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A Response To Joe Montana overrated or the best NFL QB ever

1/20/2012 11:30:00 PM by str
[B][SIZE=4]BART STARR[/SIZE] (Green Bay, 1956-71)[/B] [B]Best season (1966):[/B] 156 for 251 (62.2%), 2,257 yards, 9.0 YPA, 14 TD, 3 INT, 105.0 passer rating
[B]Career: [/B]1,808 for 3,149 (57.4%), 24,718 yards, 7.8 YPA, 152 TD, 138 INT, 80.5 passer rating
[B]Championships: [/B]1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967
[B]Overview:[/B] That's right. Bart Starr. The greatest quarterback in the history of the game.

Sit down and take notes:

History has done a grave disservice to the legacy of Starr, the 17th-round draft pick out of pre-Bear Bryant Alabama who turned into the most clutch and most...

A Response To The So. Cal Stewards are F'king Retarded

1/15/2012 2:50:01 PM by str
Sorry that they took your horse down. I went to the S.A. website and watched the replay of your race. The lead horse definitely came out and into the fallen horse causing him to fall. But why did he fall ? We see that type of bumping all the time. Here is why. The horse that fell had been on his left lead since the beginning of the far turn. He never switched back to his right lead. The horse that was DQ'ed did switch his lead but not until about the 1/8th pole. So what you had was the...

A Response To Do you think Larkin makes HOF today?

1/9/2012 8:20:01 PM by str
Jayson Stark on Larkin vs. Trammell

An interesting read.

[B]Larkin versus Alan Trammell[/B]


Have I mentioned yet that I once wrote a book on the most overrated and underrated players in baseball history? Oh, that's right. I did. Well, right behind Larkin on that most-underrated shortstop list, in the No. 5 slot, was a gentleman named Alan Trammell. So you know I love the guy.
Just not quite enough to vote for him.
And why is that, you ask? Not because I don't think Trammell is massively underappreciated. It's because I'm still not...

A Response To Value bet prop at Betonline

12/17/2011 1:40:04 PM by str
no way an owner runs a horse 3 times in 19 days unless he plans on taking him to the glue factory. Boy, how things change over time. This is similar to pitchers that can only go 5-6 innings I suppose. In the late 70s and early 80s Maryland used to run a 5,000 starter handicap series 4 or 5 times a year. The series would be 1 1/16, 1 1/8, 1 3/16, and 1 1/4. These races would run 4 Saturdays in a row. They always filled because the fans liked them and secretary would see to it that they went. A horse might take a 30 day break after running in these but that was it. Because these were weighted handicap races, it was common for the horse that was winning the first couple to carry 122-126 or more pounds by the final leg. Back then, if you only ran in 2 of them , the racing secretary would accuse you of being soft or not able to keep your horse together.:laugh:

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A Response To Value bet prop at Betonline

12/14/2011 2:00:01 PM by str
Sharpcat,

Having the 1 post at Laurel , with speed, and going 1 1/16 was a tremendous advantage for the horse. I can't think of any post position on the east coast that favors a speed horse more than the 1 going that exact distance .
Having said that, you do have the weather this time of year as a possible help to offset that brutally unfair post in his last race. Typically , C.T. losses an average of about 8 cards per winter ( my best guess but probably close). Not so sure about Penn. but having driven to both...

A Response To stupid question but needs an answer

11/27/2011 3:35:00 PM by str
You can shop around if you can afford currently to put more away. If not, stay with it but do be looking forward towards contributing more in hopefully the near future. Does your current employer match your funds? If so , you should IMO, contribute up to the matching amount for sure but not necessarily contribute more. Now, if you are a type of person that can not save a nickel on your own, then sure, contribute more. But if you are in control of your money, over contributing can lead to problems down the road.
Without knowing your age,...

A Response To watching horse's breaking down is really starting to get to me.

9/30/2011 2:35:02 PM by str
If it ever becomes "no big deal", that's when you should leave the game.
Nobody likes it but as long as there is horse racing, it will be a part of the game. I can't speak to the dog racing as I know nothing at all about that, but the horses , I can.
You are a good guy and a horse owner. I have learned that much from your posts. You have been to the backside I would think and you see how dedicated the people working there are. You also see the high level of care that most horses get....

A Response To Coins

9/12/2011 12:45:01 AM by str
That coin is probably "good" on that side.The wear towards the rim at it's weakest point makes it probably no better than that. Your best bet is to get a grading breakdown for Canadian coins and try to understand it at least somewhat before asking for help.It's really not very hard to understand at all. I say this because I collected coins heavily for over 20 years before selling off the collection. Like any business where many that have some stake in the business but know very little, and your situation is a perfect example, the sharp guys are going...

A Response To how much is 1 acre of farmland worth?

9/10/2011 4:55:02 PM by str
There are to many factors to answer your question properly. Location, use, housing, and the list goes on and on. No one can force you to sign anything. If you did, you are a fool. Sorry but that's the way it is. You should never sign anything without fully understanding what it is. Because it is a contract, there is usually a 48 hour opportunity to back out of the deal, it's called buyers remorse.This is especially true if you have not been paid yet which you have not. You will need to go to title. None of this has happened yet. So call them up and back out. Plain and simple.DO NOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER!!!! They CANNOT SAY THAT!!!! They might try but they are hoping that you are stupid, SO DON'T BE!!!!! I am happy to help you with this as I do land acquisition all the time however, because I have read so many of your lovable loser responses before and because I can't stand stupid people, you either do what I just said or I am done. Simple fix or screw it up. Your choice.

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A Response To How can you beat the tracks

7/10/2011 3:00:01 PM by str
Having always been a person that wears his emotions on his sleeve, there are several things that I want to point out. I realize that by defending myself I fuel the opportunity for hater's to respond with more lies and childish innuendo, but allowing someone to try and run your name through the mud has never been something I was good at.
1.In my Q and A thread the first question asked was a gambling question. I expected to get quite a few of these because, after all this is a gambling forum. I started off my first answer with this...
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Do any sportsbooks offer point variations like Pinnacle does? They let you move the line by up to a point and a half in each direction and add or gain juice depending on the way you move it. Havent seen any . Has anyone?
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