Let the slaughter begin!

Beat: Getting crushed to open NBA season.

Brag: 8th row seats to Warriors' season opener.

Football Midseason Update

Mid-season update(FO projections):
The Good:
2.6u Balitmore Ravens over 6 Wins -115 9.3
2.5u Dallas Cowboys to MISS the playoffs +180 91.5% to MISS
2.5u Dallas Cowboys under 10.5 Wins +125 7.9
2u Detroit Lions under 6.5 Wins +125 2.3
1.8u St. Louis Rams under 6.5 Wins +115 5.1
1.4u Tampa Bay Bucs over 8 Wins -115 10.1
1.3u San Francisco 49ers under 6 Wins +145 4.9
1.3u Cleveland Browns under 8 Wins +100 6.5
1.2u Carolina Panthers over 8 Wins -115 10.4
0.8u Baltimore Ravens to win AFC North +850 22.9%
.5u Baltimore Ravens to win AFC North +1350 22.9%

1.0u	(NCAA) UNC Tar Heels over 6.5 Wins +105

1.3u	(NCAA) Texas A&M under 6.5 Wins +130

The Bad:
2.5u Seattle Seahawks to win NFC West -110 1.9%
1.3u Pittsburgh Steelers under 9 Wins +110 10.5
1.3u Atlanta Falcons under 4.5 Wins +120 8.9
1.1u Minnesota Vikings over 8.5 Wins -135 6.9

1.3u	(NCAA) Colorado Bluffs under 5.5 Wins +120

1.0u	(NCAA) Tennessee Vols over 8 Wins -105

0.9u	(NCAA) Clemson Tigers over 9.5 Wins -125

Up in the air:
2.5u Green Bay Packers over 8.5 Wins +125 9.0
2.2u Philadelphia Eagles over 9 Wins -115 9.8
1.3u Oakland Raiders under 6 Wins -115 5.4
1.3u Houston Texans over 7.5 Wins -105 6.5
0.8u Philadelphia Eagles to win NFC East +450 14.2%

1.0u	(NCAA) Miami Hurricanes over 7.5 Wins +105

LOL Rays Bullpen

Today I had the Tampa Bay Rays +148, 3u to win 4.44u($1200 to win $1778) to win Game 5. I was up ~15BBs(~$2,000) in poker when Tampa was up 7-0 in the 7th inning. 8 Boston Red Sox runs later I was also down 47BB in poker(~$3,600).

It's commonly said that in this business, you can tell whether you'll make it by how you react to your biggest downswings. Well, the shit hit the fan tonight[mentally, financially its just drop(albeit a pretty big one) in the bucket] and yet, I'm very happy with everything. Granted, I've just met some new people and gotten involved in some activities that have me quite excited, but I'm cheerful through the low points of my gambling odyssey as well. I will not be stopped.

Edit: Joey and I have been comparing the ALCS to the Presidential Race.
Rays - Blue Uniforms, Young, Message of Change, Large lead throughout the series, BJ Upton, Carl Crawford, Cliff Floyd, Edwin Jackson,
Red Sox - Red Uniforms, The Old Guard, Experienced, Been here before, All White Guys.

Knowing this, Obama should drop 4-5 points tomorrow :O