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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Darin said:
    Okay my man sheffler decided to make a charge the wrong way, now -2 and falling fast. Probably can’t recover from that so I’m out of it good luck to everyone else. 😩

    ...
    Nice try with the reverse jinx.
    .....

    @Darin said:
    I don’t think anyone picked Brooks Koepka unless I missed it. Several of you in good shape with Jon Rahm, Victor Hovland, and I think galaxy has Jason day.

    I had 2 picks, rory mcilroy out of it at +4 and Scottie sheffler hanging in at -4 but he needs to make a charge.

    What do you guys think about your picks how they doing?

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,211 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well if Galaxy were here I think he would be letting us know an amateur, Sam Bennet, is actually in third place right now at -8. Not every golfer was able to finish the second round because of weather, Rahm included.
    Looking forward to the weekend, I know several of you have a chance to hit a winner in the contest.

    Shout out to Galaxy for his favorite Speith at -5 and in great shape going into the weekend.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 8, 2023 5:34AM

    Well I didn't win any sports bets yesterday because I didn't place any bets, but I did win some lettuce at the local casino playing poker

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,321 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What a train wreck due to the weather. Unless there is some fantastic finish by someone else, Brooks or Jon look like the winner. Will be interesting to see how things pan out Sunday. My pick is alive with Rahm. The other bets I have are in deep water.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    Well I didn't win any sports bets yesterday because I didn't place any bets, but I did win some lettuce at the local casino playing poker

    ....

  • MartinMartin Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice work two of you guys crashed in

    Thanks again galaxy

    Martin

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2023 2:40AM

    Thanks again @galaxy27

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2023 2:38AM

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 Thank you buddy. That was fun. It was my first trip to Galaxy Island and having my bets comped was pretty sweet!!

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for that amazing writeup!

    I'm happy for you! Sounds like it was a blast!

    Thank you!

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27

    Outstanding write up, that might have been the longest yet most enjoyable posts I've read in a while.

    You good sir are a legend!

    I'm assuming your the strapping young fellow with your father in the last pic? If so it's great to put a face to your always well.thought out posts 🍻

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,211 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2023 5:05PM

    Agree with perk and showtime, great write up!
    If you grew a mustache you would look just like your Dad!
    Fred Couples looks great, Speith and Morikawa both look so skinny, and Hovland looks very muscular.

    And those shoes in the second from bottom pic almost blinded me. 😂

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2023 5:44PM

    The pics are amazing. I truly appreciate those.

    Thank you, Theo.

    Edited because ...as I was perusing what was once known as @doubledragon's Dear ebay Diary , I realized I forgot the comma.

  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful place. Thanks for the pics.

    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
    http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/

    Ralph

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've gone through the photos a few times.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,321 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks again to Galaxy for the free bets and the photos. Good to see a fans eye view of the event. Made that much more enjoyable to spend the time with ones Father.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    glad you enjoyed, fellas. thanks for the kind words.

    and darin, there was a method to my madness neonness. cell phones are not permitted on the grounds at any time on any day during Masters week. so once you enter the gates you're immediately thrust into pre-cell phone days when you were stripped of convenience and often times forced to coordinate. toss in 75-100k of your best friends and unless you get creative, there's a good chance you could go an extended period of time without seeing each other again if you split up (which we did for a spell on both days). hence my loud attire so i could (more easily) be found.

    on Tuesday i gave my dad a 15-min window to meet in front of the giant Masters leaderboard, because on the previous day "i'm sure we'll run into each other" went over like a lead balloon.

    try going a single day without your cell phone in the year 2023...............you feel totally naked and helpless :D

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 said:
    glad you enjoyed, fellas. thanks for the kind words.

    and darin, there was a method to my madness neonness. cell phones are not permitted on the grounds at any time on any day during Masters week. so once you enter the gates you're immediately thrust into pre-cell phone days when you were stripped of convenience and often times forced to coordinate. toss in 75-100k of your best friends and unless you get creative, there's a good chance you could go an extended period of time without seeing each other again if you split up (which we did for a spell on both days). hence my loud attire so i could (more easily) be found.

    on Tuesday i gave my dad a 15-min window to meet in front of the giant Masters leaderboard, because on the previous day "i'm sure we'll run into each other" went over like a lead balloon.

    try going a single day without your cell phone in the year 2023...............you feel totally naked and helpless :D

    ...
    Not intentionally to derail this amazing conversation, but in all seriousness, I'd like to interject a thought.

    What you just said about coordinating plans is something that so many people now will never be able to or forced to understand. And there are levels to it.

    Some plans didn't go...as planned.

    Not everything was an emergency.

    Pre-thought was an innate fixture necessary to traverse the most common of human interactions.

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 13, 2023 9:06AM

    back on the degenerate horse

    couple of mini winners from the past couple of nights that I was too busy to post, plus this week's golf bet

    since my fruitless Masters wagers:

    1698.23 + 33.72 + 34.43 = 1766.38

    I've said this before and I'll say it again: the NBA is ridiculous. I've completely lost track of how many times I've seen a team blow a big lead this season and lose. I should have eaten both of the bets below (the Lakers were down 15 in the 3rd and won, the Bulls were down 19 in the 3rd and won). You could bet on an NBA team that's down 30 in the first half and you'd still have a puncher's chance.

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just a $25 dart, a scratch ticket if you will

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog

    i'm gonna keep up with that dart!

    gl chief!

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 13, 2023 11:34AM

    @galaxy27 said:
    @perkdog

    i'm gonna keep up with that dart!

    gl chief!

    Thank you my good buddy! 🍻

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @galaxy27 said:
    @perkdog

    i'm gonna keep up with that dart!

    gl chief!

    Thank you my good buddy! 🍻

    ...
    Let me get in there with my water. 😜😂❤️

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,321 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Am backing Hovland, top 5, and Xander, top 10 for the RBC Heritage this week. Good luck to all on your wagers.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 14, 2023 2:19AM

    @thisistheshow said:

    @perkdog said:

    @galaxy27 said:
    @perkdog

    i'm gonna keep up with that dart!

    gl chief!

    Thank you my good buddy! 🍻

    ...
    Let me get in there with my water. 😜😂❤️

    Thank you as well my other good buddy! 💧

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Am backing Hovland, top 5, and Xander, top 10 for the RBC Heritage this week. Good luck to all on your wagers.

    Hit it!

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 17, 2023 10:12AM

    the good news from last weekend is that Cantlay finished 3rd and thus i cashed on him

    the bad news is that my boy Jordan came within a microinch of winning that tournament. i would have gladly eaten my bet if it meant him taking it down. made me sick.

    tonight feels like must-win for the Warriors, plus I'm very cynical when it comes to the NBA. i know the powers that be want no part of the Kings moving on instead of Curry & Co.

    +1837.97

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,211 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The warriors road record is terrible but they have a great home record. But no skin in the game for me so good luck. My only bets right now are for the bruins to win the east and the Stanley cup.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 said:
    the good news from last weekend is that Cantlay finished 3rd and thus i cashed on him

    the bad news is that my boy Jordan came within a microinch of winning that tournament. i would have gladly eaten my bet if it meant him taking it down. made me sick.

    tonight feels like must-win for the Warriors, plus I'm very cynical when it comes to the NBA. i know the powers that be want no part of the Kings moving on instead of Curry & Co.

    +1837.97

    Agreed about the "Powers to be"

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,211 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @galaxy27 said:
    the good news from last weekend is that Cantlay finished 3rd and thus i cashed on him

    the bad news is that my boy Jordan came within a microinch of winning that tournament. i would have gladly eaten my bet if it meant him taking it down. made me sick.

    tonight feels like must-win for the Warriors, plus I'm very cynical when it comes to the NBA. i know the powers that be want no part of the Kings moving on instead of Curry & Co.

    +1837.97

    Agreed about the "Powers to be"

    You guys sure are entertaining! 😀
    First it was deuces and galaxy betting on Brady and Tampa bay because apparently after losing to the Steelers and panthers the powers that be sure weren’t going to let them lose to the ravens for their 3rd straight loss.
    I bet on the ravens because Tampa sucked and got an easy win by keeping conspiracy theories out of the equation.
    Now you guys minus deuces are starting the same thing with the NBA. 🤭

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Darin said:

    @perkdog said:

    @galaxy27 said:
    the good news from last weekend is that Cantlay finished 3rd and thus i cashed on him

    the bad news is that my boy Jordan came within a microinch of winning that tournament. i would have gladly eaten my bet if it meant him taking it down. made me sick.

    tonight feels like must-win for the Warriors, plus I'm very cynical when it comes to the NBA. i know the powers that be want no part of the Kings moving on instead of Curry & Co.

    +1837.97

    Agreed about the "Powers to be"

    You guys sure are entertaining! 😀
    First it was deuces and galaxy betting on Brady and Tampa bay because apparently after losing to the Steelers and panthers the powers that be sure weren’t going to let them lose to the ravens for their 3rd straight loss.
    I bet on the ravens because Tampa sucked and got an easy win by keeping conspiracy theories out of the equation.
    Now you guys minus deuces are starting the same thing with the NBA. 🤭

    ...
    Just because some believe in conspiracies which are false or do not come to fruition, that doesn't mean that conspiracies don't exist.

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,211 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @thisistheshow said:

    @Darin said:

    @perkdog said:

    @galaxy27 said:
    the good news from last weekend is that Cantlay finished 3rd and thus i cashed on him

    the bad news is that my boy Jordan came within a microinch of winning that tournament. i would have gladly eaten my bet if it meant him taking it down. made me sick.

    tonight feels like must-win for the Warriors, plus I'm very cynical when it comes to the NBA. i know the powers that be want no part of the Kings moving on instead of Curry & Co.

    +1837.97

    Agreed about the "Powers to be"

    You guys sure are entertaining! 😀
    First it was deuces and galaxy betting on Brady and Tampa bay because apparently after losing to the Steelers and panthers the powers that be sure weren’t going to let them lose to the ravens for their 3rd straight loss.
    I bet on the ravens because Tampa sucked and got an easy win by keeping conspiracy theories out of the equation.
    Now you guys minus deuces are starting the same thing with the NBA. 🤭

    ...
    Just because some believe in conspiracies which are false or do not come to fruition, that doesn't mean that conspiracies don't exist.

    So true…………

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Darin said:

    @perkdog said:

    @galaxy27 said:
    the good news from last weekend is that Cantlay finished 3rd and thus i cashed on him

    the bad news is that my boy Jordan came within a microinch of winning that tournament. i would have gladly eaten my bet if it meant him taking it down. made me sick.

    tonight feels like must-win for the Warriors, plus I'm very cynical when it comes to the NBA. i know the powers that be want no part of the Kings moving on instead of Curry & Co.

    +1837.97

    Agreed about the "Powers to be"

    You guys sure are entertaining! 😀
    First it was deuces and galaxy betting on Brady and Tampa bay because apparently after losing to the Steelers and panthers the powers that be sure weren’t going to let them lose to the ravens for their 3rd straight loss.
    I bet on the ravens because Tampa sucked and got an easy win by keeping conspiracy theories out of the equation.
    Now you guys minus deuces are starting the same thing with the NBA. 🤭

    But I sure didn't bet on GS 🤷

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    and i didn't bet on Tampa against the Ravens. i was just taking note of a massive line swing in favor of a Tom Brady-led team that had just lost to two of the worst teams in the NFL. if inexplicable happenings in life don't give you pause -- especially when money is involved -- it's your prerogative to pay them no mind. you do you. that's not how i'm personally wired. i always want to gain a sense of "why," if at all possible, before i fork over some dinero. you call it analysis paralysis, i'll call it prudent, then we'll go have a beer together.

    now for the NBA. if you think it's beyond reproach, one name: Tim Donaghy. i'll also direct you to Game 6 of the 2001 Western Conference finals between the Kings and Lakers. i watched that game live and my mind hasn't changed in over 20 years. even Donaghy later admitted that it was rigged. with the help of the refs all 4th quarter long, LA rose from the dead, won that game, then won game 7, then won the chip. wonder how many more untold millions the association enjoyed with Shaq and Kobe winning another title, as opposed to a best-of-7 NBA Finals with Vlade Divac and Mike Bibby on the court? 😅

    i've lived on this planet far too long to fall victim to naiveté when it comes to corruption in big business. i had a buddy who was living a charmed life working for Enron around the turn of the century, then his life collapsed in the blink of an eye. he told me stories that would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    🔫 🔫 🔫 🔫 🔫

    Cantlay/Schauffele
    Homa/Morikawa
    Im/Mitchell
    Kim/Kim
    Horschel/Burns

    +1775.47

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭



  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog

    dude you almost drilled it

    so sick

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 said:
    @perkdog

    dude you almost drilled it

    so sick

    The Bruins just had to screw it up, lady luck just said nope apparently 🙄

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 20, 2023 10:19AM

    I couldn't even hedge since half the games started before the Bruins and others started during or after so it is what it is

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,211 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 20, 2023 6:19PM

    My mistake Galaxy I do remember you saying you would just stay away from the Tampa- ravens game.

    I think tonight is the time to bet on the warriors. Their home record is much, much better than their road record.

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    I couldn't even hedge since half the games started before the Bruins and others started during or after so it is what it is

    https://youtu.be/yI02o7dJc1Y

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i lost my golf bet this past weekend, but here's some content from the tournament. it's too good. so, they had a team concept for this particular tournament, and Keith Mitchell (a U of Georgia grad) paired up with Sungjae Im (a South Korean who now resides in Georgia and is a budding star on tour). this little gem took place in a post-round interview:

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    +1665.47

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    +1540.47

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 26, 2023 2:28PM

    Milwaukee screwed me two nights ago and Boston screwed me last night, so naturally, and suicidally, I'm parlaying them both

    +1465.47

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 said:
    Milwaukee screwed me two nights ago and Boston screwed me last night, so naturally, and suicidally, I'm parlaying them both

    +1465.47

    The Bruins losing cist me a $600 win AND the Bucks first loss to Miami cost me another $600 W

    9 out of 10 was quite painful 😳

    Good luck bro!

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 27, 2023 2:28AM

    Wish I threw more at it but a W is a W

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

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