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Old 10-02-2024, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by bowtie View Post
If there was no credible evidence that he bet against his team, as a player or manager, then he should have never been banned.
Doesn't work that way.
1. Betting was a known lifetime ban.
2. As a manager if I am betting to win tomorrow I don't use my best closer in the one run game today as I am saving him. Thus maybe I cost my team today's game. This is how only betting to win is not a valid excuse.
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