One of the things we mentioned in a note on baseball last week was our “totals only” baseball service here at Strategic Sports Publishing. Over/unders are the only way we attack baseball, and our “Baseball Guy” continues to have a great year, now sitting at 58-33 (64.7%) on the season as documented by The Sports Monitor. This week we’re ranked #1 in the industry in the all-important “one-star compare”, which offers a comparison of net units assuming the same amount bet on any play, which is the way we approach things.

Those details about our baseball spurred some questions. Let’s cover the answers for you.

Q. Is your baseball totals handicapper (name removed)?

A. No. My baseball guy is not a public handicapper. He is a close friend of mine who I’ve known since about two weeks after I started publishing sports handicapping material via my first book in 1996. For years now he has handicapped the sport of baseball exclusively and privately for us and us only. He has no other connection with any other service.

Q. As a client, I’ve noticed another service using an awful lot of your baseball guy’s plays. Does he handicap for (name removed)?

A. No, he doesn’t, but his picks do seem to influence some others greatly, don’t they? Our clients retain an advantage, however, as we often influence the line in the first hour after release (9AM Eastern Time). So our clients get these games at better lines than anyone else. I’ve also noticed that our All Sports VIP service is less than the service of others who seem to be…ahem…”influenced” by our Baseball Guy’s plays. So if you want them at the best lines and cost effectively, contact us directly.

Q. Why don’t you play sides?

A. We did play baseball sides for two years, but our profit was tremendous in totals and the sides were not nearly as profitable. Focusing on just totals for the past several years streamlines his workload and enhances his focus. The results speak for themselves.

Q. How do your current customers react to things like your “rest of May free” promotion if they didn’t get a couple of free weeks when they signed up?

A. Our customers have done well with our service and the last thing they’re going to be concerned with is whether or not someone is getting in $100 cheaper than they did. Strategic Sports Publishing is a “long-term relationship” business and not a “buy today’s big winner” outfit. Customers have no problem with us occasionally reaching out to forge new relationships.

Our “rest of May free” promotion continues. Call 1-770-649-1078 for more information. Please leave a message if you get voice mail, as I’m splitting my time between football research and enjoying myself following a productive basketball campaign and I’m not always by the office phone.