Well this is interesting. Sometime ago I signed up for ReviewMe, a paid review service over at A Good Beer Blog and once in a while have received a small but useful amount for a short and somewhat useful review of a web site. I got an email last night for this web site called Sports Picks and I thought “what has this got to do with beer?”. I mean I have to have some integrity, right? I mean you work hard to get a web presence, some recognition and a following…and then you blow it, you know? But then I realized that the request was for a review to be posted here at Gen X at 40 and the issues disappeared.
So the first thought I had was what is it about this here blog that connects with sports betting? I am not a gambler because I am a Scots Presbyterian and a bad gambler. Not a high likelihood of grabbing my interest. Then, if you look at the specific claims of the site – and not the pneumatic lassie to the right – it gets a bit ripe:
Think of it this way … If you played 200 games a year and bet 5% of your bankroll each time (whether free picks or premium picks), started with a bankroll of $4,000 and hit 55% of all the plays, within six years you would have over $2,000,000.
…or you will end with a bankroll of zippo as well as associated gambling sourced issues.
The layout is sort of 1995 flat-layout-esque without much of the dynamic design I would think any nerd pretending to be a high roller with the college savings would need. To be fair, there is a handy Sports Betting Dictionary with more associated pneumatic lassies – but if you are a solo nerd wasting away the grocery money you are not exactly going to be speaking in tongues, as it were, with any new pals. Perhaps the intention is that you will somehow converse with “SPORTS HANDICAPPING PROFESSIONAL MARK MILLER” and need to know the patiois. Nicknamed “The Shark,” you can find out more about the guy behind the choice of pneumatic lassies here:
Mark has been handicapping for over 30 years with his roots in horse racing at Santa Anita Park. He has been handicapping ever since and built his reputation with honesty, hard work and telling his clients like it is, whether win or lose. No false advertising. No sales pressure. Mark leads with results. Maintaining a small operation allows Mark to not only stay in close touch with his clients, but also allows him to build long term relationships…
Wow. Friendly…but ominously no mention that he will provide birthday party clown services in a pinch.
Once you can talk the talk there are still issues like the fact that when I click on the spot to get my major league baseball preview background advice – you know, the Miller touch – the page is blank. This, as far as I understand, is generally called “The Fatal Mistake” as in not being ready.
So, in the end, not only do I not understand what to make of the site, I do not really know what to make of the review request. I do not understand betting and have no desire to learn. If I did, I might need to swim elsewhere.