Perfect Practice.......

With five weeks left in the regular season, this is truly put up or shut up time throughout the NFL. More importantly, this is the time of year when Propick elevates his game along the lines of: Brady, Manning, Marxy, etc. After a few crackheaded teasers came in yesterday (courtesy of my new lucky friend), I escaped what could have been a losing weekend thanks to dramatic wins by the Giants and Steelers. Whenever a streak emerges from a lackluster weekend of games, it is time to make a push and that push starts tonight.

In what could best be described as "a degenerates delight", the San Francisco 49ers find themselves visiting the Arizona Cardinals in tonight's Monday Night Football game of the year. After taking a look at the upcoming weekend lines, I was tempted to pass on this game but instead, thought long and hard about the type of people I would be alienating. Everyone who got blistered this weekend is trying to decipher which of these 3-7 teams has an edge and in the process, how they can make all their money back. So far, I have heard the common man speak and quite frankly, it disturbs me. People, this is the time to adhere to your discipline. While a discipline can sometimes fail you, hopping on board the common man express can be suicidal from a financial standpoint.

The best 3-7 team around. This is one of the common man phrases that has been used to describe the 49ers. You know the guy: fat and bald who talks about "that really hot chick who was into me but I had to leave the bar, had to get up early the next day for work". Guess what? Would've, could've, and should've doesn't pay the bills fatso. The fact that the word "best" can be attributed to a team with seven losses, who plays in the worst division in the history of professional sports, is absolutely ludacris. With this much fervor on the part of the common man I will run (not walk) away from the 49ers tonight. Regardless of the outcome I can rest assured that I will not find myself awake at 4am wondering why "Derek Anderson was able to torch a 49ers secondary, who despite being awful, has talent. Tonight's play......Cardinals +2 over the "talented but underacheiving 49ers".

After hosting a conference call this morning with Marxy, I was once again reminded of how critical a month December is. After some innocuous bullshitting with regards to the weekend, Marxy let it be known that "I own this upcoming month". Before I could even reply "thoughts about tonight's Mavs-Rockets game"?, Marxy informed me that this weekend's mini sabatical from the nightlife would serve him well during holiday party crunch time. While many of us are crying "uncle" on a Monday night after a week long crash course, it will be Marxy saluting bartenders and patrons alike, wondering where all the competition went. As Marxy is fond of saying, "perfect practice, makes perfect partying" and my favorite "life is not a test run". In honor of December Marxy has released the Rockets +9 over the Mavs tonight in the NBA.