I dont get the Pete Rose pizza hut ad joke. Will someone please explain it?

Question

In 1995, Pizza Hut scheduled a commercial featuring Pete Rose.

According to news reports, "a young boy is supposed to ask

Pete about his accomplishments in baseball. At the end, Rose

asks if the boy likes Pizza Hut pizza, and the boy replies,

'You bet!'" After reviewing the script, the company canceled

the script. "That's not the best choice of words," explained

Rose.

Answer 1

Pete Rose was banned from baseball for BETTING on major league baseball.