Gambling Behavior
Definition for “gamble”
1a: to play a game for (as money or property)
1b: to bet on an uncertain outcome
Gambling is playing a game of chance or betting money on the results of an event, race, game or outcome (Gambling Education for Teens)
Gambling involves games of CHANCE and games of SKILL
(CHANCE)
Rolling dice
Lotteries
Bingo
Scratch and win cards
Sporting events
(SKILL)
Poker
Pool
Darts
Race track betting
Sports
Types of Gambling
Normal Gambling
· What most people do for fun or entertainment
Problem Gambling
· When people gamble over the limit they have sat for themselves
· They gamble longer then they thought they would
Pathological or Compulsive Gambling
· An addictive illness
· A person has an uncontrollable need to gamble and won’t stop
Friday, May 9, 2008
Mailing Information
1: PeteRose.com (via email)
2: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
3: Major League Baseball
Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig
245 Park Ave., 31st Floor
New York, NY 10167
2: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
25 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
3: Major League Baseball
Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig
245 Park Ave., 31st Floor
New York, NY 10167
My Three Organizations
1: PeteRose.com
2: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
3: Major League Baseball (Commissioner Bud Selig)
2: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
3: Major League Baseball (Commissioner Bud Selig)
Three Issues
Pete Rose :
Not being able to be inducted into the Hall of Fame because of a change in rules of election.
National Baseball Hall of Fame :
The addition of Rule 5 under the rules of election, stateing that all players will now be evaluated on not only performance but character and integrity too.
Commissioner Selig :
Not allowing Pete Rose back into baseball and not relizing that there is a problem with the addition to Rule 5.
Not being able to be inducted into the Hall of Fame because of a change in rules of election.
National Baseball Hall of Fame :
The addition of Rule 5 under the rules of election, stateing that all players will now be evaluated on not only performance but character and integrity too.
Commissioner Selig :
Not allowing Pete Rose back into baseball and not relizing that there is a problem with the addition to Rule 5.
Pete Rose Satire
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s career hit leader, approached Commissioner Bud Selig about being reinstated into baseball. Commissioner Selig replied to Rose’s request by saying, “I’m not going to reinstate you until you apologize to the baseball fans for betting on the game.” Pete Rose refused the agreement and went on denying the charges against him. Later Pete Rose published a book entitled My Prison Without Bars, including chapters as “Betting on Sports or Horses, Which is more fun?” “How to Get Started in Betting,” and “What to Do if You Start Losing in Batting: Double Your Bats!”
Despite how upset and annoyed with Rose’s choice; Bud Selig was decided to give him his last and final chance to meet his request to come clean. “I want a confession from you Pete” Commissioner Selig insisted. Pete Rose Replied, “Ok, ok. So I bet on baseball. Let’s move on and admit me into the Hall of Fame.” However, Commissioner Selig was still a little skeptical about letting Pete Rose back into baseball, worried Pete may bet again and make a fool out of him. Standing there with a shocked look upon him Pete Rose said, “That’s ridiculous; I’ll give him odds against it.”
Despite how upset and annoyed with Rose’s choice; Bud Selig was decided to give him his last and final chance to meet his request to come clean. “I want a confession from you Pete” Commissioner Selig insisted. Pete Rose Replied, “Ok, ok. So I bet on baseball. Let’s move on and admit me into the Hall of Fame.” However, Commissioner Selig was still a little skeptical about letting Pete Rose back into baseball, worried Pete may bet again and make a fool out of him. Standing there with a shocked look upon him Pete Rose said, “That’s ridiculous; I’ll give him odds against it.”
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Letter to National Baseball Hall of Fame
To whom it may concern,
I am a student/athlete at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as a huge fan of baseball and supporter of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Every year I am eager to the see the players that are enshrined into the hall of fame and also hear their inspiring stories they share to give the fans like me an understanding of how they got to where they are today. A lot of these Hall of Famer’s I have grown up watching and idolizing them for the players they were on a baseball diamond.
For the weeks leading up to the inductions, all you hear on the television is their statistics and how good their individual careers were. Never have I heard a player being inducted to the hall of fame for being a great guy off the field. It seems to me that the men in the hall of fame have been judged solely on their performance on the field, which I agree it should be. However, this is not the case for one man, by the name of Peter Edward Rose.
I strongly believe it to be hypocritical of the National Baseball Hall of Fame to have added Rule 5 to the rules of election. I also do not understand why the addition of this rule came so shortly after the banning of Pete Rose. Pete Rose has broken record after record as well as owning records that are thought to never be broken again. How is a man of great achievement such as Pete Rose kept off a ballot? Rule 5 states the evaluation of ‘character’ and ‘integrity’ however, players like Ty Cobb, a known racist, and Gaylord Perry, who doctored the baseball, have their plaques in the Hall of Fame. In my opinion Pete Rose’s character looks great next to these guys. If the Hall of Fame is truly recognition of baseballs’ greats, then Pete Rose deserves to be included among those names.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
I am a student/athlete at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as a huge fan of baseball and supporter of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Every year I am eager to the see the players that are enshrined into the hall of fame and also hear their inspiring stories they share to give the fans like me an understanding of how they got to where they are today. A lot of these Hall of Famer’s I have grown up watching and idolizing them for the players they were on a baseball diamond.
For the weeks leading up to the inductions, all you hear on the television is their statistics and how good their individual careers were. Never have I heard a player being inducted to the hall of fame for being a great guy off the field. It seems to me that the men in the hall of fame have been judged solely on their performance on the field, which I agree it should be. However, this is not the case for one man, by the name of Peter Edward Rose.
I strongly believe it to be hypocritical of the National Baseball Hall of Fame to have added Rule 5 to the rules of election. I also do not understand why the addition of this rule came so shortly after the banning of Pete Rose. Pete Rose has broken record after record as well as owning records that are thought to never be broken again. How is a man of great achievement such as Pete Rose kept off a ballot? Rule 5 states the evaluation of ‘character’ and ‘integrity’ however, players like Ty Cobb, a known racist, and Gaylord Perry, who doctored the baseball, have their plaques in the Hall of Fame. In my opinion Pete Rose’s character looks great next to these guys. If the Hall of Fame is truly recognition of baseballs’ greats, then Pete Rose deserves to be included among those names.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Letter to Bud Selig
I am a student/athlete at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida and have played baseball since the age of four. I have followed Major League baseball all my life and admire the strives that you have taken to make the game of baseball better. However, I must say that there are issues regarding not only the integrity of baseball but the National Baseball Hall of Fame as well.
Since the Mitchell Report, a numerous amounts of players have come clean about their use of steroids. This list is including players that have had extraordinary careers and await their chance to have a seat in Cooperstown, New York. May I add that the players included in the report have done no less than the beloved Cincinnati Red, Peter Edward Rose in regards to cheating and/or breaking the rules of baseball. In my opinion, the Hall of Fame should only judge a man solely by his performance on the field, and not by a mans character. Pete Rose is arguably one of the greatest players to ever put on a uniform, yet he doesn’t deserve a plaque. I find it quite comical that the National Baseball Hall of Fame proudly displays his memorabilia but won’t put his name on a ballot.
Another thing that I found ironic was the addition of Rule 5 under the National Baseball Hall of Fame rules of election stating all players would begin being evaluated on “character” as well as “integrity.” This new rule came shortly after the lifetime ban of Pete Rose, which I believe to be a direct bias against him. If character and integrity was so important to game of baseball and the hall of fame, then why are there plaques with the faces of Ty Cobb, Gaylord Perry, and Babe Ruth still in Cooperstown? The players earlier mentioned involved in the Mitchell Report still have the opportunity to have their dreams come true and be enshrined into the Hall of Fame, if voted in by the voters. If this is the case, then Peter Edward Rose should be given the same chance to face the voters and let them decide on his fate.
Pete Rose has done everything you have asked him to do by admitting his gambling to the public as well as apologizing for what he did. Every man deserves a second chance Mr. Commissioner. I want to thank you for your time out of your busy day and look forward to hearing from you as well as watching your continuous improvements in making Major League Baseball that much better.
Since the Mitchell Report, a numerous amounts of players have come clean about their use of steroids. This list is including players that have had extraordinary careers and await their chance to have a seat in Cooperstown, New York. May I add that the players included in the report have done no less than the beloved Cincinnati Red, Peter Edward Rose in regards to cheating and/or breaking the rules of baseball. In my opinion, the Hall of Fame should only judge a man solely by his performance on the field, and not by a mans character. Pete Rose is arguably one of the greatest players to ever put on a uniform, yet he doesn’t deserve a plaque. I find it quite comical that the National Baseball Hall of Fame proudly displays his memorabilia but won’t put his name on a ballot.
Another thing that I found ironic was the addition of Rule 5 under the National Baseball Hall of Fame rules of election stating all players would begin being evaluated on “character” as well as “integrity.” This new rule came shortly after the lifetime ban of Pete Rose, which I believe to be a direct bias against him. If character and integrity was so important to game of baseball and the hall of fame, then why are there plaques with the faces of Ty Cobb, Gaylord Perry, and Babe Ruth still in Cooperstown? The players earlier mentioned involved in the Mitchell Report still have the opportunity to have their dreams come true and be enshrined into the Hall of Fame, if voted in by the voters. If this is the case, then Peter Edward Rose should be given the same chance to face the voters and let them decide on his fate.
Pete Rose has done everything you have asked him to do by admitting his gambling to the public as well as apologizing for what he did. Every man deserves a second chance Mr. Commissioner. I want to thank you for your time out of your busy day and look forward to hearing from you as well as watching your continuous improvements in making Major League Baseball that much better.
Letter to Pete Rose
Dear Mr. Pete Rose,
I am a student/athlete at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. I have played baseball since the age of four and you have always been an example on how the game is played for me. By reading and watching you on the baseball diamond, you have taught me so much in regards to respecting the game of baseball. From the time I started baseball until now I have always wore the number fourteen on my back as constant reminder to always play like you played the game; with a hundred percent intensity.
Growing up I have always been told by my father often used you as an example on how to approach a game which I am glad to say has helped me in the game of life as well. Far too often today, you catch guys playing for all the wrong reasons such as how much can they make and how pretty do they look doing it. This game has turned into an individual sport instead of laying it all out on the line for the other twenty four guys wearing the same uniform. I can’t stand the guys that think they are bigger than the game. This is the very reason I rather look up old game film and watch it to see the real game of baseball play, the way you generation did so well. I feel as it is easy to relate to you in the sense that all my life I have had to fight and hustle to get where I am at today.
In 2004, my senior year in high school I purchased a copy of your book My Prison Without Bars. I fascinated to get to get to read about Pete Rose the person and not only the ballplayer; this being the reason I am writing to you today. I chose to do a research project as to why a man of great achievement in sport as well as being arguably one of the greatest players to ever put on a uniform can be left out of the Hall of Fame. Also, I was trying to get a better understanding as to why Rule 5 was placed in the rules of election for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I found that the Hall of Fame is merely contradictive in their new evaluation of a players “character” and “integrity” as well as a direct bias towards you, being that the addition of the rule came so shortly after your agreement with commissioner Giamatti.
In closing to this letter I would like to thank you for all that you have done for the game of baseball and all that you are. I hope that one day in my lifetime I will get to witness Peter Edward Rose approach the podium in Cooperstown and give your acceptance speech into the National Baseball Hall of Fame; where you so greatly deserve to be along with the other all time greats. For all that it’s worth Mr. Rose; you are a Hall of Famer in eyes.
I thank you for your time as well as your inspiration and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Frank Collazo
I am a student/athlete at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. I have played baseball since the age of four and you have always been an example on how the game is played for me. By reading and watching you on the baseball diamond, you have taught me so much in regards to respecting the game of baseball. From the time I started baseball until now I have always wore the number fourteen on my back as constant reminder to always play like you played the game; with a hundred percent intensity.
Growing up I have always been told by my father often used you as an example on how to approach a game which I am glad to say has helped me in the game of life as well. Far too often today, you catch guys playing for all the wrong reasons such as how much can they make and how pretty do they look doing it. This game has turned into an individual sport instead of laying it all out on the line for the other twenty four guys wearing the same uniform. I can’t stand the guys that think they are bigger than the game. This is the very reason I rather look up old game film and watch it to see the real game of baseball play, the way you generation did so well. I feel as it is easy to relate to you in the sense that all my life I have had to fight and hustle to get where I am at today.
In 2004, my senior year in high school I purchased a copy of your book My Prison Without Bars. I fascinated to get to get to read about Pete Rose the person and not only the ballplayer; this being the reason I am writing to you today. I chose to do a research project as to why a man of great achievement in sport as well as being arguably one of the greatest players to ever put on a uniform can be left out of the Hall of Fame. Also, I was trying to get a better understanding as to why Rule 5 was placed in the rules of election for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I found that the Hall of Fame is merely contradictive in their new evaluation of a players “character” and “integrity” as well as a direct bias towards you, being that the addition of the rule came so shortly after your agreement with commissioner Giamatti.
In closing to this letter I would like to thank you for all that you have done for the game of baseball and all that you are. I hope that one day in my lifetime I will get to witness Peter Edward Rose approach the podium in Cooperstown and give your acceptance speech into the National Baseball Hall of Fame; where you so greatly deserve to be along with the other all time greats. For all that it’s worth Mr. Rose; you are a Hall of Famer in eyes.
I thank you for your time as well as your inspiration and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Frank Collazo
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Frank Collazo
Timed Writing
Prof. Kat Robinson
Joseph Campbell took many steps in his hero’s journey. One of his steps was being courageous. Throughout his stories he often talked about either accepting or refusing a “call to adventure.” Branching out and being brave enough to try things that I would have never thought to try, is what Campbell is talking about in his stories. With new challenges in life come new chapters in life as well, “It rings up the curtain, always, on a mystery of transfiguration – a rite, or moment, of spiritual passage, which, when complete, amounts to a dying or a birth” (Campbell).
In my opinion, the very courage that Campbell is talking about had a lot to do with my project three assignment. For a long time now I have believed in my heart, that Pete rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. However, despite what I think or may believe I would have never sent out letters to major organizations about this matter; which ties in with another one of Campbell’s lessons. He relates his first lesson of the call to adventure to crossing the threshold in the sense of not just being brave or courage’s, but learning to not be afraid of new challenges as well. Reaching out to that unknown world and taking risk for something that may be right to you or out of the ordinary. “The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary are dangerous; to deal with them is risky; yet for anyone with competence and courage the dander will fade” (Campbell).
After sending these letters pleading the case of Pete Rose’s enshrinement into the Hall of Fame, I know now that I can step up, fight for what is right, and speak out against the norm. The unchartered waters I use to not dare go into, I know now I can go and not fear the dangers as Campbell may say. I enjoyed working on project three and doing something normally outside my boundaries. I have also enjoyed learning about Campbell and how well he can be applied to everyday life.
Timed Writing
Prof. Kat Robinson
Joseph Campbell took many steps in his hero’s journey. One of his steps was being courageous. Throughout his stories he often talked about either accepting or refusing a “call to adventure.” Branching out and being brave enough to try things that I would have never thought to try, is what Campbell is talking about in his stories. With new challenges in life come new chapters in life as well, “It rings up the curtain, always, on a mystery of transfiguration – a rite, or moment, of spiritual passage, which, when complete, amounts to a dying or a birth” (Campbell).
In my opinion, the very courage that Campbell is talking about had a lot to do with my project three assignment. For a long time now I have believed in my heart, that Pete rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. However, despite what I think or may believe I would have never sent out letters to major organizations about this matter; which ties in with another one of Campbell’s lessons. He relates his first lesson of the call to adventure to crossing the threshold in the sense of not just being brave or courage’s, but learning to not be afraid of new challenges as well. Reaching out to that unknown world and taking risk for something that may be right to you or out of the ordinary. “The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary are dangerous; to deal with them is risky; yet for anyone with competence and courage the dander will fade” (Campbell).
After sending these letters pleading the case of Pete Rose’s enshrinement into the Hall of Fame, I know now that I can step up, fight for what is right, and speak out against the norm. The unchartered waters I use to not dare go into, I know now I can go and not fear the dangers as Campbell may say. I enjoyed working on project three and doing something normally outside my boundaries. I have also enjoyed learning about Campbell and how well he can be applied to everyday life.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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