tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post6417790473219665148..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: The Gural, Bettors and Fans on a Sunday SmackdownPull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-21442203763180591042014-04-21T11:15:05.343-04:002014-04-21T11:15:05.343-04:00Just a note: Chris Schick on twitter was the lone ...Just a note: Chris Schick on twitter was the lone positive vote. Thought it was a "good pilot program". <br /><br />He's likely right. For a relatively minor investment, the test case can move forward for 2014. No need to table this for a year. That's where things go to die. <br /><br />IMO<br /><br />PTPPull the Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-52372680677511238392014-04-21T08:06:24.983-04:002014-04-21T08:06:24.983-04:00Doing something just for the sake of saying "...Doing something just for the sake of saying "I did something!" is usually not a good idea. My guess is that spending $75,000 in this manner would fall right into that category. On the other hand, the USTA actually has invested some advertising dollars wisely by contributing to the strategic wagering program, which benefits players directly, and therefore benefits the harness industry, on the whole. This type of investment is "trackable", and therefore accountable, unlike the type of expenditure they wisely rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com