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Boston columnist condemns MLB hypocrisy with Pete, gambling

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Some on Twitter and elsewhere who point out the hypocrisy of Major League Baseball embracing gambling while refusing reinstatement of Hit King and former Big Red Machine great Pete Rose for National Baseball Hall of Fame consideration are dismissed as "homers" because they're either from Cincinnati, a Reds fan or both.

So perhaps it's notable when similar talk of hypocrisy comes from another part of the country.

Bostonherald.com's Bill Speros calls out MLB for the hypocrisy in his column about sports betting following last week's Supreme Court decision that opened the door for legalized sports betting across the United States.