In golf you have Tiger Woods.  In tennis you have Roger Federer.  And in the world of sports handicapping you have Lead Pipe.  While he is neither black nor foreign he is certainly in a position to transcend his sport, and one look at his recent record tells you exactly why.  There have been 11 betting weekends this season.  The Lead Man has lost money one time and enjoyed nine wildly profitable weeks ... including another ho hum 4-1 effort last week here at The Cleveland Fan. 

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When I first read this week's "Moot Points", I was laughing so hard I cried.  I'm talking legitimate tears.  I never thought the talented Hiko could ever top the infamous "Taco Bell" Moot column (Google 'Hiko Taco Bell') from last year ... but I think he has right here.  I can't even do this column any justice with my little cheesy front page synopsis writeup.  Just read it.  It's our weekly dose of humor ... it's "Moot Points".

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For many people, moving through October and into November is a sign that winter is fast approaching. And in northeast Ohio that puts one word most prominently in people's minds - cold.  This just in.  The Lead Man's calendar reads a little differently.  It's boiling hot over at The Leadquarters, where Lead has now posted ONE LOSING WEEK in ten gambling weekends so far this season.  If you aren't on board with Western Lake County's top handicapper, I have just one question for you.  Why?

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One of our more popular columns, long time readers of "Moot Points" know that native and current Clevelander Hiko used to live in both NY (1991-1995) and just outside LA (1998-2002).  And it was a nostalgic last week for him as he headed off with Elektra for the Big Apple for a long weekend to attend a buddies wedding, and also saw his former hometown in California burn away in the wild fires.  Hiko talks about his trip, his former hometown, and a Buckeyes/LSU title game in the latest edition of Moot.

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