Money Ball 7-09-2015

7-08

$377 Mets -113, (deGrom/Peavy) W

$377 Athletics -106, (Kazmir/Sabathia) L

YTD 97-69, +$8,979.10 (+19.64% RoR)

7-09

$373 Braves -112, (Wood/Kendrick)

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Braves: Play to -143: When the going gets tough the tough turn to Kyle Kendrick for yet another poor performance and again wonder how the guy that threw $5.5 million on the table for three years keeps his job. If the Rockies can dump Kendrick’s salary on someone else and fire the guy that signed him they may have some hope for the future, but I suspect every GM they call just rolls on the floor laughing at the prospect of picking up an insane contract and getting fired himself. By the end of Kendrick’s stint in Colorado we can only hope he has made us the same $5.5 million he is collecting. Oh well, that’s enough picking on Kendrick, a guy I don’t even know and have nothing personal against. There are more important factors here to discuss, like the Braves having turned in four straight quality offensive performances versus righty and scoring 9.3 offensive earned runs per 9 over that span. The Rockies counter that with just 4 quality offensive performances their last 15 versus lefty and a miserable 2.8 oera over that span. It gets even uglier if you realize 7 of those last 15 were home games, where the Rockies should be really potent. Every year there are a couple teams that either destroy lefties during a given stretch or can’t touch them and since only 24% of all starts are made by lefties it goes almost unnoticed, but I try to keep an eye out for such aberrations.

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bol   KEY  

with ya brother

GL 

Best of luck keys! I took Braves as well!!

Locked and loaded on the Atlanta Braves ML and I got in at -115! 
Best of luck, Key, and to all of us tailing you! 

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Hi Key. Thank you for your write ups.. It's the first thing I look for every morning. What is your take on the Pirates today? I know Maritnez is a stud but aren't Locke isn't too shabby and I gathered from your previous posts that the Cards are terrible against left handers.

 go to espn mlb stats...click on standings,then click on expanded stats. You will find day and night records 

Thanks 

Thanks, Key.  Have a great day.

     We win!!!!!!!!! Thanks Key

With Key... Following Key is the Key to success lol GL Key

Hopefully with one pick we can have a winning day.

Yes Sir! 

 Thanks for taking the time to post.  Really enjoy the numbers.

Thank you Key 

So true

BOL Key!

FIP

I might be new to this forum, but key element excellent handicapping skills thx for the picks