Saturday, August 2, 2008

Saturday Baseball

Apparently Hambone and other Internet Explorer users are having trouble accessing Blogger sites today. I find this fascinating because I had no idea people still used Internet Explorer. Here's today's picks:

Pittsburgh Pirates +177 (Matchbook), 1 unit to win 1.77 units.


This number is way too high for a perfectly decent pitcher in Paul Maholm. I'd think twice about fading the Cubs at home if they were starting Zambrano, but for Lilly I'm on board.

Oakland A's +194 (Matchbook), 1 unit to win 1.94 units.

Lester is consistently overpriced. Eveland's nothing special, but at +194, he's good enough for me.


Colorado Rockies +154 (Matchbook), 1 unit to win 1.54 units.


The Rockies, finally healthy, are playing like the 2007 Rockies. Which is to say, decent and lucky. However, the public is still apparently valuing them like the early 2008 Rockies. And with Nolasco returning to earth, the price is right here.

San Francisco +210 (Matchbook), .5 units to win 1.05 units.

Zito facing Peavy. Half-unit out of principle.

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