Batting slump

[olds442jetaway]

Well, unfortunately I have lapsed into a late season batting slump and my current batting average for the last 14 sessions is just 143 which puts me in the league with most MLB pitchers. What that really means is just 2 profitable sessions out of the last 14. If you want to take it a step further, I had one home run meaning a session of up 500 or more. No doubles or tripples which would have been 300 or 400 respectively, and one single for one session meaning an up day of between 0 and 100. I also made quite a few errors meaning I was up pretty good during some sessions, but kept playing until I started dropping fly balls and striking out. As a result, I have been sent back to the minors and only authorized to play games of five cents and lower by management. ( the Mrs. ). I have called Pete Rose for advice, but so far he has not returned my phone call. As an all time great hitter, with tons of at bats like me, and of course sometimes gambler, I figured he could could advise me in both areas. For now though, I am content watching the Little League World Series. Those kids are great and obviously have lots of potential. Maybe I should apply for a job with them as a 67 year old bat boy. Hope I have made someone at least smile in case one of you is having a bad day....Olds....

[case]

Great post! I heard Vegas is looking for a few players from the minors. 

[Lucky Larry]

olds,
With your batting average you could bat in the 3 spot for the Houston Astros and certainly be batting higher the our starter Jason Castro.

[FAA]

Olds, you'll be catching more bench than Johnny at this rate! But don't worry! He and Pete were sublime partners on unforgettable teams with the game's oldest franchise. You'll have to back to the fundamentals. I'm talking JOB. You've lost your eye. No discipline. I second management's small ball philosophy. In a better environment you could markedly improve. But geography has done you in for the time being.

[olds442jetaway]

olds,
With your batting average you could bat in the 3 spot for the Houston Astros and certainly be batting higher the our starter Jason Castro.

     Coming back though the last several games. Hitting around 318 I think. Hope I can do the same.

[DaBurglar]

[QUOTE=Lucky Larry] olds,
With your batting average you could bat in the 3 spot for the Houston Astros and certainly be batting higher the our starter Jason Castro.

     Coming back though the last several games. Hitting around 318 I think. Hope I can do the same.[/QUOTE]Olds, sorry you are not having any success.....maybe it is time to start looking into whether or not the casinos you are frequenting ( I assume <Mohegan & Foxwoods)  have started pulling some crap with THEIR games/machines.......ask anyone you can what their results have been the past 6-9 months and see what answers you get......also, start peppering any casino employees, managers, slot people  etc with questions about how the games work, what the standards are for return%, etc.Also, try simply watching other players (discreetly, lest you get the anti-social, miserable twits who choose to be annoyed simply because "SOMEONE IS WATCHING ME!" when in fact, they are simply looking for someone to blame, besides the casino, for their losing!)I think I just got an idea for another thread.......meanwhile, if you cannot find any concrete evidence that the casinos are screwing with the machines as an explanation for your excessive losing, try switching to regular live poker for a couple months to see if that does not change your luck.....OR, you could ask tedlark to share his secret formula for winning 80% of the time.....if he is as magnanimous and generous as he always tells us, he will no doubt do everything he can to help you achieve even a modicum of the success he achieves.

[Tedlark]

DaBurglar why do you feel this constant need to try and run me down? I have not made a single post in this thread so why did you involve me?

Just get over the fact that I lead a healthy life, am generous with both; my time,and my money, keep a positive mental attitude, focus on the good and not the negative, and just plain lucky. Maybe you should try it.

[FAA]

try simply watching other players (discreetly)-------------------------------------------------------------------Absolutely. Pass by them to note their credits. Sit at a nearby bank. Pass by fifteen to twenty minutes later. The total will probably be around half.

[olds442jetaway]

I have seen quite a few vp jackpots lately at Mohegan Sun and several over 10k. Of course I have no idea how much was pumped in first. I find when I drop down to nickel play with minimal action, I almost always stay ahead. Anyway, that is where I am for now in the Minors and batting a quite respectable 287. Fielding has improved. Hoping to be able to move up to AAA ball soon, but that is up to management. ( The Mrs. ). Also my old Saturn keeps telling me that " you put 311k miles on my clock and I can't run forever. " Should she decide to pack it in tomorrow, I have to be prepared to get another car too so I am probably better for now staying in the minors even though the grass is a bit bumpy, the bleachers have splinters in them, the hot dogs are usually cold and the beer could be colder.