Story time from the book:

In the time not in a book or talking about games in the book, I am all in with my girls and coaching fast pitch softball.

We finally got a home tourney this weekend so my morning is taken up calling pitches and coaching a bag.

College football is.. Image
in a really tough spot right now..

Games are getting postponed, and its been really hard to pick sides, play totals or make numbers. Feels like a lot of guess work.

Fun part for me when I’m at the fields and we are in Vegas is talking and watching the coaches from the other..
teams check their phones for the scores..everybody has plays..

And it’s so much fun to talk about them..

Even the kids are like “Coach Dave, what’s the over/under for this game?”

C’mon, bruh, the way we are hitting, our team total is 2.

“Coach Dave, we are taking the over.”
Ok, well, if ya’ll don’t start hitting it the other way, we are going under for sure..

It’s amazing how it can all be worked into our daily lives..

Even horse racing..

Upon returning from the bathroom, I asked middle Consig “Did you go?”

“No, bruh, I can’t go here..
The bathrooms are nasty..”

I stood up like I was upset and shook my head.

She looked at me and asked “what’s wrong? Are you mad?”

I looked right at her.

“You remember when we go to the track? And I tell you to look for a horse that takes a shit before the race? That’s...
what I need you to do right now.
If you don’t, I can’t give you the steal sign.

“Coach Dave, you ain’t giving me the steal sign whether I drop a deuce or not. I’m a long shot to steal a base.”

Head nod. She’s right..

But now, I’m going to give her the steal sign next game..
And I tell her that..

Coolest kid ever, she goes..

“You should bet the no on me getting the steal sign.”

What? Why?

“Cause I hit doubles and bombs, bruh. Let them rabbits get SBs.”

NO for the limit..

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So, every week I do shows talking about sports and betting. Line moves, breakdowns, trends & stats. Talk about all sports except soccer.

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