Bite Me!

The Doc finally got around to the next 2 installments of my series and we discussed it last night. He confirmed my thoughts – we’re not going to publish it. It is officially proprietary, and will affect Pickled Peckler Purchase Point Philosophy for 2008 and beyond. Is that a Pledge Pin? On your uniform?

We’ve given out all we care to on this subject for free. If you want to purchase our revolutionary information, we are willing to negotiate for either cash, a keeper, or a draft pick. We're willing to throw in the Doc's Jeep, so long as you tow it away.

One caveat on everything I have written about the 2007 BABI auction: it is a market, and markets adjust. When someone has success with a contrarian strategy, others will adopt that strategy such that it is no longer contrarian. Values change, and the new winner will be the new contrarian, possibly doing what everyone else was doing before but no longer are. Or, maybe, some other strategy.

This is a game about value, and value exists when everyone else thinks you are wrong. It is not easy to bet against the herd mentality. We’re all affected by what we read and hear from others, and it takes a special constitution to consistently implement a strategy that flies in the face of conventional wisdom. The Bums have that special constitution. So does Mr. Leaguer, and that has allowed him to be consistently successful over the years.

We’d like to add, so does Kenny 9, our #1 rival, and lately, our whipping boy. He has his own opinions and he is evangelistic about them. Of course, in his case, that is generally a good thing for us all. Just because you are different and are willing to look your opponents in the eye and say “Bite Me”, it doesn’t mean you will be right.