There was a post and reaction from me in the Picks and Promotions Thread yesterday where in fact my reaction to the claim of making a false statement here had me angry and quite frankly frustrated. Like every other human, I have emotions and passion and in no uncertain terms Dub V rubs me the wrong way. We all have posters in this forum that rub us the wrong way. I rub Toffdoc the wrong way, along with many others as I am just certain of that fact, so be it. We all have them. There are many flavors of forum posters and Pro Cappers here, so you can taste any flavor you want, and throw away the ones you do not want.
Since that post and discussion I had Jeff, Tom and yes RJ Bell gather the facts and yes it was proven a correct statement by me. Hey we all make mistakes, I made one last year, owned it, took my medicine and moved forward. Shit Happens. I am sure as a human I will make another mistake, as we all will at some point. The fact of the matter in question, will be relayed to everyone in the forum today by Mr. Bell at some point. RJ and I had a phone conversation last night, AFTER he had the facts in front of him and I appreciate him reaching out to me.
All that said, the reason for my over-reaction and harsh statements was because I have taken great precautions to assure you statements here are correct, hiring Jeff Scott, using a monitor, and also numerous sites where I load selection, track every selection and rank cappers ect….. Painfully Redundant for sure, but necessary, and when I have someone call me out for a false statement with the effort I put in to assure correct statements are made, KNOWING full well my facts are straight, YES it pisses me off. Again I am human and am passionate about my craft. I give a lot to this forum and while some like it and some do not, I take pride in my analysis, my takes and opinions, and work ethic, and surely with that effort, much of it free here, I don't want to mislead anyone. Any issues with me here you have from a customer perspective, simply pass me by, you have numerous options here, good cappers and great free information in the forum. That is what Pregame is all about, information and options.
Everyone has a right to question what we do at Pregame, not 90% of the capping sites out there, but Pregame yes…..handicappers here are held to highest scrutiny than anywhere else on the planet here. Trust me, I learned that lesson last year, take very seriously ANY statement in this forum, even in joking or Jest that I make in my posts and others here, and when questioned about something I knew was wrong…..knowing at times (correct me if I am wrong, but this is my opinion) Dub likes to stir the pot, I reacted. Again he has every right to look at a record or statement, but I would expect the courtesy of airing his questions before making me look like a guy of questionable character in a huge sports forum, to Tom or RJ or whoever via email instead of making a claim in a very public format that stirs up emotion, and daggers being thrown, and yes I threw a few out of frustration, again I am human. If I am found to be a liar or cheat then by all means throw me under the bus. As a poster stated to me in the other thread, I am very aware of the transparency here.
That said, I have faithfully contributed to this forum since 2006, and been a Pro Capper here since 2006, leaving Covers Experts and coming here after RJ asked me to join him on this quest. I have championed Pregame and backed Pregame every step of the way over those years. Times have changed since 2006, and dramatically changed since 1992 when I started this profession, and I need to adjust to those changes better, and get to understand the forum better as well, but in the process of that, I am a reactionary person by nature and prideful of what I do for a living and that does get in the way of expressing myself in a professional manner when I lose my temper. As real men, we all can relate to that. For that I apologize to the followers who doubt my integrity and or had raised eyebrows while reading that thread. It is a new age of information sharing and technology and one I have to continue to improve with, and I have made appropriate decisions on Pregame to assure a quality product and reporting.
Again RJ will set the record straight today by Noon CST or sooner – I am not replying to this thread – the matter resolved – I know we all have better things to do, we all have the opportunity to win some money with Hoops and Football, and that is where my focus is at. It was suggested (not mandatory) I address the issue in a separate thread / post……that has now been concluded, some will accept it, some won't, that's a personal decision. I hope everyone has more winning tickets than losing ones this upcoming week and weekend.