Monday 4/23 AL Plays

Quote Originally Posted by tinfoils:

You have any lean on the yankee total? On the fence leaning to the over but..............

Quote Originally Posted by IllusionsGOB:



Hey tinfoils......I'm on the fence on this total too. I set the total at 8.8 and it's at 9. You may have seen my thoughts on Holland this year. I think he's as good as any lefty in the AL, including CC but this game just has that feel for me. Last year he had a few starts where he just got rocked. When things go good for Holland they seem to go very good but when it rains it pours. The Yankees will definitely put him in a position to have a blow-up inning at least once in this game. The Yanks don't miss Gardner in this game as he's be sitting against the lefty anyway. Their offense is already better against lefties. Again, I love Holland but there will be a few times where he gets rocked and there's no better time than against this team (who has hit well against him) in this stadium....

The Texas side might be tougher to get runs from. Beltre (maybe other than Josh Hamilton/Roy Hobbs) is the most important loss they could suffer in this matchup in my opinion. He's the best right-handed bat in the middle of the line-up. Only Young has had any success against CC and even he has 0 HR in 45 AB's (i go by OPS). Also hurting the over is the fact that you have the top two bullpens in the AL. The Yanks bullpen needed some rest and they got it yesterday so they're fresh.

As you can see, I definely see pros and cons on the side but while they're mixed as far as the total is concerned, they all point me to the Yankee side.

Good luck