R.I.P. Tony Salinas
- Thread starter ArneK.
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I remember the cowboy hat, the license plate (SALINAS) and most of all, the attractive young girls at his side.
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Sportsrmylife
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Name looks familiar.
Handicapper??
Handicapper??
KevinStott11
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Viejo Dinosaur
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RIP Tony....another one of the legends from the 70s, 80s, and 90s that made Vegas their home....I had many interesting conversations with him....
You may be thinking of James Salinas who won the 2015 Westgate/Hilton Contest.
Roxy Roxborough@RoxyLasVegas
RIP Tony (T-Sal) Salinas after a length hospital stay per my buddy Arne Lang who said."Another legendary character from a by-gone era. He departed on the same day that some sports books went dark. He could not have timed his leave-taking any better.”
RIP Tony (T-Sal) Salinas after a length hospital stay per my buddy Arne Lang who said."Another legendary character from a by-gone era. He departed on the same day that some sports books went dark. He could not have timed his leave-taking any better.”
Was fortunate to wind up sitting with Tony back when Michael Gaughan had a dinner/reception for everyone who entered their Friendly Franks football contest (OK, well, it wasn't 3000 people, but the Gaughans take care of bettors).
Very warm and open. When he found out that I was a lawyer, he gave me his card, I guess maybe thinking that I was a prime candidate for buying picks or something. I remember chuckling (respectfully) to myself that, hey, I'm here to beat you, along with everyone else.
Can't remember which year or years, but he was a SuperContest winner.
Very warm and open. When he found out that I was a lawyer, he gave me his card, I guess maybe thinking that I was a prime candidate for buying picks or something. I remember chuckling (respectfully) to myself that, hey, I'm here to beat you, along with everyone else.
Can't remember which year or years, but he was a SuperContest winner.
If you can believe it Andy Iskoe still has the Week 17 picks for the 2001 on his website. Turns out Tony Salinas didn't win the 2001 Hilton. he went in as the leader, picked 5 dogs and went 1-4, tied for first, but lost the tiebreaker to Bruno's Boys who went 4-1. There were 225 entrants according to Andy. That was the year Tim Trushel took 3rd place.
Yeah, Bob, I wish Dave still had that SuperContest history summary that I did available online from his archived site (which may exist only on a thumb drive at this point).
I remember referencing a story about one year where someone did a perfect opposite Hail Mary to Tony -- figuring out his likely plays and going opposite -- and beat him in that year in Week 17. Of course, for that to work, the leader has to stumble.
(That general possibility and that particular example with Tony Salinas is why I went into total Spy v. Spy mode in the 2018 SuperContest Gold in Week 17, trying not to get beat at least that way. And Fezzik/Bell got opposite to only two of my picks. Always gotta leave them wondering, at least a bit, as to what you might do in the lead spot. And that's also why I strive to keep my identity secret if I can if I'm ever in the lead, especially now after having retired the Squarepants contest alias. They were able to reverse engineer Tony's plays in part because they knew it was him and how he picked, which of course was nearly 100% dogs, which does narrow down the field a bit.)
Anyway, my recollection was that he won the SuperContest at least one year, but his Facebook page I guess would suggest that that maybe was instead the Castaway's contest. And that of course at least was the precursor contest to the SuperContest.
I remember referencing a story about one year where someone did a perfect opposite Hail Mary to Tony -- figuring out his likely plays and going opposite -- and beat him in that year in Week 17. Of course, for that to work, the leader has to stumble.
(That general possibility and that particular example with Tony Salinas is why I went into total Spy v. Spy mode in the 2018 SuperContest Gold in Week 17, trying not to get beat at least that way. And Fezzik/Bell got opposite to only two of my picks. Always gotta leave them wondering, at least a bit, as to what you might do in the lead spot. And that's also why I strive to keep my identity secret if I can if I'm ever in the lead, especially now after having retired the Squarepants contest alias. They were able to reverse engineer Tony's plays in part because they knew it was him and how he picked, which of course was nearly 100% dogs, which does narrow down the field a bit.)
Anyway, my recollection was that he won the SuperContest at least one year, but his Facebook page I guess would suggest that that maybe was instead the Castaway's contest. And that of course at least was the precursor contest to the SuperContest.
Definitely a Vegas original. Was a pleasure to get to visit with him a bit that evening.
Good, thanks, always the man with the precise numbers . . . hopefully, my archived summary from Dave's old site had that exactly right.
Roxy Roxborough also responded to a tweeter that Tony won the Castaway's contest when someone asked whether he had won the SuperContest.
So a champion from when I would imagine that the contestants were just about all Vegas sharps; and if I understand correctly those were high roller buy-ins back then, maybe $10,000.
Roxy Roxborough also responded to a tweeter that Tony won the Castaway's contest when someone asked whether he had won the SuperContest.
So a champion from when I would imagine that the contestants were just about all Vegas sharps; and if I understand correctly those were high roller buy-ins back then, maybe $10,000.
I remember talking with Tony back in the early eighties about home plate umpires.
He knew which ones had big strike zones and which one's didn't and bet accordingly.
BTW Frank Pulli had the biggest strike zone ever, great under umpire.
Tony was definitely ahead of his time.
Rip Tony
He knew which ones had big strike zones and which one's didn't and bet accordingly.
BTW Frank Pulli had the biggest strike zone ever, great under umpire.
Tony was definitely ahead of his time.
Rip Tony
Frank Pulli was the umpire in the 1978 World Series who infamously ruled Reggie Jackson did not interfere with a throw from Bill Russell to Steve Garvey when replays cleared showed Jackson should have been called out for runner interference.
In 1989, Pulli was put on probation for two years, along with the Chicago Cubs’ manager, Don Zimmer, and the umpire Rich Garcia, for betting on basketball and football games.
An investigation found that they had not gambled on baseball.
Source: The New York Times
An investigation found that they had not gambled on baseball.
Source: The New York Times
unluckysob
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1980s--I met Tony at the Barbary Coast. Me and a few other guys in Atlanta split the cost of his service. He had a decent year, but
I got burned by so many touts. I quit that long ago.
I got burned by so many touts. I quit that long ago.
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railbird
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I remember that well, cant beleive it was 30 years ago