guess you could call it a coping mechanism
<TABLE id=pendingWager cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=headerBG colSpan=2>1) BET ID=</TD></TR><TR><TD class=pending><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD width=220>Parlay (3 Teams)</TD><TD>07/16/09 18:44 ET</TD></TR><TR><TD width=220>bet 52.50 to win 599.55 </TD><TD>Result: Pending</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=pendingAltColor colSpan=2><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD width=220>Astros(Houston) Rodriguez
Dodgers(LA) Wolf </TD><TD>07/16/09(22:10 ET)
Dodgers(LA) -1.5 (+140) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=pending colSpan=2><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD width=220>Cubs(Chicago) Harden 6
Nationals(Washington) Lannan 2 </TD><TD>07/16/09(19:05 ET)
Cubs(Chicago) -1.5 (+130) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=pendingAltColor colSpan=2><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD width=220>Rockies(Colorado) Cook
Padres(SanDiego) Gaudin </TD><TD>07/16/09(22:05 ET)
Rockies(Colorado) -1.5 (+125) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>