty Cobb's career hits record in 1985, and as he dealt with retirement as a player the following year, his betting became more of a problem. He details losing hundreds of thousands of dollars…"

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