Feeling Dodger Blue
I’m never happy tossing a losing sports book ticket into the wastebasket, in fact, there’s not a sports bettor I know that is. The MLB World Series future ticket I tore up last night however was especially tough – and not because of the amount of money I bet. Actually, it really wasn’t much compared to some of the other sports book bets I’ve made in Vegas in the past.
This Dodgers World Series Future Bet Meant a Lot More Than the $180 Payout
I never place a future wager at a sports book just because it’s my favorite team. Heck, my New York Giants were longshots (18-1) at the start of the 2011 NFL season and they got it done in Super Bowl XLVI. Although my money line bet on the Giants was a winner, I kicked myself for not having made a Super Bowl future wager on my G-Men at the start of the NFL season.
While visiting the Las Vegas Super Book at Westgate during March Madness earlier this year, I saw Dodgers World Series odds listed on the board at 6-1. This was a number that I perceived offered up some value given that the Dodgers roster was loaded and they were sure to make the playoffs. The fact that I was a lifelong Dodgers fan was merely gravy – my sports book future bet gave me an extra reason to cheer on the Boys in Blue to the World Series!
Many Dodgers Fans Feeling the Same Way
I made several other MLB prop and future bets at the sports book that day in March, including many that would pay off a lot more than my Dodger bet. But deep down, I was hopeful that my Dodger sports book ticket was one that I could cash come October. But, as Matt Adams launched Clayton Kershaw’s 102nd pitch of the game over the right field fence at Busch Stadium, I began to sense that it simply was not to be. As I watched the Cardinals celebrating on television, I realized that this Dodger fan would have to wait another year. And even though I only had $30 riding on this sports book ticket, it felt like $30,000.
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Good post, and I enjoy the blog. But, as a Dbax fan, I have to say…that’s what the Dodgers get for peeing in our pool last year!