Maybe create a blog or something. I am pretty good at anything that is not college. NHL, NBA, MLB and NFL. I am really good with numbers and keep stats on everything. For the past two years, I have been profitable and I am getting better, but I feel that I need to get to that next level.

what do you mean Ideas???? there are only a few ways to bet. Moneyline, spread, parlay, etc… or do you mean to give your thoughts and “picks” to share.

Keep in mind unless yo ualready have alot of followers/friends it will be hard, there are tons of gambling blogs already out there from professionals.

I have worked for 2 of the biggest Sports Pick Companies in Las Vegas. Trust me when I tell you, they don’t rely on their pick records to convince customers to pay them money. It is a game of deception and arrogance. I know the business inside out and eventually I got so disgusted I had to leave and become a professional gambler on my own. However, let me just say, some of these sports pick companies make several million dollars per year. I know how they do it and what must be done.

I have played with the idea of opening my own website for Sports Picks, because without sounding to arrogant, I know the ins and outs of how they make so much money.

The one thing you need to realize is, NOBODY hits 70% of their ATS bets. I am a 20 year professional and I know more than probably anyone you have ever met, and I hit around 60%, which is darn good. An amateur might hit about 53% (which I certainly did for about a decade). That means the difference between a professional and an amateur is about 6 correct picks out of a 100. A professional should hit about 60 out of 100 picks ATS, whereas an amateur will hit 50% t0 55%.

Don’t ever believe these sports pick companies or an individual when they say they hit 70% or higher on their ATS bets, they are blatantly lying to you.

I’m talking about Buck Weaver, of course. Do you think Buck Weaver should be reinstated by MLB?

• Remember that Commissioner Landis was a former Judge…and a “hanging judge” at that…

  There is a tradition in American Law that an accessory to a crime may be found just as guity as the actual criminal. In this case, Weaver knew about the fix…Thus Landis found him guilty of being an accessory to the act. Because there was only one punishment, lifetime banishment, he shared the same fate as the rest of the Black Sox

• Absolutely not. Any involvement in gambling and you are out forever. That is clear and needs to be clear to see so that there is no question about games being fixed.
• If he really didn’t take money, or do anything to lose, then I say yes. The penalty has fit the crime.
• If someone didn’t commit a crime but knew about it and did nothing, your guilty!
  BTW – Eight Men Out was a great film!
• LMAO.
  Particularly at the fact that some people just don’t get your drift.

  As for my real answer, I’d actually consider Weaver before any of the other Black Sox or most notably, Pete Rose. My answer would still be a resounding “Hell, no!”, but I’d pause a second or two before replying in Weaver’s case.

Many suggest that media and sports are so interconnected each could not stand on its own. There is also no doubt our modern world of experience is at least partially informed by the media. But, how are sports and media interconnected? Do media influence sports related choices and actions? What is the social value of NFL’s Super Bowl, the MLB’s World Series, the PGA Tour/European PGA’s British Open, or the Olympics in full display on national television? How does sports betting exist without sports media?

• Do media influence sports related choices and actions?
  Yes it does, just like media actually influences choices and actions in general.

  What is the social value of NFL’s Super Bowl, the MLB’s World Series, the PGA Tour/European PGA’s British Open, or the Olympics in full display on national television?
  Entertainment for sport lovers and enthusiasts.

  How does sports betting exist without sports media?
  It can’t. You need to follow the sports media in order to find out about the sports results.

  AJ

Ok,Personally I would vote for steroid users like Bonds and Mcgwire, I meant let’s all face it just how many players have been clean through their whole career? I bet not everyone would play like Bonds even if they took the same or more amount of juice and remember Ken Caminiti? He turned out to be the only player who had the guts to admit and say that most player uses it. For crying out loud, the MLB uses a urine test if they really wanted to ban all drug use they should use a blood test but that’s going to shatter the league. Also there are many ways of cheating, vaseline ball (Perry lol), cork bat which proved to be not helpful at all, and putting pine tar on bats and gloves
I have to say everyone made a good point and I would give all of you 10 points but I’ve decided to put this question to a vote early on. Well it seems like more people would let him in than out, which is good I guess.
I have to say everyone made a good point and I would give all of you 10 points but I’ve decided to put this question to a vote early on. Well it seems like more people would let him in than out, which is good I guess.

• Caminiti the only player to disclose his usage and expansive claims leaguewide?

  Canseco has hardly been mute on the matter. Two books and all.

• I think the baseball writers will put him in eventually. I do feel they are sending the Juicers a message and not electing any on the first or second ballot.

  Sammy Sosa was a juicer who also got suspended a few games for having a corked bat. He is a two time loser in my book because he lied on both instances.
  He said the bat was hit batting practice bat and he mixed it up with his game bats.

• It’s baseball dirty little secret.. PEDs have been used heavily in baseball since the game began. For decades team doctors not only provided them to players but actively encouraged players to use them.

  To have a credible excuse to keep Bonds out of the Hall, there would also have to be a serious investigation into the use of PEDs by people currently in the Hall of Fame. And that investigation would tarnish the names of a LOT of baseball’s all time greats.

• ROID$ : )
• @kinz…. Sosa didn’t deny using steroids or a corked bat. He just forgot to speak english when he was confronted about it.
• despite the fact he used steroids, he still broke Hank Aaron’s home run record which makes him automatically a hall of famer like it or not.
• I believe that eventually whether people like it or not Bonds will be inducted in the HOF. hHe had already HOF numbers before the controversy started.
• He will never make it because baseball writers hold a grudge. I think the steroid era put a giant black eye on the sport and don’t think any of the juiced players deserve to be in the hall.
• Yes. The question here is WHEN he began cheating; Canseco’s timeline pretty much matches the start of Bonds’ career—most people assume it started in 2000 when his SLG took a 70-point jump despite him being 35. That’s enough evidence for me to agree with most people.

  In the 10 years from 1990-1999 his OBP would have been around .450—I mean seriously?? I think SB are vastly overrated, but he did it with a great percentage, and when you’re getting on base nearly half the time you’re turning singles into doubles at an alarming rate. 6 of those 10 years he stole 30+, with two 29s and one 28. Three of those seasons he stole 40 or more. He had 361 HR during that span and 8 Gold Gloves.

  I refuse to acknowledge him as the All-Time HR King, but when you’re the best player for an entire decade, you’re a Hall Of Famer.

• As much as i’d like to have a dividing line between some of the roided players, if you let one in, then you have to let all in, or at least consider them for it. I’d let Bonds in because even on the cream and clear, he still had to make contact with the ball! I’ve been watching basball for a long time and can’t remeber so many teams and pitchers NOT wanting to pitch to a player! Bonds would go a few games in a row where teams didn’t pitch to him, and then when someone finally did, the ball wound up in the bay! Let him in.
• I would vote him in.

  His talents are unquestionable, and Baseball decided that winning back fans was more important than making sure players were not using PEDs. I don’t think that choice is right is wrong… and I am certainly not going to hold the choice of the culture of baseball against one player.

• I wouldn’t vote him in. Rewarding scumbags is a terrible example to players and fans

  I favor blood testing: Trouble is MLB doesn’t want that being greedy and money-driven

• It’s all about intent. When a player knowingly does something to gain an illegal or unfair advantage over his peers, he cannot be rewarded for such a choice. Since the BBWAA has been so inept and are too subjective over the years in its selection of players, I doubt that Bonds will have to wait too long before he infects Cooperstown.

  He will no doubt receive a “slap on the wrist” in 2013, (his first year of eligibility), but that will only be done by the BBWAA to show the public that they, “give a crap”. We all know that they don’t. Once Bonds gets in, and he will, all the other “PED users” with HOF stats will eventually get in. Sad but true.

  Would I vote for Bonds? Hell, no! He cheated!

• Absolutely.

I don’t. I’ve encountered many white people that are hardcore NFL, MLB, and NHL fans, but never the NBA.

These white people couldn’t stop shutting up when it comes to their favorite NFL, MLB, and especially, NHL teams but when the topic of the NBA comes up, they automatically feel uncomfortable and try to change the subject back to their sport.

I have a feeling this is related to race.

Let’s face it…the NBA is considered a "black" league and many white people are turned off by that. Don’t be fooled by the "fans" you see on TV. Although most of them are white, they’re there because they’re not fans. They’re there because they have money and it’s something to do.If you ask one of those white spectactors who a certain player is, I bet you they probably won’t even know who they are.

However, the white fans that you see at NFL, MLB and NHL games (especially the NHL), are there because they’re true fans of the game and they truly love their teams.

Now, back to my question. Do you personally know any white person that follows the NBA religiously like they do other sports? I’m not talking about a casual fan, but a hardcore one!
I live in the NYC area, and I’m a hardcore Knick fan. It frustrates me because most of the people I interact with are white, but I can’t relate to them when it comes to the NBA.
I live in the NYC area, and I’m a hardcore Knick fan. It frustrates me because most of the people I interact with are white, but I can’t relate to them when it comes to the NBA.

Yes, Me

I’ve been a NBA fan and Nuggets fan for about 13 years

yup one of my friends is a pure ginger head irish and he is a huge fan of boston celtics

yea i know many..basketball aint only for blacks u know.

Me
Fuck yeah go bulls
<3

I have a lot of friends who are white and are hardcore nba fans, you just got
to look deeper.

I don’t know any hardcore nba fans that are white, but I know A LOT of football fans who are.

yea lots

BTW I dont know a single person who’s a NHL fan regardless of race

edit: do you live in an area without a NBA team? that could be one reason

Me!!

I’m female too

Im white and I’m a diehard celtics fan.

I am. I’ve watched the celtics since I was 9 and have always stood by then and they will always be my favorite team. they may be 4-4 now but I still support them and even if they had 10 wins in one season I would still wear the jerseys and talk trash to my friends. Celtics 2012 champions!