for the question of whether it impacts the integrity of the game. In other words, whether you're betting on your team or against it it creates an incentive for the manager to manage differently in ways that negatively impact the game. They are the same in that they both create the incentive and are the same in that they both are against the rules because of that.

Yes, you're correct that there are differences, and yes you're right that I should have explained myself better. But betting for or against are treated the same (and should be treated the same) under MLB rules. I was saying that people who say betting for your team is meaningless don't know baseball because they don't understand the very significant impact that managing one game in one way will have on other games.