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Comment on Need to blog by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:14:36 +0000

I'd love to pursue a career in baseball, and when I graduate with my MBA, it'll be on my radar. I didn't try my new job because I had been doing it part time with a smaller firm for the last 8 months and just hated it.

Comment on Need to blog by chuck651

chuck651 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:37:58 +0000

Just remember, life goes on. I don't really have any specific advice for you but you seem to be on the right track with trying to become a GA as well as coaching. You seem to have an obvious love for the game of baseball, why not pursue a career by getting involved with a professional team or something like that. I'm sure you've thought of that before and I don't really have any specific advice but I'm sure pro teams have opportunities on the business side of things. Also, I'm curious why you didn't at least try out your new job for at least a couple weeks to see if you'd like it at all. Seems like it would be smart to make sure you would hate it before you email your boss telling him you don't want to work there.

Comment on Need to blog by zachd2323

zachd2323 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:03:33 +0000

My brother actually did financial planning for a short while before coming to the same realization as you. Since then, he got his MBA and is now doing investment banking, which he really likes. I think your story is interesting as I'm finding myself in a similar situation. I've played professional baseball (with the Red Sox btw) since 2006 until this last season, and because of injuries may be forced to retire. I have an accounting degree and have also thought about coaching, but not sure I really want to do either. Tough choices. Anyways, best of luck with whatever you do and I hope it works out.

Comment on Need to blog by KingJames_KJ

KingJames_KJ — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:57:10 +0000

Good luck, Mike

Comment on Poker on Resume? by I3betyoutillyoudie

I3betyoutillyoudie — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:53:30 +0000

I kinda think it freaks people out way more than it doesn't...

Comment on Poker on Resume? by Luke00016

Luke00016 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:50:55 +0000

This is a messy question. It depends on the type of job for which you're applying. A lot will also depend on the reaction of the initial application reviewer in the company's HR department, which tends to not be the same person who actually interviews and makes hiring decisions. I think if you played professionally and full time you would want to put it in to make sure there are no long gaps in your employment. How you describe it is important, talk about being self-employed and managing your own business. Talk about money management skills and how poker is related to short and long term investment strategies, understanding ROI, risk of ruin, and identifying the most +EV decisions in a variety of situations. It will really come down to how you sell your poker experience.

Comment on Poker on Resume? by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:20:57 +0000

The fact that you coached people in poker helps you and you can probably name a few things yourself that did make you a more all round professional person because of poker. Link the things you took out of poker that could be a needed skill for the job you are aplying for now.

Comment on Poker on Resume? by DosXX

DosXX — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:11:57 +0000

I agree with SnappieVouz, if you have a big gap in your resume where poker should fill, you don't have much of a choice. I would be prepared to have an additional handout providing a lot of details about your poker business with pretty graphs etc.

Comment on Poker on Resume? by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:52:16 +0000

in the end, the resume if your advertisement and you still need to do the selling during the interview. Be confident about your abilities. Answer questions with truth (i pick thru liars very quickly, nobody is perfect, people that recruit know this). Show volnurability, thats hot in 2012

Comment on Poker on Resume? by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:49:20 +0000

Important question: Did you ever played poker full time, where you did not go to the university and/or didn't have a job? If you did go to the university, and or had a job, you can mention poker as a hobby, and you can mention what you take to the table that you have learned from this hobby during the interview. I would mention it, as a hobby. If you did play poker full time, you need to mention it.

Comment on Poker on Resume? by Kurt1983

Kurt1983 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:40:19 +0000

I would rather prefer to say something about my poker career during the interview. There are a lot of aspects which could influence their opinion on you if you put it in your resume: e.g. ---> If they know the game and know a lot of guys can make money with it, they might think that your motivation (which is foundamental in finance, given the hours) is not high enough. If they don't know it, then they will problably think: oh no, this guy is a gambler! They might think that you are a good guy, with a good knowledge of risk management as well, if they know what poker really is. But I still think is better speak about it during the interview. (just a little trick: during an interview, if they allow you, try to move the conversation on something you know better than them and they might be find interesting :)). BTW, it depends if you want to work in markets or in corporate finance. In the second one poker experience and knowledge arent much important imho. In the first one they do. In my experience during an interview in law firm for a seat in capital markets department, I told them about the ev formula and they were amazed about the way I would evaluate risk, so they asked me why I knew it. PS: think really well about working in finance. crazy hours and no real life. Life has more worth than the salary you will get. Hope it helps, Marco

Comment on Poker on Resume? by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:22:34 +0000

I wouldn't. There are still loads of people in America who believe poker=slot machines and poker player=degenerate gambling addict, and it would take a lot more than a brief conversation with a player to change their mind.

Comment on Poker on Resume? by zankaa

zankaa — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:15:25 +0000

Personaly, id put it in my resume unless i needed a job badly for some reason. I dont want to work for anyone that doesnt have an open mind and at least took a look at my poker "presentation". I have no idea if it is a good idea to have this approach but anyway.. / Pontus

Comment on A letter to the Redsox by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:05:11 +0000

Dear bugs in my garden, quit fucking around. Thanks, Niels

Comment on A letter to the Redsox by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:28:32 +0000

lol great sequence of comments

Comment on A letter to the Redsox by Bonito

Bonito — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:01:38 +0000

Dear Tiger, Thanks for fucking around. Love, Elin "Im rich, bitch" Nordegren

Comment on A letter to the Redsox by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:42:18 +0000

Dear Late Wilt Chamberlain, Quit fucking around. Thanks, All of your baby mamas

Comment on A letter to the Redsox by Bonito

Bonito — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:45:58 +0000

Lol, I love both letters (Rays & ManU fan).

Comment on A letter to the Redsox by MayContainNuts

MayContainNuts — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:38:07 +0000

Dear Liverpool (also owned by FSG), Quit fucking around too (4-0 lost to Spurs :() Thanks, Paul

Comment on Hedge Fund Meeting by Bonito

Bonito — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:36:23 +0000

Lol and to think a professional PLO player probably has a SD in the 125-160 range.

Comment on Hedge Fund Meeting by MaskedManQc

MaskedManQc — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:51:32 +0000

Hey, I am reading blogs from time to time. Just got interested by your title. Just read an article few weeks ago that said something like Wall Street trading firms now recruit some of their traders into the poker world. Poker helps develop a lot of skills that are needed to become a good trader, money management, risk / reward, trying to take decisions not based on emotions and so on. I also have a lot of interest for finance and trading, as I am doing it with my own money since a few years. Actually met a couple of profesionnal traders and had a lot of interesting stuff to share with them. So all in all very interesting topic.

Comment on Hedge Fund Meeting by GingerViking

GingerViking — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:11:25 +0000

This is exactly what I hope to be doing one day. I'm very jealous of your opportunity :)

Comment on Black Friday- 6 Months Later by molotok

molotok — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:02:38 +0000

Merge PLO games are bad! Worse than AP/UB by far. It's pain in the ass to set up HM for that, and you have a few tables running at a time, so game selection goes out of the window. They don't have mixed games running ever, so that sucks too. I wish there was a way to stay sharp, but at the moment i'd rather play live plo. Higher win rates, less variance, less d-gen attitude, feel good about crushing live regs! People say that East Ciast live players suck, they suck moosecock at plos!

Comment on Black Friday- 6 Months Later by Ass Get to Jigglin

Ass Get to Jigglin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:28:56 +0000

I meant no offense whatsoever Delcrossb, I'm sorry if I did offend you. I realize what we have in the U.S. isn't nearly as extreme, but when the military-industrial complex and corporations are running the show and dictating policy in Washington, laws that diminish our privacy under the guise of providing us with security are passed, we can get worse jail punishment for non-violent drug use than a murderer or rapist, and our personal liberties are consistently being taken away little by little, this country certainly resembles aspects of a fascist state, though I do agree that labeling it as an outright "fascist police state" as I did in my OP was clearly hyperbole and wrong. But that still doesn't mean that we don't have a ton to be upset/worried about with this country.

Comment on Black Friday- 6 Months Later by soleztis

soleztis — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:11:24 +0000

bosoxx and delcrossb I agree that "The market is kind of flooded with rusty NL coaches", but I don't think no one is interested. There are still plenty of people playing 25-200nl on Merge, and a lot of PLO games going, too. I currently am playing 50nl and thinking about hiring another coach soon. And if I'm thinking about it, I'm sure others are. I think what you guys, and most other DC coaches, have to offer in terms of experience and knowledge far exceeds anything that a player like myself can figure out alone. If you have considered offering coaching at discounted rtes, I strongly encourage you to do it. At worst people don't sign up.

Comment on Black Friday- 6 Months Later by delcrossb

delcrossb — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:23:48 +0000

The market is kind of flooded with rusty NL coaches and unless you were some kind of massive crusher, no one is particularly interested. It is also grossly offensive to me and all of my relatives who had to escape ACTUAL fascist police states to come to America to label the US the same.

Comment on Black Friday- 6 Months Later by Ass Get to Jigglin

Ass Get to Jigglin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:42:22 +0000

This country has become a fascist police state.

Comment on Black Friday- 6 Months Later by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:34:01 +0000

Yeah moving isn't really an option. Thought about coaching at a reduced rate but I'm so rusty right now and gotta imagine there are better coaches out there.

Comment on Black Friday- 6 Months Later by HJD

HJD — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:59:26 +0000

im guessing moving to canada or somewhere is out of the question? also, you could probably still coach people from 50-200nl. even at a slightly reduced rate if people dont like the idea of being coached by someone who isnt actually playing in the games atm.

Comment on Running a 5k in a month, my plan by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:17:55 +0000

Great thanks for the advice.

Comment on Running a 5k in a month, my plan by the_sphinx1

the_sphinx1 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:38:34 +0000

As a runner myself, I'd say intervals are the thing you should focus on the most if you want to chop your 5k time. Also if you have any excess weight, you have to cut it. I used to struggle to 42 min 10ks and 21 min 5ks.After I lost some weight I got down to 37:12 10k and 17.54 5k. The weight makes a big difference.

Comment on Atlantic City Trip Report by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:25:27 +0000

That game sounds pretty cool, gonna start using that one.

Comment on Atlantic City Trip Report by Bonito

Bonito — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:54:29 +0000

If you're looking for another interesting golf game my friends and I have done this one. Each person puts in $XX before the round. If you get a par you randomly draw a card from a deck, birdie 2 cards, eagle 3, double eagle (never happened) 4. At the end of the round best 5 card hand takes the pot. This isnt the most fun game but its a good one if you are too drunk/hungover to do some of the math involved in other games.

Comment on Atlantic City Trip Report by Bigvee

Bigvee — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:11:24 +0000

missed the bosoxx action! Ive been reviewing your craps vid in preperation for my Vegas trip hehe

Comment on Atlantic City Trip Report by jubinator

jubinator — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:36 +0000

Sweet TR

Comment on Blast From the Past by PrickselFish

PrickselFish — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:51:34 +0000

coach me pls. nice graph

Comment on Blast From the Past by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:27:23 +0000

I played anywhere from 2-4 tables back then. Mainly 2.

Comment on Blast From the Past by Bigvee

Bigvee — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:19:19 +0000

I miss bosoxx vids

Comment on Abby Wambach and The Women's World Cup by Zanardi

Zanardi — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:05:34 +0000

Too bad USA didn't bring the title home, but, IMHO, it was their fault. Check the way the defenders handled the ball at Japan's equalizer. On the other hand.. go, go Hope! :D

Comment on Blast From the Past by Zanardi

Zanardi — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:58:53 +0000

Wow! Impressive! How many tables did you play back then?

Comment on The Summer of Mike by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:53:37 +0000

Dodgeball was EXHAUSTING.

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:22:47 +0000

Also I was thinking about popping an immodium but my number one concern was dehydration so I'll just roll the dice.

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:33:28 +0000

Awesome, thanks for the advice everyone.

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by everytime!!!

everytime!!! — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:58:10 +0000

the simulation 2 miles isn't the best idea for an upcoming 2 mile race. Instead run at about your race pace and slightly faster, but break it up. 4x 800 in 3:15 with 1:30 rest or 1 mile in 6:30 then 800 in 3:15 and 2 400s a little faster like 1:20 or so to get a little pop in the legs. If you keep the rest 2 mins or less it should be a good simulation of what you can expect to run in the race. Keep the 2 days to the race easy and 4-6 100 meter strides. good luck.

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by kennycalhoo

kennycalhoo — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:57:51 +0000

Pre-race foods: The biggest thing? Don't overdo it with the carbs. People always carb load, but you also don't want a problem out on the course...that can be the worst. I also am a big fan of popping an immodium before the race too, although that can dehydrate some people. But other than that, just a lot of water, relaxation, and a good night of sleep. And some bland pasta.

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:54:35 +0000

@ Sandr1x, simulation is just my way of saying running 2 miles like I would in a race, unfortunately there's nothing cool or special about it. @Calvin good point, when I got back from Pittsburgh I expected my legs to feel sluggish but my Monday 5 mile was by far my easiest. I may just run 2 miles from here on out and possibly take the day off on Sunday. @Velo Yeah PNC park and the fans were great. I bet the Pirates over 67.5 wins this year so I've been following them closely, they're a fun team to root for. Cranberry was 67 I believe for 18 and a cart, evidently it's only 35 if you're a resident which is an absolute steal.

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by veloblank

veloblank — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:39:09 +0000

Glad you liked PNC Park. I was there on Saturday night for my first Pirates game. I'm a Phillies fan transplant but treat the Pirates like my home club now. I'm proud to take 2 of 3 and to boo Ortiz. I haven't played Cranberry but it looks like a good course. How much for the round?

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by CalvinLinus

CalvinLinus — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:14:38 +0000

Hey, be careful to not put in to many hard miles this close to your race. You should probably start a short taper so that come July 4 you will feel rested and your legs will be light and not still recovering from your previous workouts. Remember you train to race, not race to train. The race is your top priority! Best of luck with your goal and I hope you run sub 13!!!

Comment on What to eat/drink day before the race? by sandr1x

sandr1x — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:04:02 +0000

Hi, mate. What's that "simulation" thing about? Interested cuz like running too.

Comment on Preparing for my Race by HouseofCards

HouseofCards — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:12:17 +0000

Videos like the one above make me miss team sports (rugby in my case) :/ Thx for sharing.

Comment on Attention Rob! (And other runners) by nawhead

nawhead — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:47:11 +0000

reading Born to Run made me a lot faster.

Comment on Attention Rob! (And other runners) by n0whereman

n0whereman — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:38:07 +0000

I'll provide a slight counter to QED's post by suggesting lots of interval work and fewer slow, high mileage days. Having a solid aerobic base is fine, but running faster will make you faster. Rob can probably expand on these basic thoughts quite a bit.

Comment on Attention Rob! (And other runners) by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:01:19 +0000

Awesome stuff Calvin, thanks a lot.

Comment on Attention Rob! (And other runners) by QED42

QED42 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:32:21 +0000

Get some leg braces? They made Forest Gump run good.

Comment on Attention Rob! (And other runners) by CalvinLinus

CalvinLinus — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:17:11 +0000

Hey, I am a competitive runner and cross country skier and am also finishing up my second year studying kinesiology and how it specifically relates to that of movement efficiency for endurance athletes. From what i know, the best way to improve initially at running (meaning really your first few years running) is to focus on base training. For you specifically, given the information you've supplied that would mean slowing down your training pace significantly (a 7:30 per mile training pace is about on par with having the ability to run a 10:45 2-mile) to around 9:00 minutes per mile and running longer. The long and the short of it is that their is no easier way to get better (ie: more efficient) at running than by logging more appropriately paced miles. At this point in your running career you will likely benefit much less doing intervals and sprint training since you don't really have a base fitness to build upon yet. For you this may mean that buying a heart monitor to give you real time feedback as to whether or not your are training in the appropriate "zone" to be able to fully realize the benefits of your training. If you were to slow down your training to pace to about 9:00 min per mile and about once a week add in a ~10-15 min tempo run where you run slightly faster than your training pace maybe 8:00-8:20 min per mile you would have to be doing something else very wrong (ie: not sleeping long enough, eating crap, not paying attention to injury warnings) to not see a drastic improvement in your running capabilities. And when your race comes along you will likely surprise yourself and run sub 13 or even faster! Also a good thing to do, especially when starting out or trying to add more miles to your running training is to add cross training into your regular training. For running typically swimming and/or biking would work best and will compliment your running training nicely while protecting your currently unendured physiology from the punishment of running both physically and mentally. When I started running about 5 years ago (currently 20) I followed a plan like this and now am able to knock out sud 3:00 marathons and am currently training for a 50 mile race. I am not bragging, I just want you to know that a methodical and structured plan for improving at running will work every time. Don't get caught up in all the new age schemes that claim to make you a better runner in no time flat. Running is an efficiency sport, and the only way to get more efficient is to run more. Just listen to your body, don't add miles to quickly and have fun! Hope this helps!

Comment on Stanley Cup Drinking Game by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:04:20 +0000

Chuck came up with the rules

Comment on Stanley Cup Drinking Game by danzasmack

danzasmack — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:43:11 +0000

I demand credit for the rules!

Comment on Some Poker Content by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:16:17 +0000

Listening to Joe is always a good start....

Comment on Some Poker Content by From02Hero

From02Hero — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:59:57 +0000

yea sounds good, nice post

Comment on Some Poker Content by SirPWNsalot

SirPWNsalot — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:21:48 +0000

def going to give this a go....

Comment on 1 Month Since Black Friday by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Tue, 17 May 2011 06:14:23 +0000

What a great song. I've never listened to the lyrics that closely before. Sums up my last year perfectly.

Comment on The Story of Bill by ceegee

ceegee — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:12:02 +0000

yay bill

Comment on The Story of Bill by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:08:39 +0000

This is the reason you need to keep writing regardless of your involvement with poker.

Comment on The Story of Bill by Entity

Entity — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:41:11 +0000

Me too. :)

Comment on The Story of Bill by mitch

mitch — Wed, 04 May 2011 05:44:15 +0000

Made me smile :)

Comment on "I feel like Buckner walking back into Shea" by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:59:08 +0000

Epic photo.

Comment on Game 7, My Nemesis by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:54:27 +0000

@ Mcboyler- tough loss, I feel for you. Watching them tie it up short handed was amazing @ Jyhani- Thanks, and Chara is my favorite player as well @soleztis- I'd sign up for a Sharks-Bruins final right now.

Comment on Game 7, My Nemesis by soleztis

soleztis — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:23:48 +0000

Congrats! Hope my Sharks see you guys in the finals. That would be some fun hockey.

Comment on Game 7, My Nemesis by Jyhani

Jyhani — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:13:41 +0000

Go bruins! I'm keeping thumbs up for boston. (Just because I like chara so much)

Comment on Game 7, My Nemesis by McBoyler

McBoyler — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:51:14 +0000

Bah! Game 7s are awesome. I'm a huge hawks fan. So last night was rough. Best of luck tonight. I'm pulling for the Bruins!

Comment on Black Friday- The Aftermath by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:54:15 +0000

Not to say your situation doesn't suck, but at least you had already been preparing and taking these tests! :)

Comment on Black Friday- The Aftermath by DntWryUllWin

DntWryUllWin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:00:22 +0000

That is just how I feel. Things I had money for 8 days ago are now to expensive. Bad Beat...

Comment on My (Forced) Retirement by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:33:45 +0000

GL sir. I'll continue to read as long as you continue to write :)

Comment on My (Forced) Retirement by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:52:03 +0000

Nice post. Good luck in future.

Comment on My (Forced) Retirement by WallyWattz

WallyWattz — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:35:11 +0000

good luck to you bosoxx.

Comment on Swingy by QED42

QED42 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:54:12 +0000

sccccccccccccchwing

Comment on Rush PLOing and youtube videos by mitch

mitch — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:58:08 +0000

Ya the Orel interview is ridiculously awesome. Gave me a ton of stuff to think about.

Comment on It's Baseball Season! by Bonito

Bonito — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:23:12 +0000

The real baseball season has already started. FSU is 18-6 and Mike Martin is trying to figure out a new way to blow it in the Super Reginals.

Comment on It's Baseball Season! by dayoldhater

dayoldhater — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:56:51 +0000

Duck season.

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:28:38 +0000

Given that this person http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Jey is supposed to have written the song, could it not be that it was hoped the video would go viral and he was fully aware of how literally awful it was? Someone surely has made some money from this.

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by dayoldhater

dayoldhater — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:32:52 +0000

You don't think that's her real friend? 1) She is absolutely terrible at acting natural/acting/being on video and they could hire anyone to do a slightly better job. 2) I've heard her parents just paid for everything, family oriented, put her besties in the video etc. 3) They have natural chemistry. Wow, I think I found my thesis!

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by D0ubleH3lix

D0ubleH3lix — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:00:44 +0000

Part of me still can't believe this is legit serious. They even stuck girls with braces in it to be her friends lol. Still, stranger things.....

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by Alternus

Alternus — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:24:35 +0000

LOL. This must be the most ridiculous piece of music i've seen in a long time!

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by Emergence

Emergence — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:42:06 +0000

lolz oh america.. :P

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by dayoldhater

dayoldhater — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:12:23 +0000

I wish I partied more when I was 13.

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:37:19 +0000

The song is serious, it has actually rocketed up itunes. However it has become a huge joke to the general public.

Comment on Greatest. Song. Ever. by DntWryUllWin

DntWryUllWin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:17:31 +0000

Is this ment to be a joke? I sure hope so.

Comment on All in the Game yo by mcjinzo

mcjinzo — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:49:21 +0000

if only there were more games than no limit holdem. poker is truely dead... WAIT I JUST GOT A IDEA.

Comment on All in the Game yo by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:56:56 +0000

Louisville was in my final 4 :(

Comment on The Bracket of Integrity by DJ Sensei

DJ Sensei — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:30:50 +0000

aw I thought you were filling out a bracket where the school with the most integrity wins each game...

Comment on As usual, I'm an Idiot by jubinator

jubinator — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:22:38 +0000

That is a shocker !

Comment on As usual, I'm an Idiot by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:12:59 +0000

My fault, didn't explain it well. I signed up for the wrong test. I had been studying for the Series 6 exam and signed up for the series 63 exam.

Comment on As usual, I'm an Idiot by delcrossb

delcrossb — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:47:10 +0000

So what did you fail to understand going into the test? Had the format changed and you were studying for the old version or something?

Comment on Whine Time + Story Time! by jaimestaples

jaimestaples — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:04:09 +0000

lupe fiasco right :) my fav rapper

Comment on Say What Again by Fanshawe

Fanshawe — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:51:08 +0000

A charming video. And "younger bother" is a hilarious Freudian slip!

Comment on Starting Over by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:51:50 +0000

I'm 5' 11 fwiw.

Comment on Starting Over by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:35:24 +0000

I was nothing but skin and bones back when I weighed 175 :)

Comment on Starting Over by OneLastRoll

OneLastRoll — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:01:57 +0000

It is in America inavacuum :)

Comment on Starting Over by inavacuum

inavacuum — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:50:46 +0000

You must be tall if 175 is thin!

Comment on Starting Over by molotok

molotok — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:25:10 +0000

You should make videos about coaching each other!

Comment on Starting Over by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:10:40 +0000

Definitely in about a month, I need to build up the roll a bit before I go back at it. I'll shoot ya a PM in a few weeks.

Comment on Starting Over by delcrossb

delcrossb — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:54:27 +0000

Trade PLO coaching for NL coaching?

Comment on Ruthless by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:05:19 +0000

It's not a guido impression if he's not unneccessarily loud and there's no house music blaring in the background. "Ruthless" is a really guido adjective though.

Comment on Ughh, I'm Screwed by ron0914

ron0914 — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:37:17 +0000

Good luck!

Comment on Ughh, I'm Screwed by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:14:03 +0000

Run good, one time

Comment on Ughh, I'm Screwed by krats

krats — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:12:59 +0000

hey man, when i took the gmat exam i noticed that i did so much worse on the kaplan practice exam than i did on the real exam. i honestly believe that kaplan makes the practice exams slightly harder/trickier than the real one to help with studying. i wouldnt get too worried about the kaplan practice exam if youve put in enough study time elsewhere.

Comment on Ughh, I'm Screwed by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:51:47 +0000

GL sir!

Comment on Million Dollar Bet Thoughts by Psychobingo

Psychobingo — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:39:15 +0000

Good read.

Comment on Road To a 300 by Entity

Entity — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:18:00 +0000

Chrome = the nuts IMO.

Comment on Road To a 300 by nyehehe

nyehehe — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:01:01 +0000

I can also recommend chrome, it is the fastest browser. Do you watch more videos or analyse and think about your game?

Comment on Road To a 300 by richbrown

richbrown — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:47:48 +0000

I just switched to chrome 4 days ago for the same reason. Very impressed with chrome and no longer gettting random lag when watching videos or playing online games. Its a lot more simplified so feels less cluttered. I would recommend it!

Comment on Road To a 300 by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:12:02 +0000

Sick run w/ 10 in a row! Chrome is the nuts btw. I use google docs for everything and don't even bother with Microsoft Office/Open Office anymore. The browser itself is really fast and I love the fact that the url text box can be used just as if it was google search.

Comment on PLO Can Bite Me by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:13:15 +0000

Yeah I'm well aware of the dangers of leaving early. I think my favorite comeback is the D2 national championship game a few years ago. Outstanding.

Comment on PLO Can Bite Me by Rollo

Rollo — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:40:53 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkWOxWX4GP0 This is why you don't leave early. Tried to find something that was 7 points but was to lazy to keep looking. Great quote btw.

Comment on Million Dollar Bet Thoughts by jk3a

jk3a — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:48:52 +0000

Tecmo, your mom went to college.

Comment on Million Dollar Bet Thoughts by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:45:29 +0000

lol, glad to see the comments are now showing properly!

Comment on Million Dollar Bet Thoughts by Entity

Entity — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:05:25 +0000

Tecmo, your mom went to college.

Comment on Entity Rigged the Blogs by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:21:52 +0000

Season 2 was the writers strike year. In small towns these guys are legends and really can't get away with murder.

Comment on Million Dollar Bet Thoughts by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:06:34 +0000

Good stuff as always. It's funny how you can usually tell pretty quickly who went to college and who didnt in this community :). Not that it is a requirement for maturity by any means, but you just kind of know.

Comment on Entity Rigged the Blogs by Rollo

Rollo — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:09:23 +0000

Friday Night Lights has been a great show. Was season 2 the writer strike year? One thing about that show that I don't like and maybe somebody with a better understanding of Texas football can help me out. Is the drinking age waived for football player?

Comment on Entity Rigged the Blogs by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:29:33 +0000

Digger, the Steelers lost 31-25. So I broke even on the bet and Rob, never underestimate my degenerate crap stories. Vegas is only a few months away, can we please fill a table with drunken DC coaches/members?

Comment on Entity Rigged the Blogs by Entity

Entity — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:09:21 +0000

Also unless you start blogging about degenerate craps stories more often you'll never catch me.

Comment on Entity Rigged the Blogs by Entity

Entity — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:52:42 +0000

lol the views are back to normal you whiners. I can always just reset Mike's if he gets too close to me. DON'T MESS WITH PEOPLE WITH ADMIN POWERS.

Comment on Entity Rigged the Blogs by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:18:11 +0000

its all about the views apparently. fortunately I found out my 2000+ views did not include myself. now thats all gone and back to double figures :( How did you do on the SB bets?

Comment on Entity Rigged the Blogs by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:24:41 +0000

Love the name drop in the title. Thanks man

Comment on Little Hedging Math by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:06:55 +0000

Take the option - that is the most money no matter the result. Freerolls FTW.

Comment on Chipping Away by 2fouroffsuit

2fouroffsuit — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:42:01 +0000

Please keep the posts coming!

Comment on To Hedge, or not to Hedge by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:17:52 +0000

I'm not exactly sure but my guess is I fold to about 40% of 3bets. I try to stay away from a lot of paired hands, double suited hands that look a lot better than they are, and low ace rundowns.

Comment on To Hedge, or not to Hedge by Bonito

Bonito — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:29:56 +0000

What do you feel is the optimal % of time to be calling 3bs in HU PLO? My last 4-5 villains (I dont play often) have all called 100% of my 3bs. I just laugh when I see this. Oh and I play anyone so its not like I table select only fish. I fold to around 55% of 3bs but am not sure if that is too much (I open 90-100% of hands).

Comment on To Hedge, or not to Hedge by DJ Sensei

DJ Sensei — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:49:35 +0000

boomship

Comment on Figured I'd toss in some poker related stuff. by Goldfish83

Goldfish83 — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:05:59 +0000

The writing down stuff sounds wise. Think Im gonna try it..

Comment on Figured I'd toss in some poker related stuff. by SirSpider

SirSpider — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:44:49 +0000

Aniston to take home to momma, Jolie to do nasty things to.... And yea good point about the notes, Ive been recording my sessions which forces me to think a bit more live - when I review my sessions I usually point out what an idiot I am in spots, write it down and stick it to my monitor.

Comment on A very important question for my readers by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:44:31 +0000

FenJag said it best, Jolie AINEC.

Comment on A very important question for my readers by FenderJaguar

FenderJaguar — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:28:48 +0000

Jolie AINEC. In fact, I think it's so NEC that anyone who said Aniston is wrong or gay. :D

Comment on A very important question for my readers by browndog1986

browndog1986 — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:59:21 +0000

After watching the Tourist i say jolie

Comment on A very important question for my readers by BaseMetal

BaseMetal — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:13:34 +0000

My real name is Brad Pit and I am sick of both. I must make sure the next film is with Penelope Cruz.

Comment on A very important question for my readers by kamillion324

kamillion324 — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:49:41 +0000

Aniston, and its not even close

Comment on A very important question for my readers by Bonito

Bonito — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:40:31 +0000

Jolie for one night Aniston for > 1 night.

Comment on A very important question for my readers by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:27:34 +0000

Jolie ainec

Comment on A very important question for my readers by Enso

Enso — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:45:02 +0000

Jolie, I like me some crazy.

Comment on A very important question for my readers by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:22:05 +0000

I feeling Aniston right now....(not literally obv) Dollar, dollar bills yall.

Comment on Lets go Steelers by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:18:43 +0000

BMORE IN THE HIZZY!

Comment on Lets go Steelers by Bonito

Bonito — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:28:07 +0000

I just wanted to tell you. Even if I have 0 interest in the title of your blog post I still find my self clicking on the blog just to read the quote at the end.

Comment on Weight Loss Prop Bet by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:51:20 +0000

Booked Tycoon and Tecmo. And great suggestion with the human fund...money for people.

Comment on Weight Loss Prop Bet by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:20:19 +0000

The Human Fund ;)

Comment on Weight Loss Prop Bet by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:03:09 +0000

Also, GOGOGOGOGO! I've got a 15k hand prop bet going. Maybe I'll do something similar seeing as how we couldn't decide the consequence.

Comment on Weight Loss Prop Bet by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:00:35 +0000

MidAtlantic Bully Buddies

Comment on Weight Loss Prop Bet by tychoon

tychoon — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:08:32 +0000

Good luck =) http://www.jimmyv.org/

Comment on lol Canada by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:03:46 +0000

I have some knowledge about trading options. Shoot me a PM if you want more information. And thanks for the Chess.com link. Sorry sirspider, congrats molotok.

Comment on lol Canada by D0ubleH3lix

D0ubleH3lix — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:30:50 +0000

If you start playing chess a bit more regularly and are after new live/correspondence opposition you should check out chess.com - great site!

Comment on lol Canada by Bonito

Bonito — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:18:33 +0000

Do you have any knowledge about options trading? I know a lot of the basics but Im trying to learn more about it.

Comment on lol Canada by molotok

molotok — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:59:42 +0000

World Juniors! Ship it!

Comment on lol Canada by SirSpider

SirSpider — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:59:20 +0000

I used to like you...... Hockey is all we Canadians have, well that and Celine Dion and we are happy you took her. Hehehe

Comment on That was a beating by Ms.Bungle

Ms.Bungle — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:58:32 +0000

+1!!

Comment on That was a beating by SirSpider

SirSpider — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 03:13:18 +0000

Go Canada!

Comment on Bring it on Canada by jaimestaples

jaimestaples — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:36:51 +0000

hope you still had fun at the game even though you dident fair to well against us :)

Comment on Bring it on Canada by Jyhani

Jyhani — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:07:04 +0000

Best of luck to your team in the semi-finals..! As a Finn I'm pretty devastated about our match against Russia. I'll probably have nightmares of those last few minutes. :D

Comment on You gotta unleash the dragon. by TtheAntlers

TtheAntlers — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:26:37 +0000

Oh God not Rex, anything but Rex...

Comment on Random Ramblings by crawfish

crawfish — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:53:15 +0000

cool story bro

Comment on Yet another baseball story (A very weird one) by browndog1986

browndog1986 — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:48:43 +0000

Thought a soccer pitch was bad fuck playing baseball

Comment on Is anyone here a Marine Bioligist? by TazUltimate

TazUltimate — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:15:08 +0000

I am also a Marine Biologist and was intrigued by the title <> I feel like I got slow rolled here.

Comment on Is anyone here a Marine Bioligist? by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:53:56 +0000

Sorry guys didn't realize we had so many experts on the title on DC. :)

Comment on Is anyone here a Marine Bioligist? by Bonito

Bonito — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:01:28 +0000

Title is so disapointing. My 1st major was marine biology and I know a ton about it. But decided to follow the money so I switched to accounting. The first sentance might have ruined my day :( 1 less blog follower... Just curious how do you type sarcasm?

Comment on Dinner with Dario by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:48:44 +0000

I don't remember to be honest. Wish I knew.

Comment on Is anyone here a Marine Bioligist? by DosXX

DosXX — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:58:26 +0000

Sort of :) More policy stuff, but I do have a science background.

Comment on Is anyone here a Marine Bioligist? by molotok

molotok — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:25:09 +0000

DOSXXX is a marine biologist, I think.

Comment on I May be a Genius by browndog1986

browndog1986 — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:23:12 +0000

prison break is awsome all the way through go prison break wahoo

Comment on 2010 Year in Review by nutshot2

nutshot2 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:19:44 +0000

don't forget that elite playoff banner

Comment on Dinner with Dario by smershbloke

smershbloke — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:43:31 +0000

What was the name of the restaurant Dario took you too?

Comment on 2010 Year in Review by orestto

orestto — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:47:34 +0000

It's great to see how you're so passionate about baseball. Good luck! :)

Comment on 2010 Year in Review by SirSpider

SirSpider — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:01:50 +0000

Good luck in any of your future endevours! Life is about learning and work ethic - in whatever you do. You got that down pat now so the rest should be an easy game!

Comment on First Hibachi Experience by Goldfish83

Goldfish83 — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:32:55 +0000

Nothing about poker :(

Comment on First Hibachi Experience by DosXX

DosXX — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:44:22 +0000

lol mets :( You aren't wrong, but :(

Comment on Copying CeeGee (A late what I'm Thankful for Post) by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:44:39 +0000

Excellent post imo. I thank my father for the man I have become and the values he instilled. Imagine a world where everyone had great parents...

Comment on 1 year blog anniversery by Fanshawe

Fanshawe — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:46:37 +0000

I actually don't think I've commented before in your blog, but I read all your entries. Considering I know next to nothing about either baseball or what you call football, that must mean you write pretty interesting blog posts. Good luck with your December goals!

Comment on 1 year blog anniversery by DosXX

DosXX — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:11:02 +0000

Congrats on the 1 year and #2 in DC blog world.

Comment on Back From Barcelona by n0whereman

n0whereman — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:17:34 +0000

looks like you'll be hiding the cron shirt for a little while longer after el clasico :)

Comment on Back From Barcelona by QED42

QED42 — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:56:51 +0000

Sounds like Barcelona was a cool trip, don't forget to watch El Classico tonight!

Comment on Dinner with Dario by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:26:17 +0000

yeah el clasico would be a larger grudge match than anything in North America ~ all of the football world would have a horse in that game.

Comment on Dinner with Dario by n0whereman

n0whereman — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:15:30 +0000

+1 on Camp Nou tour being amazing even for non-soccer fans (I'm a big soccer fan). My wife was less than thrilled when she heard the tour took 3+ hours but she ended up loving it by the end. If you can make it to an el clasico (barca vs real madrid) the atmosphere will totally blow away any sox/yankees, ohio state/michigan, duke/unc thing you've ever experienced.

Comment on Dinner with Dario by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:02:32 +0000

Sounds like this is shaping up to be one helluva trip imo.

Comment on Dinner with Dario by Enso

Enso — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:41:56 +0000

Was Dario wearing a scarf?

Comment on Barcelona poker, day 1B by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:42:44 +0000

Whats the weather been like?

Comment on Barcelona poker, day 1B by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:47:40 +0000

lol didn't proof read in the 2 seconds I read, I saw about 8 mistakes but I'm too lazy to change it.

Comment on Barcelona poker, day 1B by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:08:41 +0000

Is "brinked" a combo of binking and bricking? :) Awesome post!

Comment on Blogging From Barcelona by molotok

molotok — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:12:58 +0000

update? the Only time I'm rooting for BOSOX! (NYY FTW)

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by mrmossy84

mrmossy84 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:17:41 +0000

"To end this blog, it's times like this I'm reminded of something my Dad said to me a long time ago that causes me to keep a clear perspective. It was during little league and we had a very cocky kid on our team. He liked to let everyone know how good he was and was quick to point out the faults of others, we'll call him Jimmy. Well one game, he came up in a big spot in the last inning and failed, I don't remember what he did but he made an out. After the game on the way home my Dad and I were talking about the game and he said something that's stuck with me forever (I'm paraphrasing here) "The longer you're around, the more you'll see that kids like Jimmy often get up in big spots and more often than not they fail. Everything seems to come full circle in life and there will be plenty of ups and downs so it's important to be a good teammate and person at all times. Stay humble and you won't have anything to worry about." funny,the first half of the story sounds like someone who plays NHL '11 a lot, the second half sounds like someone who plays NHL '11 a lot with a good attitude...never throwing his teammates or anyone under the bus, always does things for the good of the team, you know who i'm talking about ;) -dj

Comment on Blogging From Barcelona by besthand17

besthand17 — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:21:38 +0000

gl gl

Comment on Blogging From Barcelona by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:20:47 +0000

run goot

Comment on Blogging From Barcelona by sikoris

sikoris — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:17:08 +0000

as others allready mentioned, try watching the BarÃ§a vs Realmadrid match. You wont forget. I'm from barcelona, best of luck!

Comment on Blogging From Barcelona by yomatta

yomatta — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:21:51 +0000

I started the Prison Break series a bit over a week ago courtesy of Netflix. Must say the first season is pretty epic; the 2nd and 3rd aren't as phenomenal but are still quite good. The 4th is shaping up to be better than the 2nd and 3rd so I'm excited about that. Good luck at the tables!

Comment on Blogging From Barcelona by goodtimeguy

goodtimeguy — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:11:35 +0000

you should really just stick around if you can get tickets to the game

Comment on Back to 100 by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:49:30 +0000

I don't have a coach but it's just a matter of refocusing for me. When I start to struggle my B and C game creep back in and I just have to be more aware of that.

Comment on Blogging From Barcelona by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:55:33 +0000

If there's any possible way you can stick around to watch the Real v Barca game, do it. Also, get a burger from Barcelona's Hard Rock Cafe, they're immense.

Comment on Back to 100 by Goldfish83

Goldfish83 — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:52:14 +0000

Sorry to hear about this. - how do you work on your game in times like these? - and your mentality? - do you have a coach?

Comment on Back to 100 by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:52:19 +0000

Sigh, I can't even blog right anymore.

Comment on Back to 100 by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:21:19 +0000

It still repeats at the end fwiw. I could edit it, but don't want to just go editing your blog all willy-nilly like :)

Comment on Back to 100 by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:48:15 +0000

TY fixed, knew it looked longer than it should be.

Comment on Back to 100 by Zanardi

Zanardi — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:32:48 +0000

A few parts of your blog are repeating themselves.

Comment on MNF, Youtube videos, Pulp Fiction, etc by AshThePro

AshThePro — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:35:29 +0000

You get a lot of people who don't understand the concepts of the game beyond fantasy. Kind of like the guy who yells when his RB gets subbed in or why a coach calls a certain play. Its indirectly responsible for the rule changes in the game and the offensive explosion we see today.

Comment on Don't Play Too Many Tables by Bluesjammin

Bluesjammin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:25:22 +0000

good read.

Comment on MNF, Youtube videos, Pulp Fiction, etc by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:27:03 +0000

For me it is, I really don't have a favorite football team and just watch every Sunday for fantasy/entertainment reasons. My Dad's a Giants fan so I'll root for them if their game is on but other than that I'm indifferent.

Comment on MNF, Youtube videos, Pulp Fiction, etc by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:38:04 +0000

Is it safe to assume that Fantasy Football is now actually more popular than the games themselves?

Comment on MNF, Youtube videos, Pulp Fiction, etc by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:13:05 +0000

Not sure, has to be up there but it's definitely number 1 for me.

Comment on MNF, Youtube videos, Pulp Fiction, etc by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:28:32 +0000

Wax on wax off daniel-san

Comment on MNF, Youtube videos, Pulp Fiction, etc by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:55:48 +0000

I feel bad for that girl, but I mean, c'mon, what kind of a coach puts their player in that situation. Clearly she wasn't ready for that race. Oh, and I had Vick too :) Could that have been the greatest fantasy performance ever?

Comment on I May Hate Myself at the End of Today by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:31:50 +0000

Yeah I hate myself, just a typical day of losing flips, coolers, and bad beats. Don't know how people play these things for a living.

Comment on I May Hate Myself at the End of Today by Frankie_Bones

Frankie_Bones — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:31:07 +0000

Comment on I May Hate Myself at the End of Today by MPHansen

MPHansen — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:20:06 +0000

run gooooooooot

Comment on I May Hate Myself at the End of Today by dayoldhater

dayoldhater — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:59:15 +0000

Oh, and I thought you were saying you listened your friends uncle play live poker lol

Comment on I May Hate Myself at the End of Today by dayoldhater

dayoldhater — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:58:37 +0000

Sweet ref. Update results after the tournies :)

Comment on Never Posting a graph again. by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:32:29 +0000

haha I know exactly who has been commenting on my blog since the beginning. Also a little disappointing about Due Date, I'll probably check it out anyways since I'm a big fan of both.

Comment on Never Posting a graph again. by bferst

bferst — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:38:14 +0000

i just saw due date and was disappointed, but some of my friends loved it.

Comment on Never Posting a graph again. by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:17:36 +0000

Finally caught Hey Ball - one of the better ones - and I am a fan of chuck and Joe. I kinda thought I was one of like 5 people reading this blog but you are a celeb apparently. Dont forget your roots man :)

Comment on "Dude, your blog is blowing up" by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:07:01 +0000

I'll be out there from the 21st to the 27th of November. Haven't thought about trying to get tickets although it would be amazing.

Comment on "Dude, your blog is blowing up" by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:37:11 +0000

How long is the trip out to Barca for? Have you thought about trying to get tickets to a game at the Neucamp?

Comment on "Dude, your blog is blowing up" by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:03:17 +0000

Yeah I'm currently raiding Amazon.

Comment on "Dude, your blog is blowing up" by KRANTZ

KRANTZ — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:57:12 +0000

get a book or two for all the time in the airports!

Comment on Aubrey Huff, PTR, Poker Players and Money by DJ Sensei

DJ Sensei — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:23:20 +0000

woooo go giants!

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by 1BYONE

1BYONE — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:05:53 +0000

Congrats

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by WallyWattz

WallyWattz — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:55:25 +0000

Congrats bosoxx! OAR is great. Been a fan since before they made it big...their newer stuff isn't as good as the old stuff though.

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by Hielko

Hielko — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:41:10 +0000

Congrats, keep it up!

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by Acombfosho

Acombfosho — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:31:07 +0000

very awesome post

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by AMT

AMT — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:43:33 +0000

Glad to see you going strong man, congrats on the month! Didn't read anything about the baseball playoffs though :(

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by Ruaction

Ruaction — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:23:34 +0000

Congrats Bosoxx, it's a great achievement and I really admire you're dedication.

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:20:33 +0000

1. Congrats on the month. 2. Hey Girl is my fav OAR song (Crazy Game of Poker is nice too obv :) ). I remember going to see them in concert at Nissan Pavilion via free tix from a radio contest. I knew the DJ so I called up, I wasn't the 10th caller, but I just said "hey, it's me, can you hook me up?" haha 3. Sick quote at the end.

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by FenderJaguar

FenderJaguar — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:04:46 +0000

grats dude.

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by SiQ

SiQ — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:16:35 +0000

congrats on the month. great read.

Comment on 10k month, Thanks DC by DosXX

DosXX — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:51:40 +0000

Hey Bosoxx great post and a great blog. Congrats on the month!

Comment on Kramer knows the worlds Theory! by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:52:30 +0000

Fortunately my world don't collide every October. The only reason it's happening this year is I predicted the NL playoffs perfectly and botched the AL side of the bracket.

Comment on Kramer knows the worlds Theory! by J-Mac

J-Mac — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:08:03 +0000

Don't the NL and AL usually play each other in the World Series? I hope your worlds don't collide every single October.

Comment on Ship the EPT Barcelona Package by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:25:09 +0000

Thanks guys, appreciate it.

Comment on Ship the EPT Barcelona Package by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:26:51 +0000

Sick - now take that mother down

Comment on Ship the EPT Barcelona Package by QuVa4

QuVa4 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:31:59 +0000

Awesome man! Enjoy, u deserve it! Best of luck there my friend.

Comment on Ship the EPT Barcelona Package by J-Mac

J-Mac — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:54:02 +0000

Boom! Congrats.

Comment on Ship the EPT Barcelona Package by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:24:06 +0000

Ship it!

Comment on Ship the EPT Barcelona Package by QED42

QED42 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:40:16 +0000

If you get a chance when you are in Barcelona make sure you check out the Nou Camp, epic stadium.

Comment on Doctor's know their stuff and a poker story by SirSpider

SirSpider — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:58:11 +0000

I enjoy the series a lot, good to know the back story. Poker can be a nasty game hehe

Comment on Doctor's know their stuff and a poker story by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:01:57 +0000

Also, that story is gross.

Comment on Doctor's know their stuff and a poker story by thelynchmob1

thelynchmob1 — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:01:34 +0000

Great story man, it's good to know that even very good professionals like yourself suffer from some of the same issues as amateurs like me. Love your series, GL in the future. Hope you get back to the high stakes soon. Andy

Comment on Fun Trip by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:28:22 +0000

Yeah I hear ya it's just something that I can't ever imagine doing to not want to see a 7 that bad...can't imagine.

Comment on Fun Trip by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:59:54 +0000

re: players with paychecks......you cant be your brothers keeper - they are big enough to look after themselves.

Comment on And Boom Goes the Dynamite by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:07:43 +0000

It's actually from this clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W45DRy7M1no

Comment on And Boom Goes the Dynamite by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:32:00 +0000

Did you happen to get this title from late night sports talk with Jason Smith by any chance? lol

Comment on Lets do it Rangers, random ramblings. by molotok

molotok — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:59:58 +0000

Go Yanks!

Comment on Why I Don't bet On Sports Anymore by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:06:09 +0000

So youre sticking to craps then ........:)

Comment on Real Job? by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:48:58 +0000

GL w/ the interview!

Comment on Playoff Preview, Ryder cup thoughts, and more by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:08:57 +0000

I don't know much about football, but the Sox owners are very smart and savvy. Since taking over the Redsox they've made several improvements in the ballpark as well as the team (First World Series title in 86 years in 2004 and another in 2007). They also own a racing team that has had good results since they bought it. I'll say this, they wouldn't invest in Liverpool if they didn't see money to be made. At the same time, I'd be willing to bet that they'll do everything in their power to put a successful team out there. The previous owner, Tom Hicks is not very smart. He also owned a baseball team in the States and recently had to sell it when he became broke. Based on their actions with the Redsox I'd expect them to to really focus and invest a ton in player development (I think you guys have acadamies?). As well as make some smart hires in regards to front office, scouting, etc. The player transfer rules are different in baseball and much more expensive so I have no idea how that will work out but I'd be willing to bet you like what you see in the next 5 years.

Comment on Playoff Preview, Ryder cup thoughts, and more by inavacuum

inavacuum — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:00:25 +0000

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts (and/or JT's) on the link kybert'76 posted above. I'm not a Liverpool fan, but am interested none the less, knowing nothing about the Red Sox or the owners.

Comment on Playoff Preview, Ryder cup thoughts, and more by kybert'76

kybert'76 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:35:16 +0000

FYI http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9064599.stm I hope this is good for everyone, we have US out going owners who have brought high ticket prices and no investment in our team ( who are having the worst start to the session in 57 years). Liverpool are one of the greatest football teams in the world with a wonderful history, ground and fans.

Comment on Bring it on Europe + October Goals by live_straddle88

live_straddle88 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:52:37 +0000

Will you give discounts to fellow DC'ers? :)

Comment on It was a fun ride 2010 Redsox by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:55:28 +0000

Can't root for the Rays unless they play the Yanks. I also don't see the Sox in the bidding for Crawford. I could see him going to the Yankees or Angels. I'm actually hoping he goes to the National League so the Sox never have to see him again. Also don't see the Rays fading too much next year. Sure they'll lose Crawford, Soriano and Pena but they do have Dan Johnson to replace Pena and Desmond Jennings to take over for Crawford. I think they still have a 2-3 year window as their farm system is still incredibly good. Good luck against Texas.

Comment on It was a fun ride 2010 Redsox by Bonito

Bonito — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:37:50 +0000

I expect it to be back to a 2 team race in the AL East next year. The rays are going to see off everyone they can and drop payroll down to 50 million. So Im sure next year you will have a much better shot. Im sure either the sox or yankees will wind up with Crawford. GL in the bidding war cause Id rather have him go to boston than NY. I hope you are rooting for the rays from here out. Would be nice to see them win it all before selling off the team like the marlins did (twice).

Comment on Quads Are Good. by Hightower

Hightower — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:58:34 +0000

Like that proverb! Truer about poker than anything else I expect.

Comment on Quads Are Good. by jjd323

jjd323 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:55:00 +0000

Such a sick beat that he never got deep-stacked before one of these hands and that he wasn't even full-stacked in the last hand.

Comment on Quads Are Good. by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:14:53 +0000

wow - cant complain about rungood

Comment on Everyone is laughing, and riding, and cornballing. by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:24:57 +0000

It depends, baseball is the most stat based out of the American sports.

Comment on Everyone is laughing, and riding, and cornballing. by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:25:00 +0000

American sports fans are really stat fanatics amirite?

Comment on My session with grimstarr by pain sensation

pain sensation — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:48:58 +0000

lol as aejones says grimstar is like printing money he 3b and then ck/folds all things that miss postflop (if i recall good )

Comment on My session with grimstarr by n0whereman

n0whereman — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:31:24 +0000

grimstarr! awesome.

Comment on My session with grimstarr by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:23:56 +0000

Thanks 2four, I'll keep that in mind and yeah I know he's considered a fish now but it was still fun to stack him :).

Comment on My session with grimstarr by ceegee

ceegee — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:37:09 +0000

hes a fish now =p

Comment on My session with grimstarr by 2fouroffsuit

2fouroffsuit — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:19:54 +0000

Do you need an opponent to play at 200nl? I'd be down to play an hour for a vid if you need it.

Comment on Couple Boston Stories by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:45:22 +0000

Yeah agreed 100%.

Comment on Couple Boston Stories by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:36:10 +0000

I'm 25 and I still like standing behind the right field fence at SafeCo and trying to catch homeruns during BP. I never shout at the players for a ball cause that's just too easy. I let the little kids do that. I hate the rude parents that insist on a ball for their kid and heckle the players till they give them one.

Comment on Definitely Going Back to the U.S. Open Next Year by Syous

Syous — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:55:25 +0000

hahaha mcenroe really said that? Bless the man. DC u.s. open trip next year imo. I really want to see some major sporting events before Federer falls off the grid. enjoy!

Comment on This song is so addicting by CDA

CDA — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:55:08 +0000

Haha, that's fuckin' awesome!

Comment on One of the Coolest things I've Ever Seen. by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:06:19 +0000

Awesome story.

Comment on The Little League World Series Bugs Me by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:24:43 +0000

And Bonito, that's amazing.

Comment on The Little League World Series Bugs Me by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:23:11 +0000

Nope, never read it although I'd be interested if you have a link. And yeah triples were never a part of the LLWS, the field is just too small.

Comment on The Little League World Series Bugs Me by bones

bones — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:16:16 +0000

Were there ever triples in the LLWS? Seems like with a team full of all-stars and small fields that a triple is pretty damn difficult. Dunno if you've read any of kyleb's stuff on 2p2 or driveline when it was up, but he talks a bunch about kids throwing breaking stuff. Really good stuff as far as mechanics.

Comment on The Little League World Series Bugs Me by Bonito

Bonito — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:01:47 +0000

Back when Tiger Woods had his knee surgery someone interviewed the doctor that did the surgery. They asked him what is the most common surgery he does. His answer was Tommy Johns surgery on 15-17 year old kids. I agree breaking balls shouldnt be tought till the kid is 15+

Comment on 2004 ALCS 30 For 30 by Joe Tall

Joe Tall — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:20:02 +0000

O M FUCKING G I had no idea this was coming. THANK YOU!

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by molotok

molotok — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:13:27 +0000

Being a NYY fan it's very interesting to read your BRS thoughts. I remember that 04 series, I couldn't believe it. It hurt more than "Miracle on ice", more than that Gardner wrestler(I'm Russian), because I was there to see the collapse of my team, and history being made by your's.

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:58:04 +0000

Not much changed for me, I take tough losses a bit easier now but other than that not much has changed for me. Many more bandwagon fans nowadays though.

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:57:16 +0000

Yeah - I guess its abit like watching cricket as an Aussie. Did everything change when you guys broke the losing streak?

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by molotok

molotok — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:46:01 +0000

Ok, let me know.

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:17:31 +0000

lol, toast your avatar is perfect considering the thread title and yeah I've always followed tennis. If it was a fall sport I'd play it in high school, got into it during the Agassi-Sampras battles. Molotok- might need some info from you regarding transportation if I go. And Digger, not much to get. Tough to get away from the game when for the last 20 or so years the routine was playing baseball then coming home and eating dinner while watching the game.

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:45:15 +0000

You gotta explain the fascination with baseball.

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by irtoast

irtoast — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:37:05 +0000

thats awesome that you play tennis. sry bout the redsox

Comment on Waving the White Flag and Random Thoughts by molotok

molotok — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:50:41 +0000

I worked there one year, and it's truly amazing at night. You can also go checkout the New Yankee Stadium(needle).

Comment on 2004 ALCS 30 For 30 by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:16:32 +0000

Yeah that's a pretty bad mistake by me.

Comment on 2004 ALCS 30 For 30 by asidrane

asidrane — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:30:08 +0000

The 2004 club was "The Idiots" 2003 was "Cowboy up" Thanks for reminding me of 4 of the worst days of my life.

Comment on 2004 ALCS 30 For 30 by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:10:27 +0000

Yeah I saw the Matt Hoffman one last week. I didn't think I was going to like it at all since I'm not a fan of that sort of stuff but it was incredibly entertaining.

Comment on 2004 ALCS 30 For 30 by stmarys

stmarys — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:07:32 +0000

Dude, the 30 for 30 on ESPN are some of the best documentaries I have ever seen, and I watch a ton of them. Definitely check out the one with Matt Hoffman if you have a chance (think it's called "The Rise of Big Air" or something like that).

Comment on Fenway Park by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:33:36 +0000

"I have been to a couple hundred cardinals games and have only heard people booing a couple times. " Then it must have been this year during interleague play when they played the Mariners.

Comment on Fenway Park by fopah

fopah — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:31:33 +0000

"It seems that people measure it by the amount they boo. St. Louis, Boston and the Yankees boo their own damn teams for the simplest of things" I have been to a couple hundred cardinals games and have only heard people booing a couple times. and st. louis revolves around baseball. everyone here loves it. we are most likely the most classy fans around in my experience

Comment on Fenway Park by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:13:07 +0000

I honestly don't know why St. Louis has such a reputation of having smart fans. Everyone says that, so maybe I'm not the smartest cookie when it comes to this issue. How do they measure the smartness of a teams fans at the stadium? It seems that people measure it by the amount they boo. St. Louis, Boston and the Yankees boo their own damn teams for the simplest of things. I don't think booing because they are spoiled with years of playoff/world series teams makes a crowd smart.

Comment on Fenway Park by Rollo

Rollo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:44:38 +0000

If you go make sure it's a Norte Dame, Penn State, Michigan State or the best of all of them the Ohio State game.

Comment on Fenway Park by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:48:29 +0000

Rigged, I'd be curious to hear a list that doesn't have Boston in their top 3. Obviously St. Louis is up there, Yankee fans maybe, none of the teams out west really are up there. And Rollo, I'm actually a Michigan football/basketball fan. Never been to the Big House but it's on my list of things to do, looks like a ton of fun.

Comment on Fenway Park by Rollo

Rollo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:44:45 +0000

I feel the same way when I walk into the Bog House, nothing better than being with 110,000+ fans. I will say UM fans at the Big house are not the loudest, most of them have had season tickets since when Truman was President. The only time they yell is when you try standing up to watch a key play and they tell you to sit down.

Comment on Fenway Park by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:23:57 +0000

Boston fans are the most knowledgeable in baseball? I have now heard it all. Haha.

Comment on A big Pet Peeve of mine by jjd323

jjd323 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:56:14 +0000

I'm pretty sure that you are the guy with the problem, not him.

Comment on A big Pet Peeve of mine by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:55:25 +0000

Yeah that's pretty much a deal breaker. If he wanted the name on it that badly just go with the road jersey.

Comment on A big Pet Peeve of mine by asidrane

asidrane — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:22:31 +0000

Yeah, the name on jersey that shouldn't have it is rally bad. A friend of mine bought a Nomar home jersey before they traded him and it had the name. He said he preferred that, the friendship ended soon thereafter.

Comment on Random Baseball Stuff by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:16:50 +0000

lol, good point never thought of it that way. However Boston is an incredibly tough market.

Comment on Random Baseball Stuff by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:22:16 +0000

I find it amusing that when Pedroia talks about the bad times he talks about basically a .500 record lol. Yeah he has it super rough.

Comment on I Found Evidence by oneillsurfer03

oneillsurfer03 — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:23:02 +0000

what about cold cereal?

Comment on The Big Race by Entity

Entity — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:38:11 +0000

"I don't know how Rob runs marathons." Very slowly. That's the secret. :)

Comment on The Big Race by xix

xix — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:48:30 +0000

"However I can't see myself doing anything longer than a 5k..." Funny thing... I said the EXACT same thing 5 half-marathons ago.

Comment on The Big Race by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:07:57 +0000

Whole wheat pasta the night before helps so much imo.

Comment on The Big Race by bferst

bferst — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:56:41 +0000

the only advice i have is that athletes usually "carb up" before an event so like tons of pasta ect. i think

Comment on Mariano Rivera is very good. by asidrane

asidrane — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:16:01 +0000

Don't forget 97, that homer to Sandy Alomar Jr. was tough to take too.

Comment on Mariano Rivera is very good. by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:37:59 +0000

I think he will, but doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things since everyone already knows he's better than Hoffman.

Comment on Mariano Rivera is very good. by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:42:03 +0000

Do you think he'll catch Trevor Hoffman in saves?

Comment on Wrapping up in Vegas by Entity

Entity — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:31:15 +0000

Sucks I couldn't be there while you were. On a plane on my way down right now, will be there until Friday.

Comment on Blogging from Vegas by fopah

fopah — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:25:13 +0000

not everyone likes it we were driving through south dakota at the time(which meant we couldn't listen to the game) and the guy on their sports channel was comparing soccer to nascar and saying NBA players could probably tie a soccer team. however he also said hockey can skate to a tie so obviously he doesn't know sports but hes also on ESPN Radio South Dakota so i dunno.

Comment on Blogging from Vegas by kybert'76

kybert'76 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:28:00 +0000

It makes me happy Americans are starting to love what we call the beautiful game. Ghana next for you guys will be tough and if you want to see a possible modern day classic check out England Vs Germany we have a lot of football history with the Germans and have a bad habit of losing to then on penalties ( when scores are tied after extra time players take 5 penalties each to decide a winner) in the world cup.

Comment on Blogging from Vegas by fopah

fopah — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:47:08 +0000

i just watched the replay of the game. we were on the road coming home from seattle so we missed it but it was a great goal

Comment on Blogging from the Airport by orestto

orestto — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:47:47 +0000

+1 to watching Arrested Development while travelling. GL at Vegas! :)

Comment on Blogging from the Airport by fopah

fopah — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:27:16 +0000

have fun dawg. arrested development is crucial. we played trivia at a bar in newport oregon and our team name was "The Sea Ward" and no one got it and i laughed everytime they said it out loud

Comment on Wood vs Metal by Bonito

Bonito — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:20:08 +0000

Rolling and shaving bats aren't allowed anywhere that I know of. At least in slow pitch softball if you hit the pitcher the team on the field can ask to have your bat examined. So they take the bat that was used to hit the pitcher and if it is rolled or shaved the player who owns it is punished. Punishments range from banishment from league/fields to being charged w/ assult. The problem is you have to hit the pitcher before the bat gets inspected. We play in a co-ed league on friday and its pretty obrvious that bats are tampered with when a 105lb girl launches a 295' shot to the warning track. Its out of hand.

Comment on Wood vs Metal by Entity

Entity — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:13:45 +0000

Just read up a bit on rolled bats -- that's absolutely insane that it's allowed anywhere. Seems incredibly dangerous and takes a lot away from the game, IMHO.

Comment on Wood vs Metal by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:10:00 +0000

Yeah I saw that game, it's so much worse in the college game since players are so much stronger. I've actually read a lot about rolled bats, when that happens the thing becomes a weapon, I wouldn't even want to play infield against those things.

Comment on Wood vs Metal by Bonito

Bonito — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:59:22 +0000

Did you see the FSU Vandy game 3 where the Vandy player had a check swing that landed a couple paces into right field in the 8th inning? What a joke that ball doesnt get out of the infield if its a wood bat.

Comment on Wood vs Metal by Bonito

Bonito — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:56:53 +0000

I completly agree. I think all forms of ball. Slow pitch softball its even bad. There are way too many people rolling and shaving bats its a joke. I mean I was at a tourny and a guy just came up and asked "hey $50 and i'll roll your bat." I responded "dude its moving 6mph and thrown underhand if I cant hit it Ill quit." Ive seen pitchers get knocked out cold and heard of one that got hit in the chest. Well he got his glove up even and the ball was hit so hard it hit him in his chest and stopped his heart with his glove in the way. I think wood should be used for anyone over the age of 13. The sweet spot on metal bats is just way too big and the ball comes off so much harder. Not to mention its easier to tamper with them and get away with it.

Comment on RIP Coach Wooden by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:02:26 +0000

Nice post man. This is my favorite book of his... http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/178-6523288-7108309?a=0809230410

Comment on Random Thoughts by fopah

fopah — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:56:56 +0000

i would want to go see blue man group if they are in vegas

Comment on Hi my name is Mike and I enjoy watching the Woman's Softball College WS by TripleB Boston

TripleB Boston — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:25:13 +0000

Since Jennie Finch graduated, it is -ev. She still is smoking hot btw. I like the chants... http://pyleoflist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jennie_finch.jpg

Comment on Hi my name is Mike and I enjoy watching the Woman's Softball College WS by fopah

fopah — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:20:53 +0000

why do they only play 7 innings? isn't that sexist?

Comment on Shoe Recommendations? by SupremeNinja

SupremeNinja — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:29:48 +0000

clark's desert boots

Comment on Shoe Recommendations? by bferst

bferst — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:59:17 +0000

if you have the correct wardrobe, converse can look good with anything. go for a white pair.

Comment on Shoe Recommendations? by CarbonCopy

CarbonCopy — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:22:47 +0000

For casual shoes that you can dress up with, loafers work pretty well.

Comment on Shoe Recommendations? by jjd323

jjd323 — Thu, 27 May 2010 09:55:03 +0000

I have a pair of Pikolinos http://www.pikolinos.com that I've bought the identical same shoe three times; they are ridiculously comfy and well made, take over a year to wear out and I wear them almost every day. You might struggle finding them in the US though. I get the "PUERTO RICO 03A".

Comment on Shoe Recommendations? by molotok

molotok — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:47:49 +0000

Hugo Boss

Comment on Rusty by Entity

Entity — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:40:33 +0000

Sick use of the new inline-youtube stuff. :)

Comment on It was between that or Muhammad by fopah

fopah — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:25:31 +0000

sushi is decent. i eat it about 2 times a month. def try it

Comment on It was between that or Muhammad by besthand17

besthand17 — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:50:34 +0000

I am a Ranger fan...I am really bitter. I am also totally bummed that the Western Conference series isn't as entertaining. For the first time in my life hockey is boring me.

Comment on It was between that or Muhammad by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:42:47 +0000

Check out Sushi Samba in the Palazzo in LV dude... It's pretty ridic!

Comment on Initiation of a Bruins fan by fopah

fopah — Sat, 15 May 2010 20:08:03 +0000

sorry guy. that blows pretty hard. at least you know the winning end as well

Comment on Yet Another Game 7 by FenderJaguar

FenderJaguar — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:56:56 +0000

SOOoOoOOO much for jumping ahead eh!???? Can still win though!

Comment on Baseball Season Winding Down by themandude

themandude — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:10:39 +0000

Baseball season winding down? over here its winding up, my 3rd game of the season is tomorrow, and like 20 more games after that : )

Comment on Yet Another Game 7 by fopah

fopah — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:02:27 +0000

" since Bobby Orr scored that memorable overtime goal against the Blues in 1970" sigh... just think about having a hockey team that made the playoffs abillion times in a row without winning a cup. >.< good luck to the bruins, im rooting for them actually.

Comment on Baseball Season Winding Down by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:17:31 +0000

There's always a big crowd at the Preakness. It's an excuse for a lot of people to just go and get hammered. If you're bored youtube search "Preakness infield"

Comment on Baseball Season Winding Down by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:35:00 +0000

what sort of crowd will they get out there?

Comment on Baseball Season Winding Down by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:12:01 +0000

Not exactly sure, I don't follow horse racing that closely just the triple crown. However seeing that there wasn't a clear favorite for the Derby (the favorite was scratched a couple days before the race). I'd say no, but I do love watching the Derby, the Preakness, and Belmont.

Comment on Baseball Season Winding Down by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:32:41 +0000

good quote is it a strong year for 3 year olds? In north america.

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:44:56 +0000

Wow, I never realized I called the puck the button and yeah I figured most like to get bets placed for them. I tend to tip more than most but most of the time when I forget to take odds, the dealers are quick to remind me.

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by 432A

432A — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:47:13 +0000

Oh any any dealer who's not a break-in will talk you out of placing really bad bets with a tip. Try and place an any seven for the dealers. It's the worst bet on the table. Most dealers would talk you out of it unless you're a don't player or something. They might try to steer you away from a field bet, that kind of thing. They love some of the bigger payoff bets though my buddy Danny C. would ALWAYS put our money on the ace deuce because "...you know it's coming" HOW MUCH ON THE ACE DEUCE?!?!

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by 432A

432A — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:34:30 +0000

I'd say 1% would rather take the tip and drop it in the toke box. The rest of them are gamblers at heart just like you and would rather ride along with any bet you have. They would rather lose a bet with you to get the chance to win along with you. Lot of people think the dealers want to see them lose. That is 100% true IF you're an asshole. Otherwise they're just working schmucks like everyone else and they like seeing people win. Everybody loves a winner. If you really want to know what a dealer who you think has earned it wants to do with a toke ask him. He'll tell you if he/she'd rather just drop it in the box. BTW nice picture of the puck. You call it the button and it's funny but until you did, I never thought of describing it that way to friends who have been exposed to poker. There are what the rest of the casino calls lammers (little round plastic buttons sometimes clear, sometimes with amounts on them) that the craps pit calls buttons and what you're calling the button is correctly termed a puck in craps. I like how you used the term poker players would know I just point it out for the sake of correctness.

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:18:32 +0000

Awesome follow up. I was going to add something like you did but it would've made it really long and you explained it better than I could anyways. I've always wondered, what do dealers prefer as far as tipping? I see a lot of people throw them yo, horn, field bets while I typically give them a $1 passline bet with full odds. Was never sure what they liked best. Or do they just prefer a random tip and to not be included in the roll?

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by 432A

432A — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:32:52 +0000

Great post and 100% accurate! I've got over 10 years as a dealer/supervisor and craps was my main game. I know you're not trying to get confusing but you might want to note that while the odds on a come bet are "off" on the come out roll in MOST casinos there have been casinos where they work unless you ask for them to be off and you have to ask every come out roll. If you ever see a game where they don't turn the puck to off when they move it to the don't come for a new shooter you should ask as it should mean the odds are working. Great idea for a post IMO we've talked many times in the casino about how the (old dying off) craps players all learned the game during WWII. I've never understood why casinos don't do more to educate new players but I guess they'd rather have them playing slots... I'd do some craps etiquette as well, you don't want someone trying to place a wager on the pass line if the puck is already on a number or trying to pick up a pass line bet while the shooter is out on a point. Pass line bets (and come bets once on a number)are "contract" bets meaning they must see a decision. Odds are not and may be placed or taken down at any time. Pick up your pass line odds any time you want but you have to ask the dealer to take down the come bet odds. Players should never reach into the area where the boxes of numbers 4 5 6 8 9 10 are. Same thing for the area in front of the dealer on the players side of the table the "stickman". He's the guy who controls the flow of the game and move the dice around. You can ask him or your dealer to place or remove bets infront of the stickman. If you have any questions or if I can help let me know.

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by fopah

fopah — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:16:57 +0000

if we are in vegas at the same time we should def hit a craps table imo

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by DJ Sensei

DJ Sensei — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:20:55 +0000

also important: yell "no diablo!" before every roll (at least after the point is set)

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:06:21 +0000

No real reason for only 2 come bets. It's nice to have 3 numbers working for you and anything more would just be a bit too much variance for me. Also, Digger your theory is spot on. I'd like to add old men in suits as well. Rigged, generally how much you can bet for odds is on the table limit part of the table. Also, you can always just ask the dealers.

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:58:32 +0000

Sweet post. I was always a pass line and come bet player also. Didn't usually play two come bets tho. Interesting. Also, I wasn't exactly sure how much I could bet for odds. Great informative post.

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by rvtsteve

rvtsteve — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:11:48 +0000

Awesome intro. I used to play a lot of craps, but haven't played in like 5 years. It's a lot of fun. Instead of a "Now for Something Different" you should start a new kind of vid series for DC. "The Discerning Degen" or something! :)

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by DiggerTheDog

DiggerTheDog — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:16:01 +0000

Post - should be titled how to become an expert degen. Any reason behind only betting 3 come bets? Do you ever lay numbers? My current crap theory is to assess whether or not the thrower is a loser or not .......and just assume that if they are things will not change for that guy/gal and bet against them. ( theory has a few tweaks - never bet against 8+ looking women and bald men with gold chains) Thoughts on my theory?

Comment on A beginners guide to craps by fopah

fopah — Thu, 06 May 2010 04:35:04 +0000

wow this is intense. im gonna have to read this like 4 times

Comment on 6, 9, 17...One TIME by fopah

fopah — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:57:41 +0000

pretty badass. Keno sounds more boring than bingo

Comment on What if Bombay didn't blow a .08 by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:38:46 +0000

TY. It was basically unreadable until now.

Comment on What if Bombay didn't blow a .08 by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:40:37 +0000

Fixed smart guy.

Comment on What if Bombay didn't blow a .08 by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:59:50 +0000

"Itâ€™s strange but by not playing a whole lot in April I felt as if I improved a ton and am looking forward to March." You're going to wait 11 months to play again!?! :)

Comment on 6, 9, 17...One TIME by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:11:42 +0000

Sadly Rebecca wasn't my type, nice girl though.

Comment on 6, 9, 17...One TIME by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:44:55 +0000

Hahaha great story! For some reason I picture Rebecca being cute...

Comment on Early Years at the Casino by Bonito

Bonito — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:08:02 +0000

Am I old? Damn when I was 18 we (friend and I) went the play stud and it was $0.25/$0.50 limit stud. BTW we played stud cause we had no idea what that 1 table of that weird "Hold them" game was. Oh man times have changed in the last 5-10 years.

Comment on Early Years at the Casino by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:02:17 +0000

Definitely remember stuff like this! Hitting up AC and getting the most out of the travel $ they gave us for living so far away!

Comment on Early Years at the Casino by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:26:35 +0000

On my 18th b-day in 2003, the first thing I played was 1-4 spread 7 card stud. Wow it was the big time. A few days later I brought only 20 dollars and waited on the list for an hour. I lost it all on the first hand and had to go home which was a half hour away.. I was devastated

Comment on Early Years at the Casino by OnTheRail15

OnTheRail15 — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:23:53 +0000

Sick. What part of Rochester are you from? I'm from Webster originally.

Comment on The Story of a Walk On by besthand17

besthand17 — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:10:06 +0000

I loved this blog man, I played D3 ball which is obv much easier, but I miss ball a lot.

Comment on Could be an epic Masters by caperbii

caperbii — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:47:57 +0000

I took 6-to-1 on tiger and 100to1 on duval just in hopes he made a run (wishful thinking). Would have been too sickkk if phil made the birdie on 18 to pair with woods!

Comment on lol Yankees by yeahthatsme

yeahthatsme — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:19:53 +0000

Final Yankees 6 (1-1, 1-1 away) Red Sox 4 (1-1, 1-1 home)

Comment on 10k is the goal in April by oneillsurfer03

oneillsurfer03 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:58:59 +0000

how much is bottle service? lol heaters imo.

Comment on 10k is the goal in April by Valuelol

Valuelol — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:10:42 +0000

wish u all the best in reaching ur goals really like ur series

Comment on I Need To Get Organized by KRANTZ

KRANTZ — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:10:01 +0000

Use google calendar, so easy, so convenient. Will CHANGE YOUR WORLD!

Comment on Addicted to EASHL by Dot Fender

Dot Fender — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:04:24 +0000

Hi bosoxx34 Advil is not the answer, but I can give you the perfect site for arm/shoulder solutions : http://ericcressey.com/baseball-content

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by Schweig

Schweig — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:59:59 +0000

Yeah I stayed away from the Office until about a year ago, for no real reason either. I think maybe it's because of its "remake of a British show" status which usually means the same as poor. However, the Office is definitely an exception to that rule, has really sharp writing and talented cast and, most importantly, does very well in distinguishing itself from the original that it exists as a great comedy in its own right.

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by bjordan

bjordan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:39:32 +0000

United States of Tara is actually a great show. The 2nd season is about to start on Showtime.

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:13:21 +0000

not sure why I typed at all in the previous post

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:12:59 +0000

I'm a big CYE fan at all. My favorite from this past season was actually The Black Swan. "Hey asshole, you're talking way too loud in the dining room"

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by supersplitz

supersplitz — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:26:33 +0000

I love CYE, I don't think there is any other show that makes me actually laugh out loud as much. It also gets better each season, the second last episode of season 7 has to be one of the best of all time.

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:29:36 +0000

I just ordered 30 rock seasons 1-3. and Schweig, even though it isn't separated, solid choices. I've always stayed away from the office for some reason, maybe after 30 rock.

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by Schweig

Schweig — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:54:05 +0000

The first few seasons of The Office are brilliant. And now, Parks & Recreation (by the same creators) is my favourite comedy currently on. Also, Community is pretty good.

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by delcrossb

delcrossb — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:53:30 +0000

Will Arnett has a recurring role on 30 Rock, a show which you should watch if you don't already.

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by goldseraph

goldseraph — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:12:35 +0000

AD is great! Try curb your enthusiasm, 30 rock, weeds

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by Schweig

Schweig — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:18:53 +0000

Urgh, comment doesn't do separate lines? Messed it up

Comment on Done with Arrested Development by Schweig

Schweig — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:18:20 +0000

Wayne Jarvis: We believe this is where they stored the WMDs and that your father built on this land to hide them. Michael: Are you serious? Wayne Jarvis: Almost always. I was once voted the worst audience participant Cirque du Soleil ever had. Michael: ...That's quite an accusation. Wayne Jarvis: Well Michael I did not find their buffoonery amusing. Michael: I meant about my father. Wayne Jarvis: He's guilty! George Michael: I have pop pop in the attic. Michael: The mere fact that you call making love pop pop shows you're not ready! Michael: Tell Gob I've got a nice hard cot with his name on it. Lucille: You would do that to your own brother? Michael: I said COT.

Comment on Baseball Season is here by RIGGED!

RIGGED! — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:55:28 +0000

Good prediction on the AL West. The Mariners have had an abysmal last few years, but this is for sure gunna be a good year. It's been soooo long since they've had some decent pitching. I cannot wait!!!

Comment on Baseball Season is here by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:14:06 +0000

NL West - Rockies, lovin' it!

Comment on Baseball Season is here by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:59:01 +0000

haha, well put

Comment on Baseball Season is here by asidrane

asidrane — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:32:02 +0000

Clearly a batter should be judged based on his teammate's ability to get on base in front of him :) Think of baseball like poker. Those who don't get enough RBIs don't game select well. Those who walk are too nitty (Bobby Abreu anyone). People who K a lot and hit a ton of homers are loose donks who run well.

Comment on Fitting Ending by besthand17

besthand17 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:20:18 +0000

Anyone else but Crosby and I wouldn't have been that upset about the outcome of the game.

Comment on Lets do it team USA by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:40:32 +0000

Great game, so close.

Comment on Lets do it team USA by Rollo

Rollo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:50:02 +0000

Hell of a game, thought we had them.

Comment on Lets do it team USA by oneillsurfer03

oneillsurfer03 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:13:55 +0000

ur such a sports junkie! You would love ESPN 8 "The Ocho"

Comment on Lets do it team USA by Rollo

Rollo — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:19:19 +0000

Being a long time Red Wings fan I have seen what great goalies can do to great teams. So if Miller plays the way he has I think we have a great chance of winning. I do think Canada is going to win 5-3. I would say if the USA had Chris Chelios we would win for sure. j/k

Comment on Lets do it team USA by williep1234

williep1234 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:17:09 +0000

Do work team U.S.A.

Comment on Lets do it team USA by Zanardi

Zanardi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:59:14 +0000

That's why Kiprusoff is in the NHL.

Comment on Lets do it team USA by OnTheRail15

OnTheRail15 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:58:36 +0000

Unfortunately, I think it'll be tough for us to win this game, but we do have a fighting chance. 30-35% imo.

Comment on Lets do it team USA by besthand17

besthand17 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:56:21 +0000

Canada is way more talented, but we have just the team to beat them. The only thing is Canada finally put in a non-washed up goalie. So we aren't going to get the gifts we got last game. Bottom line, if Miller stands on his head...we win, if he doesn't we lose.

Comment on That Was Pretty Damn Impressive by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:30:13 +0000

My favorite part about that clip is you know where he's going with it as soon as Tobias starts talking but you don't actually expect him to say it.

Comment on you just made a fool out of yourself in front of t-bone by infire

infire — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:55:02 +0000

If you like Arrested Development, maybe check out Modern Life when you're done. I just started watching, and though it's not quite as good, it's still very funny.

Comment on That Was Pretty Damn Impressive by Entity

Entity — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:07:20 +0000

God I love Arrested Development.

Comment on you just made a fool out of yourself in front of t-bone by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:52:37 +0000

Yeah the first 2 games were great and the US has a great draw to the finals now. Canada-Russia, Slovakia-Sweden in the quarters will be awesome

Comment on you just made a fool out of yourself in front of t-bone by Rollo

Rollo — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:46:37 +0000

Great Day for Hockey! Hope you enjoyed that game or games yesterday. The Olympic hockey with pro players is maybe the most entertaining thing to watch for sports imo.

Comment on you just made a fool out of yourself in front of t-bone by goose669

goose669 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:38:00 +0000

interesting subject, i used to 4 table hu, but now im making 200% more 1 tableing and game selecting like my life depended on it. don't get me wrong i've turned into the king of bum hunters but i figure i can live with this when looking at my bb/100 winrate. the only draw back is i sometimes get urges to play the regs/top players at the level i play at (100nl)to see what i can do, but i've come to relize thats mr ego head talking and not mr good business head :) alot to be said for your reg friend's stratergy bossox.

Comment on you just made a fool out of yourself in front of t-bone by SnappieVouz

SnappieVouz — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:54:55 +0000

I have been thinking about two tabling myself. The only reason Im not is because I feel I am going to miss to many rakeback + Im not getting enough hands in.

Comment on Summer ball- Part 2 by barrypatterson

barrypatterson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:18:29 +0000

Same here. We live at almost 8900 ft. and the thought of outdoor baseball at the moment is painful. Nothing going on outside of the gyms.

Comment on Summer ball- Part 2 by barrypatterson

barrypatterson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:17:54 +0000

Same here. We live at almost 8900 ft. and the thought of outdoor baseball at the moment is painful. Nothing going on outside of the gyms.

Comment on Summer ball- Part 2 by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:45:01 +0000

Thanks, I'm very jealous that your brother gets to start so soon. We don't start practice until March 8 and we're inside practically the whole time before our first game.

Comment on Summer ball- Part 2 by barrypatterson

barrypatterson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:45:07 +0000

good luck with the school ball. my brother is a high school coach and his team was supposed to kick off their season last weekend (in alabama) but they were snowed out. unusual for the deep south.

Comment on Done with the Wire by xix

xix — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:02:39 +0000

I just downloaded season 1 to see what this show is all about. Now that I'm caught up on Criminal Minds, I don't have anything in queue to watch.

Comment on 11 innings of hope (warning: really long) by xix

xix — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:53:12 +0000

I'm so jealous of the support you guys have for high school/college baseball teams. I would have loved to have a catching coach. There are so many small little things I could have improved when I was a catcher back in the day, maybe I could have gotten a bit further with my game. I remember having one of those crazy long games, our was so long that the coaches and the reffing team both decided it was starting to get too late to play and we recheduled to finish the game the next day. In total we played 16 innings.

Comment on 11 innings of hope (warning: really long) by barrypatterson

barrypatterson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:28:18 +0000

high school baseball is awesome. becoming a team, buying in to a winning philosophy, practicing/training hard, continuing to play hard when overmatched... fun post. looking forward to the next.

Comment on 11 innings of hope (warning: really long) by Jackson Kings

Jackson Kings — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:33:47 +0000

[x] Really long

Comment on Stuff by n0whereman

n0whereman — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:31:03 +0000

http://www.catalystgym.com/2009/02/crossfit-vs-p90x.html I'm pretty biased, but for me it comes down to this: p90x is fine, but crossfit is GREAT. More variety + shorter workouts + much better weightlifting work + camaraderie with fellow crossfitters + close to personal training = win. Especially since the biggest drawback of crossfit imo ($$$) shouldn't be a big hurdle for you, I think it's a no-brainer if you're ok with the intensity. Feel free to PM/IM if you wanna chat about it.

Comment on Stuff by AMT

AMT — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:20:22 +0000

1) You're a baseball coach? Will you be my friend? 2) re: p90x/crossfit/whatever, I can't say about the products specifically, and I realize it's a pain to get outside or to the gym, but really a consistent, long term plan for working out in those contexts in conjunction with a reasonable diet is absolutely the way to go. One of those machines has to be better than nothing, though! 3) You will be a better person after having completed both the Wire and Arrested Development. You will quite literally increase your worth on this planet in having done so. A pre-emptive congratulations to you. 4) re: Macs, absolutely amazing machines, great hardware and mac has totally gone legit quality-wise the last couple of years. HOWEVER, you can definitely get a comparable machine with equal or greater specs for significantly less of a cost, if price is a major factor for you (and if monitor size is, also). 5) I like the bullet point format of your blog. I might steal that. Hope it's not copyrighted or anything.

Comment on Stuff by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:23:01 +0000

Haven't read anything about crossfit, is there a big difference between the two?

Comment on Stuff by n0whereman

n0whereman — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:56:27 +0000

do crossfit instead of p90x imo

Comment on Done with the Wire by molotok

molotok — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:58:59 +0000

I just rewatched the whole thing. Saddest scene- Bubs gettin a beating and cops not coming. Funny scene- Does the chair know that we look like some punk ass bitches?

Comment on Done with the Wire by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:24:27 +0000

Vote for saddest scene (and fav character) - Bubs trying to kill himself, Funny Scene - Seeing Stringer sitting in that Econ class

Comment on My Coaching Story by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:49:36 +0000

Thinking back on it I didn't tell my first students that I had never coached before. Like I said I was extremely fortunate. It's not usually too common to get other coaches give you recommendations but I had been receiving lessons from jsnipes for like 5 months at this point.

Comment on My Coaching Story by Niklius

Niklius — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:59:58 +0000

Great. Do you tell the first people that you coach for money that you've never coached for money before? And how does the biz work? Is it common to be getting other coaches recommendations for you to use?

Comment on My Coaching Story by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:18:07 +0000

Basically they just wanted to get better and were willing to put the time in to do it. It wasn't for free but was at a lower rate than my current coaching rate. As far as mentoring I would only take on one or two and just be prepared to learn from your mistakes and be ready to adjust to their style/personality.

Comment on My Coaching Story by Niklius

Niklius — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:29:42 +0000

From someone who wants to eventually be a coach someday, your post was a fantastic read. What do you think your appeal was to your first two students who decided to have you coach them? Was it for free? Years down the road I would like to consider this as a viable option. Also, I would like to begin 'mentoring' other underdeveloped players ASAP just so that I am forced to learn things I don't know. Any advice on trying to do something like this?

Comment on Where's Wallace? by barrypatterson

barrypatterson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:51:35 +0000

pitchers and catchers in 18 days. when's the next "on the farm" vid coming out?

Comment on Big Monday by goldganesh

goldganesh — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:31:35 +0000

Oh word, that doesnt seem to far away from syracuse, maybe an little over an hour, we should meet up sometime and maybe hit up a local casino or talk poker sometime best of luck on your new series!!!

Comment on Where's Wallace? by AMT

AMT — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:25:39 +0000

Where's Wallace at?!?! Aren't you just so glad we forced this series on you?

Comment on Big Monday by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:22:02 +0000

I live in Rochester.

Comment on Big Monday by goldganesh

goldganesh — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:52 +0000

Where exactly are you from bosoxx? I recently moved from cali to upstate NY and close to Syracuse

Comment on Big Monday by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:37:22 +0000

I started following sports during the Fab Five's sophomore year and the football team is always on TV. I'd settle for a sweet 16 or a bowl game in the next couple years, lol.

Comment on Big Monday by Rollo

Rollo — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:16:28 +0000

Love UM! Been a very LONG year. What made you a UM fan?

Comment on Big Monday by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:47:58 +0000

Yeah, for basketball and football. It's been a long year.

Comment on Big Monday by OnTheRail15

OnTheRail15 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:30:57 +0000

Didn't know you were a Michigan fan too. It's been brutal this year, hasn't it?

Comment on Big Monday by OnTheRail15

OnTheRail15 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:30:53 +0000

Didn't know you were a Michigan fan too. It's been brutal this year, hasn't it?

Comment on Stock Options by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:08:36 +0000

Thanks G586 I'll check those out.

Comment on Stock Options by G586

G586 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:53:42 +0000

Couple of links... http://www.trade2win.com/ http://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/en/main.php Worth learning this stuff, lots of parallels with poker.

Comment on Stock Options by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:08:24 +0000

Not going to get certified anytime soon. They do make good money, but if I started up as a financial planner I wouldn't be able to coach baseball which is what I really enjoy.

Comment on Stock Options by OnTheCome

OnTheCome — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:50:01 +0000

Are you going for CFA - CFP. Financial Planners really do bank. I am not sure how it is in the US but here nearly every product you advise you get initial commission + trailing commission. Depending on net worth of your clients you can make $10,000 a year in passive income for every SoA you write. Easier then poker :)

Comment on Stock Options by Zuberi

Zuberi — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:37:55 +0000

Def something I need to have a closer look at

Comment on Stock Options by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:41:52 +0000

Bonito, that's awesome and I would definitely try to learn from him

Comment on Stock Options by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:41:03 +0000

DaddyWarbucks he gave me two books from his office. They're both pretty old but I gotta imagine they cover the basics. They are Options: Essential concepts and trading strategies by the options instute and Options as a startegic investment by Lawrence G. McMillan

Comment on Stock Options by Bonito

Bonito — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:31:12 +0000

Oh and good luck to you. Options are not the easiest thing to learn. But variance is still smaller than poker, then again so is the ROI.

Comment on Stock Options by Bonito

Bonito — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:30:03 +0000

My dad retired because he makes good money trading options. Except he does it backwards from most people. Like when you are buying the control of 10,000 shares at the price of 1,000. He is the guy that owns the 10,000 shares selling you that control. I guess he pretty much sells covered calls (Im not 100% sure on terminology). He usually out performs all of the MSNBC "experts" by about 5% each year and the big mutual funds by 7-10%. But he spent 3 years perfecting it w/ fake money before he started to use real money. I really need to learn what he does though.

Comment on Stock Options by DaddyWarbucks

DaddyWarbucks — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:59:26 +0000

As a matter of interest, what books did he recommend?

Comment on Stock Options by OnTheRail15

OnTheRail15 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:54:24 +0000

Awesome. All I do is put money in my IRA lol.

Comment on Apparently I'm a bumhunter and hitnrunner by Sugar Nut

Sugar Nut — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:07:55 +0000

I'm seriously, seriously, seriously rooting for you to make it to 1kNL this year man. As I've said before, we have similar struggles and issues to overcome (lack of volume, tilt) I guess we're both talented players but as a buddy of mine says "Hard work beats talent if talent doesn't work hard" Let's dedicate ourselves to making 2010 the hardest working year of our career so far. With years ahead of us, where we will work even harder.

Comment on Apparently I'm a bumhunter and hitnrunner by veloblank

veloblank — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:34:49 +0000

Thanks man. I've been reading your blog as well. Keep up the good work. Gl with the series!

Comment on Catching up on movies + other stuff by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:23:04 +0000

I watch Jimmy V's speech every time it comes on ESPN. Just magical. If you want to work on some poker math some time, just lmk. I'm on Ep 6 of Wilt's Math series and it never hurts to practice.

Comment on Catching up on movies + other stuff by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:17:30 +0000

I'll definitely do it once I feel comfortable with it. Maybe I'll add it to the last 10 minutes of like every other episode.

Comment on Catching up on movies + other stuff by run.it.twice

run.it.twice — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:30:24 +0000

Perhaps you can record add some 10 or so minutes of you doing some calcs at the end of the videos 'Down on the Farm'? I'm guilty of not doing this, I guess I should really start, I have to watch WoT's series soon.

Comment on Catching up on movies + other stuff by oneillsurfer03

oneillsurfer03 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:22:31 +0000

u can have college basketball but the yanks are world champs right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Almost There by Ribbo

Ribbo — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:29:43 +0000

You have my deepest sympathy for liking baseball. :)

Comment on Almost There by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:55:28 +0000

No problem Tecmo, the more comments on my blog the more people read it. Also enjoy your quote as well, it's 100% true.

Comment on Almost There by SirSpider

SirSpider — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:14:02 +0000

Cant wait to watch this series and get a take on some HUNL.

Comment on Almost There by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:58 +0000

Don't mean to spam your blog comments, but I can't delete my old posts. I just wanted to post the correct quote... "You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." George Lorimer

Comment on Almost There by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:52:50 +0000

One of my favorite quotes all time is "In order to go to bed with satisfaction, I must wake up with determination."

Comment on Almost There by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:51:55 +0000

"Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again." I like that :)

Comment on Almost There by JohnnyAbove

JohnnyAbove — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:45:13 +0000

Im very excited for this series as im having trouble with HU too, hope you move from 50 nl to 1K and guide us. JohnnyAbove.

Comment on We're There by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:18:45 +0000

GL man!

Comment on We're There by besthand17

besthand17 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:34:13 +0000

All the best man

Comment on We're There by Sugar Nut

Sugar Nut — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:04:50 +0000

Seems like the two of us have similar problems and were facing similar challenges in december. I wish you all the best for 2010.

Comment on We're There by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Yeah, I know I wouldn't have a problem beating 100nl but I do want to stick to my plan to . Otherwise I might be encouraged to move up faster in future levels and I really want to be overolled when I move up to 200+. I've noticed a pretty big difference so far attitude wise being overolled so I'm going to stick with that for now. Thanks though and best of luck.

Comment on We're There by simonpoker

simonpoker — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:09:00 +0000

to GilgUK he wrote previously that he wants to be rolled fully for all the stakes he is going to play since he thinks he will play a lot better then.

Comment on We're There by GilgUK

GilgUK — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:41:34 +0000

not to side track your plan or anything but 40 buy ins is surely enough for you at 100. 50 once you move higher and higher yeah.

Comment on New Title by goldganesh

goldganesh — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:09:10 +0000

hey bosoxx34, what area do you live in? I recently moved up to upstate new york

Comment on 50nl. Definately Different by goldganesh

goldganesh — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:47:04 +0000

nice read!!!!

Comment on 50nl. Definately Different by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:23:23 +0000

Yeah, I'm not sure how it is at 6 max but the players are just brutal at 50nl HU.

Comment on 50nl. Definately Different by simpleme

simpleme — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:37:40 +0000

It looks like the skill level on 50nl varies a lot across various networks. Inavacuum once described Ipoker 50nl as FTP 200nl when he was sweating me and you describe 50nl as if it are random monkeys clicking buttons. Which site are you playing on?

Comment on 50nl. Definately Different by rolfus

rolfus — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:59:26 +0000

'The Poker Mindset' is an excellent book and helped me alot. Is the first time I've heard someone mention it on a blog/forum

Comment on Random Stuff by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:55:25 +0000

I'll definitely be recording some vids on my way up

Comment on Random Stuff by GilgUK

GilgUK — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:45:07 +0000

has done what youre doing.

Comment on Random Stuff by GilgUK

GilgUK — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:44:24 +0000

please please make some video's as youre moving back up through the stakes!! Loads of people have done moving on up style videos, including yourself, but nobody has ever actually done it whilst really playing the levels like you are going to be. Whilst having a 400nl video making reg play a 50nl reg is still educational lets face it at 50nl youre more likely to be playing the type of player you mentioned above so it will be great to get your take on it. I think this is an opportunity for some amazing videos. I cant think of anyone who

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by JAXWY

JAXWY — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:12:17 +0000

Nice to hear some brutal honesty. Not so nice to hear it was a rough year poker wise. Always look on the bright side and it'll all be good. GJ

Comment on Random Stuff by oneillsurfer03

oneillsurfer03 — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:27:46 +0000

super troopers = epic

Comment on Jason Campbell...Yes the Jason Campbell by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:11:01 +0000

Yeah thanks. unfortunately my Harvin/Bowe league is an old school league and line-ups have to be in by 1 so I think I'm gonna play it safe and start Bowe. Gonna go with Davis for sure and if Rice can't play probably Davone Bess since it's a PPR league. Maybe I'll pick up the Chicago WR, too lazy to spell his name or Devin Thomas.

Comment on Jason Campbell...Yes the Jason Campbell by Sandtiger

Sandtiger — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:57:28 +0000

I assume you're starting Harvin if he's playing, otherwise Bowe. I like Davis over Winslow...and just in case you somehow don't know, S. Rice is Que with some mystery illness.

Comment on Taking a break from Coaching by Loken17

Loken17 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:44:25 +0000

Uh, just at the time I watched your vids and decided to take coaching :( Good luck with your plan to build roll from NL50!

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by FenderJaguar

FenderJaguar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:53:46 +0000

Definitely a great post. GL in 2010 man, I feel like it's going to be monumental for a lot of us :D

Comment on Jason Campbell...Yes the Jason Campbell by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:21:16 +0000

Campbell has been much better since Jim Zorn gave up the play-calling duties. Also, the Giants D is no longer a powerhouse.

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by GilgUK

GilgUK — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:44:25 +0000

wow back down to 50nl? I'm only a small winner at 100nl but you are by far the toughest opponent I've played. I was amazed at how you just ran over me in a way I'd never experienced before and been waiting for you to start coaching again ever since! Moving down to 50 takes guts, I'm sure you will fly through it in a couple of weeks. Good luck man.

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:24:43 +0000

Simpleme, that's a pretty good idea. Definitely something I'll keep in mind.

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by besthand17

besthand17 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:58:58 +0000

Sounds a lot like my year...great read, hope you refocus.

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by KRANTZ

KRANTZ — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:48:03 +0000

GL Mike, sounds like 2010 is going to be a great year!

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by Entity

Entity — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:30:43 +0000

Excellent post. Good luck in the coming year. Keep us updated!

Comment on 2009- A humbling year by simpleme

simpleme — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:13:12 +0000

Nice post, why don't you go ahead and make some vids of your play on various stakes throughout 2010?

Comment on Sunday's are Awesome by Zanardi

Zanardi — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:08:39 +0000

Go, go, Patriots!

Comment on New Title by bosoxx34

bosoxx34 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:28:23 +0000

Just HU

Comment on New Title by 2fouroffsuit

2fouroffsuit — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:54:52 +0000

Are all the hands going to be HU? or are you going to play 6m too?

Comment on First Post- Random Thoughts by TecmoSuperBowl

TecmoSuperBowl — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:55:18 +0000

John Wooden is my boy. I have a couple of his books. Did you see the recent SportsCenter clip on him?

Comment on First Post- Random Thoughts by fnord

fnord — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:20:07 +0000

"Iâ€™ve never played 40k hands in a month before" Thats sick - other people do it in 3days ;) Would also like a google wave invite.

Comment on First Post- Random Thoughts by oneillsurfer03

oneillsurfer03 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:43:30 +0000

sick BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on First Post- Random Thoughts by KasinoKrime

KasinoKrime — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:28:07 +0000

Hey bosoxx - Great to see you started a blog! I'm stoked to read more. JB PS - Ship the google wave invite :).