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Sep 7th, 2018, 8:44 am
One thing you can be sure of... They are going to do everything possible to get him ready, and there is no way Aaron will want to sit on the sidelines even if he isn't 100%

I still remember Kyle Schwarber on the Cubs... he sat out most of the season injured, but was able to come back for the playoffs and our World Series
Most people thought it was impossible for him to even consider playing that year, yet he was one of the Post Season Hero's for the Cubs.
Sep 7th, 2018, 8:44 am

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Sep 7th, 2018, 10:14 am
Regarding Millman's reaction, I was surprised, too, John. I have a friend who's a middle-echelon US author (won't mention his name here) and he's had to grow a tough skin in past years . . . always getting unfairly criticised, weird stuff posted about him on FB, etc. Once you're in the public view . . . all the crazies come out, and you have to learn to ignore it. I think that's what the movie stars do. Sad state of affairs, though. (Glad no-one criticises me at SC.)

johngriffen wrote:While I'm totally against Cyber Bullies, I have a hard time feeling any sympathy for these rich tennis players when they take abuse online for playing tennis. Sure, it can be "distressing" However, that's the price you pay for making money playing a sport that puts you in the public spot light Either don't read it or ignore it. Cyber Bullies are just cowards hiding behind a key board... what they say is worthless and means nothing
Sep 7th, 2018, 10:14 am

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Sep 7th, 2018, 3:33 pm
FRIDAY 2 FOR 1
Contest 1 - Nadal and Djokovic
Contest 2 - 1
Sep 7th, 2018, 3:33 pm
Sep 7th, 2018, 3:51 pm
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SPORTS CENTER CONTEST #218

SATURDAY DAILY DOUBLE


When I originally laid out this Saturday's Contest, I thought it would be more competitive, but I'm too lazy to do any more work at the moment, so think of this one as a freebie :lol: :lol: :lol:
We have Women's Final at the US OPEN, and tons of College Football... so, it's time for a CROSSOVER DAILY DOUBLE
And since this will be a Daily Double, and you know the drill. You will have to make the correct prediction on BOTH to win.

INFORMATION
EVENT ONE - US OPEN

The Women's Final will be at 3 PM Saturday Afternoon (UTC-5)
All the top seeds are gone, and Serena has her shot at yet another major...
(17) Serena Williams 71% vs. (20) Naomi Osaka 29%
This could get ugly :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

EVENT TWO - COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Week two brings us a bunch more potential slaughters as the strong teams play out-of-conference "sisters of the poor"... but two ranked teams actually play on Saturday Night
(17) USC 35% at (10) Stanford 65%
This appeared to be a closer match up earlier in the week, but now Stanford is favored by 6 points and is the clear favorite

The Favorites are in BLUE and Bold

What is it?
This is a Daily Double so you will need to predict the winners of both events to win your share of the pool

How do you play?
To enter this contest, you will need to post the following:
SATURDAY DAILY DOUBLE
Pick either Serena Williams or Naomi Osaka
Pick either Stanford or USC

EXAMPLE POST
SATURDAY DAILY DOUBLE
Williams
Stanford


Rules:
You have to pick BOTH events correctly to win
Only 1 post per person for this specific contest, any more and all of your posts will be disallowed.

ALL PICKS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING TIMES:
SATURDAY 3 PM Chicago (UTC -5)
SATURDAY 8 PM GMT (UTC +0)
Any picks made after this deadline will simply be ignored.
Any edits after this deadline, and your post will be disallowed.

Reward:
If you guess correctly, you will share the 500 WRZ$ pool

So it's that easy, just pick two right and you win the DAILY DOUBLE

And don't miss out on today's contest... only 5 number of hours to sign up
FRIDAY 2 FOR 1 - SPORTS CENTER CONTEST #217 HERE
CLOSES - FRIDAY 3 PM Chicago (UTC -5) FRIDAY 8 PM GMT (UTC +0)

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Sep 7th, 2018, 3:51 pm

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Sep 7th, 2018, 3:57 pm
Oh, and before I forget

FRIDAY 2 FOR 1
Contest 1 - Nadal and Djokovic
Contest 2 - 0
Sep 7th, 2018, 3:57 pm

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Sep 7th, 2018, 4:00 pm
SATURDAY DAILY DOUBLE
Williams
USC

Giving some free candy away again, I see :lol:
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:00 pm

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Sep 7th, 2018, 4:01 pm
SATURDAY DAILY DOUBLE
Williams
Stanford
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:01 pm

If you want to be happy, be... Happiness depends upon ourselves. :wave:

Cheers,
Diva ♥ x
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Sep 7th, 2018, 4:03 pm
Earlier in the week, this didn't look so easy...
Then all the Top seed Women rolled over and played dead
And the spread just kept getting worse on what should have been a closer football game

So yeah, just tossing this one out there :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:03 pm

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Sep 7th, 2018, 4:03 pm
FRIDAY 2 FOR 1
Contest 1 - Nadal and Djokovic
Contest 2 - 1
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:03 pm
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:04 pm
SATURDAY DAILY DOUBLE
Williams
Stanford
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:04 pm
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:17 pm
johngriffen wrote:Earlier in the week, this didn't look so easy...
Then all the Top seed Women rolled over and played dead
And the spread just kept getting worse on what should have been a closer football game

So yeah, just tossing this one out there :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Yeah, if only Keys hadn't lost to Osaka in the semis...
It might have been a closer match up between the Americans.
Oh who am I kidding...bring on the steamroller :lol: :lol:
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:17 pm

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Sep 7th, 2018, 4:32 pm
SATURDAY DAILY DOUBLE
Williams
Stanford
Sep 7th, 2018, 4:32 pm

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Call me inactive and replace my posts as you find them.