Sports and Knee Replacement

Did NOT see that one coming!  Packers!!!   DID see that one coming COLTS!

Once again Bridge Jumper (my NFL System) is off to a flying 5-0 start Against the Spread.  When it picks a game typically that team outright wins.  Kansas City has been beating the spread and Indianapolis has been losing to the spread.   

When a "losing" team plays a "winning" team and the "winning" team is at home and the spread is between 10.5 and 14  The "losing" team covers 62.5% in real time wagering (not back testing) in the last 25 years.  BINGO!!  And even being 11 point dogs a victory is not out of the realm of possibility.   Bridge Jumper is now 419-271 in real time wagering  60.72% .

Then the Packers.  Reading the Dallas newspapers I was wondering why they were even playing the game - The Cowboys automatically win right? Party in Dallas?  Only one article I saw said WAIT A MINUTE - the Cowboys COULD lose this game because the Packers are different then the other teams The Boys have played (like a winning team?)

The difference is that the Packers have a very unique defensive scheme and The Boys have played a lot of vanilla defenses!

One last sports thing.

I have always liked watching hockey but not having an NHL team in the area there was no real reason to watch a game.  I was asking around  on social media about board games like Strat-o-matic but for hockey for someone who did not know the game (I can play chess but I do not KNOW chess).

I was turned on to a game called Hockey Blast.   Hockey Blast is like an ESPN highlight game where you are not passing the puck back and forth but getting a minute by minute highlight.  Shots on goal, fights, momentum, penalties, lulls and from what I have read the statistics are very accurate.

One interesting feature is that they tell you how to make your own players.  There is one  user created set that has the Badgers in the WCHL (is that what the Badgers are in). 

SO - I'm going to use this to learn more about hockey, line changes and what makes a good line and so forth and all the other things.  Do you put the best players on one line? Break them up?

Typical card.  SHOT has an open star so it only counts when the team has momentum (very important in fast sports)  ASST has a filled in STAR so he is good getting fellow players in position. 6 skill    SKILL ratings (4 shown on card) and the symbols (square, triangle) are power play and all sorts of other things. 

What people are talking about is momentum and how it is used in the game.  BIG hits, goals, and other things give momentum.   SO - I'm waiting for the game in the mail.  There are also scissors symbols that cut everything in half.  

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Switching gears - Had my first consultation with my ortho (Dr Squires) and it went great.  I was warned he had no real bed side manner but was REALLY good.   

I loved him.  Especially when  he said if I had my op in January I would be back on the golf course hitting them straight and long.   THIS IS GREAT - I will be BETTER after the op.  I pointed at the guy taking notes and told him to make sure that was documented that the Doc said I would be better. 

Everybody had a big laugh!  I really liked the guy.  He has done over 2000 knee replacements and I asked if he would be doing the work or students under his supervision.  I know a patient has the option to make sure the ortho does it.

But he said he does it all with students only watching.  I asked about metals and he said he is a geek on metals and with a twinkle in his eye explained everything.  SADLY - I had a cortisone shot so I have to wait 3 months.   

A year to be totally recovered within 3 months golfing (maybe in a cart?).  I'll need to find someone that can snow-blow in January.  Also looking into a ice surgical recovery machine (shown on right)  - I wonder if I can rent one somewhere.

So now I have a few months to PRE-OP-physical therapy.  More muscles the faster recovery.

Lot's of rowing machine action.

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OH - My SOM baseball team.  Disappointing year with 87 wins with two MVPs on my offense.  But it all came down to my #5 Starter.  Actually by #4.5 and #5 starter.  In 138 starts with my #1 to #4.5 starter they were 59-33  .641  the other 24 starts?  7-15.

HOWEVER - being the 2nd best team to NOT make the playoffs I will have the 2nd choice in Free Agents.  My offense will be SICK!!!   Yelich (1.100 OPS MVP?) Trout (MVP 1.083 OPS) and Rendon (MVP 1.000 OPS?).  Plus freakishly good other players, Danny Santana at 1B (.857 OPS) Mancini in LF (.900 OPS).

My team will be like a softball team.  No pitching but CRAZY hitting. 

OK - nuff said