do u guys even know anything about Carlos or are you judging him based solely on his strong opinions against the invasion of Iraq...?? although personally I was in favor of the invasion, Carlos and about 5 other billion people on the planet were against it, and he felt so strongly against it he wanted to make a statement about it, he has the freedom to do that but said now that he's made his feelings known he won't be doing it this season... He is a great pickup for the Marlins, a power hitter from the left side of the plate who consistently hits 30-40 Homeruns and over 100 RBI's each season??? Umm yah, he'll fit in well...Also a player who is very well liked by the fans, his teammates and the media because of his humble and laid back style. He is the complete opposite personality of idiots like Randy Moss and Terrell Owens, but maybe u think those guys are heros or something, so in that case Delgado would be an ass...He is gonna fit in real well with Pierre, Castillo, Lowell, Cabrera and Lo Duca,,that is one potent offence and I really like the future bet on them.
Blue,
There is no way the Yanks or Sox will be even -300 in the WS, let alone -400. I don't think there has ever been a WS line that high, at least not in the last 25 years. Even the Yanks in 1998 with 121 wins going into the Series only were about -220 over the Padres and that was drawing action on the Padres. The Oakland A's were low 200's in the late 80s when they went 1-2 in their trips to the Series, if I remember right the series they got swept by Cincy they were -240. Just not going to happen.
There is no way the Yanks or Sox will be even -300 in the WS, let alone -400. I don't think there has ever been a WS line that high, at least not in the last 25 years. Even the Yanks in 1998 with 121 wins going into the Series only were about -220 over the Padres and that was drawing action on the Padres. The Oakland A's were low 200's in the late 80s when they went 1-2 in their trips to the Series, if I remember right the series they got swept by Cincy they were -240. Just not going to happen.
Vancouver fan said:
I don't know if you know anything about Delgado, but he isnt who you say he is, and I think Florida overpaid for him. His left handed power will not translate to big numbers at ProPlayer's DeathValley right field dimensions, but never the less, he will be an OK cog in the Fish's offensive wheel, and I also agree that Florida has a shot at a deep postseason. But he isn't the "God" you're portraying him as, quit being such a myopic canuck, go concentrate on your CFL Lions...
bubba, its a long off-season for BC Lion fans after losing the Grey Cup to those damn Toronto Argos. It's fun to watch and I've got a buddy that plays O-line on the Lions so free tickets never hurt, but I definitely prefer NFL man,, love makin the drive down to Seattle to watch games at Qwest field. As far as Delgado, well, I'm a Jays fan and followed him since his rookie game. I think after watching him for about 10 years and numerous games I can give an opinion that he is a good guy and class act. It pisses me off when I see guys coming on here calling him an a$$hole when they probably know nothing about him except he didn't stand for God Bless America because of his opinions against war. Although sad to see him leave the Jays, no way we could afford him at that price and I definitely think he is overpaid at 13 mill a year as well...I'm not calling him the saviour of the Marlins by any means, but he'll fit in real well on that Marlins ballclub with the table setters and power hitters already in place. If he gets his usual 100+ RBI's and 30 homers or so I'm sure they'll be quite happy with it..
Seems as though most of you jumped in and took a future bet immediately *AFTER* the value dropped out of it.
Would have been much wiser to have taken it earlier when it was down to 3-4 teams in the bidding for Delgado.
As it stands, you took a bet that after the Delgado signing (and especially hearing Sportscenter say that Florida could very well win the NL East now), everyone and their dog jumped on and killed all of the value in it.
Value on bets like that are only found when you can hitup the odds before the bookies account for whatever news hits (in this case, Delgado signing with the Marlins)... and in this day and age, you are very unlikely to get the jump on a line regarding news like this.
Would have been much wiser to have taken it earlier when it was down to 3-4 teams in the bidding for Delgado.
As it stands, you took a bet that after the Delgado signing (and especially hearing Sportscenter say that Florida could very well win the NL East now), everyone and their dog jumped on and killed all of the value in it.
Value on bets like that are only found when you can hitup the odds before the bookies account for whatever news hits (in this case, Delgado signing with the Marlins)... and in this day and age, you are very unlikely to get the jump on a line regarding news like this.
Sound of Silence said:
wouldn't the bet without delgado. saying it would have been wiser to wait to see if the marlins got him before betting on them is like saying it would have been wiser to wait and see if george bush carried ohio before betting on him to win the election.
plus, how much did the odds change after delgado signed? i don't know for sure but i don't think it was very much. they are still a "long shot".
