Pete Rose bet on baseball. I bet on baseball, too.
Pete Rose bet several thousands of dollars on specific teams to win or lose games. I bet thirteen billion dollars that baseball would, by 2002, colonize Jupiter’s third moon, Europa.
Pete Rose lost some of his bets and won others. I lost mine.
Pete Rose got expelled from baseball and won’t be allowed into the Hall of Fame, despite being baseball’s all-time hits leader. I remain unpunished.
The lesson, Pete Rose, is this: don’t bet on baseball.
But if you do, bet big, and bet crazy.