Soccer: April 2006 Archives

Short piece in today's Trib about the Portland Timbers upcoming season. Their first game is on April 22nd in Vancouver, and the first home game is Friday, May 5th, against Vancouver.

While in Las Vegas, I took advantage of the opportunity to spice up the watching of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Hott Denn has been anticipating the 2006 World Cup for quite time, even considering making a trek to Germany to see the action in person. Now outfitted with a new TV and with the plan to get cable to be able to watch as many games as possible, the Hott Denn is being redesigned as World Cup HQ.

Steve picked up the odds on the teams and I stepped out of the sports book and went to work calling people to make the following bets (I was wondering if this was legal, as they do make cell phones restricted, but Steve was pretty sure it was):

• Argentina 4/1 $10.00 KMM ($50.00)
• Germany 9/2 $50.00 EGM ($275.00)
• Italy 6/1 $20.00 JEB ($140.00)
• France 7/1 $15.00 JJA ($120.00)
• England 4/1 $20.00 JEB ($100.00)
• England 4/1 $10.00 WSM ($50.00)
• Spain 10/1 $5.00 KMM ($55.00)
• USA 10/1 $10.00 RLW ($110.00)
• Sweden 35/1 $5.00 WSM ($180.00)
• Japan 100/1 $5.00 WSM ($505.00)

It was really fun to bet $150.00 on a game that isn't going to happen until July, and I'll now have a lot more interest in the actual outcome of the matches. Of course, now I have to collect on all these... does this make me a bookie?