Chris Bennett tells me

.... that I'll never be a "Sharp." He says that a true sharp doesn't even watch the games he bets on. A true sharp is already preparing for the next day and the next wave of games. Last night, I was watching the Ravens game because I had a wager on it and CB was mocking me like a young.... Well, it's not important who he reminded me of. He reminded me of someone. Yeah, someone.... A manager type. That's all I'm going to say. For the most part, the Ravens had the game in hand throughout but I made faces and quietly cursed whenever a play went New England's way, just to see how Chris reacted. (He mocked. How original.)

I guess this blogger will never be a true sharp in Bennett's sense of the word. Is it so bad that I want to sit around and watch the games I bet on after all my wagers have been placed? Is it so bad that I would prefer to be crushing a man soda(s) while I watch said game(s)? And is it so bad that after those rare times I win, I'd like to go out to a local skinbar with my buddy Hoffy and hand over the winnings to skanky girls, most of whom would make me throw up a little in my mouth if they sat in my lap while I was sober?

Wait. That is bad. Really, really bad. Scratch that last one while we move on to Friday's action:


Yesterday: 1-0, +$200

Year to Date: 1-0, +$200


(253) Philadelphia Eagles +1.5 (-115)

The blog is hearing that the Eagles will play their first two units for a good portion of tonight's game, while the Steelers will be without a number of key players. Big Ben will see very little field time as he recovers from a groin injury. I got this information from a top notch NFL Preseason group, headed by a man I will from now on refer to only as "Triple Impact." I am begging him to start a blog of his own but he said he doesn't have the time to go to Florida to get it started. I know, I know. I'm going to e-mail him right now to try to explain how blogging works.

(257) San Francisco 49ers +3

If your team used the 1st overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft to select a QB, you would hope that by August of 2008, that player would be firmly entrenched as your #1 guy. Of course, if your team used the 1st overall pick on a QB, you would also hope that he wouldn't be a 20-year-old kid who ran a gimmick offense in a mediocre conference. But I digress. The Niners have several QBs gunning for the starting job, including such stalwarts as Shaun Hill and J.T. O'Sullivan. (It's a far cry from the days when Joe Montana was starting, while Steve Young and Steve Bono waited in the wings.) This QB battle should mean that the 49ers take tonight's game far more seriously than their neighbors from Oakland. My sources tell me the Raiders will be removing starters "In waves" during the 1st quarter.


I think I like blogging this way much better. It only takes 15-20 minutes and I don't have to force out those stupid Jorgen/purse jokes. I'm also taking a break from Jeff/AA girl jokes for a while. The golf information he gave me has been really solid so far and I don't want to upset him.

What did you say? "Jinx"? Oh, please. Aren't we a little old to believe in that kind of thing?



Okay, Anthony Kim just shanked his drive into the gallery.



It knocked a guy over. I think he might actually be dead.



And now Kim is being lead away in handcuffs.



Oh, boy....



I better go watch this.

You guys find some other way to entertain yourselves.




Enjoy the Preseason.