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10-21-2005, 12:35 PM
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Re: Where is Big AL.
How do you get "run off" if you don't want to be?
I've been a Big Al fan for a while, but this is very disappointing. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] He hasn't answered PMs either. I hope everything is okay with him. By the way, stickman, what is it with your groupie-like fascination with CCx? I've only read a few of your diatribes, but I haven't seen a good reason for the hatred. Don't hate the playah, hate the game! 
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#8
10-21-2005, 12:38 PM
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Re: Where is Big AL.
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I hope everything is okay with him. [/ QUOTE ] This echoes my statement from last week on the issue - I'll fade him til the cows come home, but I hope nothing is wrong.
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10-21-2005, 12:45 PM
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Re: Where is Big AL.
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I'll fade him til the cows come home, but I hope nothing is wrong. [/ QUOTE ] Over the years that's proven to be not such a wise thing.
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#10
10-21-2005, 03:46 PM
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Re: Where is Big AL
First, I want to apologize for not letting you guys know what was going on with me. I also appreciate the concern. I have enjoyed posting on this forum for many years and if you have been around here for the past 8 or so years, you know we have done pretty well together.
About 6 weeks ago (right at the start of the NFL season) a close member of my family was diagnosed with cancer. I wont go into details but it is someone that I am very close to. I have been assisting with his care. I am not going to get weepy here but I will say it has been difficult for me. I was trying to handicap games while dealing with this but found that I just didnt have the fire and/or commitment to do it properly. This family member is not expected to live for more than a month and the thought of him passing away literally makes me ill. This person is like a son to me. Anyway, I have always taken this seriously and I knew it wouldnt be fair to all of you if I tried to handicap games. There have been some other things too-as you may know, I am a widower with an 11 year old son. He started middle school and that is a big difference from elementary school. Being an only parent, I am very involved in his life, obviously. Bottom line, with everything going on I have not had thhe time or energy to properly handicap games. I have talked about some of my handicapping methods in previous posts thru the years so I wont go into them now. But if you have followed me, you know that I only play 1-3 games a week but play them hard. I would watch tons of games, review every games box scores if I didnt see it to determine how which team won the game and how the other lost, analyze the following weeks match-ups...I could go on but I dont want to bore you. Bottom line is I do not have the time to do this. It actually started last year and I tried to get by with some of my standard handicapping tools and I/we basically went .500 (although the playoffs were solid-remember,tend to play the underdogs in the first round and the favorites in the second). I have talked about this before but I have been handicapping games for almost 18 years now-the first 8 I was about a .500 hitter, with the vig making me a loser. I then took everything I learned in those 8 years and came up with a certain formula that worked for me. It allowed me to have 8 straight winning years, with a couple of years where the win % was thru the roof (and if you have been following me/this site you can attest that I am not BSing here). It would not be fair to those of you who have followed me to continue to post games when I cannot dedicate the time and energy I need to properly give picks. I always took the losses personally knwoing that people were betting their hard earned money on them-too personally but I really came to enjoy some of the posters here-you know who you are, I wanted us all to make money. Believe me, I didnt let one or two guys who showed up last year and and are around this year to run me off-I could care less about what they think or say-if you have been at this site for years you know the truth. Anyway, I did not mean to ramble on. Even though I have never met any of you, I have always enjoyed this site and posting here for these many years. I do plan to come back at some point in the future but only when I feel I can properly handicap games and provide you with solid picks. Thanks again to everyone for your thoughts and concerns, I wish all of you the best, both in your personal life and on your bets. (BTW, I like KC tonight in their game against Miami).--Big Al--
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