Bottom Line J

The 2011 Northern Trust Six-Pack

2011-02-15T23:42:00.004-05:00

Ladies and gentleman.

Will Rickie Fowler be yanked form the six pack???

Who is this week's long shot?

Are the top three going to place in the top three this week?

Check it all out here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/610557-the-2011-northern-trust-open-six-pack-at-riviera

Also, listen to the six pack live on The Score at Sirius Channel 98 at 6:00 pm EST on Wednesday February 16, 2011. You may also listen online at http://radio.thescore.com be sure to click on the LISTEN LIVE button.

All the best,

BLJ

The 2011 Pebble Beach Pro- Am 6-Pack

2011-02-09T00:03:00.000-05:00

Here is this weeks article.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/602466-the-2011-pebble-beach-pro-am-6-pack

Think Dustin Johnson will three-peat? Who is my long shot this week. Tune in to Sirius Channel 98 to listen live tomorrow at 6:45 pm EST. Or go to: http://radio.thescore.com

BLJ

The 2010 Phoenix Open 6 pack

2011-02-02T08:09:00.001-05:00

Bleacher report stuck my first write of this in the pending file for more than 8 hours. Sorry for the late notice.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/594003-the-2011-phoenix-open-at-tpc-scottsdale-6-pack

Enjoy this weeks tourney. BLJ

The 2011 Farmer's Insurance Open at Torrey Pines

2011-01-25T23:47:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the Framer's Insurance Open Six Pack brought to you by Bottom Line Jay in Boston! Who's got the edge this week? Tiger vs. Phil, Rickie vs. Davis. Who's got great odds this week? Who might be my long shot? Click my link to find out in my detailed article on Bleacher Report!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/585307-the-2011-farmers-insurance-open-six-pack-at-torrey-pines

No matter who you like, have a great weekend and hit 'em straight!

BLJ

Th3 2011 Sony Open

2011-01-12T00:54:00.000-05:00

Finally the first full field event of 2011 is here. Who do I like>>>>> http://bleacherreport.com/articles/570098-the-2011-sony-open-6-pack

Lay it down and win people...

BLJ

Th3 2011 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Six Pack

2011-01-05T00:09:00.000-05:00

It's that time again. Enjoy a six pack with BLJ!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/562840-the-2011-hyundai-tournament-of-champions

2010 BMW Championship

2010-09-07T23:39:00.001-04:00

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/454717-the-2010-bmw-championship-six-pack

The 2010 Duetsche Bank Championship Six Pack

2010-09-01T12:39:00.000-04:00

The PGA heads to my backyard this week. Check out my six pack, you could have made some serious cash if you did last week. I think Colin Montgomerie is a moron, read on to see why:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/447846-the-2010-deutsche-bank-championship-six-pack

Have a great weekend,

BLJ

2010 Barclays Six Pack

2010-08-24T13:57:00.000-04:00

Please read this article this week! I really think I have some solid picks. If your sportsbook account could use an infusion of cash, it may worth a small sprinkle on each of my golfers this week...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/442455-the-2010-barclays-six-pack

Have a great week!

BLJ

2010 Wyndham Championship Six Pack

2010-08-17T23:07:00.000-04:00

Okay folks, we got screwed with Dustin Johnson last week, but maybe we can turna new leaf at The Wyndham?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/438242-the-2010-wyndham-championship-six-pack

Have a great week folks!

BLJ

The 2010 PGA Championship

2010-08-11T13:57:00.000-04:00

Here is this weeks article covering the pga championship. I have been picking some guys successfully these past few weeks. Check it out if your sports book account needs a boost.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/433631-the-2010-pga-championship-six-pack

Later,

BLJ

The 2010 Greenbrier Classic Six Pack

2010-07-28T00:56:00.001-04:00

Here is the lastest article previewing the Greenbrier Classic

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/426040-the-2010-greenbrier-classic-six-pack

Have a great week folks!

BLJ

2010 Canadian OPEN

2010-07-20T20:17:00.000-04:00

Well, we just missed cashing a T5 last week with Sean O' Hair last week. Too bad I didnt refer us to Oosthuizen, as he was an unreal 200:1 to win the Open last week. Here is this weeks article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/422820-the-2010-rbs-canadian-open-six-pack

Enjoy!

BLJ

The 2010 British Open Six Pack

2010-07-14T02:06:00.000-04:00

I have finally crafted an masterpiece of expert picks for you enjoyment this week:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/419992-the-2010-british-open-six-pack

Enjoy!

BLJ

2010 john deere classic six pack

2010-07-07T10:29:00.000-04:00

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/416590-the-2010-john-deere-classic-six-pack

The 2010 AT&T National Six Pack

2010-06-30T14:46:00.000-04:00

Hello golf fans!

Here is this weeks article detailing who I like to win in Pennsylvania this week: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/413645-the-2010-at-t-national-six-pack

I have two 80:1 long shots that are very worthy of consideration, so go see who they are!

blj

Travelers Championship

2010-06-23T09:50:00.000-04:00

Here is this weeks article. Who is in the six pack this week?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/410204-the-2010-travelers-championship-six-pack

BLJ

2010 US Open six pack

2010-06-16T16:47:00.001-04:00

Well, here we are folks, time for another major.Who do I like this week? Check out my weekly article at Bleacher Report here:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/407121-the-2010-us-open-six-pack

Enjoy the US Open everyone! Go Mike Weir!

BLJ

The Memorial at Jack's Place

2010-06-02T12:10:00.001-04:00

Ladies and gentleman,

We are back on track and have I got some AWESOME picks for you this week! You have to read this article!!!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/400181-the-2010-memorial-championship-six-pack

BLJ

The 2010 Players Championship Six Pack

2010-05-05T10:33:00.001-04:00

They may be cold, but man they are refreshing! Heres the latest and hopefully greatest six pack of the season at one of the best venues, TPC Sawgrass!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/388286-the-2010-players-championship-six-pack

Hit 'em straight!

BLJ

Quail Hollow Championship Six PAck

2010-04-28T16:09:00.000-04:00

Greeting earthlings.

Here is my latest edition of bad golf picks: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/385580-the-2010-quail-hollow-championship-six-pack

Keep watching, as I may actully earn you some money one of these days....

BLJ

The 2010 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

2010-04-21T11:43:00.000-04:00

All right gang, we fianlly pegged a winner last week (our third of the year) with Jim Furyk.

Who's on my radar this week? Find out here:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/382055-the-2010-zurich-classic-six-pack

Have a fantastic week people and hit 'em straight!

BLJ

verizon heritage

2010-04-13T22:21:00.001-04:00

My picks have been ice cold. If you are a glutton for punishment then read this piece:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/378157-the-2010-verizon-heritage-six-pack

Have a great week people.

BLJ

The Masters; A tradition like no other

2010-04-06T19:23:00.000-04:00

Here it is! The first major of the year. Find out who I like at: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/374508-the-2010-masters-six-pack

Also, please visit http://www.protourfantasygolf.com for two sweet majors golf pools!

BLJ

The 2010 Shell Houston Open

2010-03-31T16:46:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the latest edition folks:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/371579-the-2010-shell-houston-open-six-pack

If you want to get in on some sweet majors contests, please check out:

www.ProTourFantasyGolf.com

Majors 1 - $10 entry ($500 for 1st place, $650 in other cash prizes)
Majors 2 - $25 entry ($1,000 for 1st place, $100 for high weekly score, $1,100 in other prizes)
League 4 - $25 entry (Extend your fantasy golf season by playing through the FedEx Cup)

My friend John does a terrific job putting these contests together, so please join us!

BLJ

AP Invitational

2010-03-23T22:33:00.001-04:00

Hit a decent top five with Nick Watney last week. Let's see if we can nail down a winner this week.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/367991-the-2010-arnold-palmer-invitational-six-pack

Email me with questions/suggestions please.

BLJ

The 2010 Transitions Championship Six Pack

2010-03-17T03:55:00.000-04:00

I am off to Vegas in a few hours. Wish me luck! Here is this weeks golf preview article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/364222-the-2010-transitions-championship-six-pack

BLJ

The 2010 Puerto Rico Open

2010-03-10T16:53:00.001-05:00

Although this tournament is fairly useless, I think we have a shot at making some money. Don't go crazy betting this one, but put a little sprinkle on these guys, they just might surprise you.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/360397-the-2010-puerto-rico-open

Have a great week people.

BLJ

The 2010 WGC CA Championship Six PAck

2010-03-09T15:55:00.000-05:00

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/359788-the-2010-wgc-ca-championship-six-pack

Hello golf nuts. Here is the latest six pack for this weeks WGC CA Championship. I hit a winner with Camilo Villegas last week, so it looks like Bottom Line jay is finally heating up.

For those of you that are interested, I will be broadcasting the six pack live on air at http://hardcoresportsradio.com tomorrow evening around 5:30 pm. You can just click and listen on your computer, or if you have Sirius satellite radio, tune in to channel 98.

Also, I am in the running TONIGHT on the same channel at 10:30pm on a sports debate show called one on one. If I win my matchup tonight vs Chuck Brown, I will move on to the finals being held live in Las Vegas, NV! Wish me luck, and please tune in if you can.

Have a great week!

BLJ

The Honda Classic Six Pack

2010-03-03T13:16:00.001-05:00

Greetings golf addicts!

Courses are finally opening up here in the Boston area,a nd we are expecting sime sunny skies and temps in the mid to upper 40's on Saturday, so you know where I will be.

We have quite an interesting tourney this week, with the top golfers largely coming from Europe. Will any Euros make it into my six pack?

Find out here:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/355790-the-2010-honda-classic-six-pack

Also, check out my golf club here http://nshgc.com

Let me know if you are down for playing on Saturday, and good luck this week, I have some SUPER long shots this week.

BLJ

2010 Waste Management Phoenix Open Six Pack

2010-02-23T19:01:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the loudest hole on tour. No.16 will be a gem this week at the Phoenix Open, now being held by Waste Management instead of FBR. I have some great picks this week so check them out at:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/351096-the-2010-wm-phoenix-open-six-pack

Have a great week and hit em straight.

Don't forget to tune into http://www.hardcoresportsradio.com or Sirius Channel 98 tomorrow after 5:30 pm to hear the six pack being laid down live on the air.

BLJ

Mayakoba Classic Six Pack

2010-02-17T13:26:00.001-05:00

One of those rare weeks where we get TWO six pack in one week. This tournament has a very weak field, but still presents some opportunity to win money. Plus most fantasy leagues are using this lowly tournament instead of the much more highly anticipated WGC Match Play Championship.

Enjoy the article! http://bleacherreport.com/articles/347239-ther-2010-mayakoba-classic-six-pack

BLJ

The WGC Accenture Match Play Championship Six Pack

2010-02-16T15:49:00.000-05:00

Hello golf fans!

Hard to belive I got my first round of the year in in New Hampshire last weekend, with the tons of white stuff that is flying around here today!

Come on SUN!!!! I am ready to play. I love this week as we have two events. The first event starts tomorrow and is the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship. Here is who I like:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/346709-the-2010-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship-six-pack

Stay tuned for the second six pack of the week coming later tonight...

BLJ

Golf Ruling in Sand Trap

2010-02-09T17:46:00.002-05:00

Here is a great question about the rules of golf that I received form a reader recently....

I have a rules question. On my last trip to Myrtle Beach I encountered a sand trap issue. I hit my ball into the sand and it plugged. All that was visible was my mark on the ball. The person that I was playing with hit his ball in the sand trap just in front of my ball (less than one inch) directly in the line to the flag. He insisted that I must hit my ball first as it was the furthest away from the hole. When I hit my ball I also inadvertantly hit his and both balls landed on the green my ball landed about 8 feet from the hole and his rolled to about 4 feet. He insisted that he could play the ball where it landed after I hit it. I believe that he should have picked up his ball in the trap and replaced it after my sand shot. As a result I lost the hole but ended up winning the match. Who if anyone was right in this matter? -Jack Casionman

Great question, I love it.

From your wording I am assuming this was match play.

First of all, congratulations on hitting two balls simultaneously within 8 feet of the hole from a bunker! I am sure you will never do this again, and here is why.

WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE
Your opponent was correct in having you play first, HOWEVER... You were fully within the rule 22-2 Ball Interfering with Play, to ask him to mark his ball even though it was in a bunker. He may not CLEAN his ball, as he is not on the putting surface.

It is VERY important that you ASK the opponent to mark the ball. If said opponent marks the ball without your request, no matter how obvious it may be, than under rule 18-2-a your opponent would receive a one stroke penalty.

In regards to marking his ball, he would use a marker just as though he was on the green. If the marker were in your way when attempting to hit your ball, you may further ask him to move the mark appropriately (similarly if you were on the green, and someones marker were in your line).

You would then hit your shot.

When your opponent is replacing his ball, he is allowed and MUST recreate as close as possible the lie that he originally had. see rule 20-3-b-iii. Keep in mind that golf etiquette, would require YOU to fix your mess in the sand, then the opponent's ball would be placed by your opponent upon your repair of the bunker and the lie must be recreated as close to possile as the original lie.

BUT SINCE THAT IS NOT HOW IT WENT DOWN.....

Under Rule 18-3-b you would be subject to a one stroke penalty for causing an opponents ball that is in play to move. Secondly your opponents ball MUST be replaced where it originally was, meaning he does NOT get a free ride out of the trap. Being the polite golfer that you are, you would of course rake the bunker and fix your tracks, before your opponent places his ball back in the bunker.

IN MATCH PLAY WHAT YOU DID IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC LOSS OF HOLE! It is a one stroke penalty.

This instance does not qualify unde rule 15-3 Playing the Wrong Ball, because you clearly knew that your ball was the imbedded one, and you clearly knew the visible ball was your opponents.

The way I am interpreting your question is to say that YES you were right and your opponent was indeed wrong, however the key to the whole thing is that YOU had to ask your opponent to mark the ball, he/she could not just automatically mark it.

Also, since you were playing match play under rule 20-7-b Playing From Wrong Place your opponent would have LOST THE HOLE, since he played his ball from the green, and not from the bunker, where he should have replaced it to begin with.

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am Six Pack

2010-02-09T15:45:00.001-05:00

Happy Tuesday everybody!

I have a feeling the six pack is starting warm up, so you will want to definitely check it out this week here:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342666-the-2010-att-pebble-beach-pro-am-six-pack

I nailed down a great top 5 with JB Holmes last week yielding a nice 20:1 payday. I wish he won, but I digress. It won't be long, until we are all dusting off the clubs here in the Boston area.

Have a great week, and if you ever have any fantasy golf questions, do not hesitate to email me.

BLJ

The Northern Trust Open Six Pack

2010-02-02T20:16:00.000-05:00

I know, some of you may be thinking, that my picks have been ice cold. I prefer to look at it, like I am due. Make that overdue. This is a STRONG field this week, let's hope I nail a few this time.

Here's the new article: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/338197-the-2010-northern-trust-open-six-pack

Have a great week!

\BLJ

The Farmers Insurance Open Six Pack

2010-01-26T20:36:00.000-05:00

Hello golf fans, and those of you who are forced to read this simply because you know me and feel guilty that if you don't I will somehow find out and secretly hate you.

I am desperately in need of a T5 or a win this week!

Check out my latest preview on the Farmers Insurance Open being played at Torrey Pines starting on Thursday. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/333267-the-2010-farmers-insurance-six-pack

Have a great week!.

The 2010 Bob Hope Classic Six Pack

2010-01-19T21:11:00.001-05:00

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls of all ages, I present to thee, The Bob Hope Classic Six Pack for 2010.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/329110-the-2010-bob-hope-classic-six-pack

The top six contenders are a six pack on their own, but I have dug deep to find some value in this field. I wish you all the best this week.

Things will be back to normal next week since the event will start on Thursday instead of Wednesday like it does this week. Get those bets in TONIGHT!!!

Later,

BLJ

The Sony Open Six Pack for 2010

2010-01-13T00:03:00.001-05:00

It's finally time for the first full field of the year. Here's my take on it:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/325101-the-2010-sony-open-six-pack
Good luck to you all

I will be on http://hardcoresportsradio.com live tomorrow at 5:30 PM EST, so please TUNE in, or you can also listen at the same time on Sirius Channel 98

BLJ

The 2010 SBS Championship

2010-01-06T13:40:00.002-05:00

Golf is back folks!

I will be presenting the six pack live on the air tonight on http://hardcoresportsradio.com from 5:30 - 6:00 pm EST. If you have Sirius Satellite Radio then you can tune into Channel 98 at the same time.

Later on at 11:30pm EST I will be on HSR again doing a debate show called 1 on 1, so if you are up late, tune in to that as well and listen to me sound like a buffoon!

Here is a link to my latest article on bleacher report: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/320940-the-2010-sbs-championship-six-pack

I am also doing Yahoo Fantasy golf again this year. If you want to be in the same group as me, go to the public group called The Fans of Hunter Mahan, and my team know as the Hammerheads will be there. This league is fun and free, with the possibility of winning prizes.

If you are more of a fantasy guy or gal that likes to compete then join this league: http://www.protourfantasygolf.com/league_signup It costs $100 for a 24 week season. Read the rules and give it a shot, this is my first year competing in that league. It is called High Stakes League 1, I am also entering League 3 as well. The more the merrier!

Happy new year!

The BMW Championship

2009-09-08T23:48:00.001-04:00

Check it out. I am on absolute fire right now, so ride the wave....

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/250913-the-2009-bmw-championship-six-pack

BLJ

The Deutsche Bank Championship

2009-09-01T23:39:00.000-04:00

Here is this weeks link to the six pack article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/246670-the-2009-deutsche-bank-championship-six-pack

Rock on,

BLJ

Barclays Six pack

2009-08-26T00:56:00.001-04:00

Greetings Earthlings,

It looks like this sweltering heat is about to break here in the Northeast, with exception to my weekly six pack.

Last week saw a total pay out of 94 units, with two T5's in Ryan Moore and Jason Bohn and Ryan Moore won the whole thing as a 66:1 underdog.

Here's this weeks article, enjoy!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/242803-the-2009-barclays-six-pack

BLJ

The Wyndham Championship

2009-08-18T23:57:00.001-04:00

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/238796-the-2009-wyndham-championship-six-pack

The Tour Championship

2009-08-12T23:52:00.001-04:00

Heres the newest abridged article.

Next week, we will be back to normal.

Way too busy this week...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/235332-the-2009-tour-championship-six-pack

WGC Invitational

2009-08-05T00:29:00.001-04:00

Greetings earthlings,

How are you?

I am feeling Comcastic!

Here is my latest article on Bleacher Report, I have some SOLID pick this week and am sensing a winner, so check it out:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/230693-the-2009-wgc-bridgestone-invitational-six-pack

Have a great weekend,

BLJ

The 2009 Buick Open six pack

2009-07-29T00:03:00.000-04:00

Here's the new article!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/226185-the-2009-buick-open-six-pack

Enjoy!

BLJ

The 2009 RBC Canadian Open

2009-07-21T23:57:00.002-04:00

Hopefully wherever you are you are getting out to play some golf. We have had some great weather here in New England (except for the rain today) this past week.

Here is my latest article on Bleacher Report:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/221854-the-2009-rbc-canadian-open

Have a great week!

BLJ

The 2009 British Open

2009-07-14T23:30:00.000-04:00

Hi folks!

Another major is upon us, and it should be an excellent display of talent at Turnberry this week.

I have poured over many a stat to bring you the best prediction and preview that I could. Here's the latest article:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218080-the-2009-british-open-championship-six-pack

Have a great weekend!

BLJ

The 2009 John Deere Classic

2009-07-08T00:02:00.001-04:00

Please read my article!

you can find it at:

Ladies and Gents,

My picks for The John Deere Classic have been published.

Check 'em out at:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213880-the-2009-john-deere-classic-six-pack

Have a good weekend.

BLJ

The 2009 AT&T National Six Pack

2009-06-30T23:13:00.002-04:00

Well, I managed to peg three winning tickets last week!

Hope you rode the six pack.

If you didn't, fear not here is a new one for this week:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/209670-the-2009-at-t-national-six-pack

In case you didn't know, I am a proud new member of the Comcast family! I started with orientation on Monday, and am really looking forward to diving right into the sea they call, "telecom"

Wish me luck!

BLJ

The 2009 Travelers Championship Six Pack

2009-06-24T02:29:00.002-04:00

Although I did not nail down a winner at The US Open, I was very close with Hunter Mahan finishing T6. Unfortunately, that pays $0.00, no matter what the currency is.

I have a good feeling about this weeks picks, so check 'em out at B/R

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205483-the-2009-travelers-championship-six-pack

Have a great weekend. Hopefully it has not been raining for five straight days where you are, unlike here in Boston.

The 2009 U.S. Open Six Pack

2009-06-16T23:06:00.002-04:00

I hope this link finds you well, and hitting them straight. The U.S. Open is upon us, and I have a feeling, this is going to be a really good one. Let's face it, last years Open probably will never be topped, but you never know.

Here is my latest article on B/R. I hope you like it!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200736-the-2009-us-open-six-pack

Have a great weekend!

BLJ

The Stanford St. Jude Classic

2009-06-10T12:41:00.002-04:00

Here's this weeks juicy tidbit of golf prediction:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/196463-the-2009-stanford-st-jude-classic

I absolutely stunk up Waverly Oaks last weekend, placing DEAD LAST with The BHTNWAM, Jay Kane.

Congrats goes out to fellow hacker, Kevin "Fluff" Maher for winning the whole thing. It's about effing time you did something, meat.

Enjoy this weeks St. Jude, and hit 'em straight.

BLJ

The Memorial at Jack's Place

2009-06-03T00:01:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone. Check out my latest at bleacher reoport:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/191221-the-2009-memorial-six-pack

I did not pick Kenny Perry, even though he is 20:1 to win. I don't like to pick defending champions, ever. I also love how everyone's odds go through the roof when Tiger is playing. Tiger has a great shot this week, but he is facing some stiff competition.

Our second major with the North Shore Hackers is Saturday. The Open Championship will be held for the last time ever at one of our favorite courses, Waverly Oaks. It's a shame to see it go, I love that place. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I am the two time defending champ there. Seems the be the only place that I actually show up!

Check out our website www.nshgc.com

Have a great weekend!
J

The Crowne Plaza Invitational at The Colonial

2009-05-27T11:42:00.002-04:00

Howdy all.

I hope your Memorial Day was a memorable one, get it?

Anyway, here is my latest six pack on the bleacher report:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/185135-the-2009-crowne-plaza-at-the-colonial-six-pack

Two weeks ago I was syndicated on to cbssportsline.com! How exciting.

Spread the word,

BLJ

The HP Byron Nelson Classic

2009-05-20T01:17:00.001-04:00

Okay, Here is this weeks golf shit.

Check it out at:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/179409-the-2009-hp-byron-nelson-classic-six-pack

If someone out there could please hire me I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

BLJ

The Valero Texas Open

2009-05-13T12:52:00.000-04:00

Well it's that time of the week again. Here's my take on this weeks Valero Texas Open:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/174232-the-2009-valero-texas-open-six-pack

Hit 'em straight,

BLJ

The Players Championship

2009-05-05T22:39:00.002-04:00

How are you all? I want to send out a special congrats to fellow hacker Drew Spindler. He won or golf clubs Hackers Masters event last weekend at the luxurious Jungle and Prarie courses of Green Meadow Golf Club in Hudson, NH.

It wasn't so amazing that Drew won, but what was amazing is that he walked all 36 holes, and carried his bag! No pull cart for him. I walked all 36 with a pull cart, and that was a hell of a way to ruin a nice walk I'll tell ya.

Anyway, congrats again Drew you played great.

For anyone that cares I have my six pack article complete on Bleacher Report, and you can access it at the link below:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/168534-the-2009-players-championship-six-pack

I love attorneys

2009-04-22T12:43:00.002-04:00

As you may have heard, I kind of like golf. You simply must read this fucking morons, view of golf, compared to that of fly fishing. I love both activities, but the Jeffersonian influence of Cameltoenian self proclaiming fuck sticks like this guy drive me crazy!!!! His article is wordy, lengthy, and sure to get you riled up if you love golf like I do.

My comments to his brilliance are posted below his article in this link.

http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php?blog=214&blog=214&title=an-earth-day-2009-reflection&disp=single&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#c90955

The Zurich Classic in New Orleans

2009-04-22T00:08:00.002-04:00

I picked another winner last week!!! Brian Gay paid me nicely at 60:1 odds. Pay attention this week. I have a couple of sleepers that I think are worthy of victory. Check them out at bleacher report!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/160177-the-2009-zurich-classic-of-new-orleans-six-pack

Have a great week!

The Verizon Heritage at Harbor Town

2009-04-15T14:19:00.002-04:00

I completed my refresher course at Stow Acres golf school this week. I gotta tell ya, they do a hell of a job there. I will post a new blog with more information on how to learn more about them.

The long and short of it, would be the 83 I shot yesterday at Sagamore Springs. 250+ yard drives are now becoming common, even when I am not hitting the ball totally pure. I like that.

Anyway, I have published my six pack for this weeks tournament at Harbor Town, here is the link:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/156572-the-2009-verizon-heritage-six-pack

The North Shore Hackers are off to The infamous Cape Cod Country Club this week. I have set the bar high with expectations to break 90. Let's hope we go off the white tees, because those blue tees, really bend you over there.

The Masters

2009-04-08T00:40:00.003-04:00

Hello all,

I have been trying to keep busy. I have two possible jobs lined up which actually look promising, so wish me luck.

I wrote both a Masters Preview, as well as a six pack for this week.

I cannot wait to watch this tourney! I also cannot wait to go back to golf school at Stow Acres on Thursday and Friday. If I can't golf, I might as well be dead. I really want to get my handicap to 12 or lower this year.

Trust you me, that will take some work. I know I can do it, I just need to get my driver straightened out.

Anyway, here is the link to the preview: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/152657-breaking-down-the-masters-ten-questions-at-a-time

And here is the link to my six pack: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/152704-the-2009-masters-six-pack

Hope you all enjoyed todays, opening day Red Sox victory as much as I did!

The 2009 Shell Houston Open

2009-04-01T05:15:00.002-04:00

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/148598-the-2009-shell-houston-open-six-pack

Here is my latest six pack of selections for The Shell Houston Open.

My apologies for not posting the last two links here for The transitions Championship, or Arnie's Invitational.

I can't wait to play Widow's Walk this weekend!!!!

Later,
BLJ

The Honda Classic Six Pack

2009-03-03T23:09:00.000-05:00

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/133649-the-2009-honda-classic-six-pack

Follow this link ladies and gentlemen, to nothing but rock solid golf bliss. I again picked a winner last week in Geoff Ogilvy at 20/1 odds. Ogilvy marks my fourth winner picked this year in nine events. I am not bragging, but want you to know that you should heed my valuable advice if you have an account with a sports book. Over the course of a year, it is typically tough to pick 10 winners at 20/1 odds or higher. I am well on my way to having my best handicapping season ever, so get on board.

It's not even the Masters yet, and I have four winners under my belt.

I wish you all well.

Bottom Line Jay

The Accenture Match Play Six Pack

2009-02-24T23:11:00.003-05:00

Please click this link to be directed to my latest article on Bleacher Report.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/129216-the-2009-accenture-match-play-six-pack

I will also be posting on sixer for the Mayakoba Classic shortly.

J

Someone called me fat.....

2009-02-15T15:02:00.003-05:00

Ok, not sure how many of you out there watch The View. I can assure you that I do NOT. Apparantly, there is some woman on the show named Elisabeth Hasselback who has a problem with the Nintendo Wii video game system.

As many of you know the folks at Nintendo have develop a gaming system, that actually requires you to exercise. I think anyone in their right mind would instantly think of this as nothing short of brilliant.

I guess on this game system you have some sort of platform to stand on that calculates your body mass index, or BMI for short. Your BMI takes into account your height and weight, and produces a result of what class your BMI fits into.

Allegedly some ten year old girl in England got on the Wii, and it produced a result back to the child labeling them as "obese". This has Hasselback up in arms. She feels that the labelling is "mean".

Please people, when can we start calling a spade, a spade in this world? Hassleback's argument is that the little girl is in perfect health and is in no way overweight. I saw pictures of the girl. She is indeed, a normal looking perfectly sized ten year old, that has absolutely no appearance of being overweight. So what is the big deal?

The big deal I guess is that a machine labeled a human a certain way. Turns out that human is not accurately described by the label. Can't you just move on? This story will hopefully end here won't it? I think not. After being labeled as obese when she was clearly not, the girl said that she felt "sad".

Hold on a second..... Let's say I was on the phone with someone who was trying to sell me something and they had some mixed up information that said Ms. Gallant instead of Mr. Gallant. Let's then say that certain someone referred to me as Ms. instead of Mr. How would I feel? Probably not sad, or mad, or anything. I can tell you that I would simply correct the person on the other end, and give them the correct info and move on.

I guess life just isn't that simple for ten year old girls.

The bottom line is, if you're called obese and you clearly aren't, what is the big deal? Her parents are there for her (hopefully) to cheer her up if she was sad about being called obese. From there they could hopefully explain to the child what obesity actually is, and in turn make the child see that they indeed are NOT obese.

I can't wait to see what happens when an actual obese kid gets called obese. Lord help us all on that rueful day.

I'm going to eat a sandwich........with EXTRA mayo.

Pebble Beach six pack

2009-02-12T23:49:00.003-05:00

Sorry I posted this two days after it was written. Looks like my guys are Captain Thursdays as they are all performing nicely so far.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/122440-the-2009-pebble-beach-pro-am-six-pack

It may actually be thawing out here in Boston. You know what that means.... Becketts and Variteks will be reporting to spring training very soon.

Be well,

BLJ

2009 Buick Invitational

2009-02-03T21:46:00.002-05:00

Hello all,

I hope this finds you all in good health and good spirits. At the very least, drinking spirits and alive. I have published another article on bleacher report. Here is the link

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/119344-the-2009-buick-invitational-six-pack

2009 FBR Open

2009-01-28T13:00:00.002-05:00

Hello all.

Shoveling is fun.

Still no job, but opportunities are abound. In the meantime I have written another article on the bleacher report with my latest six pack.

Follow this link:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/116490-the-2009-fbr-open-six-pack

Don't forget to catch me live at 5:00 pm on hardcoresportsradio.com

Later,

BLJ

Something Filthy and Absolutely Trashy

2009-01-25T11:44:00.002-05:00

I was in Stop and Shop buying some groceries the other night, when I realized I needed a new Stop and Shop savings card, as the one on my key chain was barely scanable any more. As I waited in line I noticed a sign advertising, "City of Malden Trash Bags."

I was curious about these special trash bags, as they were NOT cheap. They were very expensive. You could buy ten 15 gallon bags for $10. FYI, a 15 gallon trash bag is the size that you would use for your typical kitchen trash can. They also sell the 33 gallon bags. You can buy 10 of those for $20. What a deal.

I asked the young lady behind the counter, " 'Scuse me Miss, what's the deal with those fancy Malden trash bags?"

She informed me that if you live in Malden (the municipality next door to my beautiful city of Revere) that you must throw away all of your garbage in these special bags only, or they would not take your garbage. I was stunned. I found this to be one of the most ridiculous things I had ever heard of in my life. I immediately thought of the Payola and pocket lining that was surely going on from this "scam." More on that in a moment.

After leaving the store I recalled seeing my cousin Mark over the holiday season. He owns a two family apartment building in Portland, ME. My memory was then jarred of his tale of the "special blue City of Portland" trash bags. The prices I believe were the same as Malden's prices. Otherwise they were very similar.

All this garbage talk got me thinking. Surely these cannot be the only communities that utilize these trash tossing systems. There must be others. So of course I Googled it. BTW, Google is my new favorite transitive verb. The results of my Googling were interesting.

Apparently there are over 100 communities just in Massachusetts that have some sort of Pay As You Throw (PAYT) program. I also found a town in Edmonton, Canada called St. Albert that has special "tags" placed on the garbage. Their fee structure was based on a sliding scale. One bag and one can of trash costs "x" per week, two bags, and two cans costs, "y" and so forth and so on. Their system has also been in place since 1996.

My initial outrage and skepticism of this program in Malden actually got me thinking and made me realize that these programs are actually a GOOD thing. I know, I know, $1 or $2 per trash bag is NOT a good thing. However the action it requires the resident to take is a good thing. That action is trying to force the hand of the consumer to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Waste disposal costs are increasing and many communities are being forced to pass this cost on to the resident. Since the cost for some areas is now unavoidable i.e. Portland, ME and Malden, MA they can be managed. You can buy fewer trash bags, by recycling more. If your community is hitting you on both sides by charging you for recycling AND trash bags, reform is needed.

In Revere, we recently got new recycling bins from a program called RecycleBank. Our schedule remained the same, however we now have an incentive to recycle and the new bins are HUGE and on wheels. The more we recycle (by weight) the more we qualify for rewards i.e. coupons and gift cards for various local and national vendors. It is fortunately still free to recycle here in Revere, but alas we may soon be moving towards a PAYT system.

Why would I say that? The reason is simple. People are lazy. People still will rather pay for $2 trash bags than take 10 seconds to rinse a tin can, or plastic bottle and set it aside in a separate trash can. I own a three family apartment building. I live on the second floor. My tenants above and below are both good size families, and I know that they recycle some, but not totally. Each week I haul out seven completely full 35 gallon trash cans. Some weeks there is more. I don't sift through their trash, but just from looking at some of the white kitchen bags on my trek to the curb, it is obvious there are cans, glass containers and many corrugated cardboard containers and packages, being tossed away, instead of being recycled.

I have always recycled since the mid 90's when awareness became chic. My years in Breckenridge, CO saw me toting my recycling down to the recycling center on the north side of town in French Creek a couple of times a month. I did this because I could not afford the costly curbside pick up and recycling is something I truly believe in.

There are a few lessons to be learned here. If you currently don't recycle, then shame on you. If you have kids, and you don't recycle and aren't making it part of their daily routine, then double shame on you. It should be as standard as brushing your teeth in the morning and before bed. After all, it's really their world we are all trying to make better isn't it?

I learned to not always think the worst of a situation. Yes, paying $2 for a trash bag sucks, but the ultimate goal of what is trying to be accomplished is what is important. I think some simple information as to WHY these areas are charging for bags needs to be distributed throughout the communities. The only thing many consumers realize is that they are getting poorer by paying to throw things away. They do not realize the problems with landfills being over capacity, is directly related to people not recycling. Understanding will help promote action, and hopefully eliminate the need for a PAYT system in the future.

Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

2009-01-21T00:23:00.002-05:00

Man, today was busy. I finally received my back log of almost three months of unemployment checks! I feel a lot better, and somewhat relieved, even though I really wish I had a kick ass job instead. At least now I can focus more on my career and a little bit less on worrying about how I am going to eat. Frankly I think Pinehurst (my cat) and Echo (my dog) are a little tired of me staring at them as they wolf down their Friskies and Store Brand (sorry Echo) kibble.

Anyway, if you want to check out my latest golf article then go here:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/113605-the-2009-bob-hope-chrysler-classic

I am hoping to post a new blog tomorrow if time allows. I really want to write something about Payne Stewart. I miss that guy.

Later,

BLJ

and the winner is.....

2009-01-14T22:09:00.004-05:00

I just read something on Yahoo! written by David Zinczenko and Matthew Goulding in regards to the most unhealthy foods that you can get at food establishments in the US right now. The one I must share with you is from Baskin-Robbins.

According to The Yahoo! article Baskin-Robbins also topped the charts last year. Instead of taking the bad press to heart and removing last years gluttonous treat, they did the American consumer one better.

They made it even worse.

Last years creation was a Heath Bar shake of some sorts totalling around 2300 calories.

Child's Play my friends, child's play... This years life expectancy shaver is called The Large Chocolate Oreo Shake and here's how this bad boy weighs in:

2,600 calories
135 g fat (59 g saturated fat, 2.5 g trans fats)
263 g sugars
1,700 mg sodium

I have a question: Who the fuck drinks this shit? You could consume an ENTIRE 18 oz package of Oreos and only scarf down about 2400 calories.

I would love to walk into a BRICF (Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Facility) and stumble across some obscure monstrosity, ordering this monstrousity. I can imagine myself eavesdropping on the order....

BRICF WORKER: "Welcome to Baskin Robbins, how can I scale down your life expectancy today?"

MONSTROSITY: "I want the Large Chocolate Oreo Shake. (agitatedly) Can you make that with skim milk please?"

EAVESDROPPING CUSTOMER (me): EC pays for that persons tasty frozen concoction and proceeds to pour it over their head.
"I'm sorry sir, I don't know what came over me. To make up for my outlandish behavior perhaps I could make amends by taking you to Wendy's? I will be more than happy to replace your lost caloric intake by paying for two triple Baconators. I'll pay extra special attention to be sure and order you a DIET Coke to wash it down. I'd also be willing to even throw in a BIGGIE size fry out of the kindness of my heart.

Getting ready for the Sony Open....

BLJ

Sony Open

2009-01-13T18:50:00.002-05:00

Follow this link to see my new article on the bleacherreport.com

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/110602-the-2009-sony-open-six-pack

I hope this finds you all safe and sound. Thanks to everyone who has been providing me feedback on some of my recent tales. The abbreviation story was definitely a hit with some of you. I should have a new post up tomorrow.

BLJ

Allow me to be brief....

2009-01-12T16:17:00.003-05:00

Are you like me? Are you looking for a job currently? If so, you may have noticed some serious changes to our vocabulary here in the good 'ol US of A. Euphemisms typically reign supreme and political correctness must be maintained at all costs. The days of being a "worker" are now long gone. The days of having a "job" are also ancient history. You are now a "technician" (regardless if the position is technical on any account) and occaisionally you can still be an employee. You now have a profession and/or a career.

BUT....what ever happened to just saying the name of a job? You can no longer be a counter or phone person. You can definitely not be a counter/phone "guy" or counter/phone "gal" anymore. For a few years you could be a Customer Service Representative. Currently, earth no longer has time for that title anymore. You are now a CSR. We all know there are no longer janitors, they obviously have been custodial engineers for eons now. I think congress will be passing legislation in 2009 to turn them simply into CE's.

I like trying to decipher some of these definitions, it is truly the FUN part of profession aspiration (formerly know as job hunting). I recently was targeting my sales abilites and trying to apply them to some various different industries. I took a stab at breaking into the XRF industry, however I had no working experience with ERP nor CRM. Darn. I wasn't sure if I was lacking in job skills, or if I actually was fortunate enough to not have developed a new disease!

That brought me to an excellent resource on the web. If you ever come across an acronym, or abbreviation that you just cannot figure out, simply go to www.abbreviations.com They have a language filter so you can eliminate any of the foul language type words such as one of my favorites: FUBAR. I think some of the baby boomer generation will find this website especially helpful. After all, the Boomers are actually finally emailing on "The Google." Some of them are actually "chatting", while even more have take the advanced and bold step forward to "texting". OMG! Just call Yahoo sometime, they'll confirm all of this. As most of us know (LMAO) a resource such as abbreviations.com shall prove invaluable to this demographic.

Seeing all of these abbreviations and acronyms says a lot for our creativity and out desire for efficiency, or does it? Take for example my pursuit of the sales opportunity in the XRF industry requiring some ERP and CRM. Seeing as though I had no clue what any of these three things were, I felt slighted, outclassed, somewhat miffed and ultimately challenged. So rather than do what the average joe would do, and move on to the next posting, I decided to investigate and see what career and industry I was possibly missing out on. Perhaps in learning some of these "secret codes" I could afford myself much more lucrative opportunities in the future by being able to speak the newly learned terms!

Turns out the job was involved in the X-ray Flourescence Industry (XRF) requiring experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relatonship Management (CRM). GMAFB! (this is my own original that has not yet made it to abbv.com) It took me about 15 minutes to find abbreviations.com and another 2 minutes to educate myself on the terms. Not so efficient in my opinion, as they could have just spelled these terms out in the first place. It would have taken someone less time to simply type out the extra 71 characters, than for me to have to search all over the WWW to find the answers, not to mention the numerous others that may have been confused by the cute buzzwords and did the same thing.

WTF? (Look it up you obviously have time)

eSpresso

2009-01-06T19:29:00.003-05:00

I need to rant for a few minutes about a beverage that I enjoy. First of all, I feel that one of the best times to have an eSpresso is after a filling or large and delicious meal. I also like eSpresso as a mid day pick me up, but favor the aforementioned scenario. Sometimes I like my eSpresso with some lemon zest and Sugar in the Raw. Sometimes I just like it straight up, just like my coffee, hot and black.

Have you ever had a Frappucino from Starbucks? Although unhelathy and overpriced, these eSpresso based drinks are well worth the hours shaved off from your life expectancy and a couple of bucks. My favorite is the caramel one. By the way, those bottled concoctions from Starbucks that you can buy in grocery stores also marketed under the name Frappucino are simply not the same thing as ordering a vendi from the overly liberal and usually overly friendly barista at the actual Starbucks shop.

Thank you to the Italians for roasting and bringing us these energetic little beans of glory into our lives. I would also like to send out a BIG NO THANK YOU to those of you out there (especially in the foodservice industry) who insist on calling this beloved nectar of the gods eXpresso. Where the hell is the X coming from? Who started this trend? Why? Is it easier to say a word that you are famliar with such as "express", and then simply attaching a long "O" to end rather than force your brain to actually LEARN and COMPREHEND an entirely NEW word.

For those of you who are insistant on calling it eXpresso, I ask of thee, doth thou speaketh of an entirely different beverage? Perhaps eXpresso is actually a concoction I am not familar with. Maybe it brews quicker and more efficiently than eSpresso. Maybe you can drink it faster. Perhaps it has even more caffeine sending you on an express path to a heart attack quicker and more efficiently that espresso? What if you name was Kyle and I kept calling you Karl? You probably wouldn't care for that much would you? That being said, just think about eSpresso's feelings, the next time you stamp an unnecessarily extraeneous "X" into its precious name.

People it's pronounced eSpresso. The "X" is SILENT! Oh yeah, wait a minute....THERE IS NO FREAKIN' "X" to begin with! Please, I beg of you imaginary X creators, stop with the eXpresso shenanigans or I will be forced to take this to an even higher level of rage. I may even have to call Sports Rage to "vent my rage" over this matter even though it is totally unrelated to sports. My level of rage is clearly "Morency" right now. Maybe I shouldn't have had that double shot after dinner tonight.

The Six Pack Challenge

2009-01-05T18:10:00.003-05:00

My good buddy and tv/radio personality, Cam Stewart and I will be starting another season of our Six Pack Challenge on Wednesday this week. Tune into to Sirius Channel 98, or log into www.hardcoresportsradio.com between 4 and 6 pm to catch the PGA six pack segment live on the air. You probably are wondering, what the hell is a six pack challenge?

The six pack challenege is a competition between Cam and myself to see which of us can pick six mens PGA golfers for a tournament, and cumulatively tally the highest earnings. From there, I keep track of all our stats for the whole year. The "catch" to our six pack is fueled by a gambling mentality. We cannot pick Tiger Woods each week, in fact we never can pick Tiger Woods. We can only pick golfers that have published odds of winning that weeks tournament of 20/1 or higher.

Last year both Cam and I picked 6 winners over the year. This year we will do better than that. Anyway, I will also publish an article to thebleachereport.com and post the link here shortly that shows my six pack for the Mercedes Championship.

PGA Tour surprises in 2008

2008-12-29T15:14:00.002-05:00

I am having some trouble importing my blog to this server, so for now here is a link to my latest golf story, recapping my top 10 pleasant surprises in Men's golf in 2008.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/97976-2008s-pga-tour-pleasant-surprises

I hope this message finds you all safe and sound and pleasantly overweight from all of this holiday celebration. I will be publishing another blog soon in regards to my players to watch in 2009.

Don't forget Cam Stewart and I will be hosting our weekly six packs at www.hardcoresportsradio.com Listen live on January 7th, 2008 between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to hear who we think you should bet on to win The Mercedes Championship. I beat Cam in overall weekly wins last year, yet he snuck up and captured the total Earnings (even though he broke our 20/1 rule for the Tour Championship, which was the sole reason he won the money)

Lata,

Bottom Line J

2008 PGA tour disappoinments

2008-12-21T12:52:00.001-05:00

Follow this link to my 2008 PGA Tour disappointments blog posted on the bleacher report.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/95522-2008s-pga-tour-disappointments/page/11

Stay tuned for more...

Jay

Welcome

2008-12-18T20:33:00.000-05:00

Stay tuned for my blog. Open forum will be my format. Topics not to be missed will be professional development, food, golf, pets, all sports, real estate, politics, economics, random trivia and where would we be without PEOPLE? I am a 36 year old man living one town north of Boston in a magical city known as Revere, MA. I look forward to developing a fun to read and interesting blog, with a little bit of something for everyone. My first blog will be a recap of the PGA Tour in 2008 as well as a preview of the 2009 season. Blog to you soon!

BLJ