ensign_lee MLB picks 04/21/07-04/28/07

[ensign_lee]

Hey everyone:

Took a few days off to try to clear my head, sine I was sucking so incredibly madly (seems like I was the only one. goodness gracious y'all are doing well!)

I'm going to try to start again with a clean slate, with my record at 0-0. There's still plenty of baseball left and I'm willing to give this another shot. Let's hope everything turns out ok! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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YTD: 0-0
Units Won: 0.00

You can take a more detailed look at my record (once it gets going) at My SageStats Page. I know that it's set to look at my NBA bets right now, but if you use the dropdown menu, you can isolate my bets for MLB.

http://www.sagestats.com/view.php?uid=322424978

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So, here we go:

Baltimore (-113)
2 units at BetJamaica

Pinnacle and theGreek are holding the worst possible prices on Baltimore, and I consider these two the sharpest baseball books around. If they don't want me on a side and I can get it for a decent price from another book, I'll take it.

LA Dodgers -1.5 (+154.84)
2 units at Matchbook

This bet comes courtesy of two handicappers that I respect a lot: Jaldy and Bucsfan67. I'll trust their judgment on it.

Allright. I'll update this thread if I add any more selections. If y'all have any questions, feel free to ask! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[ensign_lee]

YTD: 2-0
Units Won: 5.1

Check me out! http://www.sagestats.com/view.php?uid=322424978

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Allright, for today:

Houston Astros (-123.47)
1 unit at Matchbook.

Following a handicapper here, as well as making a homer bet. GO ASTROS GOOOO!

[ensign_lee]

Also,

Colorado Rockies (-102)
2 units at BetJamaica

Neither Pinnacle nor 5Dimes seem to be wanting action on Colorado, both holding the worst prices out there (save the -110 by theGreek) while simultaneously holding the best prices on San Diego. I'll take the best line I can get on Colorado, please.

[ensign_lee]

And,

St. Louis (-124)
1 unit at BetJamaica

I only did this because the line was scalpable at Pinnacle. -124 at BetJam and +125 at Pinnacle, for that half a second.

This means that Pinnacle was willing to take the side of St. Louis if it only had to lay -125. I'll take any bet that Pinnacle was willing to take.

[whipsaw]

question: would you have started over with a "new 0-0 record" if you had been winning?

[ensign_lee]

No. It's definitely for psychological purposes. It helps prevent me from chasing and bad things like that. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[whipsaw]

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No. It's definitely for psychological purposes. It helps prevent me from chasing and bad things like that. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Then why not just start at 0-0 in your own books but keep an accurate, non-misleading record on here? Or are you trying to just keep starting over until you have a decent start and can tout yourself?

[ensign_lee]

I'm not touting anything. You can still see my entire MLB record from start to finish in my SS page.

And it's a lot easier not having to carry different records over from forum to forum.

[ensign_lee]

Not to mention, if I did that, that wouldn't help the psychological urge to not chase and 'get back to even' and what not. I'd be seeing that every time.

[whipsaw]

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Not to mention, if I did that, that wouldn't help the psychological urge to not chase and 'get back to even' and what not. I'd be seeing that every time.

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But don't you see that overall record every time you log into your SAGESTATS page? Or into your sportsbook and see how many fewer dollars you have? I don't get why 2+2 has a unique psychological effect on you that would force you to chase your losses. I just think you didn't like starting with a losing record so you just started over and will continue to "take a break" and start over at 0-0 until you go white hot and go up a bunch of units.