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easy to lose by accident

2018-07-18 17:24:41.044943+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Phil Birnbaum (of Sabermetric fame): An Important Life Lesson from Blackjack and Baseball — You gain more by not being stupid than you do by being smart.

Now, the interesting part. The same thing applies about winning and losing by accident. It's hard to beat the other teams by accident, but it's easy to lose to the other teams by accident.

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