Re: David Patent (379 Views)
Posted by:
TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: May 07, 2004 06:42PM
I do think Len is a good handicapper, but he's using bad figures. I don't think he's a very good bettor (that goes way back to when I went to the track hundreds of times with him), and nothing in his posts indicates he has changed his approach. He doesn't know squat about making figures, and I mean that sincerely-- his responses to the Chilukki and Kee 4 1/2 issues made that clear.
If Paul is right, they did something that neither you, or I, or anyone else that made figures who ever lived would do. I'm not sure I understand it, and if I do I'm not sure I believe it, and if Paul is right they didn't just do it for the Derby, they do it for all races. It is along the lines of Richard Prior's "Who you gonna believe, me or your lyin eyes". But again, I don't know for sure that's what they did, and we won't know until they tell us. And probably not then.
Meanwhile, they have now taken down the string with my post and the follow-up comments, leaving just Eric's statement. I leave the implications of that to Friedman's followers. Like, if they never address the problem, whether the Derby numbers they use to bet with are accurate. Or not.
TGJB