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so do i just accept the fact that i've been boxed now for over a month and probably won't get out anytime soon? can someone from covers please give me some answers as to why i'm here and what i can do to get out.
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BREWERS vs. PIRATES (-105) [LIST PITCHER BUSH] The Brewers have not swept the Pirates in Pittsburgh since 1999. They won't get it done today either. Although they took the last 2 games, the Brewers lost 5 straight before this series and are just 2-9 in their last 11 road games. D. Bush goes for the Brewers. He's 1-4 with a 6.05 ERA this season including 0-3 with a 7.03 ERA on the road. He's a Pittsburgh native, but hasn't performed well there going 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA in three career starts. The Brewers have lost 5 of Bush's last 7 starts and are just 7-20 as a team in Bush's last 27 road starts. The Pirates have played much better at home than on the road this season going 7-3 in their last 10 home games. They'll avoid the sweep today. Play the home team in this one. DIAMONDBACKS (-130) vs. MARLINS [LIST PITCHER HAREN] 3rd times a charm? Yeah, I got burned by this series in each of the first two games, but if you're the Diamondbacks sending M. Owings, B. Webb, and D. Haren to the mound in a three game series, getting swept is the furthest thing from your mind. After beating Webb yesterday, I think the Marlins will have a little let down tonight against Haren. Haren is 5-2 on the year with a 3.14 ERA. Owings and Webb pitched well the first two games of the series, but the offense has failed to score runs recently. They've gone just 4-for-26 in their last 4 games with runners in scoring position. Let's not be so quick to forget that this D-Backs team is second in the NL averaging over 5 runs a game. They're bound to snap out of the funk and tonight they're facing a pitcher with a 6.18 ERA. REDS (-120) vs. PADRES [LIST PITCHERS HARANG AND WOLF] Cincinnati has struggled away from home, but facing the Padres may be just what they need to get back on track. The Padres own the worst record in baseball and have lost 4 of their last 5. In addition, they lost their 2 best pitchers and their starting catcher in the last series. You have to question the morale in this locker room. This team was supposed to contend for the NL West and their season is pretty much already over and it's only May. The Padres rank last in runs scored and third to last in runs allowed. The Reds can put some runs on the board and shouldn't have much problem doing so tonight against R. Wolf. Wolf is 2-4 with a 5.05 ERA this season. He's lost 4 straight decisions and the Padres as a team are 0-5 in his last 5 starts. During his four game skid he's posted a 7.52 ERA. The Reds will counter with A. Harang. Harang has been solid again, but he has not had much run support in his starts. His ERA is 3.12 this season and he's pitched into the 7th inning or more in 7 of his 10 starts. He's 3-1 with a 2.72 ERA against the Padres in 6 starts. The Padres are 4-9 in their last 13 home games and 9-25 in their last 34 overall. PISTONS (+4.5) vs. CELTICS The Pistons used game 1 to shake off the rust. They're looking to take one in Boston and will surely put forth a better effort. Take the points in this one. The Celtics are not the dominant team everyone thought they would be. |
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i never said anything about free plays or charging.
and what email addresses are you talking about? i've never given one or asked for one.
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pocketjacks:
they're my own picks. only thing i'm copying and pasting from is one open window on my screen to another.
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400* SELECTION
DIAMONDBACKS (-1.5 RL) vs. MARLINS [LIST WEBB] B. Webb on the mound tonight and I believe the offense will bounce back. The D-Backs had a lot of chances to win that game last night. 400* SELECTION ORIOLES (+140) vs. YANKEES There's just a lot of value in this one. The underdog of the day. One day after the Yanks get A-Rod back, D. Jeter gets hit by a pitch and is day-to-day. The Yanks have lost 4 straight and 6 of their last 7. They've scored 2 or fewer runs in 6 of those 7 games. The Orioles have won 8 of their last 10. 300* SELECTION MARINERS vs. TIGERS (-135) [LIST WASHBURN] J. Washburn has lost his last 6 starts against the Tigers. He's 2-5 on the season with a 5.56 ERA. The Mariners lost 8 of their last 9 road games and have scored 2 or less runs 5 times during that stretch. The Tigers smashed 17 hits last night and scored 12 runs after their manager went off in the locker room. Time for them to right the ship. 300* SELECTION REDS vs. DODGERS (-140) [LIST CUETO AND KURODA] The Reds have lost 8 straight road games. The Dodgers have won 5 of their last 7. H. Kuroda has not had much run support but has pitched very well this season (3.67 ERA). J. Cueto has struggled since his major league debut. He's 1-4 with a 6.45 ERA. |
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300? SELECTION
PHILLIES (-155) vs. NATIONALS [LIST PITCHER HAMELS] The Nationals have had two solid pitching performances which have helped them put together a little winning streak. Can they get another strong outing tonight? I think it comes from the other side. The Phillies send their ace, C. Hamels, to the mound to face one of the worst hitting teams in the majors. The Nats are batting just .236 as a team and are averaging less than 4 runs a game. Do you really expect them to score runs against Hamels as he'll be trying to prevent a 4th straight loss for the Phils? The Phillies are one of the best bounce-back teams in all of baseball. They're resilient and have gone 12-4 in their last 16 games following a loss. Hamels is 5-3 on the year with a 2.89 ERA. He's coming off a shutout of the Braves where he struck out 6 batters. He's 2-1 in his last 4 starts against the Nationals with a 0.65 ERA. The one loss was a 1-0 defeat. The Phillies as a team are 4-0 in his last 4 starts. I know the line is large and I usually don't play anything larger than -150, but I just don't trust the RL here. I was tempted to lay the -1.5 RL, but not until the Phillies offense can get back on track to their full potential and put serious runs on the board on a consistent basis. Lay the large number as I'm fully expecting them to win. 300? SELECTION INDIANS (-120) vs. WHITE SOX [LIST PITCHER SABATHIA] The Indians are slumping and the White Sox are streaking, but C.C. Sabathia may be all the Indians need to stop the losing streak. Sabathia has turned his season around from starting 0-3 with a 13.50 ERA in his first 4 starts. Since then, he's 3-2 with a 1.49 ERA in his last 5 starts. During his last 16 innings he's allowed just 1 run. Over his last 5 starts he's allowed 6 runs. Sabathia has fared very well against his division rivals. He's 14-3 in 24 starts against the White Sox with a 3.66 ERA. In 11 road games against them, he's 7-0 with a 2.69 ERA. Look for him to build off his recent success and continue to dominate in Chicago. The Indians as a team are 7-3 against the White Sox in their last 10 and 7-3 against the White Sox when visiting Chicago. 400? SELECTION DIAMONDBACKS (-115) vs. MARLINS [LIST PITCHER OWINGS] Both teams currently find themselves in first place in their divisions, but let's be honest here, which one do you think has the better chance of ending the season there? For the answer you may just have to look at the last 6 games. The Diamondbacks have won five of six while the Marlins have lost 5 of 6. Arizona's offense has been one of the most impressive all season long. They've got youth, speed, power, and smarts. It's very similar to the Marlins, but the Arizona seems more ready for the long haul. Tonight they send their power hitting pitcher, M. Owings, to the mound. Owings is 5-1 on the season with a 3.81 ERA. He's also 10-28 at the plate this season (.357 avg). When he's in the lineup there's no doubt the rest of them want to hit as well. Look for a lot of runs tonight from the Diamondbacks lineup and a strong outing from Owings on the hill. The Diamondbacks won six of seven over Florida in 2007. 200? SELECTION
GIANTS vs. ROCKIES (-120) UNDER 8.5 Please be aware that there are 2 separate plays here. I'm backing the Rockies in the game and under 8.5 runs. Both plays are rated as 200? selections.
Both teams will be sending their best pitcher to the mound tonight.
A. Cook will get the start for the Rockies. He's 6-2 with a 2.82 ERA. He's a sinkerball pitcher and should get a lot of groundball outs out of the light hitting Giants lineup. The Rockies as a team are 7-1 in Cook's last 8 starts.
T. Lincecum has been one of the only bright spots for the Giants this season. He's 5-1 and leads the league with a 1.92 ERA.
The Giants have lost 12 of their last 15, including six straight.
The under is 4-0 in the last 4 Rockies games overall. The under is 5-0 in Cook's last 5 home starts and 5-1 in his last 6 starts against the Giants. The under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.
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I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M STILL IN THE BOX AND THIS DOUCHE BAG LITTERS FORUMS EVERYDAY AND NOTHING HAPPENS TO HIM. I SAW THIS POST A DOZEN TIMES TODAY.......
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CARDINALS vs. PADRES [LIST PITCHERS WELLEMEYER & LEDEZMA] With J. Peavey going to miss his scheduled start, things will only get worse for the last place Padres. Tonight they have to go into their bullpen and hope a relief pitcher can eat up some innings. That relief pitcher is W. Ledezma. The Padres will be hoping Ledezma can go at least 5 innings because their bullpen has been seeing a lot of work. San Diego has played 13 days in a row. The Padres are just 8-23 in their last 31 games. They're last in the majors with just 150 runs in 45 games. With the exception of A. Gonzalez, their offense is nonexistent. They'll be facing T. Wellemeyer. Wellemeyer has pitched well recently and has given up just 3 earned runs in his last 3 starts (18 innings). In his last outing he allowed just 2 hits and 1 run in 7 innings. The Cardinals have had a lot of sucess when visiting San Diego going 21-10 in their last 31 visits. |
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WHY AM I STILL IN THE BOX? IT'S BEEN GOING ON A MONTH. COMPARED TO SOME OTHERS, WHAT I DID TO GET PUT IN HERE WAS NOT SERIOUS. I'VE CAUSED NO BEEFS WITH ANY ONE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN I CAN GET OUT AND DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO DO SO.
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ROYALS vs. MARLINS (-130)
[LIST PITCHERS TOMKO & MILLER] The Marlins return home where they've won their last 4 games and have one of the best interleague records in all of baseball. The Marlins were rained out yesterday and decided to keep the starting rotation in tact, so A. Miller will once again be the probable starter. Miller has pitched well recently and is starting to live up to the hype. He's 3-0 in his last 4 starts with a 3.86 ERA. He's coming off his best outing of the season where he struck out 7 and allowed just 2 hits in 7 scoreless innings against the Nationals. He'll be opposed by B. Tomko who is 1-4 with a 5.67 ERA. Tomko has lost his last four decisions and has allowed 5 or more runs in four of his last five starts. His ERA during that stretch is 7.52. The Royals as a team are just 1-5 in Tomkos last 6 starts. The Marlins at home are 4-0 against right-handed starters in their last 4 games. |
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MARLINS (-110) vs. REDS [LIST PITCHER MILLER] The last place Reds will not complete a four game sweep over the first place Marlins tonight. The Marlins send A. Miller to the mound today. Miller has pitched very well recently and is starting to live up to the hype. He's 3-0 in his last 4 starts with a 3.86 ERA. He's coming off his best outing of the season where he struck out 7 in 7 scoreless innings against the Nationals. This will be the first time the Reds have faced Miller and if he continues to pitch the way he has in recent outings, it will be a long night for the Cincinnati lineup. The Marlins will snap out of their slump tonight and pick up the road victory. |
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ROCKIES vs. DIAMONDBACKS (-1.5 RL) Since last year's playoffs, the Diamondbacks have controlled the series with their NL West rival Rockies. They've now won 6 of 7 meetings this season. In those seven games, the Diamondbacks have a .323 batting average, slugged 12 HRs, and scored 51 runs. Their six wins have been by an average of 5 runs per game. With the exception of the one Rockies victory this season, the Diamondback pitchers are 6-0 with a 2.13 ERA. Tonight, M. Owings gets the start. He's already beaten the Rockies once this season and is 4-1 on the year. Colorado has not been able to build off of last year's success. They're 2-9 in their last 11 road games and 6-16 in their last 22 overall. They've lost 3 straight games and have only scored 7 runs during that span, going 3-for-23 with runners in scoring position. Lay the -1.5 RL as the Diamondbacks have covered it in all but one of the games this season against the Rockies. |
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NATIONALS vs. METS (-1.5 RL)
[LIST PITCHER MAINE]
The Mets will bounce back today with J. Maine on the mound.
Maine has won 3 straight starts and they've all been after a Mets loss. He's coming off his best start of the season where he allowed just 1 run and 4 hits in 8 1/3 innings. Maine is 2-0 in three home starts this season with a 2.55 ERA.
The Mets as a team are 5-0 in his last 5 home starts and 6-1 in Maine's last 7 starts against the Nationals.
Washington struggles against right handed pitchers. They're just 3-10 in their last 13 road games against a right handed starter and 6-15 in their last 21 overall.
The Nationals have won just 4 of their last 16 road games.
Last night, the Mets left 11 runners on base. Don't expect the same to happen tonight. Lay the run line and watch the Mets get revenge.
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YANKEES (-110) vs. RAYS
[LIST PITCHER PETTITTE] I'm not surprised with how well the Rays are playing. They're young and talented, but they've had problems with the Yankees, especially when A. Pettitte is on the hill. Tampa Bay is looking to win its 10th home game in a row. If you ask me, they're due for a loss at home. They've lost their last four games overall against the Yankees and their last four home games. Pettitte is 14-3 with a 3.63 ERA in 23 games against the Rays. He's 8-1 when starting in Tampa Bay. The Yankees are 5-0 in Pettitte's last 5 road starts against the Rays and 13-4 in his last 17 against them. Maybe this young Rays team is officially ready to turn the corner. Until I see a little more, I'm banking on Pettitte to continue his dominance agaisnt them. |
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It's been about two weeks now.
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How long is one usually in the penalty box for?
Please inform.
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WIZARDS vs. CAVALIERS (-4.5)
L. James will do everything he can to end this series tonight. He carried the Cavs to the finals last year and he's been doing much of the same in this year's playoffs. As the Wizards continue to talk, the Cavs, or rather James, just continue to play and win.
Throughout the first 4 games of the series James is averaging 29.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists. He leads the Cavaliers in all of those categories.
The Wizards have been getting outplayed, especially on the boards, this whole series. They've been out rebounded 188-136.
James and the Cavs will do everything possible to finish the series tonight and not return to Washington.
Washington visited Cleveland 4 times this season and were 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS.
James carries his team to the second round by dismissing the Wizards tonight for the 3rd straight year.
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PADRES vs. PHILLIES (-1.5 RL) [LIST PITCHERS MADDUX & HAMELS] The San Diego Padres would be a World Series contender if they had a lineup similar to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Padres are last in all of baseball with a .225 batting average and have just two more runs (84) than the Royals (82) for the fewest in the majors. They're 2-10 in their last 12 games and are batting just .174 during that stretch. They've scored 3 runs or less in nine of those games. In fact, the only Padres hitting above .280 on the season are pitchers J. Peavy (.308) and J. Germano (.400). Even though they'll be in hitter friendly Citizen's Bank Park, their task won't get any easier as they face C. Hamels tonight. Hamels hasn't pitched poorly despite losing his last two starts. He has a 2.75 ERA this season with 30 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched. At home, his ERA is even better at 2.05. In 3 career starts against the Padres he is 0-1 with a 3.07 ERA, but they're batting just .173 against him. The Phillies are 15-6 in Hamels' last 21 home starts. Even with G. Maddux sharing the mound tonight in search of his 350th career win, I like the way this Phillies lineup handles right handed pitchers. They're 4-1 in their last 5 overall and 9-3 in their last 12 home games against right handed starters. The Phils are heating up, the Padres are trying not to sink. Philadelphia is 6-2 in their last 8 overall. San Diego is 1-6 in their last 7 overall and 1-4 in their last 5 road games. The Phils have taken 16 of the last 23 meetings. They'll make it 17 of 24 tonight. Be confident and lay the run and a half. |
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RED SOX (-115) vs. NATIONALS [LIST PITCHERS WAKEFIELD AND GARZA] I'm usually not one to back T. Wakefield, he's too unpredictable for me, but when he faces the Tampa Bay Rays it's a whole different story. I'm not sure if there's another active pitcher who has been more dominant against an opponent than T. Wakefield is against the Rays. Wakefield is 19-3 in his career against the Rays. He was 4-1 in six starts against them last year. The Red Sox as a team are 15-6 in Wakefields last 21 starts overall. He'll be pitching opposite of M. Garza. Garza has struggled in his first two starts of the season allowing 8 runs in just 8 innings. Opponents are batting .353 against him so far. After a slow start, D. Ortiz seems to have found his stroke. In the last 7 games he's batting .370 with 3 homeruns and 16 RBIs. M. Ramirez is batting .400 over the last week and D. Pedroia has a 13 game hitting streak. The Red Sox won 6 in a row before losing their last 2 games. They're 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss and 10-3 in their last 13 games overall. The Rays are just 4-7 this year at Tropicana Field and the Red Sox last year took 13 out of 18 meetings against them. Expect Boston to bounce back tonight behind a surging offense and a veteran pitcher who has had a lot of success against his opponent. |
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METS (-125) vs. NATIONALS The NY Mets have owned the Washington Nationals so far this season. They swept them last week at Shea Stadium and now look to win their second game in as many nights while visiting Washington on this short 2-game series. A win tonight would make the Mets 5-0 against the Nationals this season. The Mets send the surprising O. Perez to the mound tonight. Perez has always had nasty stuff, but he's really put it together and pitched well early on this season. He is 2-0 with a 2.49 ERA. He has 21 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched. He hasn't allowed a run in three of his four starts this season. The Mets as a team are 4-0 in Perez's last 4 road starts. He'll share the mound with S. Hill. Hill will be making his 2nd start of the season since coming off the DL. In his first outing he allowed 4 runs in 5 innings. The Nationals are 1-4 in his last 5 home starts and 2-7 in his last 9 starts overall. The last 26 meetings between these two teams in Washington have been controlled by the Mets (22-5). |
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