Andy Beyer is one of the two most entertaining and knowledgeable journalists in the sport. (Neumeier is the other). He is willing to take a stand, stick to it, and back it up with both guns, right or wrong! Who can ever forget the stand Beyer took on Badger Land in the Derby many years ago. "Mortgage the house, this one is a mortal lock", he was quoted. I didn't take his advice, but I thought about it when I proposed to my wife of 16 years now. I said "Honey, one of these days I may find the lock of a lifetime and I may have to mortgage our house. Can you live with a man like that?" Her response let me know she was a keeper. And even though I haven't mortgaged the house yet, I have been known on occasion to bet with both fists - and I'm still looking for the really big one...