Thread by @SportsbkConsig

Story time from the book:

Every week during football, Monday is spent asking “how did the book do?”

It’s the Monday morning column that gets a lot of views every week. I was lucky enough to be a part of that call when I worked in a book.

It was fun talking to all of my guys..

writing the columns like Purdum, Fawkes, Micah Roberts, Dewey and Everson, to name a few.

I still talk to them, but now the conversations have expanded to other parts of the business, as well as how is the family, how is your health, and always, who do you like..

And now...

I’m doing shows on the radio or videos with my guys Perrault, Brad Howe, Kevin Rogers, Teddy and Prez every week, along with my own podcast with Mo, Reynolds and HB..

The calls and texts are priceless, and it all starts with the sports and the gambling..

If you listen to..

any of those, or you follow me on here, you know the deal..we keep it real..

There is no agenda and there is no nonsense..

Ask a question, get an answer..

But again, it’s the stories and the people that make it all go..

Today, I just got off the phone with one of my...

best friends in life..

This guy is the big brother I never had..he started cutting my hair when I was 11, and we are still friends 39 years later..

We did trips to AC and Vegas in the past, and we played cards together every Sunday for five years straight before I moved to...

Curacao..

He is my Red from Shawshank..he is a guy who can get things..plus, he keeps me in check..and he makes me laugh and feel good every time I talk to him..

My “big bro” is named Moses, and, believe me, he ain’t carrying no tablets. But he knows everybody back home..

including the BMs in town and their players..

We all know who they are but everybody has a nickname..

I called him today to see what he was doing for Thanksgiving because it was always a big night for us to get together and play cards and watch football..

He answered the...

Phone in his usual fashion, with a big “Davey!! What’s up? Nice comeback yesterday. Broncos, Jets and Cowboys, then the Raiders and over. That was big. How did the books out there do?”

Man, books beat em up yesterday. Public sides lost, and that quote unquote sharp money...

didn’t do too good either. I don’t know why they keep betting the Eagles.

Moses paused. Then he goes, as only he can, “You know all the guys I know got killed here. Steelers covered again. I can’t believe they are 10-0. You know they aren’t going to beat Kansas City,...

right?” Mahomes is too good.”

Yeah, you probably right, but it’s a long way away.

“You know I gave the Dentist the Raiders last night, but he didn’t bet it. He asked I told him “Raiders for the side only if you have to, but I really like the over.”

I paused. Then I had to..

process what he said.

The Dentist is making plays?

“Oh, yeah, he is in action. And you know who he is playing with? The Butcher.

C’mon..

“Oh yeah. And the Butcher has been slaughtering him.. so he is asking me for plays. Not that he will listen, but at least he calls...”

Well, shit, Moses, so we gotta be real selective if the Dentist is calling you for the plays and you are calling me..we gotta tighten it up..

“Oh man, after yesterday, the Dentist said he was stuck bad goin in, but he got his figure almost back to even. And he didn’t even play..

the Raiders or over.”

Moses, did the Dentist call you yet for tonight?

“Not yet, but he said the Butcher is pumping up his lines on him. So he has to wait. I’ll call ya later.”

And that was it.

So now, I’m sitting around waiting for a call from Moses. You guys remember the..

telephone game where one person starts and passes it on to see where the story ends up?

Here, we have Moses In Pgh callin Consig in the desert for a game to give the Dentist to bet with the Butcher?

Sports, bruh..

Help the Dentist out here..

Rams or Bucs? Who ya got??

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