Tiger's Jai-Alai Heaven(el Cielo de Cesta Punta)
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Welcome to Jai-Alai Heaven, providing supporting info to the Chalk Talk discussion forum. We have information typically not available elsewhere, including:
- Historical statistics,
with an emphasis on gambling aspects
- Statistical analysis of a variety of jai-alai situations
- Programs, rosters and photos
- Legislation and news related to pari-mutuel operations and
competitive gambling
Statistical
Analysis
Miscellaneous analyses,
analytical and simulated, tabular and graphic.
Archived
Articles
Magazine and newspaper articles,
various sources.
Time Magazine, January, 1930: "Jai
Alai"-
Domingo ("The
Fox") Ugalde
Sports Illustrated, March 29, 1965: "Fury
at the Fronton"
- Churruca
Ford Times, November, 1969: "Jai
Alai: World's Fastest Sport"
Sports Illustrated, June 23, 1975: "The
Glass Menagerie"
- Miami Jai-Alai
Mazza
Interview: Bridgeport Yearbook, 1977-78
Hartford Courant, September 13, 1995: "Jai
alai players have nowhere to turn" - Danny
Fairfield County Weekly (November, 2001)
- "It's Been a Long Run for Milford Jai-Alai"
Stuart News, April 12. 2004: "Jai-Alai
'family' changes, endures" - Ft. Pierce History
New York Times, June 12, 2004 - "Jai
Alai Flounders With Few Participants and a Shrinking Fan Base"
Tournament
Results (Historical)
As many as I can accumulate
- SEND ME MORE !!!
Jai-Alai
Publications
Contributed by various authors
Amateur
Venues
When you
can't get the real thing - SEND
ME MORE PIX,
please!
American Amateur Jai-Alai - Milford, CT (DEFUNCT)
Lincoln
Terrace Park
- Brooklyn, NY
The
Sports Authority
- Milford, CT
Jack
Puryear Park (NJAA home court)
- St Petersburg, FL
Woodtree
Playground -
Astoria, Queens, NY
American Amateur Jai-Alai
- North Miami, FL
Brian McMahon High School - Norwalk, CT (DEFUNCT)
Britton Plaza - Tampa, FL
Hamilton Mall - Mays Landing, NJ
Killian Palms - Miami, FL
Lake Lytal - West Palm Beach, FL
T J Maxx - Orange, CT
Miscellaneous
Bits of
this and that, and pieces of string too short to save
Chalk Talk Terms of Service -
What you ought to know
"Do
You Remember?" - Pictures and interviews with
former players
Chalk
Talk Faces -
a look at some of the crazies that hang around Chalk Talk
Calling
all 6-7-8 Trifectas -
Here are 5 that I've found (always looking for more)
Congressional
Testimony: H. Paul Rico
- April 19, 2004
Brother
Acts - Compilation
of brothers who have played pro
IRS rules on gambling winnings
& losses (coming
soon)
Fronton
Takeout Percentages -
Takeouts for Fronton, City and State
Jai-Alai
Chronology -
Significant events in the world of Jai-Alai
Florida
Pari-Mutuels Rules (Auditing/Wagers) .PDF
Official
indictment against Wembley officials and Lincoln Park, September
9, 2003 .PDF
Chronology
of events surrounding Lincoln Park indictment
Marketplace
Items for
sale by Chalk Talk members
"Question
of the Week" Archive
Message threads may be unavailable
for a short time after they roll off the discussion board, but
will be reposted here as soon as possible.
#248: Are you a last-second
bettor? (active
thread)
#247: System betting, or real-time choices? (active thread)
#246: Nailing
the Pick-3. How?
#245: Which
post is the best Win bet?
#244: Will
there EVER be another fronton in the United States?
#243: How
do you play Dania's dime Superfecta?
#242: What,
exactly, is a 'home run'?
#241: What's
your appraisal of the Orlando season?
#240: What
makes cestas different?
#239: What
are the priorities for a fronton website?
#238: Whither
Dania's 7-8 Perfecta?
#237: (redux)
How come EVERYBODY knows that jai-alai is fixed?
#236: Is
there jai-alai in Cuba's future?
#235: Who
will be the breakout player in 2008?
#234: Who
was the most improved player in 2007?
#233: Would
you prefer posts seeded by the Players' Manager?
#232: Have
Perfecta pools gotten too small?
#231: As
a bettor, do you ever get REALLY hot?
#230: Would
we benefit from shorter seasons?
#229: How
will you play the 10-cent Pick-6?
-2007-
#228: Who's
your worst nightmare at game point?
#227: Best
server, today (ever)?
#226: Who
should Miami send to Ft Pierce?
#225: Will
Dania's new dime Super make it?
#224: What
are Chalk Talk's biggest wheel-spinners?
#223: Late-gamers
as early subs: Do you bite?
#222: Money
management: Are you disciplined?
#221: How
would you improve the webcasts?
#220: And,
the best perfecta is ... ?
#219: What's
your favorite bet, and why?
#218: If
Tampa were to be rebuilt ... ?
#217: How
about an occasional single-point game?
#216: What's
the biggest crowd you've seen ... ?
#215: Time
for other vets to hang it up?
#214: Do
you check the computer sheets posted at the fronton?
#213: Where
do you sit?
#212: Do
you have enough time between games?
#211: Dania
Super Super: How about this?
#210: Who's
your hot player?
#209: Where
do you make your bets?
#208: Who
are your 'money players'?
#207: What
do you look for when handicapping?
#206: Can
numbers become ''due''?
#205: Biggest
surprise/disappointment this year?
#204: Do
you keep formal bet history records?
#203: Do
subs care?
#202: Do
you know any (many) players?
#201: When
your team loses, what bothers you most?
#200: Weak
front/weak back: Which is worse?
#199: Moving
to Orlando to play?
#198: Are
you always polite as a spectator?
#197: Amateurs:
How often do you play?
#196: Are
the payoffs different at Miami & Dania?
#195: Do
you play win bets?
#194: How
do you deal with players back from vacation?
#193: Who
best handles the carom?
#192: Do
teams ever just get 'pumped' for the win?
#191: Can
the webcasts PROMOTE jai-alai?
#190: How
about some new bets?
#189: How
much jai-alai time do you spend?
#188: 6-8
Quiniela: Do you like it?
#187: Who's
the player with NO REBOTE at all?
#186: Should
Miami drop the Wednesday night show?
#185: Leave
the big guns out of your Pick-3?
#184: Do
you ever play 'really tough' exactas?
#183: What's
your 'ramp-up time'?
#182: How
do you promote the game?
#181: Who
are your game point surprises/disappointments?
#180: Do
you bother to handicap the Superfecta?
#179: Who's
your 'Secret Santa'?
#178: Any
angle plays on Dania's Pick-4?
#177: Who
will be the breakout player for 2007?
-2006-
#176: Who
is the most improved player for 2006?
#175: Why
do some players keep getting better?
#174: Who
is the best wall climber?
#173: Is
there a post# that 'rules'?
#172: What
are your 'dream matchups'?
#171: How
would you rate Goikoetxea vs. Michelena?
#170: Will
jai-alai fly in Texas?
#169: Who's
the most balanced player?
#168: Best
single bet (numbers only)?
#167: Martian
fronton (redux)
#166: Can
you imagine the year 2011?
#165: Is
anyone watching those quiniela payouts?
#164: When
do you decide if a player is hot (cold)?
#163: Does
the pre-game salute need work?
#162: What's
with the Pick-4?
#161: Which
player's stats are WAY out of whack?
#160: Any
early/late players you'd like to flip/flop?
#159: How
(when) did you get your first cesta?
#158: Miami
or Dania?
#157: What
was the best Question of the Week?
#156: Who's
got the best picada?
#155: Is
fatigue a factor on doubleheader days?
#154: Who
has been to Hamilton ... ?
#153: Different
bet preferences: online, simo or live?
#152: Which
player has the most overlays?
#151: If
you had to bet ONE trifecta combo every time ...
#150: If
you could say ONE thing to Boyd Gaming ... ?
#149: How
about Spec-5?
#148: How many 'possible game points' per game? (recovery delayed)
#147: Who/where
are the up-and-coming players?
#146: Where
would you put YOUR fronton?
#145: Whose
serve can't/couldn't be picked? Why?
#144: Who
is/was the best serve picker?
#143: Any
singles servers at a disadvantage?
#142: Time
to stick a fork in the Quiniela Double?
#141: How
far to the nearest fronton?
#140: If
you dump one team, what trifectas remain?
#139: Can
you overcome the 'Goikostorza Factor'?
#138: For
which runouts is a tri playoff not needed?
#137: Why
is Post 8 better with certain other posts?
#136: Are perfectas with contiguous numbers less
likely?
#135: How
about Tampa's old up-down system?
#134: Can
we manufacture more backcourters?
#133: Why
not keep the overhead screen 'in play'?
#132: Is
the glass half-empty or half-full?
#131: Seriously,
any way to play Hamilton tri?
#130: Would
shorter seasons be better?
#129: And
the Gold Glove goes to ... ?
#128: Which
post really needs that first point?
#127: Who
has totally squandered his talent?
#126: Which
player 'does the most with the least'?
#125: Who
will be the breakout player for 2006?
-2005-
#124: Who
is the most improved player for 2005?
#123: Playing
for runouts? 4 vs. 5, 6 vs. 7
#122: What
is your most prized possession?
#121: Are
the early games easier to handicap?
#120: What's
your Pick-3 strategy?
#119: Do
you like offense or defense in a back?
#118: What
could Hamilton do ... ?
#117: Are
there Quiniela cold streaks?
#116: How
do players compensate for injuries?
#115: Do
you have an online/telephone betting account?
#114: How
many types of singles serves?
#113: Betting down 'false favorites': How? (recovery pending)
#112: Ballboys
who became pros: How many/who?
#111: Play
the Twin-Tri at Hamilton?
#110: Advertising
in the frontons: Yes or No?
#109: Would
you suggest changing the uniform?
#108: How
long since you've seen live jai-alai?
#107: Should
Singles ever be a 9-point game?
#106: Who's
best at catching the picada?
#105: Do
subs affect the odds?
#104: How
about switching late and early games?
#103: Are
game warmups meaningful?
#102: How
about a mid-performance amateur game?
#101: Should
Miami and Dania swap players?
#100: Should
IJAPA be more visible?
#99: Should
there be tip sheets? (recovered, with errors)
#98: What
is the best doubles combo at Miami?
#97: What
is the best doubles combo at Dania?
#96: Is
moving to the late games a 'promotion'?
#95: Should
we have a triples game?
#94: First
game of the night. Any different?
#93: Are
you superstitious?
#92: With
fewer games, would people bet less?
#91: Is
there a 'safe haven' Exacta?
#90: Diggin'
out the chic-chac: Who does it best?
#89: Stalking
the Pick-3. How?
#88: How's
your money management?
#87: Are
the two best teams automatically a good Q-bet?
#86: Are
there more runouts in early games?
#85: Runouts
redux: Are you watching?
#84: Is
Post 8 the 'key' to any system?
#83: Forcing
opponent to rebote: Who can't do it?
#82: Who's
your 'Mr. Efficiency'?
#81: What's
with those consecutive # trifectas?
#80: How
'dead' are the dead frontons?
#79: How
do you bet a partido?
#78: How
do you bet the SUPER Superfecta carryover (part 2)?
#77: Do
late-gamers play more 'true to form'?
#76: Pool size: How small is 'too small'? (recovery delayed)
#75: What
does your spouse/significant other think of your jai-alai habit(s)?
#74: Who
uses exponential smoothing?
#73: Who
will be the breakout player for 2005?
-2004-
#72: Who
is the most improved player for 2004?
#71: What's
with Dania's SUPER Superfecta (part 1)?
#70: How many singles games are won by runouts? (calculating...)
#69: How
have ex-Milford/Newport players done in Florida?
#68: Which
fronton is hardest for visiting players?
#67: What
if the winning team got choice of serve?
#66: Do
singles-serve/doubles-receive advantages pan out?
#65: How
much disadvantage for a serve picker in Post 1?
#64: Do
you worry about the tax man?
#63: Do
subs play better than expected?
#62: What's
the best format for an on-line contest?
#61: How to bet the Re-Bet (recovery delayed)
#60: Whose
singles records are 'backwards'?
#59: Were
you ever part of a betting syndicate?
#58: Could
we bet partidos in real time, i.e., during the game?
#57: What is the best post position? (recovery delayed)
#56: Who
uses a computer for analysis?
#55: Who
does better in singles (fronts or backs)?
#54: Do
you play second round runouts?
#53: How
do you identify 'hot' or 'cold' players?
#52: Where
do we go from here?
#51: Does
Miami schedule too far ahead?
#50: In
doubles, are some partnerships 'Made in Heaven'?
#49: In
singles, can certain players dominate certain others?
#48: Is
there an angle play in consolations?
#47: How
much can you bet without diluting the pool?
#46: Are
points WON at Miami, but LOST at Dania?
#45: Would
free admission matter?
#44: What
is the best tournament format?
#43: Has
the game become too ''routine''?
#42: What
would a crowd of 5,000 do to today's game?
#41: How
do you pick your game winner?
#40: How
would you bet with a very small stake?
#39: Hot
streaks/cold streaks: How long do they last?
#38: What's
the best quiniela (numbers only)?
#37: What
are the effects of cancha and equipment on the game?
#36: Martian
fronton opens: Place your bets!
#35: Which
fronton is the BEST (for you)?
#34: Remember
those single-point games?
#33: Bad
box!............Bad,...bad,...box!
#32: Do
Florida's no-smoking laws reduce the handle?
#31: How
about a Pick-4, then?
#30: Is
the Superfecta worth waiting for?
#29: What
can we learn from posts 1 and 2?
#28: Stirring
the pot: Alternate Posession doubles
#27: Could
Daddy Warbucks save jai-alai?
#26: American
Qualifying and Finals Elimination System: Would it work?
#25: Beating
heavyweights and house numbers: Finding 'second tier' bets
#24: Do
players get better (or worse) as they warm up?
#23: Spotting
the chic-chac: How do you do it?
#22: Where
do you call home?
#21: What
is a 'fix', anyway?
-2003-
#20: Will
jai-alai return to Havana after Castro?
#19: Backcourt/frontcourt
in doubles - what counts?
#18: Do
you get a little crazy on the getaway game?
#17: Brainstorming:
Give me an angle.
#16: How
come EVERYBODY knows jai-alai is fixed?
#15: Can/will
Cachin II play at Ft. Pierce?
#14: What
happened to the Paris fronton at Auteuil?
#13: How
much do you bet? (ANONYMOUS)
#12: Do
certain players "Smell the win"?
#11: All
about subs
#10: When
do YOU bet?
#9: Does
ANYONE like the re-bet?
#8: Is
there a server advantage? Singles/doubles?
#7: Who
likes random seeding? Is there a difference?
#6: How
much do you think about runouts?
#5: The
dreaded NOTIX - do you notice?
#4: 2
Exactas, 1 Quiniela: Any difference?
#3: What's
with those consecutive # trifectas? (See Question #81)
#2: How
'dead' are the dead frontons? (See Question #80)
#1: How
do you bet a partido? (See Question #79)
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