Rest of Baseball - 2012

[ice grillin you]

its not like he has a degenerative knee...however i agree...IF strasburg stays healthy they will be in it all year

[SunMo]

it's not about staying healthy, they are capping him at 160

[ice grillin you]

he will pitch the whole year if they are in it...they will skip some starts...pull him early in games they are winning (their bullpen is great) and even go over their limit if need be....hes not gonna pitch 250 innings but its not an issue either....him staying healthy is

for the record i hope his new ligament pops in april

[Rome]

Projecting a division winner and basing that on a kid who's pitched less than 100 career innings in the Majors is absolutely the way to go.

[ice grillin you]

phillies were +21.5 last year on the nats

anyone prepared to put their money where their mouth is?

if so ill take the nats +10.5 this year for 25 bucks

[Rome]

I'll take the Nats not winning the division for $25.

[ice grillin you]

figured as much...you do realize you are not being brave by wanting that bet right?

im gonna try to explain this one more time....just because i think they can win the division doesnt mean i would bet it straight up when i can go to a bookie and receive the nats and games/odds...i dont understand how you guys cant ever see the difference bwtn thinking something and betting something

the phillies over under win total number is 95.5
the nationals is 82

why would i bet that straight up....i should be getting 13.5

[Rome]

I understand gambling just fine.

You're the one who insists on making bold predictions then failing to back them up.   Put your money where your mouth is.

You said the Nats are your pick and I said $25 they won't win the division.  If you're so confident in your nonsense, back it up. 

[rjs246]

The Nats will win! Or trail by ten games! It's the same thing! Bet me!

[ice grillin you]

I understand gambling just fine.

You're the one who insists on making bold predictions then failing to back them up.   Put your money where your mouth is.

You said the Nats are your pick and I said $25 they won't win the division.  If you're so confident in your nonsense, back it up.

no you dont understand gambling if you think i should bet straight up on something i could be getting excellent odds on...im willing to give up three and a half games on the vegas line which i also am dumb to do...but no way can can i give away 13.5 games

[Rome]

The Nats will win! Or trail by ten games! It's the same thing! Bet me!

Haha...

[MDS]

the great thing is he is equating betting with a book to betting with an actual person

with a person its not so much about the money but about being right. with a book its simply about money.

but a jew only sees green

[Rome]

BUT HE COULD BE GETTING EXCELLENT ODDS ON IT!

Classic IGY.

[ice grillin you]

actually no its all about money....if it was about being right id do a gentlemans bet

the only time its not 100% about money is when its a reverse psychology bet

[MDS]

then youre a skeez

when you bet people you know its supposed to be mildly friendly in the least. more about proving yourself than anything.

if you want odds go to a bookie