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Gazing into the crystal ball

By Jonah Keri
Special to Page 2

Monday, July 16, 2007

As fun a time as I had in Vegas last weekend, last week's column about watching baseball in the sports book didn't sit quite right with me. No matter how many caveats I offered about luck playing a huge role in my 6-1 performance, I kept coming back to the column's self-congratulatory tone, even though it was unintentional. As a good Canadian boy, I was raised on the virtues of humility and politeness, where self-deprecation is your best friend. So sitting here in my hometown of Montreal writ ...

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