I’ve been getting some responses to my blogs lately… I think it’s some AI bot or something. Yet, the AI responses are pretty intelligent; I responded to a couple of those comments, but since it’s most likely AI, why would I keep responding? I don’t know how this shit works. If it were a real person responding, I would have a conversation back and forth, but… I’ll just keep writing these “real” posts…
Anyways, here’s the latest comment to my most recent blog:
“Interesting take on the transition from NBA and NHL to MLB as the main sports focus. I’ve always found baseball to be a bit slower-paced compared to other sports, but your approach to analyzing matchups and props makes it sound more engaging. I’m curious, though—how do you balance the time spent on research versus the actual enjoyment of watching the games? It seems like a lot of effort goes into finding those advantageous matchups. Also, do you think player props are becoming more popular in baseball betting, or is it still a niche area? I’ve been considering diving into it myself, but I’m not sure where to start. Your point about strikeout numbers and pitcher matchups is intriguing—do you think that’s a more reliable metric than, say, ERA or WHIP? Lastly, how do you handle those days when all your research leads to nothing? Does it feel like wasted time, or is it just part of the process? Would love to hear your thoughts!”
Pretty good right? If it were an actual person, I’d be like… yeah, here we go… haha. This AI response does ask some good questions, like the part about balancing time spent on research vs watching the game. I always enjoy watching sports, most specifically my teams and games that I have an investment on; I try to keep the two separate… meaning, I don’t like to invest on games my teams are playing. Keep business and personal separate; that’s what I try to do… doesn’t always work out that way, but for the most part, it does. Mixing head and heart is a dangerous proposition in the sports investment world; I know this very well.
I also like the question about how I handle days when all your research leads to nothing. It is definitely NOT wasted time; it is most definitely part of the process. With the NBA and NHL down to the final matchup, it will be all MLB for any day to day possibilities. Although my daily research will start there, it will not end there. I won’t pour tons of time into it, trying to find a play. I will stick to my routine, which in all honesty, doesn’t include a whole heck of a lot of time; if I had more time, I’d give more time… would that equate to better results? Maybe it would, in fact, I’m pretty sure it would, but not necessarily on that specific day. Sometimes, a good investment just doesn’t exist on that particular day; don’t force it. Instead, keep adding to the knowledge base, whether in the sport of the moment, like the MLB will be, OR… in upcoming events. For example, once my baseball research is done, I like keeping busy reading about upcoming investments. Right now, I am reading a college football preview. Will it lead to better results come college football season? Will it lead to placing some long term investments on win totals, etc?
Next, I will buy an NFL preview magazine (or two) to read. I did this last year; did it help me? Doesn’t feel like it. We’ll try again though. You see, there is no exact formula to success. If there were, everybody would be doing it. I’ll just keep grinding along, inching ahead, tweaking my routine… Just like sports in general, there are a lot of similarities with life and sports investing, the patience, the discipline, the “stick-to-it-ness”… just trying not to bust out… haha.
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