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11-16-2008, 07:50 PM
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Great moments in sports gambling history
On a cold November day in Pittsburgh, the home town Steelers lead the visiting San Diego Chargers 11-10 with just 10 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter. Deep in their own territory, the Chargers had just one more chance at a desperation play. Too far away for a hail mary, the Chargers chose to set up a multi-lateral play that Paul 'Wrecking' Crewe once referred to as "Schoolyard BS".
On the fourth lateral of the play, Steelers' safety Troy Palamalu swatted the ball away, scooped it up, and ran the opposite way for a needless touchdown as time expired. 17-10 Steelers. But wait! A flag had been thrown. The celebrating crowd momentarily hushed to hear the referee announce that it was the Chargers who had been flagged. One of the laterals had illegally gone forward instead of backwards. The penalty was declined and the referee declared that the play was indeed a touchdown! Still 17-10 Steelers. Oops! A moment later, the referee corrected himself and announced that the play was dead at the time of the illegal forward pass. The Chargers, thanks to the penalty, held onto an 11-10 loss, thus beating the 4.5 point spread... in... another great moment in sports gambling history!
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11-16-2008, 09:43 PM
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Not to mention the historical significance of this decision. Never, in the history of the NFL, in almost 13,000 games, had a game finished with the score 11-10. Incredible. I'll certainly remember where I was on this day!
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11-16-2008, 10:01 PM
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Oh my, this could be the greatest thread in history if more people gambled, or at least admitted they did.
USC/Stanford last night with Stanford scoring on the final play of the game for the cover was crazy considering the circumstances. I won't get into it, but try to read about a crazy final minute between Carroll and Harbaugh and the gamesmanship that was going on. Unreal.
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11-16-2008, 10:03 PM
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"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring because, well, baseball is boring, But then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s why it’s so great." --Joe Posnanski
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11-16-2008, 10:07 PM
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It is a very, very different thing to say that leadership, hustle, courage, and self-confidence do not exist or do not play a role on real-world baseball teams. The people who think that way, not to be rude, but they're children. They may be 40-year-old children, they may be 70-year-old children, but their thinking is immature." -Bill James
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11-16-2008, 10:20 PM
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"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring because, well, baseball is boring, But then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s why it’s so great." --Joe Posnanski
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11-17-2008, 11:32 AM
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And now the refs are saying they blew the call. Should have been 18-10.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3707245
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