My Father's Lucky Betting System
I was raised by my father. My father was a gambler. When I was
14 my father had an incredible lucky summer betting on baseball.
He had worked out a system that won 90% of the time. I didn't
realize it at the time. When my father went on a hot streak he
would become very quiet. I think he feared if he talked about it
the spell would be broken and he would lose. Yes, he was like
every other gambler, he was very superstitious.
Like I said, I didn't realize how well my father's system had
been working that summer until he started renting a different
Ferrari every other week. And then we started dining at much
more expensive restaurants. And then he started buying me top
notch designer outfits. I never asked my father about all the
money. I respected his superstitions. I knew he would tell me
when the time was right.
It was in mid September when my father dropped by my high school
to pick me up and take me home. He wasn't driving a Ferrari. And
he was much more talkative on the ride home. It was at this
point I knew his streak was over. And I knew he would tell me
all about it.
It was while we were eating dinner that he explained the
baseball betting system to me. And I'll never forget the glint
in his eye as he told me the system he had created. He was very
proud that he had thought it up. His system was very basic and
was not based on odds or who was pitching. His system was based
on human nature.
This is what he told me.
"Pam, the way I figured it was that the best time to place a bet
on a baseball team was after they came home from a road trip.
And you never bet the first game they are at home but always the
second game. The way I see it is that these ball players have
been on the road for a week or two, they've been eating
restaurant food, they've been staying up late drinking and
screwing around, it takes its toll. Now they get home to their
family life, some home cooking, time with their kids, and they
are more relaxed and they get a good night sleep. The second
game at home, it doesn't matter how good the team is that they
are playing or who is pitching against them these boys are going
to win."
My father made a lot of money that magical summer with this
system. But then it ended. And that system never worked again
for him. Copyright 2005 Pamela Pompeii. All rights reserved.