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How's The Shopping?

Greetings on a Saturday evening. Saturday after Thanksgiving. Didjas go shopping to get those "special deals"? Didjas get pepper sprayed? Or pushed over, to get some TV, made somewhere, but not here, that will be "out of style" in a few years?

I got an email the other day that I forwarded, but erased of course. So maybe one of you can send it over in the comments section if you got it. It was a very basic tips for "gift giving" this year at the holidays. Some of the suggestions? Haircut gift certificates, car tune up gift certificates, car wash gift certificates, snow shoveling or yard maintenance gift certificates, and maybe even plumbing and contracting gift certificates. I can't remember all of it, but it was good. The basic idea was instead of buying these electronics, or fancy gadgets, why not get people BASIC stuff, that they WILL use and get AWESOME use out of. Not to mention, you prop up some local businesses along the way. Novel concept eh? The original e-mail would be nice, but you get the idea. FYI, I get my haircut from some cat on 87th and 1st, Manhattan, NY. $15 plus I usually drop my man a nice $6-$10 tip. Depending on how rich I feel. Just in case you need any ideas.......

Here's another good idea for the holidays. Volunteer your TIME to some good organization that can use your help. That don't cost you nuthin', except for "sweat equity", and you assclowns who want to say, "Richie, my TIME is very valuable. I don't know if I can do that."? Don't sign up. I'm not forcing you. Until I see you in some tavern or restaurant, "partying". Then I will "out" you on these very pages.

This morning, I signed me and my kid up for a nice program volunteering at the local soup kitchen. (Yes, pal it's local. VERY close to where I live.) I figure it's a nice parent/kid learning experience. Nothing onerous. 2 hours every Saturday during lunchtime. And before you try to hit me over the head with, "oh nice, white man feels bad for stealing, so he thinks by serving soup, his conscience is better", I won't even be out of place. You ever notice how the people that volunteer at these places, who ARE out of place, talk very LOUD and DOWN to the people, they "help"? And then "drive" away from the place with their "driver" and feel like they helped out? Yeah, I've been on this "rodeo" a few times. This will be productive and from the heart. Truly, the only reason I mention it, is to get others to help. And notice I didn't prop up ANY charity so that we can go to some black tie event, and talk about how wonderful "we are" as "we" head back to our fat pads and existences. You pick YOUR charity. Check it out. Just help. They need you now more than ever.

So those are a few messages in the Thanksgiving season from me to you. Now, let me thank any of you, if you sent me the Johnnie Walker Blue, that I'm drinking right now. Cause I haven't come close to spending this kind of money on a bottle of booze, ever. So, it's clearly a gift. Maybe from one of you. And I would hope that I have already thanked you a bunch for it. But now the world knows. And it tastes good.

So, for those who follow this blog, and have partaken in the various offerings of Big D, aka Large Richard, we sit here, after 3 of the 6 picks he has bestowed upon us, have been completed on this glorious weekend. And those are 3 winners. With 3 more to go! Good god, do we attract the money makers?!?! Or what?!?

Speaking of money makers, Howard Stern, the self proclaimed, "King All of Media", has stated that he desperately wants to be a judge on the show "X Factor". You know, the show that Howie Mandel is already a judge on? Howie Mandel, being the cat who tweeted last week that people should check out "his Deal or No Deal girls on their new exercise video". And you SHOULD be buying this video on Amazon.com for a stocking stuffer or something. "Get Ready, Get Fit........and DEAL With Your Body". $7.99. Hit #2 on Amazon.com exercise videos last week, pally. No shiza. Yes, we produced it, if you were living in a cave, the last few months.

Mr. Stern has also made a comment about how if he becomes a judge on the hit show, "X Factor", he's not going to allow people to win "who do older music that NO ONE buys anymore". With all due respect, "Mr. King of All Media", we got a hit TV show, a hit exercise video, a hit blog, and we got "other" projects that are going to blow people's socks off.

I was in the subway today. I MISSED my train to listen to more of what THESE cats were laying down. Now this is a video from last year, that was the only one up on youtube. But when I tell you there were 50 people around them today. Dancing, singing, etc. Christ, I even walked from the other end of the platform when I heard this insane sound. This video doesn't even do them justice. The cat sitting in this video with the black hat, might be their best singer. I bought their CD on the spot, and let's just say we are "Working" on some future things. Mr. Stern, it would be neat if these cats got on the "X Factor", but you DIDN'T. Right? Enjoy the video. And let's go SAN JOSE STATE tonight! And tomorrow, UNDER in the Rams/Cards game AND TEBOOOOOOOOOOOOOW and the BRONCOS. Have a great night.

http://youtu.be/pShSzflqMag

Big D ALWAYS Feasting

Editor's Note--Some lobster with your turkey, perhaps? When, at about the same time, you have a 15 point underdog winning the game outright, AND an 8 point underdog winning outright, YOU are winning outright. And your wallet is busting Right OUT. That's what happened with all of us who listened to Big D on Saturday night. A fine, fine 2-1 showing. Then what did he do on Sunday? 2-1 again. His favorite play being da BEARSSSSS, beating out all the other "wiseguys" who said that was a bad play. And do we have to remind you? There is no bigger wiseguy, then Big D---, aka Large Richard. So Big D, while we all enjoy our feasting on this beloved Turkey Day, do you have another 6 selections we can use, to feed our ever increasing lobster and champagne habit?!?!--R.B.

Richie, a 4-2 weekend is always sweet music and money, but we like the 5-1 and 6-0 weekends a little better. Let's spread it all over the weekend now shall we? We'll go chronologically so we can indulge in all of our gluttonous ways.

Turkey Day: With shades of the "Leon Lett game" on Thanksgiving Day 1993 (you tube it pal), MIAMI goes into Dallas. LOTS of people on the Dallas bandwagon, always. "America's team" and all that. Don't look now, but MIAMI playing some real football. And their defense hasn't let up a TD in 3 games. 7 points is a lotta wood to chop against a team playing that way. Pass the cranberry sauce, the lobster fricassee, and the bubbly baby!! I'll have FISH with my turkey. Isn't a lobster a FISH?  TAKE the DOLPHINS+7

Post-Turkey Day: As you drift through your food coma with leftovers, and a fuller wallet from the day before, lets head west young man, woman, and monkey. Arizona State was looking mighty good until about 3 games ago. Then they lost everyone of 'em as a 6 point or more favorite. Well, guess what? They are 6 point favorites again. To an improving, hot CAL team. Take the GOLDEN BEARSSSS in a barn burner in the desert.

Saturday: A couple of underrated (versus the spread) teams play their last games of the season and will try, as they always do. The RICE OWLS are always a thorn in the side of the "better" teams down in Texas. They now get 14 (count em!) points at smu. That's a gift friend. A gift. Take. Then in the Silicon Valley throw down, SAN JOSE STATE travels to Fresno State. Fresno, for some reason, is favored by 6.5. Wanna know what Fresno's record as a favorite is, the last 31 times? 7-24. Thanks bookmaker. Thanks. SPARTANS of SAN JOSE is the play!

Sunday: St Lou has some fine defense going these days. Arizona has NO offense going these days. Total is 40? When these 2 get together its almost always an UNDER. We'll play along. UNDER, baby.

Finally, much has been made of the DENVER BRONCOS and TIMMY TEBOW. Big D has made out this much. The kid is 4-1 since he's started. The Chargers? Going in reverse. So San Diego is favored by 6.5. Say what?!?! Don't talk to Big D how recently San Diego has beaten up on DENVER. Talk to me about stopping that thing they call TEBOOOOOOOOOOOOW. God bless.  

To recap in time order (thats another way of saying chronological, Einsteins): MIAMI+7 @ dallas, CAL+3.5 @ arizona state, RICE+14 @ smu, SAN JOSE STATE+6.5 @ fresno state, UNDER 40 Stl/Az, and DENVER+6.5 @ san diego.

So from all of us here at Big Dick's Picks, to all of you and yours, a most Happy, Healthy, and Wealthy Thanksgiving. Good luck and god bless.

Bigus Dickus: A Roman Candle

Editor's Note--Italy in the press a lot these days, eh? And it ain't because of the pasta, pally. I think it might be just a continuation of the fall of the Roman Empire. Speaking of empires, the king of all sports investing, Large Richard, or as we are going to call him today, Bigus Dickus, is full of fire and brimstone and champagne and lobster and a full wallet of Franklins, baby. 3-0 again in the NFL last week. But as the college football regular season winds down, he hasn't given up there either. So that makes 6, count em baby, SIX, selections to chew on. Go get em, Big D!! Goooooooooooo--R.B.

Hello, Richie. And hello to all of you. Is it getting colder in your neck of the woods? Thats real football weather. Me? I'm sunning myself on my tropical island somewhere in parts unknown. It gets to be about 66 degrees at night, and 83, and sunny in the day. Where I can make my selections in peace and tranquility. Here are this week's winners.

EASTERN MICHIGAN is playing well this year. You say "EASTERN MICHIGAN? What is that Big D?!?" And Big D reminds you to look in your wallet. Is it full? Good. Did your wallet ask how that money got in there? No it did not. EASTERN MICHIGAN+3 @ Kent State. Pal.

KANSAS STATE is having a nice season. Texas isn't. KANSAS STATE is getting 8.5 @ Texas. Texas isnt. KANSAS STATE is getting Big D's money. Texas isn't.

Oregon looked good beating Stanford last week. Don't look now, but the best QB in the Pac 12 might NOT be at Stanford. He might be at USC. A USC team that gets NO respect these days and is getting 15 points at Oregon this Saturday eve. Under the lights. On the National TV. Smells like a tight game to me. 15 points? Really? Thanks, bookmaker. Once again.

On Sunday, we'll stay with a tried and true theory. The Browns might not give up a lot of points but they dont score much either. Jaguars like to run the ball. Tick, tick! Tick, tick! UNDER 35, bro.

Some wiseguys like the Chargers this weekend. The biggest wiseguy of them all, me, doesn't. CHICAGO playing some REAL football lately ladies and gents. Lay it in the windy, cold city to the fly boys from San Diego. Lay IT.

Finally, the Eagles seem to give the G-men fits in New Jersey, in particular. That's because Mike Vick likes to play against the Giants. A little hint to the Eagles? You might want to have a 21 point lead going into the 4th quarter. Anything less and you will probably lose. G-Men seem to be clickin on offense. This all leads to an O-V-E-R Sunday evening.

So to recap: EASTERN MICHIGAN+3 @ kent state, KANSAS STATE+8.5 @ texas, and USC+15 @ oregon in the college. Sunday we will go with: UNDER 35 Jax/Cle, CHICAGO-3.5 vs san diego, and OVER 46.5 Phi/NYG. Good luck and god bless. Enjoy the weekend. Now, back to the champagne drink with the little umbrella in it. Cheers.

 

The Business of Sports

Welp, one of my dream ideas for the world of sports, just got a little closer. The NBA looks like its gonna have some problems. I watched the Commissioner of the NBA, David Stern, with a smirk on his face, basically say that, Billy Hunter, Excecutive Director of the NBA Player's Union, was a buffoon. I saw Hunter say that the NBA owners really didn't want a deal. They wanted to bust up the players union. Well, it looks like that bust up is about to occur, except its the PLAYERS that are doing the busting of their own union. I don't put a lot of faith in having a "normal season" this year. But that doesn't mean there doesn't have to be hoops.

I've been preaching about this to many of you for a loooooong time. Now we can do it! Do what, you ask? Start a new league! Now before you get all hot and bothered on me, here me out for my dream. Here goes.

All players get 100k salary for the year. There will be NO trades in this league. You MUST play with the last team you played with. I dont give a crap if you were traded this summer in some blockbuster trade, you go back to your old team. The new owner gets 50.1% of the ownership of the team. The PLAYERS get ownership of the remaining 49.9%. (Yes, OWNERSHIP, you assclown players, better than ANYTHING you've been negotiating for, in this shitsandwich you call a negotiation with your current league). The ownership for the players is determined by their percentage of salary of the ENTIRE payroll for their team last year. So Kobe Bryant earned like 25mm out of 95mm payroll on the Lakers last year, he owns 13.13% of the new Los Angeles team. (For all of you doing the math at home, god bless you, that's 25mm kobe's pay/95mm the former Lakers total pay x 49.9% the new league's players share. And oh, thats the other thing, we dont have nicknames for our new teams, UNLESS you want to name it after an old American Indian tribe. That means, LOS ANGELES is allowed, or say, the LOS ANGELES KICKAPOOs are allowed. So Kobe owns a nice piece of the team to play for "only" 100k. But not so my fast, my fine monkey friends........

The NBA currently gets $4bn in revenue a year, right? This is what the players and owners are currently fighting over. What kind of revenue do you think my league gets? Let me expound on the rules. No trading rule. Cuts out free agency and bangs up the current players agents, that apparently Mr. Stern blames for a lot of this current decertification talk. 100k a year salaries. Doesn't my fan base get a little bigger when the fans hear, "yes, Lebron makes 100k."? Here's a good other new rule: NO replacements for ANY injury. That's right. If you started with 12 and only 8 can play? Too bad. And you players can vote as to whether the guy who is hurt gets paid. Remember when you played ball in the courtyard? And one of your big guys twisted an ankle? And there were about 30 guys waiting for "next"? And you lost because the big fella got hurt? And you were done for the day? Well thats how this league works. Because the big fella in our case (and probably in your case) feels AWFUL that he let down the team......because.......

Let's say we get a mere $1.5bn in revenue for our "fun league". Feel free to debate we would get that much, but I think if we dropped ticket prices 60%. Concessions too. Merchandise too. You dont think we could sell the same amount of stuff the league did last year? Since EVERYONE from last NBA season will be playing in our "fun American Indian nickname optional" league, you dont think our friends at NBC or Fox who DONT have NBA rights this year, would take a flyer on giving us $400mm versus their brethren at ABC, ESPN, and TNT paying $950mm this year? I mean the players said they were TOGETHER in this thing, and NOW they get ownership in the new league without even asking. Since, the KEEEEEEEY mandated rule is that 2/3 of that $1.5bn goes to our PLAYOFF teams--Hiya! that is $1bn--there's 16 of em.

So $1bn to distribute to the 16 playoff teams. Let's leave $200mm to the WINNING team in our league. $200mm to split up by roughly 12 guys on the team. Oh and they are paid, based on their ownership levels. So in our previous example, if Kobe Bryant wins the championship with his Los Angeles Kickapoos, he owns 13.13%. $200mm x 13.13% = $26,260,000. Funny that. Kobe still makes "his money". We've also distributed $800mm to the other teams based on what place they finished in the top 16. The teams who dont make the playoffs? They only "earn" 100k, but remember, they own a piece of that team. Next year they will get there! They know the stakes!

Oh and ANY previous owner can apply to be an owner in our new league. Commissioner Stern has to step aside though. I came up with the idea. I'll be the commissioner. And I'll take a cut of the revenues as my salary. Just like the new owners do. Just like the new players do. I ain't too worried about that though. You know the players will play with BROKEN LEGS. Unlkike today when players miss games for hang nails, or back to back games, or any other reason. I think that sparks up your worldwide audience.

Oh and there will be NO substitute for winning. Dancing after a slam dunk is nice. Blocking a shot into the stands, and looking down at the guy you blocked, is also nice. But if that slam dance causes the other team to get a basket right back at the other end of the floor, or that blocked shot wouldve been better off, kept in play, to start a fast break, your teammates will notice. Your coaches will notice. And the best part is, the REAL fans, HAVE ALWAYS noticed. The only difference is you make 100k now as the new league player, and if you keep this crap up, that's all you will get. Or you might EARN $10mm if your team wins a championship. Leave that showboatin crap for AFTER the title game.

Now, I hope you all have comments about this. I know there's stuff I have thought about, but left out of this blog. Let's chat about this. I will try to look out for Commissioner Stern and his many owners coming to find me now, who KNOW this idea could kill them FOREVER. They may want me to shut up. I dont wanna. Dreamin still........

Finally, you may say I'm nuts, but if there's an Oklahoma City vs NJ Nets game and your pal Skypes you and says, "Bro, if you aint watchin this game, TURN it on! I think Durant's leg is broke and Williams has 12 stitches in his eye. It's 99-98 with :07 left, and we all KNOW Durant can't move but he will get the last shot! Williams just TOLD his teammates, he is guarding him. THIS is life and death because it looks like one of these teams aint making the playoffs. And that's the difference between $100k and a WHOLE LOT more!" And you and MANY millions of people do tune . You know it. I know it. The networks know it. My solution is the way to fix this forever. NOW! God bless

Monday Morning Money

Good morning, sunshines! Well they played the college football on Saturday. Yes, even at Penn State. They had a nice prayer for the victims before the game there. I gather, by about now, more people have come in to my way of thinking, on the Penn State "thing". My way of thinking, being how I wrote about former Coach Paterno, NOT being such a great guy. As the events of the last MANY years, in and around Penn State, emerge, just you wait and see. But that's what we like to do here. Read between the lines. Making calculated estimates, that will hopefully send you on the straight and narrow, AND even put more money in your wallets. Follow us. Follow us. No wiseguys, NOT to the shower.

Speaking of reading between the lines, a fellow that goes by the name of Large Richard, among other respectful names, went 1-1-1 in the college football. Not so incredible, right? How about his NFL selections? 3-0 baby! After 2-1the week before! I'd say that's some news you can USE!! Stay tuned for this week's picks later this week, as your bookie meets you to give you some greenbacks. Not a small amount, we hope.

Speaking of not a small amount, we remain long our position of 2 times the S+P 500, ticker: SSO. The world seems to be euphoric one moment, disaster-filled the next. Housing prices still stink. We have municipalities going bust, and dopey Richie owns United States of America stocks? Twice? Yes, yes I do.

And if you think that's cool, let me give you this little video clip, to tap your feet to, and it happened to be the #1 song in this land, this week in 1974. Maybe we can push it over the 2 million views amount today. Enjoy.

 

Large Richard: Late. Better Than Never

Editor's Note--I sparked a few conversations with my little letter to Joe Paterno below from last night. Keep in mind a few things, luckily no, I was never abused as a kid. I wrote this BEFORE Paterno was whacked, rightfully. And I wrote this WAAAY before allegations of Sandusky "pimping" out young boys to large donors, who happened to be gay pedophiles, too. NOW reread that story below, and you tell me how much of a straight shooter, I am. 

Gettin on to better/bettor topics, and talking of a straight shooter, why it's Large Richard. With quite the nifty 2-1 in the college ranks, AND 2-1 in the pro ranks, he brings a 6 pack of selections!! After all, tonight we have the NFL on a Thursday Night Special!! And a Thursday Night College Special!! With this crazy week, Big D, ahem, Large Richard, bring some sanity, and almighty dollars to it all!--R.B.

Thanks, Richie, and before you even think about it, NO we won't be playing the Penn State/Nebraska game. Too many variables. We dont like too many variables. We do like the HOKIES of VIRGINIA TECH though. Especially when they travel. And travel they do, tonight!! Looks like 10 straight winners on the road for the V'TECH and a 7-3 record versus the spread. It's a pick em. As cousin Chief "Many Dollars" D, likes to say, "We PICK EM, VA TECH!"

In the NFL game tonight, the Chargers have proven they aren't that good. Where they used to be good, was on the road. Not so much anymore. The RAYYYDUHS are without Mcfadden but, they will stay tough. As they usually do in San Diego. The 7 points we get for our troubles aren't bad either. The ghost of Al Davis says, "Take tonight pal. Take."

In the college, on Saturday, let's go early + south with some nice diggity dogs. Vandy got us a winner last week, but now they might be a bit overvalued. They lay 13 to KENTUCKY? Really? Too many pal. And Viriginia, we've gone against before, and won. Let's try it again. DUKE getting 10 at Uva aint a bad play, my friend. Take again!

In the Sunday NFL, the weather should be fine at least one more Sunday in Chicago. These two like to battle it up and down the field. Detroit is no joke. On the offensive side for sure. Fireworks baby. OVER 46 in the "Non"-Windy City. Finally, in the "boring bowl", will anyone in the St.Louis/Cleveland game even score? 37 points is too many. UNDER!!

So, to recap, tonight: VA TECH pick em @ Georgia Tech, OAKLAND+7 @ San Diego, Saturday: KENTUCKY+13 @ Vanderbilt, DUKE+10 @ Virginia. Sunday: OVER 46 Chicago/Detroit, UNDER 37 Cleveland/St. Louis. Good luck and kiss a Veteran, tomorrow! Good luck and god bless.

Stocking Stuffer?

So I hear the new thing is to pull your money out of the big banks and put it into the credit unions. That'll show the big banks! And the credit unions "help the local community". Heehee. Are credit unions non profit organizations? Ha! Are the credit unions a HUGE customer of the traditional Wall Street? Hehehe! Um, yes. Are there "too big to fail" credit unions?! Um, yes there are. I've been to them.

A little advice to those who are heading down this route "to show the big banks we mean business". My guess is you are referring to Bank of America, Citigroup, and Chase? You aint referring to Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley. They dont really have traditional "branches" for ma and pa. But B of A stock is at $6.50 and Citi is at $3 (without the financial trickeration of a reverse 10 to 1 split). You think they give a hoot about your $50 deposit? They got bigger fish to fry, bro.

But as long as you are so angry at the big banks, and you are not going to take it anymore, how about you give some advice on how to save the housing market? Oh you don't have any? How about YOU keep paying your mortgage rather than saying the "rich have stolen your money"? You know, the contract you signed for 30 years with the bank when you were happy with them when they "gave you hundreds of thousands of dollars" to buy your house?  That would be a nice start. And if you can't or won't, you have nothing to say that anyone wants to listen to. Other than deadbeats, like yourself. And I'm not lumping everyone into that category of "deadbeats", but if you borrowed more than 2.5 times your salary, (not your bonus+ salary, pal, just your salary) and did NOT put 20% down on your house, then you are what I like to call "indirect deadbeat". And I will trademark that soon.

So, if you make 50k, and have 30k lying around to put down, you can buy a 150k house. Anything else, is "indirect deadbeat" behavior. Multiply that by 5 and if you make 250k in salary, and you have 150k lying around, you can buy a $750k home. You see? I dont care what the bank or credit union tells you, got it? Very simple. Occupy "Real Estate". See?

"Shameless promoter". "What does this have to do with finance?" "Sell out". Are sometimes the words we hear from a few detractors at us, for offering this wonderful video:http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=BSP41001 

The blogosphere is FULL of scammers. We ain't that. We also dont bombard you daily with crap to buy. We let other people provide the expenses, and you get to sit back and enjoy it for free. But in this case, I can't reiterate enough how EVERYONE can enjoy this video in your family, for the now discounted price of $7.99. So just click the link, buy some for stocking stuffers, gifts, pay in kind items, etc. Just do it before the price goes to $10. Or MORE! The worldwide premiere is tomorrow, and the full court publicity has taken hold. Pre-order this friggin thing, now! And here's a little clip from yesterday's TV appearance. They were on the tube again today. And they will be again tomorrow. As they say, "Get Hot"!

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1261493858001/get-in-model-shape

 

Large Richard: Legendary Part 2

Editor's Note--Ok. That should have given you enough time to place your early investments. Now Big D aka Large Richard aka "The Big Kahuna" (expert in his field, in Hawaii'an) will lay you down some NFL selections AND Breeder's Cup Selections for Saturday, Horse Racing's Finest Day. Wanted to thank Big D for his nice plug about our exercise video, too. You can read all about it below in Part 1. Along with TODAY's Breeder's Cup selections AND the college football picks. It sure is busy where Large Richard sits, but you can be rest assured, he LOVES every minute of it. Take it away again "Maharaja" ("Great King")--R.B.

Well, Richie, the markets have already moved on the selections I've made earlier today. That's how it goes, I guess. Your followers still have time, but they MUST hurry. And while they're at it, they might want to take their cash and invest in this:

The Jets are in another must win versus Buffalo, but the Jets are actually a great OVER team. Believe it or not. We'll believe it. 13 out of 14 times, Jets have gone OVER. 14 out of 15 now pally. O-V-E-R!

The old adage in CINCY games? Take the underdog! The BENGALS getting 3 at Tennessee. That means that CINCY is the underdog. Take pal. Take.

Finally, lots of hype surrounding the GIANTS at the Patriots. Injuries for the G-MEN, talking trash in the papers, first rematch since the Super Bowl, etc. GIANTS always a good road underdog. Pats are tough to beat at home. But the line is 9, and that's mighty fine, so drink some wine, and take your friends to dine. Also take NY GIANTS, baby. TAKE!

So in the NFL on Sunday Jets/Buf OVER 44, CIN+3 @ Tennessee, and NYG+9 @ New England. Now for Saturday's horse racing baby. For all the money. Or at least most of it.

Churchill Downs Saturday November 5

Race 3: Breeder's Cup Marathon: #4 PLEASANT PRINCE (at a Pleasant PRICE of 12-1), #9 CEASE, and #10 ELDAAFER (who won this race last year and is getting NO respect at 10-1) looks like the only horsies for Big D. Exacta and trifecta boxes 4-9-10!

Race 4 Juvenile Turf: Longshot Alert! #9 DADDY NOSE BEST at 30-1?!? Hello!! Win, place and show #9. This jockey LEPAROUX and this trainer ASSMUSSEN win 22% of their races together at Churchill. This race is at Churchill. 30-1? Thanks. And for good measure, try a 9-13 exacta box. The 13 being FINALE. Which is what your bookmaker might say when you win this race at these prices. "This is my FINALE."

Race 5: Sprint: The only three guys we like in this one are #3 AIKENITE, #4 HAMAZING DESTINY, and #8 BIG DRAMA. 3-4-8 exacta and trifecta box. You will be probably be dancing around the room about now, when you cannot believe how much you've won and there are still sooooooooooo many races to go.

Race 6: Turf Sprint: Longshot Alert!! #3 BROKEN DREAMS at 20-1 is sickly priced. There will be no broken dreams when you play #3 with the well bet #8 REGALLY READY (3-1). 3-8 exacta box will still pay PLENTY, baby!

Race 7: Dirt Mile: Another Longshot Alert!! #3 TAPIZAR at 20-1. Are you noticing that we are playing a few horsies from the trainer STEVE ASMUSSEN? Well that's very observant. He's going to have a big 2 days, as he NORMALLY has good racing days. It's just that THESE 2 racing days, happen to have his horses at like 20-1, instead of 3-1. We are aware. So anyway, we like the #5 WILBURN and the #8 CALEB'S POSSE  to play along. So, 3-5-8 exacta and trifecta box look nice and valuable. And we love value.

Race 8 Turf: Its no secret that foreign horses do well in this type of race. Well, two horsies from Britain look nice. Britain is foreign. Ergo: #6 AWAIT THE DAWN and #9 MIDDAY. 6-9 exacta box. A nice clean, foreign, exacta box.

Race 9 Juvenile: We'll take a nice mid priced colt, #2 DULLAHAN, to win, place, and show for the fancy DALE ROMANS training, and the fancier KENT DESORMEAUX as jockey. 8-1 is a very legit morning line price. We also can't throw out #10 UNION RAGS who has done nothing wrong. 3 races. 3 wins. But also 2-1 in this race. That's ok. We'll try a 2-10 exacta box in addition, just in case. And I rhymed that.

Race 10 Mile: We aren't going to be the ones who go against perhaps the greatest filly of all time, #1 GOLDLIKOVA. She's won $7mm in prize money in her career. Yikes. Her big rival, #5 GIO PONTI, has won $6mm in prize money. Good god. What a race. You know what though? If you want to get your "funk" on? Try a small trifecta and SUPERfecta box with 1-5-6-13. #6 is GET STORMY at 15-1. And #13 is TURALLURE at 8-1. Fine ladies in their own right. This will be fun.

Race 11 Classic: Here it is folks. The big one. The biggest one. You might remember a smashing Belmont Stakes win that Big D had in 2010? Well if you don't, we had the winner at 13-1 and the exacta that paid $145. For a $2 wager. And what do we know, if we know NOTHING about Big D? Um, he don't bet $2. So it came as a BIG surprise that #3 DROSSELMEYER, that aforementioned winner, is 15-1 in this classic race. That's nice. Thanks. We also respect one of the favorites #10 HAVRE DE GRACE. You want the final "Longshot Alert!" of the day though? Of course you do. How about the 30-1 #11HEADACHE?! Regally bred GRAY horse (you're saying ALWAYS bet the GRAY, now, right?). He LOVES this track and he's got tip top connections. 30-1? Thanks for the money, horsie people. 3-10-11 exacta and trifecta boxes.

Congratulations for listening. Congratulations on the tax problems you are going to have. And of course, congratulations on the lobster and champagne you will be FEASTING on for years to come, just off this weekend of wagering. As a matter of fact, I'm so happy right now, I'm going to start dancing like this. And probably do what my man Howie says he does, at the end of the clip! Good luck. God bless. Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

Large Richard: Legendary Part 1

Editor's Note--Since he has such a plethora of information (i.e. money grabbing opportunities), Large Richard has decided to put his college picks and TODAY's Breeders Cup Horse Racing picks in one post. And then in a few minutes, the NFL choices and SATURDAY's Horse Racing picks in the next post, Part 2. You, who follow Big D, KNOW that these horsie plays are quite legendary. You could probably have retired if you listened and acted on EVERY Big D selection in the Breeders Cup over the years. And hey, some of you ARE retired! Splendid. So while I have to now run to get a cold washcloth to cool myself down, due to the excitement of the next few days, I give you the "Maharaja" which in Sanskrit means, "Great King"--R.B.

Richie, thanks for the nice intro. What I'm going to do for you in return, is list the times and places you and your followers can catch those lovely "Deal or No Deal" ladies that are going to grace your excellent exercise video, that is being shipped all over the world as we speak.

Sunday November 6th 9:50 a.m. Eastern "Fox and Friends"  (Fox News Channel)

Sunday November 6th 10a.m. Eastern "Fox and Friends: After The Show, Show" (www.foxnews.com)

Monday November 7th 9:40 a.m. Eastern "Fox NY: Good Day NY with Greg Kelly and Roseanne Scotto" (Fox Channel 5 in NYC Tri-State area, check local listings for other outlets)

Tuesday November 8th 6 a.m.-9 a.m. Eastern "Fox and Friends" (Fox News Channel, Might be on THROUGHOUT the broadcast!)

"Get Ready, Get Fit, Get Real, and Deal With Your Body" is the official name of the video. God bless. Now hit the link in the blog post below, and you won't worry in the least about the $7.99 you lay out after what Big D is about to "give" you in the next few paragraphs.......

Now that the commercial is over, here's another few paragraphs about how you can better yourself. First, the college football. NEW MEXICO STATE+34.5 @ Georgia, VANDERBILT+11 @ Florida, and NC STATE+4.5 vs North Carolina. No real explanations other than its time for the underdogs, to rise up!

Speaking of rising up, 4:10pm Eastern today begins the 2 greatest days in the horse racing year. And we are ready to rise up, and RUN, not walk, to the wagering windows.

Let's not waste anytime. Race 5 Churchill Downs, "The BC Juvenile Sprint". #1 SEEKER, #2 SUM OF THE PARTS, and #6 SECRET CIRCLE we will put into an Exacta AND Trifecta Box. 1-2-6 baby. Box. Which means any order. Try #1 SEEKER (4-1 odds) to Win as well. Baby.

Race 6: Pass

Race 7: #7 TAR HEEL MOM  to Win, Place, and Show  

Race 8: #2 CANDREA, #9 MY MISS AURELIA, and #11 WEEMISSFRANKIE look like the top 2 or 3 finishers in this "Juvenile Fillies" race. So 2,9,11 Exacta and Trifecta box, please. Thank you.

Race 9: #7 ARUNA is our PLAY OF THE DAY. #7 to WIN!!!!! And spread it around, with a #2 STACELITA and a #7 Exacta Box.

Race 10: In the "Ladies' Classic", with a cool $2mm at stake, we are going to go out on a bit of a limb and put #2 PACHATTACK (12-1) with a favorite play, #8 PLUM PRETTY in an exacta box. 2-8 Exacta box in the "Big Girl" Race, hopefully will bring you ANOTHER winner.

The NFL choices with Saturday's Breeder's Cup to follow shortly!! But here's a nice video to make you smile while you wait.   

 

Fair Warning(s)

A couple of quick items.

MF Global (former ticker: MF), now Jefferies Co (ticker: JEF), having problems. All centering around "European exposures". Hmmmm. It looks like JEF has lived to fight another day when their biggest shareholder came in at the end of the day and bought 1mm more shares. At 11.84. The stock is down 50% still this year. It looked a little bleak there this morning. We have a lot of pals at JEF, here at the monkeybusinessblog.com. We wish you all the best of luck and pray for you. And pray your CEO, Dick Handler is telling the truth about not really having a lot of exposure to Europe. Because Jon Corzine, former CEO of MF Global, said the same thing about MF Global, up until they went bust on Monday. Now you can all laugh again about the terms, MF and Dick Handler, being used in a serious paragraph.

Speaking of serious, the lovely ladies from this video http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=BSP41001   are going to be coming to NYC from Hollywood beginning this Sunday, for a few days. Hollywood, being the place, where famous people live. And, of course, these girls are famous. Um, and now we are putting the lovely Patricia, Alike (and it's ahh-lee-kay wiseguy, I couldnt find the little ' to put over the "e"), and Pilar, on the Fox family of networks from Sunday to Tuesday. To show how beautiful, charming, gorgeous, and in shape, they are. To MILLIONS of people watching. I will report on an exact showtime and network tomorrow. And if you haven't clicked that above link an ordered your video, yet, you better. And your order might take a day longer now to get to you. Why? Because the thousands we made before--with virtually NO marketing--have SOLD OUT! Yep. We are making MORE copies. MANY MORE. As quickly as possible. To keep up with demand. So as an added benefit to reading this blog, you get the "inside skinny" to HURRY up and BUY. NOW! And if you wait till Sunday thru Tuesday, to buy it, it might take even LONGER, because MILLIONS of people are going to BUY them. Are you listening?!?!? Do I have your ears? Do I steer you wrong on these things? Never. $7.99. Click it. Buy it. Get it? Good.

Finally, tonight is like Christmas Eve in the horsie world. The GREATEST 2 days of racing are on Friday and Saturday. This year from Churchill Downs. Home of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby being what the "commoners" think is the biggest race in horse racing. You ain't no commoner. Wanna know what the purse size is for the Kentucky Derby? $2mm. Wanna know what it is for the Breeder's Cup Classic on Saturday? $5mm. Breeder's Cup friends. Breeder's Cup!!! Well, tomorrow, you know who is going to give us his 1) college football choices, 2) NFL choices, 3) Friday Breeder's Cup Selections, and 4) Saturday Breeder's Cup Selections? Big D! That's who!!

You have been fairly warned in all 3 paragraphs above. Act accordingly. Now I'm going to go try and relax. My hands are shaking from all the excitement. SHAKING.