EX- Baseball players.....

TheWolf · Aug 14, 2006

I am one. To me it seems like a lot of sports bettore are former baseball players of HS, College, or Minor League descent. I'd have to say 70% of the guys I know who bet fall into one of the above three categories.

bullring · Aug 14, 2006

Obviously you don't know any hockey or futball players.

Brock Landers · Aug 14, 2006

ACE IN THE HOLE said:
I am one. To me it seems like a lot of sports bettore are former baseball players of HS, College, or Minor League descent. I'd have to say 70% of the guys I know who bet fall into one of the above three categories.

What was the last level you played at?

Fishhead · Aug 14, 2006

HIGH SCHOOL---(Twin Rivers, best known for Hawkeye171, Dallas Clark, and CY1981)

JR. COLLEGE---(IOWA LAKES)

DIV 1 ----(lasted 4 days UNIV. of IOWA)

SEMI-PRO ----(3 years Muscatine Red Sox)

CURRENT OCCUPATION--Professional Gambler(sports, slots/videopoker, poker, harness racing).

Count me in on your theories.

-FH-

Railbird · Aug 14, 2006

me too

cy1981 · Aug 14, 2006

Fishhead said:
HIGH SCHOOL---(Twin Rivers, best known for Hawkeye171, Dallas Clark, and CY1981)

JR. COLLEGE---(IOWA LAKES)

DIV 1 ----(lasted 4 days UNIV. of IOWA)

SEMI-PRO ----(3 years Muscatine Red Sox)

CURRENT OCCUPATION--Professional Gambler(sports, slots/videopoker, poker, harness racing).

Count me in on your theories.

-FH-

I played H.S. baseball with Fishhead. But the highest level I played was Professional softball with Fishhead. It was the countless hours tutoring Fish on the bench and after games with refreshments in hand where he developed the expertise he exudes today. Your theory is pretty valid I believe because baseball players in general are the smartest athletes of all sports and that coupled with the love for competition nurture a certain rush from gambling. Now I know there will be athletes from other sports abuse me for even saying baseball players are smart but in general, baseball players are not as athletic as say basketball players but more cerebral in their game. Count me in as a baseball player who loves to gamble, quite often to a fault.

whalewager · Aug 14, 2006

baseball and golf...smartest athletes u will meet.

RobertArias · Aug 14, 2006

whalewager said:
baseball and golf...smartest athletes u will meet.

Nope, CRICKET and SQUASH

whalewager · Aug 14, 2006

I have eaten both

Fishhead · Aug 14, 2006

cy1981 said:
I played H.S. baseball with Fishhead. But the highest level I played was Professional softball with Fishhead. It was the countless hours tutoring Fish on the bench and after games with refreshments in hand where he developed the expertise he exudes today. Your theory is pretty valid I believe because baseball players in general are the smartest athletes of all sports and that coupled with the love for competition nurture a certain rush from gambling. Now I know there will be athletes from other sports abuse me for even saying baseball players are smart but in general, baseball players are not as athletic as say basketball players but more cerebral in their game. Count me in as a baseball player who loves to gamble, quite often to a fault.