Re: An American View of Cricket (longish)

In rec.sport.baseball Blair P. Houghton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Anyone who wishes to make a wager on tomorrow's game had better
> pay attention to a lot more than who won yesterday's, or they
> will be betting in ignorance.

Just because a team was the best yesterday doesn't mean that team
has earned the right to be called the best today.

> What they find is that the statistics are their best guide to
> which team is the "stronger", "better", or "higher-quality"
> choice.

And yet every stat fan who ever wagered on baseball who was not
_lucky_ enough to break even lost his shirt.  Not once, ever, has a
stat fan managed to make even a modest profit gambling on baseball.

Not once.  Not ever.

G'nite Wanda,

cordially, as always,

rm