Wow, there are a lot of dumb things in this post:
1. We didn't know jack. Prior to this there was as much evidence that Hank Aaron took steroids (he too had a late-in-career surge of power and was teammates with a known roider). Suspicion is not evidence, journalists of this era seem to forget that.
2. Pete Rose wasn't a cheat.
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Really you didnt know. I guess you still believe that Santa Claus is real too.
1. Him sitting in front of congress and saying that he didnt want to talk about the past was an admission. When you can not answer a straight yes or no question because you are scared you might have charges brought against you if you answer either way that says a lot. If he says yes I did it than they get him for purchasing illegal drug. If he says no than they can go after him for perjury. You are correct, they havent found used syringes or a doctor that said he gave it to mark but that doesnt mean that we didnt know this. The lasting image of McGwire is not him breaking the single season home run record; it is him dodging questions in front of congress.
2. Pete Rose bet on games as a manager. People feel that he bet on his own team. So the question is, did he make calls that would help him win his bets or did he make calls that would win games? Betting on your team and making calls during the game to influence the outcome of your bet is CHEATING.