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Hello, anybody out there...
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Four_Point_Five | 2 |
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On the first game of series I used to check MLB gameday to see home plate umpire. Now, since the all-star break, nothing shows up in box score until the game has started.
Anybody have alternative source for advanced home plate? |
Four_Point_Five | 2 |
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Thank God for Miguel Olivo...
Swing at first pitch when BJ bluepen has walked 4 in 1 Inning...priceless |
Mr-Unit | 97 |
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Quote Originally Posted by VegasVandal: On White Sox also. Manny retired today. not sure if this will help or hurt rays but i would lean towards hurt Its the steroid thing that's the killer. Just think about this from the young player's perspective. Its not like their little leaguers but still, they probably looked up to guy and then this happens. And now they have to go out and win a ballgame! |
BusinessTime | 10 |
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Petco will not save Harang's fastball/slider combo. In fact, the only thing that will save it is beer... as in, the beverage of choice in a Beer League. Because that's where Harang belongs.
So, dont drink the kool-aid on Harang coming home and finding a place in Petco's spacious grounds. Nothing will save that fastball. And yes, the Giants can hit a fastball just fine... |
Four_Point_Five | 1 |
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Like the risk/reward of Tor -1 1/2 at +170. Figure if Toronto wins, they'll really win. Brandon McCarthy isn't anything special and the A's offense sucks. The final score will probably be something like 7-2.
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skyclassic | 34 |
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Quote Originally Posted by Sidehatch: As said on ESPN's MLB podcast, "That won't last long." (about MT playing SS for the Giants). They were mentioning the Giants as a team that could trade for Reyes if the Mets stink @ the trade deadline, which they prob will. Doesn't Tejada already have one error? I think he threw one into right field on opening night, but I was six-tabling poker, so I don't remember. Yeah and it cost them the game (2-1 loss) |
Four_Point_Five | 4 |
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We could include all the losing years with the Orioles and Houston but perhaps that might be overdoing it. After all, some of the teams were pretty bad. Let start with 2007 and Orioles had just lost Miguel Tejada to an injured wrist. Guess who suddenly started playing real well.
2007: w/Tejada 52-81 (.391) without (injured wrist) 17-12 (.586) 2010: Orioles w/Tejada 30-67 (.309) without 36-29 (.554) without 62-41 (.602) Padres w/Tejada 28-31 (.474) 2011: Giants w/Tejada 0-2. There's a certain point where the evidence becomes overwhelming and sample size is no longer small. In short, Miguel Tejada turns winners into loser and his absence turns losers into winners. |
Four_Point_Five | 4 |
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Wondering if the 5dimes Over/Under spread shrinks. Right now for thurs game: Det @ NYY...O 8 +100, U 8 -120. All the other Thurs games also have a similar 20 cent spread for O/U.
Wow! I used to play matchbook but now I'm wondering what is the best option for O/U bets? |
Four_Point_Five | 1 |
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Millwood pitched decent last year? Actually, that may be a correct statement with one (very big) omission: the 1st Inning. In 2010 in 31 starts (31 Innings) the opposition had an .987 OPS and Millwood ERA was a 11.03. (Yes that's correct). After that Millwood was decent! He really was... Face it, Millwood is a loser. And for all those Yankee haters...this is a wonderful piece of news. Pure 100% schadenfreude. |
Sparky10191 | 22 |
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Quote Originally Posted by Sparky10191: Banuelos is only 5-10 and he throws 94-95 mph. Could that hold up? I'm certainly not a scout...but isn't there a reason why small pitchers aren't usually stars? I know Tim Lincecum has lost velocity over the years. One main reason why he struggled for a stretch in 2010 (but learned how to adjust). Short pitchers like Scott Kazmir suffer "big time" when their fastball's lose a tic-or-two. This is because they have less of a wingspan than tall pitchers. The idea is that tall pitcher have a release point that puts them a foot or two closer to home-plate than short pitchers. This shortens or speeds the ball up from the vantage point of the hitter. In addition, short pitchers dont have the same downward angle on the ball like a Randy Johnson would have. It's not that short pitchers cannot make it in the big leagues, but the advantage is definitely with taller pitchers. |
Sparky10191 | 14 |
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Good article! But on this website gambling (and making money) is the only thing that matters. Oakland total wins? Do the A's win the division? Why so much emphasis on the bullpen in 2011. Do they have enough hitting? 3rd base is an obvious weakness, do they trade an arms? |
ManassaMauler | 7 |
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Betting with Cleveland throughout the season is always a gut check moment, never-the-less they always seem to string together a nice run of games in Aug or Sept. This year Sizemore and Santana are both healthy and productive with Choo and Hafner (not too bad the last two years)...they could a nice "buy-low" pick. Thing is they are such a "break in the schedule" type team...so teams which overlook them could get burned. As far as pitching goes, it might be a difficult year. |
sean2114 | 5 |
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I agree, if the Yanks get the wild card it wont be that big of a deal. But if they end up playing a 5 game series against the Twins, 3 of which would be played at Target field, that's a big time disadvantage for the Yanks.
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Four_Point_Five | 5 |
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Here is the condensed schedule for Rays
--NYY(3) --LAA(3) --@NYY(4) --SEA(3) --BAL(3) --@KC(4) Yanks --@TB(3) --@BAL(3) --TB(4) --BOS(3) --@TOR(3) --@BOS(3) If you subtract common opponents the Rays have LAA, SEA, KC while the Yanks have BOS, TOR and BOS. In addition the rays play 4 home series/2 away while the Yanks have 2 home/4 away. Long story short...up until these last 2 NY losses (and two TB wins) I really didn't think the Rays had a shot. But now I'd say the Rays are the definite favorite to win the AL East. |
Four_Point_Five | 5 |
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Miller's minor league numbers for 2010 are bad: 1-8 with a 6.01 ERA and a 1.86 Whip in 18 starts for AA Jacksonville. The problem is control 61 walks in 85 Innings.
As for Miller's pro ball numbers he's got a career ERA of 5.50 and career Whip of 1.65 in 4 seasons 2006-2009. Besides Figueroa ain't so bad... |
Four_Point_Five | 3 |
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My theory on TB is they have the smartest manager in the game today. Plus, everyone on that team buys into his program.
That said, TB's offense numbers do look mediocre. The reason is because the team approach is designed to stress the opposing pitchers, get to the underbelly of the bullpen...and not put up great numbers. Watch how TB players almost never swing at the first or second pitch the first time through the line-up. TB nearly always gets the opposing starter past 50 pitches after 3 Innings...that's when they start swinging early in counts and "high-jacking" the at-bat. That's my theory. Just wanted to say...Keep up the good work, 165 yds...You're making me money!!! oppone |
165yds | 49 |
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Quote Originally Posted by OmGiTsCarL: oo and O's hitting 219 vs leftys in the last 10 games Ahh, I knew there was something I was missing. |
Four_Point_Five | 15 |
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1) The Rangers have lost 5 in a row while the O's are playing quite well under Buck.
2) Arietta is inconsistent but when pitching well he usually lasts late into the game. CJ Wilson is good but not an ace. 3) The Rangers seem to have lost incentive to play hard since essentially clinching the AL West. Okay, on paper the Rangers win this game..but the O's haven't lost to the Rangers yet this year (5-0). They swept them before the All-star break and won the first game of this series. Plus, Buck Showalter probably would love to stick it to his old team the Rangers. I would say the O's have value but that logic seems to be the kiss of death...so let me phrase it another way? Why bet the Rangers and lay all that chalk? (it just doesn't make sense to me). |
Four_Point_Five | 15 |
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Quote Originally Posted by kaponofor3: Fantastic write-up BTW, very good points especially on the ARIZ game Thanks for comments. As for the line-up card, I'm trusting a few posters on Covers about Heyword, Chipper and McCann being. It makes sense, though. |
Four_Point_Five | 6 |
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