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Quote Originally Posted by TPICKER:
@achilles
@achilles
I love your angles and opinion on sports in general. But i have a few questions for you about the potential of fixing. I am very confident that human greed has been intertwined with sports for some time. I have heard numerous stories from former players, as well as have seen my share of sketchy happenings. It pays to be aware of this, as you can profit from being on the right side. I've also seen some shady posters here who are definitely here to sway (much like online forums for stocks). BUT, i have a very hard time believing that the players are involved. A guy like Kershaw is not going to lose on purpose. Even last night, Verlander was throwing away juiced balls the entire game. If he was trying to lose he would have been tossing those balls to help the dodgers. I think the Managers and Umpires (coaches and refs in the other sports as well) are the ones in on it. Too many loose ends if the players are involved too. That's my 2 cents.
I respect where you are coming from amigo and I'm not here to sway you in any way. I also appreciate your approach too. You didn't bite my head off or tell me I was crazy for my opinions. This subject gets the purists all worked up and I've never understood why. The first step in belief is an open mind yet no purist will never believe that pro sports can, have and will be f@xed as long as money is involved. Question: if I were to offer you a life of riches, fame and power and in exchange you had to periodically play to the best of the "powers that be" would you do it? The answer has and will always be YES. There are no loose ends really. It's quite simple. It's a trade off simply because these pro sports leagues live and die by the ratings. And those ratings are dependent upon the books and the money that is generated gambling. If people don't watch or wager, the sports falls. If people are so naive to think that the books, the leagues and some very corrupt individuals aren't all in tied together in these cash cow leagues, I can't help ya. As for refs and umpires, no doubt in my mind they are involved as well. Coaches too. Again, I have no tangible evidence at this point that proves my stance right BUT neither do the purists. It's that simple. Just remember: All it takes to sway a game is a blown call or a few calls. 99% of a game can be pure but it can be that 1% that isn't. Lastly, the purists will say: if it's f@xed why don't you know the outcome of every game? Great question: My rebuttle has and always will be: that's the beauty of picking a side. I can't tell you the moments in every single game. But first believing that these games can and have been f@xed and then accepting whatever outcome after; that comes with the territory. I've lost on f@xes and I've won on f@xes- can't have one without the other. If one thought last year's super bowl was pure or if the NBA FINALS two years ago were pure or even the World Series last year....I will simply smile and say good luck going forward.
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