DaHoss,

Thanks for the "welcome," although I must say that I feel somewhat less than welcome.

In post #17 of this thread, blackthroatedwind (or whatever his moniker is), said, in reply to BBB: "You won't 'out handicap' them." So, it's not exactly true that no one has questioned, at least to some extent, the ability of the gentleman to handicap. In reply, I merely related my own observations of BBB's handicapping prowess.

Adding my own thoughts on the subject, I would agree that the proposition "you won't out handicap them" is accurate insofar as the Pick 6 is concerned. There, the carryover provides the profit potential, and generally you have to make a healthy-sized bet in order to be in a position to take full advantage of it. However, as far as the no-carryover Pick 4 goes, no matter the size of your plays you have to "out-handicap" most others in order to win in the long run. As BBB is mostly a Pick 4 player, his concept of out-handicapping others is not just reasonable, it is essential.

As far as me "plugging" another forum is concerned, believe me that was the farthest thing from my mind, as I have no interest in promoting anyhthing. I included the reference to the other forum as a convenience for readers who may be interested in checking out whether what I said regarding BBB's record is true -- they can go to the forum and look into the matter -- although I am not sure how far back the archived posts go.

Finally, I've only been a member of this board for a few weeks and I've not reviewed a large number of threads, so I am not sure if this particular thread is representative, but if BBB has taken on some kind of an attitude or an air of superiority here, as you imply, perhaps it is because he has been forced into a defensive posture by the remarks of others. That has been my experience, at least, after but a single trip to the post (no pun intended) on this circuit.