Author Archives: Patrick Santino

2021 TDR: A Proper Hardmen’s War (Written)

And it had been threatening all week, but finally the torrential rains really started to pour on Stage 3—all the bounteous green beauty of Switzerland must come from somewhere.

2021 LBL: Intangibles Pay Out

“When betting, I specifically enjoy considering the intangibles…The take Brett Favre and the Packers on Monday night because his dad passed away last Tuesday or bet on any team who has a star player who just had his first newborn child because they’re now playing for more than themselves bet…When I win these bets based on these psychological hunches and tells that are neither scientific nor measured by the Vegas line makers, I believe I have an inside track, betting 5.0, Machiavellian craft, all because I kn-ewww it.” –Matthew McConaughey

2021 Fleche: The Strongest Puncheur vs the Man Who Knows the “Trick” (Written)

“Some say it is of some intrigue to have such a race end with such a pure test of strength and power. To this I say: for a Wednesday Classic, perhaps this is reasonable. Should one work all day and not have time to watch at leisure for an hour or two, surely all can find 3 minutes in their day to squeeze in watching the Final Kilometer of this La Fleche Wallonne. But is this climb a pure test of who is the best puncheur in the world?”