The title of this piece is not a terrible pun referring to an angered Detroit Tiger’s starter, but a reference to my gambling problem and New York Mets starter Tommy Glavine: a crafty lefty from Massachusetts who has made millions of dollars in his hall-of-fame career, painting the outside corner with his ageless changeup. On a cold afternoon in March, I was convinced that the end of that age was upon the New York Mets this season. I bet Bryan Birbiglia that despite having the best run support in the National League, Glavine would fail to win 15 games this season. Today, less than a week removed from losing three Natty lights to Tony on an Over/Under bet on a field hockey game, I stand to lose a large cheese pizza to a fellow 613er.
Glavine won his 14th game last night, lasting eight innings for the first time since April 19 and winning just his third game since the all-star game. The Mets ace allowed two runs in the start, ensuring that the final two series against the Washington Nationals will have an iota of significance.
On September 25th at 7:10 PM, Glavine will take the mound against the National’s farmhand Beltran Perez. Perez, who made five appearances in relief before winning his first game as a starter last night, will take on the division winning New York Mets in a relatively meaningless September baseball game.
What will happen in the game is unpredictable. Glavine will likely be working to sharpen his repertoire for the playoffs and the young Perez will try to impress the front office, hoping to make the starting rotation next season. Although the game will likely get less than a minutes mention on Sportscenter, you can be sure Bryan will be dreaming of pizza, and I will try to determine if I qualify as a gambling addict.
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You lost an over/under bet on the girls' field hockey game? And now you're going to owe Bry a large pizza? I know you love to gamble, but do you ever win? You might want to try the old George Constanza move and just pick the opposite of whatever wager you were planning on making.
To provide some examples of what I'm talking about, I've recorded what I remember of Sam's recent betting history:
Second semester, he bet me that the KNICKS would beat the Pistons - THE KNICKS!!! - easiest five dollars I ever made
Sam's record on the Bauer Kill Count?... it's got to be like 0-7
Rob Veteri, in just his second time ever playing poker, knocked Sam out of our hold 'em game in February
He perpetually owed Limmer, Jared, or Chris beers because of one bet or another.
And lest we forget, he was one of the several victims of the Big Wheel (and didn't you hit 45, not once but twice? how do you not come out on top?)
We joke about Tony drunkenly pissing his funds away with a bunch of Steel Reserves, a credit card, an Internet connection, and a little "Mark" devil over his left shoulder, but I think we might have to keep our eye on Sam...
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