Two Years Ago in the French Open...

[hoopster42]

I sit at +300 right now with a great hedge chance should I decide to

explain how you will hedge, please?

[hoopster42]

I sit at +300 right now with a great hedge chance should I decide to

at pinnacle, nadal to win 3-1 is +242, so if you hedge with that with an equal wager as what you had +300,
you will either win $42 or $100 on a 100 dollar wager for each wager. if soderling wins or if nadal wins in 5 sets,
youre screwed. in other words, your hedging opportunities are not good. you made a bad bet, and i told you this way before the french started

[Goat Milk]

Nadal is gonna win 3-1, 3-2....i don't know maybe.

[TennisBabe]

at pinnacle, nadal to win 3-1 is +242, so if you hedge with that with an equal wager as what you had +300,
you will either win $42 or $100 on a 100 dollar wager for each wager. if soderling wins or if nadal wins in 5 sets,
youre screwed. in other words, your hedging opportunities are not good. you made a bad bet, and i told you this way before the french started

If I lose it will be a unit well worth the risk.

[noober]

What odds did u get?

[TennisBabe]

+300

[noober]

+300

So you could make approximately 13% profit if you hedge with betfair.

[TennisBabe]

The unit I layed down in that prop means absolutely nothing to me. Afterall it was made 2 weeks ago and it's "money forgotten." My play for Sunday will not be influenced at all by this prop.

[TennisBabe]

I TOLD YOU SO
Bad bet huh?

[jjgold]

Great CAll tennis babe!

[TennisBabe]

You folks might laugh but I couldn't care less. When Nadal won and got all emotional, I did as well! I love his fight!

[hoopster42]

I TOLD YOU SO
Bad bet huh?

i am sorry for question you, what a great hit, i am very surprised it hit

[shari91]

Great job on the bet TB!!!!

It's always nice to hit those, but it seems sweeter somehow when you took so much flack for making the bet in the first place.

[Goat Milk]

With Federer out of the way, Nadal was winning it 4 max. Very nice call.

[TennisBabe]

If Federer was in this final the scoreline would have been the same.

[hoopster42]

With Federer out of the way, Nadal was winning it 4 max. Very nice call.

please. nadal is 4-0 versus fed here with a total sets record of 12-3 versus him. fed would have gotten rolled

[Goat Milk]

If Federer was in this final the scoreline would have been the same.

Fed would have taken 1 set out of pure pride.

[hoopster42]

Fed would have taken 1 set out of pure pride.

pride doesnt help you when the other guy is so dialed in. did you see the french final 2008 when roger lost the last set 6-0 after losing the first 2 sets? he totally quit. it was obvious to anyone who watched it. i like roger but you need to chill out and wake up, he his on the back end of a great career and it is going to head down the mountain now and people will pick him off who have no business doing so, kind of like soderling did last weekend

[Goat Milk]

Hoopster, you are living in a fantasy world.

Yes I watched that 08 final and that would never ever happen again. I will be the one laughing when Federer wins 1-2 of the next 3 majors.

[TennisBabe]

I won't argue with the people who think Federer is the "old" Federer. When he won't win another major that will speak for itself. I'm done arguing and will let my money speak

[hoopster42]

Hoopster, you are living in a fantasy world.

Yes I watched that 08 final and that would never ever happen again. I will be the one laughing when Federer wins 1-2 of the next 3 majors.

but it was the last time that roger and nadal met in the french and he clearly quit but you say he would win one set on pride alone today anyways, lets see what happens at wimbledon

[shari91]

I reckon Fed will retire before he gets to the point where he slips too far. Now that he has the record and his babies, there's no need for him to stay out there and risk embarassing himself when he starts to get beaten by players he would've wiped the court with a year or 2 ago. Wish a book had odds on the year of Fed's retirement so I could have a little bit of action on it.

I still stand by what I said a month and a half ago but I'm hoping he does it sooner rather than later for his own sake.

[hoopster42]

I won't argue with the people who think Federer is the "old" Federer. When he won't win another major that will speak for itself. I'm done arguing and will let my money speak

i think he finishes with a few more, say 18 total, but thats it. goat thinks roger will finish with 21

[Goat Milk]

I won't argue with the people who think Federer is the "old" Federer. When he won't win another major that will speak for itself. I'm done arguing and will let my money speak

How about a friendly wager on this?

Hoopster I never said 21 I said Fed will win 3-4 more before he retires.

[yisman]

I won't argue with the people who think Federer is the "old" Federer. When he won't win another major that will speak for itself. I'm done arguing and will let my money speak

Oh please, Federer is not done. No he's not the "old" Federer. He's had to adjust, like all the great ones do as they get older. He's a different player than five years ago, but still great, and I'd wager he wins at least one more major, and likely several more.

Obviously he's not beating Rafa at Roland Garros if Rafa is 100%, but no one else is either.

[hoopster42]

How about a friendly wager on this?

Hoopster I never said 21 I said Fed will win 3-4 more before he retires.

he has 16, so you think he'll finish with 19-20? you did say before the french that "only nadal will challenge him for the next 10-12 slams" or something like that. maybe you just say 10 slams, but then soderling just beat him at the french. if you think no one other than nadal will challenge him on a hardcourt after del potro beat him in last years us open then youre not following the game as much as i am dude

[Goat Milk]

Hoopster guys like Del Potro peak early and then its downhill for a few years. These guys will win 1 major throughout their career and be satisfied with it.

No one other than Nadal will challenge him for the next 10 slams, I said it and I'll say it again. Just like I said no one will challenge Nadal for the next 10 slams except Fed, and no one will. Even Murray and Djok will only win 2 majors each before they retire.

Hoopster do you want to make a friendly Wager with me that Fed wins 1 of the next 3 slams and I will give you 2:1 odds?

[hoopster42]

Hoopster guys like Del Potro peak early and then its downhill for a few years. These guys will win 1 major throughout their career and be satisfied with it.

No one other than Nadal will challenge him for the next 10 slams, I said it and I'll say it again. Just like I said no one will challenge Nadal for the next 10 slams except Fed, and no one will. Even Murray and Djok will only win 2 majors each before they retire.

Hoopster do you want to make a friendly Wager with me that Fed wins 1 of the next 3 slams and I will give you 2:1 odds?

i believe he will win 1 of the next 3 at least, because its grass, hardcourt, hardcourt. i'm not an idiot dude, ive been following tennis probably longer than youve been alive. what i will wager on is that he wont finish with 20 slams. 19 or less is what i say. how many SBR points would you like to wager?

[Goat Milk]

i believe he will win 1 of the next 3 at least, because its grass, hardcourt, hardcourt. i'm not an idiot dude, ive been following tennis probably longer than youve been alive. what i will wager on is that he wont finish with 20 slams. 19 or less is what i say. how many SBR points would you like to wager?

How long do you think I've been alive?

[hoopster42]

How long do you think I've been alive?

maybe 33 or 34 years. i am 46 and have been following and playing tennis since i was 9, so 37 years

[Goat Milk]

maybe 33 or 34 years. i am 46 and have been following and playing tennis since i was 9, so 37 years

well that's way longer than I have been following, I have been following for about 15 years I'm 32 years old so you were close. Well I guess Tennis is to what Basketball is to me. Federer will not dissappoint, you will see. The guy cannot be questioned so long as his fitness is the way it is. When Samprus started to slide, you could see it in his fitness, Federer's fitness cannot be questioned at this point, maybe in 2 years it can, but as of now it cannot.

Anyway we will see how it plays out it will be a good year for tennis and tv ratings this year.

TennisBabe, as usual you are scared to take me up on my offer. If you think Federer will never win another Slam, I would seriosuly question your knowledge of the game

[hoopster42]

well that's way longer than I have been following, I have been following for about 15 years I'm 32 years old so you were close. Well I guess Tennis is to what Basketball is to me. Federer will not dissappoint, you will see. The guy cannot be questioned so long as his fitness is the way it is. When Samprus started to slide, you could see it in his fitness, Federer's fitness cannot be questioned at this point, maybe in 2 years it can, but as of now it cannot.

Anyway we will see how it plays out it will be a good year for tennis and tv ratings this year.

TennisBabe, as usual you are scared to take me up on my offer. If you think Federer will never win another Slam, I would seriosuly question your knowledge of the game

its not just about fitness, its that little extra something in the hand eye coordination and muscle memory in the body that starts to go fast when you reach a certain age. i really enjoy roger and think he's the entire package when it comes to a tennis player, but the dude is going to be 29 in two months and in tennis years that is at the top of the hill and on the decline. you just said a few weeks ago that only nadal will challenge him at the next 10 slams but then soderling runs him off the court like he was a qualifier. lets just see what happens at wimbledon. he is still the best grasscourt player in the world but maybe nadal will return to the 2008 nadal on grass and maybe murray makes a run. maybe roddick makes another run like last year when he played roger to the wire. roger is not as dominant on grass as he used to be. the last 3 finals at wimbledon he played in all went 5 sets, not like the past when he flushed people out in 3 or 4

[TennisBabe]

I won't argue with the people who think Federer is the "old" Federer. When he won't win another major that will speak for itself. I'm done arguing and will let my money speak

Scratch his favorite surface/tournament off the list. He won't win the US Open either

[hoopster42]

its not just about fitness, its that little extra something in the hand eye coordination and muscle memory in the body that starts to go fast when you reach a certain age. i really enjoy roger and think he's the entire package when it comes to a tennis player, but the dude is going to be 29 in two months and in tennis years that is at the top of the hill and on the decline. you just said a few weeks ago that only nadal will challenge him at the next 10 slams but then soderling runs him off the court like he was a qualifier. lets just see what happens at wimbledon. he is still the best grasscourt player in the world but maybe nadal will return to the 2008 nadal on grass and maybe murray makes a run. maybe roddick makes another run like last year when he played roger to the wire. roger is not as dominant on grass as he used to be. the last 3 finals at wimbledon he played in all went 5 sets, not like the past when he flushed people out in 3 or 4

hey goat, as muhammad ali said to his opponent who would not call him anything but cassius clay, "what's my name mothahfukkah"?

[tonyhomo]

Ive been fading goat everytime he posts a pick or a lean
this guy is a goldmine
i wish i would be like him and had the ability to pick 80% losers