SafeBookies resident columnist Aaron Robinson takes a look at the madness surrounding another week on the punt in the sporting world.
IT’S been a massive week in the world of sport.
One of my childhood heroes died, the Super Bowl was a non-event, 50 Cent has been accused of ripping off an Aussie boxer and Kevin Pietersen has thrown a world class hissy fit after he was left out of the England side for the T20 World Cup.
Punters the world over have been crying in their Wheet Bix since Super Bowl 50 ended in spectacularly awful fashion. Two friends of mine were hit particularly hard by the Super Bowl. I got a frantic call from one, hours after the game ended. He was in tears and had clearly been drinking. A lot.
“Cam Newton. Peyton Manning. Sweet merciful Christ, those two got sacked more than I did in my 20’s! And their receivers couldn’t catch a cold, much less the bloody pig skin! I lost $500 on those losers!! The missus is going to kill me!”
I couldn’t help but agree. He was right. His missus was going to kill him.
Super Bored 50
You know it was a God-awful game when you reflect back on it and honestly realize that Lady Gaga singing the American National Anthem was the highlight of the coverage.
The game was an absolute farce. Fumbles, intercepts, sacks, it had everything you hoped you wouldn’t see in the biggest game of the year. Bruno Mars looked tougher and had better moves than some of the players on the field!
In the end the Denver Broncos proved they weren’t as awful as the Carolina Panthers. It wasn’t that they were better than the Panthers, they just weren’t as bad…
I even heard Peyton Manning was awarded a senior citizens card to go with his Super Bowl ring.
After the game people were accusing Cam Newton of being a sore loser because of his monosyllabic press-conference. The whole world began to shake an accusatory finger at poor Newton for being a sore loser. Before this Monday he was groomed to be a Super Bowl winning quaterback, he was going to be the Super Bowl MVP: the world was his oyster. Then he actually got to the Super Bowl and played his way into the history books as part of the worst Super Bowl in 50 years. No doubt he was in a bit of a dark mood after the game. Not feeling too chatty. I wouldn’t be too chipper either.
Anyway, after that monumental anti-climax we can all look forward to the beginning of the MLB season which gets underway on April 3. WilliamHill.com is already looking toward the MLB with their futures markets already up. Here are the top five favorites according to William Hill at the moment.
Chicago Cubs – $8
San Francisco Giants – $9
Boston Red Sox – $11
New York Mets – $13
Kansas City Royals – $13
50 Cent vs Billy Dib
Former IBF featherweight and IBO super featherweight champion, Billy Dib is a renowned fighter in the ring and has proven over the years that he is never afraid of a fight.
50 Cent is a renowned fighter on the mic and has gone toe-to-toe with some of the most ferocious battle-rappers in the land.
These two battle-weary warriors have resorted to a calling each other names in the press and on Instagram.
After 50’s rap career burned out he took the next logical move in his career progression and became a boxing promoter. This was after he became a vitamin water entrepreneur, of course. From there he signed Billy Dib to a three year contract. Now Dib is accusing Mr. Cent of short changing him $1 million. Dib also said that signing with 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions company was the worst possible career move.
50 Cent returned fire, taunting Dib’s losses to Evgeny Gradovich and calling him a sh*thead. Not really the hardcore gangsta tough talk we were expecting.
Maybe 50 should consider a self-imposed ban from social media. It was 50’s use of social media that led to his bankruptcy. Lay off the Twitter and Instagram 50!
Kevin Pietersen launches uncharacteristic tirade…
The ECB announced their squad to take on the challenge of bringing the T20 World Cup to England for the first time. Punters around the world were outraged and shocked to find Kevin Pietersen’s name as a glaring omission.
Pietersen, in a far cry from his usual reserved and unassuming manner, took to Twitter to voice his distaste at not making the side. Pitersen also made a mocking tweet containing 53 crying smiley faces, a sick smiley face, a seemingly thoughtful smiley face, a monkey covering his eyes and two steaming, smiling faeces, asking where is Luke Wright and James Vince from the English T20 side.
Perhaps it is solely because Pietersen is missing from the squad that SportsBet.com.au has England as fifth favorites to win the World Cup. Here are their odds.
India – $3.40
Australia – $6
South Africa – $7
West Indies – $7.50
England – $8
RIP Dave Mirra
I was a strange kid and I know it. As a teenager I didn’t have poster’s of bikini-clad women dripping down my walls. There were pages torn out of BMX magazines gaffer-taped to the walls instead. Legends like Mat Hoffman, Ryan Nyquist and Dave Mirra littered my walls.
In a great blow to BMX and rally driving, Dave Mirra passed on after a self-inflicted gunshot wound last week. BMX and extreme sports as a broader community has lost a legend.
If you or someone you know is struggling with personal issues call your personal physician and talk about how you are feeling before it is too late.
