Upsetting Indeed

I see you there snickering at the misfortunes of the Chucky Chill, waving your little crooked finger. I admit, the Chuck was less than outstanding in his weekend predictions. Going in to Friday night's game, I was at 4,170 units and promptly dropped anothr 330 units as the New Jersey Nets shat the bed and got pummeled by the Hawks. Going into Sunday I stood at 3,840 units and then the unimaginable happened; I was wrong. I did hit my proposition bet that a team would score within the first six minutes for 200 units. This pushed my total back to 4,040 units. I was feeling mighty fine with Steelers ahead 20-7 and the Cardinals offense sputtering. Althouh there was this indicia of concern brewing deep inside the Chuck everytime the Steelers would have to settle for three instead of finishing this team, I thought the game was well in hand. The referees seemed to be on the Steeler's side and I was ready to proclaim yet another Superbowl vicotry. But as Arizona's defense stiffened and the Steelers failed to add to their lead, my concerns were increasing. And when the Cardinals scored on the fade route to Larry Fitzgerald, I realized that I would lose this game. When it became clear that Pittsburgh would not cover this number, I rooted earnestly for Arizona to win the game outright. As you know, nothing upsets me more than watching a team celebrate when it has not covered. But alas, it was not the Chuck's night or weekend as Santonio Holmes pulled down the evening's final touchdown, catapulting the Steeler's to their sixth Superbowl victory. With my 1650 unit hit, the Chuck's account now stands at 2,390 units. Lesser men would be reeling, but must I remind you I am not such a man.
It sickened me to see Pittsburgh celebrating, knowing that they did not cover this number. What are they so happy for? Don't they know that they lost multitudes of people a tremendous amount of money? But the fault lies with me, as I should have known that this team would not finish. Well, the Chuck finally loses a Superbowl and he is reeling from a recent losing streak. Do you think I am sulking and lamenting my misfortunes? Indeed I am doing no such thing and even in the midst of failure, the Chuck was hammering out the kinks in his basketball prediction machine, so he may bring you winners galore. Remember this, even when I lose I am better than you. I will post my daily selection later.