Thursday
Toronto was a winner yesterday 6-4 as our mediocre season continues. We’re like the Royals only less depressing. Two plays:
Indians (Kluber) @ Royals (Duffy) OVER 7 -110
Padres (Ross) @ Cubs (Jackson) +114
Wednesday
Our famed totals engine failed us badly yesterday. I don’t think I’ve ever been off by that much since I’ve been running totals the past few years so it may be time to re-evaluate. Phillies lost in 14 in a good bet/bad result as Papelbon blew a save on a Posey HR. One play tonight:
Boston (Buchholz) @ Toronto (Dickey) -103
Late Posting
Phillies +106 Pit/LA under 8.5
Monday
Yankees were a winner yesterday 3-2. 1-0 since the break :) Two plays tonight, both of which look horrifying:
Cleveland (House) @ Minnesota (Johnson) +104
Tigers (Verlander) @ Arizona (Nuno) +119
Sunday
Having a go with the Yankees today: Reds (Cueto) @ Yankees (Kuroda) -113
Saturday
No plays last night so we are a classy 0-0 since the ASB. There are of leaners in Minnesota and Miami later tonight. One note on a game that’s currently underway, CIN @ NYY. The line moved from -110 or so to -150 between the initial posting last night and first pitch at 1:05 today. Cincinnati’s lineup is definitely in the bottom third of all teams right now, especially with needing a DH for this series, but it’s still a very large and notable jump. There doesn;t seem to be anything untoward happening so far with the Yankees leading 3-1 in the 5th.
Updates later per usual if there are any plays.
Finally
Baseball again. It’s not the Wednesday day off that bothers me, but the Thursday. Couldn’t there be a single-A all star game or something? It’s been a very mediocre first half and a particularly ugly July. Standings right now are 24-23 +2.39. San Diego is a lean and not a play tonight and everything else is a pass. I spent some time over the break tweaking the totals engine but I don’t have access to it from my office so that will need to be rectified at some point.
Return of the Mack
Been out of action for a bit. Let’s get back to business. In the British Open I have Henrik Stenson to win in golf fantasy. That pick is about as bold and inventive as oatmeal but for the purposes of the league I am in its just about mandatory. In thinking outside the box stuff I have a guy named Danny Willett @ 155-1 for 2 bucks. He finished 15th last year at The Open, has oodles of top 20s on the Euro Tour this season, and hes actually from England. Hes at this point a poor mans version of Justin Rose, but you are getting well compensated on odds for the difference.
UFC Tonight
Sunday
Happy World Cup to all of you. Cubs were a loser yesterday in baseball, but we won half of our over even though the 30th goal came in the 90th minute. I am in a gambling mood today and letting Argentina ride without any hedging. One baseball play as well, Angels (Skaggs) @ Rangers (Baker) +135
