SJSharks99 - Monday Bases

that was a great call on the 1st inning prop... u hit it nice and easy

I feel honored that I am your first post on covers... welcome

You weren't his first post. Just someone who's too chicken-shit to use their real handle. People are just so tough these days, don't ya think?

Royals (+105) 


Like at the end of my write up, if the below .500 team played as such, I won't complain. I made a read on Dice K and faded him. I was wrong and Boston and Boston Backers deserved the win today. These are type of games I have no problem losing. No BS, No Bad Beats... the more deserving team won.


Onto the rest of the day

seriously though... it's an AMAZING how many new handles are created for the sole purpose of bashing... Bash from your real name... I won't be mad lol

What the F.... happened. Dice K,decided to show up. That team is such a bunch of real idiots. Dice Ks,contract is up soon . I would get rid of the whole team. No more renewing contracts. 

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Yankees RL (-120): The Yankees will be returning home to face a Jays team that has the wheels coming off. The Jays are have lost 7 in a row and have just 1 win in there last 11 games. They have also lost 8 in a row on the road. They will be facing the Yankees right hander David Phelps. The Jays depleted batting order is batting just .206 in there last 10 games vs right handed pitching. Phelps on the year with a small sample size is 3-4 with a 2.69 era. He will be making his 3rd appearance in 2012 as a starter. The first 2 outings were pretty solid holding Boston to 3 runs and Texas to 2 runs, both coming at home. Phelps has also been very good against right handed batters so far this year. The Jays line up will have plenty of right handed batters in Edwin Encarnicion, Rajai Davis, Yunel Escobar, Jeff Mathis and Moises Sierra all batting from the right side tonight. On the hill for the Jays will be the struggling Henderson Alvarez. He comes in with 7-11 record and 4.84 era, but he has really struggled lately going 0-3 with a 7.88 era in his last 3 outings. He has gotten himself into trouble lately because of a WHIP of 2.50. If Alvarez struggles continue and that WHIP # is anywhere close to what it's been lately, it could be ugly for the Jays. The Yankees rank #1 against right handed pitching and rank #1 in home runs. I think they will take advantage of Alvarez and ding him for at least 2 home runs to the short porch in right tonight. If the Yankees handle business, they should have no problems rolling in tonight's game. I am aware of the fact they are returning home from the road trip, but this isn't a game the Yankees can just look past or take lightly. They know the Rays are within striking distance in the AL East and they gotta make sure they take care of teams like the Jays, especially at home. Giradi will have this veteran group ready tonight and the Yankees should roll.


Yankees Alternative RL -2.5 (+130)


I honestly feel this will be a blow out so...
Gonna double up on the Yankees tonight...

They are a bunch of bums. Dice Ks,contract is up soon. He decided to show up. No more renewing contracts for any of those idiots. 

Dice K pitched a good game... gotta tip your hat to him

good luck on the Yanks bets......   

Yanks, ATL... Any thoughts on Cards?

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Pirates TT U 3.5 (-125): Kyle Lohse has been pitching great all year long but even more so lately. In his last 3 outings Lohse is 1-0 with a 1.31 era. He hasn't just been getting lucky though, because his WHIP of 0.77 indicates he hasn't been pitching from the stretch too often. He is simply dealing and making batters miss. On the road this he has an era of just over 3. He has enjoyed pitching at night where he is 10-2 with a 2.37 era and a WHIP of 1.11. He will be facing a Pirates team that ranks #26 in terms of offensive production against right handed pitching. The struggles have also been in full display lately batting just .216 in there L5 and .226 in there L10 against right handed pitching. This will be also be the 2nd start for Lohse against the 2012 Pirates. Back on April 22 in Pittsburgh, Lohse went 7 innings allowing just 1 run on 6 hits with 0 walks and 5 strike outs. I am looking for another solid 7-8 inning performance from Lohse in this one. The Cardinals bullpen has been better lately and hopefully I am in a position to win and avoid a late inning moose job.


Cardinals ML (-114): With all that said about my feelings of Kyle Lohse in this game and the struggling Pirates offense. Of course I am backing the Cardinals here. They are fresh off taking 2 out 3 from the division leading Reds. No time for a letdown game though, because lots of work remains for the redbirds if they wanna close the gap. Next time on a huge road trip is another divisional series against the Pirates. I feel the Cardinals will already be jacked up for this one after this weekend. Meanwhile the Pirates are coming off a 7-0 blanking from the Brewers. The Pirates are free falling big time and the Cinderella story from the 1st half is about done. They have just 5 wins in there last 17 games overall. They will have a tough task in trying to stop that skid going against Lohse and the dangerous red birds offense. The Cardinals come into this game ranked #5 overall against right handed pitching. They will put AJ Burnett to the test in this game. Similar to the fading Pirates as a whole, AJ has come back down to life lately following a great start to the year. AJ is 1-1 in his last 3 outings with a 6.75 era. He has a WHIP approaching the 2s (1.93). He has also been surrendering a lot of home runs lately. He has allowed 5 home runs in his last 4 outings and 8 in his last 6 outings. He has also had 3 games in his 6 outings where he allowed multiple home runs. He has definitely regressed big time lately. He has been solid at home this year, so that is definitely an indicator of the low line, but his last 2 home starts are much more similar to his recent struggles. In his previous home start the Dodgers roughed him up for 6 runs on 7 hits including 2 homers in 6 innings. In the start prior to that he gave up 4 runs on 9 hits and 2 home runs in just 5 innings against the Padres. He will have a much tougher challenge against the Cardinals tonight.

I also really like the line up Mike Matheny is trotting onto the field tonight...

GL Sharks!  

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Brewers ML (-128): The Brewers will be traveling to Wrigley to face the Chicago Cubs. Tonight will feature one of those "Rare" situations where I feel pretty comfortable backing the Brewers on the road. They will have almost every possible advantage you can have, expect for home field. In terms of the starting pitching, Marco Estrada will be squaring off against Justin Germano. On the year Estrada is just 1-5 with a 4.23 era, but that's to be expected pitching for the Brewers. Speaking of rare situations, he will be making his 2nd start in a row against the Cubs. In his August 21st start against the Cubbies, Estrada had his best outing of the year going 6 scoreless innings, allowing just 2 hits, striking out 9 and surrendering just 1 walk. He will certainly have a very good chance at similar outing facing a Cubs team that is batting .192 in there last 5 games against right handed pitching. This isn't new for them either, the Cubs rank 2nd to last in the league at #29 overall. Estrada has also been very good against right handers this season at the Cubs line up will have 4 righties, but mainly the 4-5 spots with Soriano and Castro. The Cubs will most likely rely on left handed batting Anthony Rizzo to provide the offense tonight. He is capable of doing so, but it won't be enough. The Cubs will be sending Justin Germano to the hill. He is 2-3 on the year with a 4.54 era. He has struggled lately going 1-2 with a 7.02 era. He also will be making a rare 2nd consecutive start against the Brewers. The only difference was his result was a complete opposite of his counterpart Estrada's. On the August 21st start the Brewers tagged Justin Germano with 7 runs on 8 hits and chased him after 4 innings. A similar offensive outing wouldn't be too far of a stretch considering the Brewers are #8 in the MLB against right handed pitching. Germano also hasn't had any splits favoring right handed or left handed batters. So the Brewers line up should be able to have success from both sides of the plate. In terms of the bullpen, The Brewers are surprisingly ranked #10 overall, and the Cubs are ranked dead last at #30. Like I said, every advantage you could ask for is on the Brewers side tonight. It's definitely risky backing them on the road, and the Cubs do play a lot better at home. The low line is indicator of just that. Ill take my chances on the Brewers being able to take advantage of the mismatches tonight.

my card is gonna be big tonight...

 GL SHARK

big day shark we will give one to the minnows now its shark attack time

Couldn't be more right about Toronto's Alvarez.  The guy has been in total gas can mode the past few start.

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Reds ML (+101): This is one of those lines that has been very confused and I might be walking into a land mine on this one. No, I don't believe in "traps", but I do believe in lines that make you scratch your head. The Reds will be eager to take the field and make amends for not holding serve at home against there divisional foe the Cardinals. In this game they will be sending Bronson Arroyo to the hill. I am not a huge fan by any means, as I am sure I have pointed out before. But he will be facing a Diamondbacks team that is absolutely struggling. The D'Backs are just 3-7 in there last 10 homes games, including being swept by the Padres and splitting a 4 game set with the Marlins. I was actually very surprised too see just how bad this team played in those games with a lot riding for them. They know find themselves 7 games back in the division and leap frogging both the Dodgers and Giants doesn't seem likely. The D'Backs have struggled to score runs lately. They are averaging 3 runs per game in there last 7 contests. They will also be facing a south paw in this game and that has been a major problem lately. The D'Backs are batting .185 in there L5 and .188 in there L10 against left handed pitching and they have seen there seasonal ranking drop tremendously. Meanwhile on the other side, the Reds are .266 L5 and .275 L10 against lefties is a bit below their standards but a significant advantage against the D'backs. On the year the Reds are also one of the best at #4 overall. Both teams have pretty solid bullpens, ranking in the top 5 overall. The Reds bullpen has struggle a bit lately tough, so that might play a factor. Only if Chapmen can't get the ball in his hands. The Reds have also been pretty solid on the road this year, coming in with a 35-28 mark. I can't talk about the Arizona starter, because truth be told I don't know much other then he is a top prospect for them and will making his 2nd career start. In his first outing against Miami last week, he went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and striking out 4. Nerves did seem to play a factor though as his command seemed to struggle, walking 5 batters. The Reds line up will pose a much different threat and if his command issues becoming a problem, it could be costly for the young pitcher. In what should be a big game for both teams, I feel the much better Reds team gets the job done tonight and I cannot pass up on this line.

AC BUM - Thank you sir


PoolMan - you know it buddy... I play fire up the Jaws theme song on youtube prior to 1st pitch


RikDizzy - I hope it continues, if any team can make him pay... it would be the Yankees at home

Lol... I am so close to playing the whole damn card

at this point I might as well

Day off from work = Cap the whole card... oops

So I was going to ask my question in the form of multiple choice, but see you liked the Brewers as well today:

was going to ask:

a.) Brewers ML
b.) Dodgers RL -1
c.) no score 1st Burnett/Lohse
d.) all of the above
e.) none of the above

Either way, GL with your afternoon

I don't like option B... I wouldn't be too surprised if the Rockies gave Beckett a rude awakening of Mile High. I am actually tempted to play the Rockies for +153 ML or +1.5 (-120).

Updated Card

Royals (+105):

Yankees RL (-120):

Yankees Alternative RL -2.5 (+130)

Pirates TT U 3.5 (-125):

Cardinals ML (-114)

Brewers ML (-128):

Reds ML (+101)