Pete Rose on ban: I didn’t break up Beatles or shoot JFK
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Pete Rose shares his motivation for betting on baseball as a manager, how he always felt in control of his gambling and why he thinks the MLB should ‘get over it.’
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They give coke heads a break over and over again. Not fair what they did to Pete.
@MM-qi5mk
4 жыл бұрын
A lot of the big red machine were on amphetamines
@JoseGonzalez-pv5ox
3 жыл бұрын
Not fair what Pete did to the game
@scottmassie9463
3 жыл бұрын
Well there isn't a sign on every clubhouse door that has a rule about drug abuse, however there is a sign about the gambling rule. Don't bet on baseball or you will be permanently banned from baseball. Period! He thought he was above the rules! Great player!
Besides Family things.The most exciting thing ever was meeting Pete Rose in Las Vegas.He was doing some signings. When I got to the set...he asked me how do you want me to sign the ball.I said To Jerry A Great Fan or something along that line.He said well Jerry you know the ball would not be worth much if I put your name on it. I said Mr Rose...I am a fan..and if I have a Grandson/granddaughter. He /she will get it and I would be able to tell them that I actually meet one of the best baseball players in history. So we chatted for about 20 minutes.He told me of playing at Grayson Stadium in my Hometown and in Augusta GA and several stories. When I was down someone said..you know Pete usually says hi signs the ball and move onto the next person.I said really? Mr Pete Rose Really made my day that day...and I hope I made his! As of this date Mr Rose I am proud to say I have a 6 year old grandson that will be getting that ball!
@steakwilliams4448
6 жыл бұрын
Any baseball fan has gotta love this story. Thanks for sharing
@michaelr.4878
6 жыл бұрын
Really cool story. You are a true fan who 'gets it'. Rose was THE man. If all of today's players played even a little like he did back in his prime, the game would be totally different. Intensity is missing in baseball.
@duran007fan5
5 жыл бұрын
@jesusisnotallright s LOL The Stork.
@christopherjefferson3561
5 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Augusta and I didn’t know he played there!? For the Greenjackets?
Pete's the best. The big red machine. Gotta love him.
@michaelr.4878
6 жыл бұрын
Totally. The younger fans don't realize just how good Pete Rose was. The dude was on another level. Put him in the Hall of Fame, damnit.
@robertromero8692
5 жыл бұрын
@@michaelr.4878 No. He GAMBLED on baseball, which he KNEW he wasn't allowed to do, yet in his arrogance, he did it anyway. He is paying the price for his actions. Don't bother telling me it wasn't a big deal. It IS a big deal, now and FOREVER.
@gordonbombay676
3 жыл бұрын
Seems like a typical grumpy old man.
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
Greatest baseball ⚾️ hitting machine/ lineup ever
"I didn't break up the Beatles, I didn't shoot JFK" Pete, the 60s are over man, God love ya
@subg8858
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah but those were still the worst thingsvthat happened
@thebeasters
2 жыл бұрын
'I didn't vote for the traitor and do a coup attempt on the capitol" would be more of a relevant statement
@pepesupreme6451
2 жыл бұрын
@@thebeasters He's living in your head rent free lol Meanwhile, information is beginning to come out showing that the "coup" was most likely staged by the FBI
@Mister-Coach-K
2 жыл бұрын
He’s saying the government did these things
@justinroark88
2 жыл бұрын
@@thebeasters Woke Leftist has entered the chat.
If you look really close you can see Charlie Hustle diving head first behind the fence on the grassy knoll..check it out!
Pete is Back! Wow good stuff
Belongs in the HOF.
@kewlmanable
5 жыл бұрын
Politics pal. It sucks
Pete showing his HOG OFF to Graham is hilarious!!!! Wrangler jeans will come calling 🤣
He bet on his team to win every game fucking legend I love Pete
Hope you see this Pete, you were THE BEST. You made me smile as a kid when you played! I'm not sure anyone goes thru this life never making a mistake. EVERYTHING you ever did is ok with me.
@battim
2 ай бұрын
And he cheated
There's an article that stated Pete bet against the Red's 3, or 4 times.
@robertromero8692
4 жыл бұрын
@J Wil No, just fucking banned from baseball forever.
I just saw something at the 4:25 mark. Freeze it. Wait. Then clear the screen. Look at the fans faces.😁💪👍 This was at Wrigley Field. Look at the old timers....lol....look at the youngsters. EVERY person at that game....I PROMISE you talked about when "they saw Pete go head first into home plate against their team." Epic.
@AmericasChoice
5 жыл бұрын
Good catch! I grew up watching Baseball in the 60's and 70's. Rose was the most exciting player, period. We NEVER missed an opportunity to see him play.
Why not let the players in the HOF decide?
I agree, I was shocked when they put Lee Harvey Oswald in Cooperstown and renamed the World Series MVP after him but Oswald's contributions to Minsk Baseball Team are unparalleled. It's about production not personality
This is the only person I have seen get confrontational with graham.
Your boots are lovely Mrs. Rose.
A joy to watch the game of baseball. I agree with him. I wish he didn’t bet on baseball as a Manager.
Put Pete in the HOF
@alvinrozon2687
7 жыл бұрын
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
@jimtroclus
6 жыл бұрын
Elliot Coleman I agree he should be in the HOF, the second after he dies. Not a second before.
@wick764
6 жыл бұрын
u a bitch
@ronwallace2782
6 жыл бұрын
you can't let him break the cardinal rule and get away with it , or alot of players will and game is done , as soon as money gets into it it won't be worth watching and the game is over no more baseball , I'm sorry for rose he is and always will be the best and my most favorite to watch play but he did #1 rule dont bet, he did so hes done like the black sox and the steroids players should be gone too
@jimtroclus
6 жыл бұрын
Ron Wallace He didnt break "the cardinal rule", cause he played for the Reds not the Cardinals, therefore he is good to go. You silly Rabbit.
I was wrong.... and I got caught. Got to love Pete.
The Pete Rose slide, childhood memories.
"your saying im an attic"
Pete’s spitting #FACTS, I liked his 2 cents on the whole HOF bit.. Damnit man.. Pete Rose reminds me of the likes of A.J. Foyt & Tony Stewart.. He speaks the raw truth & doesn’t sugar coat anything. My dude Graham didn’t even break a sweat over Pete’s natural abrasiveness. Graham Bensinger would make for a good QB, cool as ice under pressure.
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
What part of "raw truth" did he speak from 1989 until 2004?
Although I think he should be in HOF, I think he was a bit harsh in this interview. Chill out Pete. We got your back man
@ebsenraptzski9522
6 жыл бұрын
stupid interviewers can do that to you.
@Peccs91
6 жыл бұрын
In all honesty, he shouldn't have to keep defending this bullshit. They want to stir the pot, I'm surprised he hasn't broken one of these guys necks yet. He fucked up, he admits it, he's honest about it.
@bryggreen77
3 жыл бұрын
Jim Gray is still trying to get over harassing Pete and that was 20 years ago!
@IAAP.
2 жыл бұрын
Speak for yourself. The guy is an arrogant DB.
@justme4172
3 ай бұрын
Pete handled it perfectly!!!!! Put yourself in his place!!! Think about it!!!
Betting on his team to win 👍🏼
@thomasbumgardner6970
3 жыл бұрын
Prove it. He lied for years about not gambling on baseball so what makes you think he’s telling the truth now?
We know what kinda of player you were. ⚾️
Is he really 76 years old? When was this interview?
@rocknroll7316
6 жыл бұрын
Sean F yes
@randyposs6281
4 жыл бұрын
Born April 14 1941
I'm not an addict but I bet on the reds every game they played?
ruff,tuff and knock em out pete,love ya
never hear "pissing up a rope" I looked it up, it's a saying for a impossible task.
@frankesposito2182
3 жыл бұрын
Guarantee you a Navy Seal can do it ..
he was not on my favorite but loved to see him hit, he can be in coaching if he wants :)
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
Uhhh....no he can't be in coaching if he wants. Maybe for a high school or a pee wee league, but not associated with the MLB.
@justinedse8435
19 күн бұрын
@roland7584 He's the most qualified person to be a manager in the MLB in 2024.
Pete is awesome.
What is so wrong with betting on your own team? I completely understand not betting against yourself, but betting on yourself? Who does that hurt?
@jamesanthony5681
Жыл бұрын
Think about it. Think about the possible repercussions, the possible scenarios if MLB were to allow that.
He deserves to be in the Hall Of Fame because like he said their aren't alter boys in the Hall Of Fame and he gave his all when he played the game and that should matter. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017
I agree Pete, How long are they gonna hold this grudge ? Also, the MLB said admit it, apologize & they would reinstate him, Pete did & they didn't, so who is the bad guy now ?
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
Rule 21 says it's a lifetime ban, so I'm not sure what part of lifetime ban that you don't understand. Pete never apologized, and MLB never said they would reinstate him. Go watch Giamatti's press conference. He made it very clear that there was no deal once the investigation showed what it did. Pete is still the bad guy and he did this to himself. MLB didn't call him on the clubhouse phone night after night asking him who he's betting on.
"Pissing up a rope" : that's old school
So every night he bet on his team to win. Thw guy even ask every game a d Pete said "every night, I bet on my team to win" And he was persistent on "every night" So what about the day games?
I didn't break up the Beatles,I didn't shoot JFK.......well yeah, I did get the Rickishi Stink Face...but I didn't inhale.
That;a what I remeber
Charley Ono! Yoko Oswald !
“Me thinks he doth protest too much”
HOF
The record is still 61
Every word Pete says is Gospel Hall of Fame !!!!
@robertromero8692
4 жыл бұрын
No, everything he says are the words of a lying, arrogant "the rules don't apply to me" prick.
Lol I'm not saying pete rose is lying but let's be real EVERY addict has said "I was in control"
Pete Rose is the first person I’ve seen get defensive and confrontational with Graham.
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
That's how guilty people usually respond.
Pete is smart as shit.
This man holds the number one record in baseball.
@uncletony6210
2 жыл бұрын
That would be Ricky Henderson.
@bondsgoat25
Жыл бұрын
@@uncletony6210 that would be number 25
4:25 Baseball Fans. That picture "right there" speaks almost EVERYTHING this man was as a player. There was No One like him before him. But what truly speaks of this man is that there will NEVER be another one like him in the future. And that is simply a fact. Maybe someone wayyyy down the road that no one has ever heard of yet - - ends up breaking his MLB All Time Hits Record. Personally...I don't see it happening. But even if that were to happen, just being the "total team player".....All Star at EVERY position. Fact. Because of him simply saying "yeah - sure Spark - anything to help the team." And make the move from LF to 3B allowed Sparky to insert George Foster into LF and the rest as they say "is history." He gave up himself for his team. Then MLB gave up on him. That wrong simply needs to be righted, BEFORE he is dead. I think Pete has a "little surprise" for MLB and their fake hall of fame when they elect him if they die. I will leave it at that.👍
The issue here, and Pete still doesn't get it, is that if MLB or the HOF allow him back in then it condones the "mistake" he made of gambling or wagering on baseball. You would end up having a shit load of players and managers gambling on the games during the season and they would be forgiven because of their "mistake". Baseball is making an example of Pete Rose and it has to be that way. There's no question he was a great player with great numbers but sorry Pete, you broke the cardinal rule. You even said so yourself. You're banned from MLB and no HOF for you.
@rwhirsch
2 жыл бұрын
he should be in the hof as a player...not a manager.
@justinedse8435
19 күн бұрын
@eightinches6094 Doesn't the MLB run gambling advertisements on their broadcast? Also, why do the Astros still have a world series win?
Pete not in the HOF tells you how much MLB thinks of its fans!!!! They’ll dictate to you who you can see in the HOF.
I bet Pete get in.
Pete deserves in the HOF, I’m just not sure the HOF deserves his over the top unmatchable stats!!!!! I challenge you to go actually look at his stats. Amazing!!!!
I have no idea how people view him worse and ban him for betting on his team to win but players juiced out of their minds get 50 games and right now close to 60% vote getting into the HOF
darn, i clicked on this video because i thought pete might punch him.
Pete Rose was the best all around baseball player
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
Willie Mays would argue with you.
His ego killed him. 14 years of denying gambling he fesses up in 2004. He should have come clean in 1989. Made a public apology..... then baseball would have lifted the ban. Sad state of affairs. He's 79. Will likely die never getting in the HOF.
when the MLB realizes the HOF is a joke without the man with the most hits....then ill care
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
Pete Rose made his life a joke when he broke Rule 21.
1/2 the hall of famers couldn't carry Pete's jockstrap. JS
Pete has always stressed he was not addicted to gambling. As a ballplayer , the man left all the potential he was given through excessive work ethic on the field. He gave it all to the game, everything. There are murders who get parole. I think MLB has made it's point. You gamble you get at least 30 years before you are up for review. I would like to see Pete forgiven and in the Hall Of Fame while he's here to enjoy it. What he gave the game far outweighs what he took from it.
@ebsenraptzski9522
6 жыл бұрын
the rule is antiquated
@robertromero8692
5 жыл бұрын
@@ebsenraptzski9522 You're utterly clueless. Gambling DESTROYS the integrity of the game. Apparently you don't give a rat's ass about that.
Gambling is only an addiction is you keep losing,people who are professional gamblers and make money aren't considered addicts...... Charlie Hustle.
Betting on your team as a manager is a much worse offense than betting as a player.
@ethanthomas68
3 жыл бұрын
Why? I know he broke the rules of baseball, but intrinsically, as a manager, I see nothing wrong with betting on your own team to win.
@jamesanthony5681
Жыл бұрын
@@ethanthomas68 No? Think about the possible repercussions.
But you didn’t come clean Pete, you denied it, over and over!...
Meanwhile Jordan makes millions daily and gambled on his best days. His record of 4,200 hits is a record that'll be hard to ever touch.
Pete is definitely deserving to be in the Hall of Fame. He didn't bet while he was a player, and the betting (as a Manager) that he did was for his Team to WIN. So he wasn't throwing games away to make money. Again, this was done as a Manager. The guy was idolized by young players everywhere, unfortunately, some players in the league thought he was a fanatic. That's why people loved his playing. He wasn't half as dirty as Ty Cobb, his stats were very credible, and winning was his creed. Not fair, just sayin'.
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
Very fair. Rule 21 says so and Pete knew the rules.
@jamesanthony5681
Жыл бұрын
He didn't bet while he was a player? I don't know about that. In the mid '70's during the heyday of the Big Red Machine, Johnny Bench asked NBC Sportscaster Curt Gowdy to talk with Pete. "Why, about what, exactly?" asked Gowdy. "Because Pete likes you and he's hanging out with some bad people," said Bench.
"Every night my team played I bet "... "you make it sound like I had a gambling problem". Still in denial. That's why he is where he is and isn't where he should be.
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Someone with a brain on the internet. Thank you for this comment!
How is Pete Rose banned but the 2017 Astros aren't?? Manfred is the worst
Best Baseball player ever! Imagine if every player had heart like him. Baseball would be more popular than any sport.
Did he bet on himself to win to juice himself up? Who the fuck cares? The White Sox threw a world series. It's not like he was betting against his team and purposely fucking over his players while raking in cash. And I agree he was a HOF in his playing career. Michael Jordan I am sure had to have at some point gambled on the Bulls. He's in the Hall of Fame. It just doesn't matter. So stupid that you can juice and cheat at baseball and be hailed, but if you bet on the team you coach, you're banned. Absolutely ridiculous. Baseball has it so backwards it's ridiculous.
@49DRmc
6 жыл бұрын
I mean Michael Jordan, was totally different he change the game of basketball!
@ebsenraptzski9522
6 жыл бұрын
judge landis overreacted because of the black sox scandal. that rule needs updating, as players hardly made 4k a season and had to work in the off season. since 1970 the salaries passed 100k. no reason to bet for money.
@ronwallace2782
6 жыл бұрын
austin78993 how do you know he only bet on team , how do you know he didn't let team lose sometimes
@ronwallace2782
6 жыл бұрын
ebsen raptzski greedy people would do it anyways the rich rob the poor everyday they don't need it
@ronwallace2782
6 жыл бұрын
you are still the best pete always be a fan , I used to sit in awe at the level you played you would dive to first on an infield grounder or dive in catcher almost on every play , you ran every ball hit out and never quit the play , you are a h o f er to me without the recognition
Baseball and betting are now in partnership. Apologies in order?
@jamesanthony5681
Жыл бұрын
No.
@GD-rd6ig
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesanthony5681 Not even an apology to Willie Mays? Who got banned from MLB for taking a PR job at an Atlantic City casino?
@jamesanthony5681
Жыл бұрын
@@GD-rd6ig Willie and Mickey were banned by Bowie Kuhn, and that was overreach on Kuhn's part, in large part because neither were players nor management. However, they were reinstated by Peter Ueberroth (if memory is correct) shortly after he became commissioner.
@GD-rd6ig
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesanthony5681Thanks for the update
He also didn't bang on trash cans to win a World Series.
Pete was the most aggressive player of my lifetime. He earned his money. Most of the players now that are getting millions, just jog to first base. He has been persecuted long enough and after all he bet on his own team! That would only cause you to play harder!
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
According to him, he didn't bet when he was playing, but I'm guessing you don't believe him either and that he did bet as a player. Lifetime banishment either way. Pretty cut and dry.
Is ultra defensiveness makes me worry, but on face value, gambling annex will throw everything away, he never bet hundreds of millions of dollars on blackjack like Jordan and Park Lee and all those guys Never been homeless, he's never been bankrupt, so he does have a point
@dansmith6572
5 ай бұрын
He lost the most important thing in his life which was baseball. He knew the potential consequences and did it anyway. He was out of control and the definition of an addict.
Shit put him in the hall of fame
its like an alcoholic who claims he or she is now a social drinker,,,he knew the rules and admits to breaking those rules and signed and accepted a lifetime ban agreement if i am not mistaken,plus not to mention how many times and years he denied it ever happened.If it were me i would accept the fact that i will never get in the hall of fame and move on from it.
Can anyone do better than Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, and Sparky Anderson? I DON'T THINK SO. That was baseball's finest team, in my book. Of course, I live near Cincinnati and I grew up watching the Big Red Machine, so I'm hardly objective.
@pepesupreme6451
2 жыл бұрын
The last team to sweep the Yankees in the WS
Pete rose was baseball he made you want to watch the game the way he played. All right he was wrong but he bet his team to win Big Deal!!
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
yep. It is a big deal. Rule 21 says so and Pete knew the rule despite the other interview where he said baseball players don't read the fine print.
@Himlee335
2 жыл бұрын
@@roland7584 He’s still a hall of fame’r first ballot!!
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
@@Himlee335 Don't make me laugh. He is so far from the Hall of Fame that he can't even get on the ballot. His years of eligibility are long gone. At least he made a wrestling Hall of Fame for ya so you got that at least.
@Himlee335
2 жыл бұрын
@@roland7584 because of betting ok. No betting first ballot
Pete Rose is the only baseball player in history that I wish I got to see live. Greatest player I saw live was Ken Griffey Jr.
@frankesposito2182
3 жыл бұрын
I seen Rose,..demolish the Mets....he was amazing....
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
@@frankesposito2182 Maybe you did, but then the Mets demolished Rose and the Big Red Machine in '73. Rose was the spark plug to give the Mets that series. The Mets never should have beaten the Reds that year.
I enjoy most of Pete’s appearances but he struck me as defensive and in completely denial here... a more humble approach would’ve gotten him out of this mess
With all the b-s that goes on in sports today…. I’ll SUM IT UP put Pete Rose in the baseball hall of fame NOW !!!!
HOF eligibility based on accomplishments in the game. Worse offenders in the HOF.
#YouCantHelpbutToRespectThisGuyandHisHonesty
I don’t understand “pissing up a rope” lol
Pete honestly doesn’t see his problem. It’s why he’s banned from the game. When you are betting the way he was, yes Pete, you have an addiction.
I agree Pete needs to chill or try decaf or smoke a doobie or something !!! Angry much?!?
AT LEAST PETE ROSE IS HONEST ABOUT THAT SITUATION.
@ericjohnson4877
4 жыл бұрын
It doesn't help that he lied and denied it for years, and then only told the truth because he knew nobody believed him anyway and he thought he'd get points "for being honest" finally after years of lying to everyone about it. Doesn't really speak to the nature of honesty in his character if you ask me.
On every clubhouse wall there is a sign stating not to bet on baseball and the consequences of doing it. Pete rose bet on baseball, he was banned from baseball. Case closed!
You could be mistreat women be on steroids drugs alcohol etc be a menace but you best not bet and try to take money from the MBL that's the worst crime smh
These interviews are 🔥, but fuck Pete Rose is confrontational as fuck.
His betting on ball games should keep him out of the hall as a MANAGER. He didn't bet on a game until AFTER HE STOPPED PLAYING.
@robertromero8692
4 жыл бұрын
Wrong. He also gambled as a player. He has no place in baseball.
@randyposs6281
4 жыл бұрын
He said but we know he is a liar
@2AForever-wi8yj
4 жыл бұрын
@@robertromero8692 not on baseball
Sorry bro. You broke the rules
I didn't shoot JFK bitch!!! Love this guy!!
Pete definitely wasn't addicted to gambling, lol. I think anyone who assumes he was addicted because he bet on himself is a little misguided. Terrible behavior? Yeah. But like he said I think it's more to do with his competitive drive
Who cares if he bet or not smh
@wick764
6 жыл бұрын
fr he only bet to win too
@jude999
6 жыл бұрын
Compromised the integrity of the game.
@swmita
5 жыл бұрын
@Y Marina you sir are correct !!!
@swmita
5 жыл бұрын
@@jude999 and that's what people do not get about what he did.
@robertromero8692
4 жыл бұрын
You're an utter moron for not comprehending that gambling destroys the integrity of the game.
I believe he will be in the HOF but not until Pete’s no longer with us. I for one would love to see him get in during his life.
@corbinmcnabb
5 жыл бұрын
You may be right, but remember, Shoeless Joe Jackson is not in the Hall, and there is some question whether he even knew the gambling was going on in 1919.
@roland7584
2 жыл бұрын
Also remember a lifetime ban would mean that in the very least that means he wouldn't get in during his own lifetime. Since everyone seems to misinterpret what a lifetime ban is, maybe baseball was thinking that as long as someone new is born, then maybe it's that newborn's lifetime, which would then make it forever.
He should NOT be in HOF ever. He disregarded the most holy of baseball rules. Just like the roids players who cheated no way should they ever be considered for the HOF ever.
@robertromero8692
4 жыл бұрын
@J Wil he DID gamble when he was a player, you jackass.
Sorry Pete, but if you were betting on baseball virtually every night for 6 months purely because of the rush.....you were most definitely an addict.
PUT ROSE IN THE HALL OF FAME! GET OVER IT.....
Yes Put Pete Rose in The HOF
if baseball is corrupt whats the point to watch it if it's fake then, thier are rules to baseball football etc you break the rules you get punished , dont let McGuire, rose , sosa , Clemens, bonds,except for rose they all cheated with steroids , rose was a h o f player but bet on baseball the hit king , my favorite to watch my hero bet on baseball to save game from corruption he shouldn't be in . he earned to be in hall of fame but lost his right when he bet , no different than 1919 black sox , they kicked out joe jackson and he just knew what other players were doing
@ebsenraptzski9522
6 жыл бұрын
big difference you don't know history or the money angle do you rpse did NOT need the money big difference
@robertromero8692
4 жыл бұрын
@@ebsenraptzski9522 It makes no difference whether Rose needed the money. He pissed on baseball. He deserves what he got.
In order for a player to get 4,000 hits, he would have to get 200 hits every season for 20 seasons. And players don’t normally reach 200 in a season. Every year you might get one or two that reach 200. In 2019 (before the pandemic) only two players reached 200. In 2018, no player reached 200. Jeter is the Yankees all time hits leader and after 20 seasons, he only had 8 seasons where he reached 200 hits... So, again. For a player to get 200 every season for 20 seasons... is just a freak of nature and he’s not even on the ballot to be voted on. Yet players who were caught and suspended using PEDs which enhanced their performance and gave them an advantage, they are on the ballot and their records still stand.