have never read shoemaker, but i finally turned on simmons in the last few years after being a fan since the early aughts. i'm no gambler outside of office pools, but i've been following vegas watch (http://www.vegaswatch.org) for nfl survivor thoughts for some time and him and his e-buddies have taken to shitting all over the grantland gambling guys (GGG!!). i can't say i get all the specifics, but read through his blog and twitter feed and the terrible analysis and defensiveness (even football outsiders gets in on the poor writing game) will wash over you. is there anything of value at the site outside of lowe and keri?