[James Marques]

Originally <a href='http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24181341'>posted</a> on 06/22/2015:

I still say there's nothing wrong with what he did as long as hes being truthful that he never bet against his own team. Most managers and coaches would get more out of their squads if they had personal money on the line.

Here's the problem with this logic: if you don't bet on your team EVERY game, you're essentially betting against them. Let's say I wanna lay big money on my team, but I like the pitching matchup tomorrow a lot better than today. You don't think that'll have an impact on how I manage today's game? Of course it does. You may save your best middle reliever for tomorrow, or your subs, etc. It ruins the legitimacy of the game, period.