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Get Ready For Some Overused Betting Lingo
December 2, 2008
The Winter Meetings are fast approaching and this year they will be in Las Vegas. That's right, Vegas, baby, VEGAS! That means the print media and blogosphere will be filled with references to gambling through cheesy headlines. Look, it has already started and MLB.com leading the charge:
"Sox not rolling dice on major players"
"Bet on Yanks to go all in on pitching"
"Reds ready to let chips fall in Vegas"
"No Vegas vacation for Angels GM"
"Braves aim to leave Vegas with ace."
Who is the marketing genius at MLB who wrote the memo to all of its website beat reporters to play up the Vegas angle in the article? What are the odds that we see a "double-down" headline when a team picks up its second free agent at the meetings? or God forbid the Angels looking to keep Mark Teixeira leads to a "Teixeira Hold 'em" headline. Get ready, because what happens in Vegas is not going to stay in Vegas.
Originally posted on http://www.fenwaywest.com
-FenwayWest
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