HORRIBLE NIGHT ON THE BAIZE FRIDAY, LOVELY NIGHT AT EL ESTADIO ROD CAREW SATURDAY

Played the 25-25 NL Omaha and, man, nothing worked. Every time Forego agreed to do "business," he would have gutted the guy with the Nut-Flush or the Full-House on The River. When Forego slow-played his flopped Straights, he got sucked out, but when he got them all-in good with Off-Broadway under-the-gun with plenty of callers, there was somebody on the button who'd flopped Broadway. Urgh. 7 dimes down the drain.

Brought Forego, Jr, to El Estadio Rod Carew to see the Panamanian National Team host the Japanese Championiship team, Mitsubishi-Fuso. Tickets entitled us to free Atlas Beer and any sodas, free nachos, KFC, hot dogs, and as for the game...there was a long-rain delay, so -- after a long fireworks show, folkloric dancing, and the playing of the Panamanian National Anthem (Forego and Jr gladly stood; the Panamanian anthem is really nice and positive and non-violent), we were treated to a big win by Panama, with the hated (loved by Forego) Ex-Rudy Giuliani Girl, Ruben Rivera, doing his thing in the cleanup spot driving in three with a pair of doubles and Miguel Gomez took a no-hitter with 7 strikeouts into the 6th inning. At 6-0 Panama in the 7th (no, they don't play "God Bless Panama"), Jr's copious nacho, chili dog and orange soda consumption along with the late hour -- midnite Central -- got the best of him and he fell asleep in Forego's lap. We return to Aparatmento Forego and he is sleeping soundly as Forego types.

Forego is blogging as a break from Omaha, to which he'll return tomorrow.

Our Obama fade is working out nicely, thanks. We got down at a net-price of -250 that Mr Hopeful Audacity would NOT get the Democratic nomination and are pleased to see that the best price available now is -600.

We've got some small bets going in a very esoteric market: England's Booker Prize For Literature. All of the early money had shown for Ian McEwen knocking him down from +800 to +232 favoritism, driving price on early favorite Nicola Barker up to 9/2, which we gladly scooped up and then saved with Hamid and Wilson only because they both opened long -- Hamid +1500 of 15/1, Wilson +4000 or 40/1 -- and both had been bet down to co-3rd choices at +700 or 7/1. We were willing to fade McEwen because other than Barker he was the only recognizable name, but the action taken by Hamid and Wilson suggested some superior knowledge. It goes sometime in September.

We'll do some US Open tennis later this week and maybe some NCAA and NFL look-aheads.

Finally, Forego's meditation on mellow coaches was proved right by Newsmeat as our favorite football coach, Barry Switzer, was revealed to have ONLY given to Democrats.

Good Luck from Forego, a poor skin-head without a dollar