The opinionated sports gambler

[CharlieMaxwell]

Sports bettors seem to be more opinonated than most. But is it going too far?

Read Wild Bill's answer by going to the RX home page at www.therx.com

Charlie

 

[TheGeneral+]

Interesting perspective Bill. It is not just sportsbettors though IMO. People of all trades are obsessed with world events outside their circle of influence. I think whether a sports bettor or company CEO, one should try and not dwell on these affairs of others because of what you stated verbatim. It is not healthy for us.

I have taken a liking to a suggestion a doctor gave me several years ago when we were discussing anxiety attacks. He said "Don't watch the News".

He was onto something. I have seen very little good come from keeping up on world affairs as the negative is what we see most often.

This also brings up another issue. People talk about how times are changing and they are way worse today than ever. I am not so sure. I wonder if the media itself does not make things worse for us.

Using Scott Peterson. I live in the Midwest and I don't understand why I ever needed to hear the name. He's in California, but with media tools today, he is in my living room.

I think the sickness we see has been around for many moons, but it is just easier to see this day and time.

Sports bettors are really no different than any in society. We dwell on what we see and hear, especially the chaotic things such as trials & murders, when in all reality we could likely live better and longer if we never knew of Peterson or Manson.

Keep the dirty laundry away from me. I don't need it. I got games to look over.

 

[Fishhead]

 

[CharlieMaxwell]

General, good post. What you wrote reminds me of the song "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley.

Charlie

 

[CharlieMaxwell]

I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something-something i can use
People love it when you lose,
They love dirty laundry

Well, i coulda been an actor, but i wound up here.
I just have to look good, i don't have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who
Comes on at five
She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam In her eye
It's interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a
Running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry

You don't really need to find out what's going on
You don't really want to know just how far it's gone
Just leave well enough alone
Eat your dirty laundry

Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry

We can do "the innuendo"
We can dance and sing
When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!

Charlie

 

[RobFunk]

Don Henley. . .Is he that guy who had sexual intercourse with Pat Nebatar?

 

[Fezzik]

If you cheat on your 8 mo. pregnant wife, go fishing all day on Xmas eve, have your wife murdered, then dye your hair and run around with lots of cash then you better hope to not run into me on the jury.

Based on incomplete and imperfect info. I feel he likely had about a 95% chance of being the killer. Is 5% enough "reasonable doubt?" I think it all depends on the circumstances.

I do get a kick out of the jury system. No one ever says "I think he likely did it, but there was doubt". Instead people want to say "he did it, I'm sure" or "He didn't do it, I'm sure".

 

[CharlieMaxwell]

No Rob, Don Henley was the one who pitched for the Dodgers,

Charlie

 

[D2bets]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fezzik:
If you cheat on your 8 mo. pregnant wife, go fishing all day on Xmas eve, have your wife murdered, then dye your hair and run around with lots of cash then you better hope to not run into me on the jury.

Based on incomplete and imperfect info. I feel he likely had about a 95% chance of being the killer. Is 5% enough "reasonable doubt?" I think it all depends on the circumstances.

I do get a kick out of the jury system. No one ever says "I think he likely did it, but there was doubt". Instead people want to say "he did it, I'm sure" or "He didn't do it, I'm sure".<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

LMAO Fezzik, spoken like a true capper. When I was in law school I actually pressed my professor for an answer as to what "reasonable doubt" meant in relative percentage terms. 75%? 80%? 90%? 99%. Never did get a good answer. "Preponderance of the evidence" makes sense, it's 50.0001%. I can make sense of that. But beyond a reasonable doubt always seemed so vague to me. If I had to put a number on it, I'd say it's somewhere around 85-90% i.e. much less than preseason odds on Det winning NBA this year, Fla WS last year, Anaheim the year before and so on. So next time a longshot wins a championship, figure than another innocent person goes to prison.