Owner of the SoCal Hard Eights, Tim Parks, joins the PicklePod. Tim’s insights into MLP financials, sports betting, and building a sports league are shaping the way the game is played. Tim is willing to debate anyone on the merits of rally scoring and brings a unique take to the conventional wisdom of MLP draft strategy. Quite possibly the best episode yet. Show Notes: 0:00 The 'no-due diligence' era 4:50 Always wanted to be a GM 8:30 The best podcast in pickleball 15:25 The billion-dollar businesses surrounding pickleball 22:10 Tim invests in The Dink 26:07 How MLP can build a moat 33:32 Let’s talk about gambling 42:32 Extranalities and the Paragon of Virtue 48:30 Tim’s first pro pickleball experience 56:33 The cold war between PPA and MLP 1:07:43 Dispelling the myths about rally scoring 1:17:04 The Monte Carlo simulation 1:21:34 Convince me to ad ...