Last Thursday, I'm in the sauna at the club. I'm in there with a couple other guys, one whom I know for going on 25 years.
Now, this guy has to have the edge on any bet he ever makes. I don't mean some unknown knowledge.....he likes to (pardon the slur) jew down his competition. If he knows he's golfing with someone who's 5 strokes better than him, he'll demand 9 strokes. If they are 5 strokes worse than him, he will offer 1 or 2. If they don't accept....no bet. Same with sports. He finds some dope willing to bet "his line", which is always two or more points off the real line. It's good work if you can get it, but I think it's cheap assed shit.
I have never given in to him, and never will.
Anyway.....we are in the sauna, and talking about the Brewers. He is fuming over some co-workers who went ga-ga over Ben Sheets big start. "These dopes think he's big shit, now!.....Tomorrow, he'll fall on his ass."
I told him, "He doesn't pitch tomorrow."
That's where at all began.
He starts the "wanna bet?" talk, and I tried telling him there have only been two other starts since his start. Did he think the Brewers had a three man rotation? So he "dares" me for five minutes, and finally says, "I'll bet you ten dollars he's starting tomorrow!"
Naturally...I took the wager.
I went home, dug up the overnight lines, and emailed them to his office. He had off Friday, and I knew I would not see him until today. (As I write this, I still have not seen him. I will be leaving for the club after I close out this rant.) But, he did answer my email today!
USA Today had the rotation wrong. I will give you a hardy(sic) handshake when I see you for being correct!
BULLSHIT!!!!!!!
You shot off your mouth and made the bet. That's what the bet was made on! YOU BEING WRONG!
So, now you ARE wrong, and the bet's off????? WTF is that weak assed shit?
No.....he's coughing up the ten beans, come hell or high water!
(Mark my words. The best I'll get tonight will be an offer for double or nothing on a bet of some kind!)
Now, this guy has to have the edge on any bet he ever makes. I don't mean some unknown knowledge.....he likes to (pardon the slur) jew down his competition. If he knows he's golfing with someone who's 5 strokes better than him, he'll demand 9 strokes. If they are 5 strokes worse than him, he will offer 1 or 2. If they don't accept....no bet. Same with sports. He finds some dope willing to bet "his line", which is always two or more points off the real line. It's good work if you can get it, but I think it's cheap assed shit.
I have never given in to him, and never will.
Anyway.....we are in the sauna, and talking about the Brewers. He is fuming over some co-workers who went ga-ga over Ben Sheets big start. "These dopes think he's big shit, now!.....Tomorrow, he'll fall on his ass."
I told him, "He doesn't pitch tomorrow."
That's where at all began.
He starts the "wanna bet?" talk, and I tried telling him there have only been two other starts since his start. Did he think the Brewers had a three man rotation? So he "dares" me for five minutes, and finally says, "I'll bet you ten dollars he's starting tomorrow!"
Naturally...I took the wager.
I went home, dug up the overnight lines, and emailed them to his office. He had off Friday, and I knew I would not see him until today. (As I write this, I still have not seen him. I will be leaving for the club after I close out this rant.) But, he did answer my email today!
USA Today had the rotation wrong. I will give you a hardy(sic) handshake when I see you for being correct!
BULLSHIT!!!!!!!
You shot off your mouth and made the bet. That's what the bet was made on! YOU BEING WRONG!
So, now you ARE wrong, and the bet's off????? WTF is that weak assed shit?
No.....he's coughing up the ten beans, come hell or high water!
(Mark my words. The best I'll get tonight will be an offer for double or nothing on a bet of some kind!)
