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There's no win in M-A-R-T-Y

By Bill Simmons
Page 2

Friday, January 14, 2005

Okay, here's my gambling story for Round One ... With Suns-Clippers clashing with Jets-Chargers on Saturday night, I was facing a dilemma: Stay home for one of only 11 NFL playoff games this season, or TiVo the game and check out an NBA team on pace for 70 wins this season. I ended up choosing the Suns, justifying the decision because NFL games are already on a five-second delay, plus there's another three-second delay with TiVo ... when you think about it, you're about nine seconds behind on ...

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