Thursday, June 19, 2008

The Official Thursday Afternoon Plays

OK, I got back to the office in time to put these in. I had warned Grover this morning that I might not make it, which explains the leans post. These are the real ones, all lines from Matchbook:

Padres +210, 1 unit to win 2.10 units

Wow, that line is crazy. Banks is pitching better than Joba the Hut, so the only concern is the normally lame Padres hitting. San Diego has been hitting reall well the past couple of weeks, and although I would never claim that their lineup is equal to the Yankees, today's contest is nowhere near as lopsided as this line would suggest. Joba's getting over -200? Seriously? We're hoping for a gnat infestation.

Bluejays -111, 1.11 units to win 1 unit

Bush is awful and the Brewers don't hit righties well. Hoping for Burnett to snap out of his recent funk.

Pirates +156, 1 unit to win 1.56 units

Another crazy line. The White Sox have been bashing the hell out of the ball lately, which has inflated this line, but all of that damage has been done against right-handed pitchers. We'll take the lefty with the big number.

A's +108, 1 unit to win 1.08 units

I'll give Doug Davis credit for dealing with his illness in tough fashion, but that doesn't all of a sudden make him a good pitcher. Hitting and pitching edge to Oakland today.

Good luck everybody.