Month: June 2013
Wednesday
We went 2-0 yesterday as Milwaukee came back to win in 10 and our total was never in doubt. Two potential plays for today on Under 9 In Boston vs. Texas and possibly on Milwaukee again still versus Oakland. The Boston line may be up 1/2 a run or so because of the 22 runs the teams combined for yesterday. Lackey is going tonight for the Sox and don’t call it a comeback just yet, but he’s 3-5 with a 2.98 and striking out a batter an inning. If he can keep the strikeout rate up, there’s no reason he can’t end the year in the mid-to-high threes with double digit wins and basically be the solid 3rd starter he was in Anaheim.
Updates around 1:30 and again whenever the 7pm lineups are released.
UPDATE: Brewers and Sox under are both going to be passes but close ones. Trying to keep the perfect record for June intact :)
MLB Tuesday June 4th
Back in degen land today where Sean has been doing an exceptional job of keeping this place running while baseball has been empty and sad the last few days. No plays either Sunday or yesterday, hence the radio silence. Sean’s now 1-1 in NBA on the year with the big win last night. :)
Today in MLB has a full slate of games with 13 of the 15 being home favorites. We are taking the only non-Astros of the home underdog bunch and playing Milwaukee (Lohse) -105 at home to Oakland (Griffin). This price started at +104 so we’re counting it there. Yes I’m cheating. A little.
One total tonight as well and it’s Toronto @ San Francisco U7.5.
Our MLB note today comes from Baltimore where Nate McClouth has not only fixed whatever was broken with himself a couple of seasons ago, but has developed into a base stealer extraordinaire. He’s second in the AL in stolen bases with 19 behind only Jacoby Ellsbury and has been caught only once, a rate that even Carlos Beltran would be proud of. Baltimore as a team is running a lot more this season and is 3rd in MLB in both steals and percentage. It makes me wonder if steals need to be projected on a team level first and at an individual level second.
Monthly NL Superdork update coming tomorrow.
I joke that Scott Foster will be doing the Heat-Pacers Game 7 tonight…..
…..the same Scott Foster that was a buddy of gambling referee, future potential Executive Game referee Tim Donaghy
….the same Scott Foster who ejected half of the bulls team in Game 2 (which everyone and their mom…..including my mom and I….took the Heat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8TAxAFOA4c
That guy? He’s working Game 7 tonight. I joked that this would happen to a friend of mine a day earlier and wouldn’t you know it:
Scott Foster will be joined by Mike Callahan and Ken Mauer as officials for Game 7 between the Heat and Pacers.
This is also David Stern’s last hurrah….he’s sending in “Mariano Rivera in the 9th” of refs to close this out (and ensure some ratings share for the NBA, who will lose to the NHL in the ratings wars regardless).
Add to that: 4 players in NBA history average at least 25 PPG, 5 RPG, 5 APG in potential series-clinching games: Michael Jordan, Larry (The Legend) Bird, Jerry West……and Lebron James.
I’m on a feel-good freeroll….since I hate the Heat so much, if the Heat lose, I do lose cash… but I also win happiness! #winning
Safe to say, we like the Heat -7 and the ML tonight -335. Hell, throw the Heat in a teaser -3 with the over 174.
The SuperPowers: Mayock and Johnson do the 1994 Grey Cup
Amazing stuff here; Gus mus love him a rouge.
Mayock and Johnson 1994 Grey Cup
Things we’re rooting for:
The Heat to lose Game 6 so I can bet my BR on them in Game 7.
Bruins first to score in Game 1 on the EDF vs Pittsburgh (+110)
Thiago Silva +170 vs Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante on UFC on FUEL TV 10
