Cubs fans at work panicking. I'm just minding my own business.

 

What are they saying? Just curious.

Pretty sure Lester's brain would melt.

 

And who knows if Chapman is rattled now or not.

 

The fans and media really affect the mindset of the players IMO. Fans start panicking...players start panicking. There's a reason Cubs team of the past that played so well in the regular season have fallen on their faces in the playoffs.

Taking any mental aspect out of it, there's just no way I'd want to face the Cueto-Bum combo in game 5.

What are they saying? Just curious.

 

Rizzo is being outhit by the pitchers. Needed to sweep. etc...

Need Nats to win today so Scherzer can go game 1 instead of game 5 of the NLDS if they end up playing the Cubs.

I was thinking last night when I went to bed how tough that had to be on Cub fans. That game ended 1:45 a.m. I think. Let's say you live in suburbia and have to be at work at 8 downtown and take the train.

You get up at 5:45 to do everything you need to do to catch a train right? That's a whopping 4 hours sleep and they lost. Lotta people in bad moods today?

Edited October 11, 20169 yr by greg775

I was thinking last night when I went to bed how tough that had to be on Cub fans. That game ended 1:45 a.m. I think. Let's say you live in suburbia and have to be at work at 8 downtown and take the train.

You get up at 5:45 to do everything you need to do to catch a train right? That's a whopping 4 hours sleep and they lost. Lotta people in bad moods today?

 

A lot of them are Blackhawks fans, so they have experience with playoff games lasting past midnight.

A lot of them are Blackhawks fans, so they have experience with playoff games lasting past midnight.

Are they wrecks during the day? The game ended at 1:45 and they had to get up at 5:45.

What odds did you get at 3-0? That's some major stones to bet $2k at that point. Sure looked like they were dead and buried.

 

Initial bet was $2,000 money line on the Giants, it was at -135 to start, so $2,000 to win $1481.84

 

When it was 3-0, the line was +1200 for the Giants. I was on tilt and bet another $2,000 because I just didn't believe they would go quietly. So that bet was $2,000 to win $24,000.

 

All in all I made $29,481.84

 

edit: gotta subtract out the $4k investment so $25,481.84

Edited October 11, 20169 yr by pettie4sox

Initial bet was $2,000 money line on the Giants, it was at -135 to start, so $2,000 to win $1481.84

 

When it was 3-0, the line was +1200 for the Giants. I was on tilt and bet another $2,000 because I just didn't believe they would go quietly. So that bet was $2,000 to win $24,000.

 

All in all I made $29,481.84

Wow! That is incredible.

 

Now be careful!

Wow! That is incredible.

 

Now be careful!

 

I think it also helped that cubs were still threatening so they took it in to account that more runs were about to be scored. There wasn't... thank god haha

Initial bet was $2,000 money line on the Giants, it was at -135 to start, so $2,000 to win $1481.84

 

When it was 3-0, the line was +1200 for the Giants. I was on tilt and bet another $2,000 because I just didn't believe they would go quietly. So that bet was $2,000 to win $24,000.

 

All in all I made $29,481.84

 

edit: gotta subtract out the $4k investment so $25,481.84

 

Did you have to sign anything for tax purposes?

Did you have to sign anything for tax purposes?

Lol

I use bovada so they don't report anything, I wouldn't pay taxes on it anyway because I already paid taxes on my $50 to $100 I initially invested.

I use bovada so they don't report anything, I wouldn't pay taxes on it anyway because I already paid taxes on my $50 to $100 I initially invested.

 

Not that anyone will ever know, but I'm fairly certain it doesn't work that way. My experience is you pay taxes on ALL income. Unless you already lost $30,000 this year.

Not that anyone will ever know, but I'm fairly certain it doesn't work that way. My experience is you pay taxes on ALL income. Unless you already lost $30,000 this year.

Right. So you can write off gambling losses against gambling winnings...so basically to prove you had no long-term gains.

 

The Vegas casinos typically require you to sign tax forms for winnings of $10k or more, I believe.

 

Is Bovada technically illegal still? If so, I'm not sure how much good it would do you to pay taxes on income related to an illegal act.

Right. So you can write off gambling losses against gambling winnings...so basically to prove you had no long-term gains.

 

The Vegas casinos typically require you to sign tax forms for winnings of $10k or more, I believe.

 

Is Bovada technically illegal still? If so, I'm not sure how much good it would do you to pay taxes on income related to an illegal act.

 

That depends. If you get caught, you add tax evasion to any gambling charges. And honestly it is the tax evasion that they will hunt you down for.

That depends. If you get caught, you add tax evasion to any gambling charges. And honestly it is the tax evasion that they will hunt you down for.

 

can we just scrub out the gambling posts, I shouldn't have even put them in here to begin with.

Unrelated to earlier posts but the line says this is a pick 'em........

 

If Matt Moore is on, I think the Giants can get to Lackey. Thus the final score will be 8-3 cubs. This game could be a blow out either way or a nail-biter.

This game could be a blow out either way or a nail-biter.

Thanks man.

cubs are slight favorites on bovada -127

I'm thinking the over is the easy play tonight.

yeah I agree, I think a plethora of runs will be scored.

Okay game time folks,

 

Either Cubs win and move on (what I expect)

Or Giants roll the momentum into an insane Game 5 on Thursday.

 

 

 

Matt Moore vs. John Lackey

 

Early lead for the Giants.