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Title: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: drbillym on June 25, 2011, 07:32:24 PM

Great article about Pittsburgh Phil on the drf.com website.  Good to see JB was mentioned among the present elite(last paragraph).

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: TGJB on June 27, 2011, 10:11:13 AM

I\'m not so sure about the analogy, but then I haven\'t read Phil\'s book. Meanwhile, the guy who should be getting WAY more credit is Donaldson (for those who don\'t know, see \"History Lesson\" in the Archives of this site).

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: drbillym on June 27, 2011, 12:57:31 PM

Don\'t be so modest, the analogy is in the inventiveness and uniqueness of the approach, not the plunging at the windows(I don\'t think).

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: HP on June 28, 2011, 10:39:44 AM

I thought Pittsburgh Phil was the guy who poked you in the head with an icepick?  Murder Inc.?  Electric chair?  I looked it up on Amazon and this Pittsburgh Phil book costs like $100.  What\'s it all about?  Are his insights really worth the C-note?  As good as Dan Geer\'s Pro-Rated Longshots?  

HP

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: Rich Curtis on June 28, 2011, 11:04:41 AM

HP,

  You\'ll get the C-note back in a hurry because one of his insights is that you should stay away from women at the racetrack.

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: HP on June 28, 2011, 11:41:24 AM

That\'s not too hard.  Except for one or two days a year how many women are at the track?  HP

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: Rich Curtis on June 28, 2011, 11:49:21 AM

At Del Mar? Enough to earn Pittsburgh Phil his reputation for wisdom.

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: jack72906 on June 28, 2011, 12:08:19 PM

Same with Arlington Park. Every weekend.....every weekend

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: Topcat on June 28, 2011, 03:06:06 PM

HP Wrote:
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> I thought Pittsburgh Phil was the guy who poked
> you in the head with an icepick?  Murder Inc.?
> Electric chair?  I looked it up on Amazon and this
> Pittsburgh Phil book costs like $100.  What\'s it
> all about?  Are his insights really worth the
> C-note?  As good as Dan Geer\'s Pro-Rated
> Longshots?  
>
> HP


The Untouchables? Take liberties with the truth? Unpossible!

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: magicnight on June 28, 2011, 03:17:12 PM

I thought he was the funny-looking fellow who is on TV every February 2nd.

Title: Re: Pittsburgh Phil and JB
Post by: Flighted Iron on June 28, 2011, 05:28:32 PM

From the article it sounded as if bringing women to the track was taboo.Times
have changed.The man sounds like a genious and considering the view towards women during that period his was consistent.However,I know this to be currently
false only because i\'ve experienced the opposite first hand.