Blogs by Danny B Part 7

Blogs by Danny B

Part 7

After a good chuckle Mark called us into his office and told us they do that with all the new guys until they settle in a day or two. I guess since there was millions of dollars at stake he wanted to feel people out before he let the "cat out of the bag" there was no Jack Price there was no John Stryker or John West Sports, just faces of the guys in the office with different stage names posted on the Sports Schedules and Newspaper adds which was a very common practice during that era.

 The guys used a different name for each company they were representing, in our case we only worked under the Jack Price entity, so for me there was no confusion I was Danny B; plain and simple.

 We worked 7 days a week 10 to 12 hours a day but we had fun and the money was good considering we were new and only got to deal with the small bettors, 25-100 per game. Mark threw me weekly bonuses since I did some commercials and score phone ads for him as he liked my voice and how I looked on the TV spots that aired on Saturdays.

 In my first full month I made just under 8k, not bad for someone just getting started but not good compared to what the Senior Reps were making...

In my next blog I will cover my first NFL season as a handicapper.

Danny B