I think it was the 4th of July. You're lucky you only had to read that and not hear me sing it. On to the picks:
MLB
Astros +112 (WSEX), 100 to win 112
Oswalt as an underdog again. Astros against a righty. Not much to think about here.
Giants +107 (Matchbook), 100 to win 107
Very quietly, the Giants are putting together a nice stable of young arms - Cain, Lincecum, Sanchez, and today, Correia. Happy to go against Belisle tonight.
NBA
Raptors -3 (WSEX), 55 to win 50
Toronto didn't put Calderon in the starting lineup after all. They're probably trying to pump up Ford's trade value. That's the only reason I can think of. Otherwise, they're just stupidly stubborn. Either way, going small-ball with Moon starting instead of Nesterovic put some life into the offense, and I think that carries over into this afternoon's game. Magic not yet elite enough or experienced enough to overcome the Raptors' homecourt advantage today.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday Night Educated Guesses
Grover is away from computers for a few days, so this weekend all the blame or glory (usually blame) falls on me. I told him to prepare himself for the prospect of a blog record of -800 or so when he returns. On to the picks:
MLB
The Yankees game was going as planned last night, with the Yanks and Hughes taking a 3-0 lead in the top of the 3rd. Unfortunately, it started raining right about then, and when the game resumed, there was some chump named Ohlendorf on the mound for the Yanks. Mr. Ohlendorf then proceeded to give up 78 hits in a row, with Girardi sitting on his hands in the dugout, apparently unaware that the rules actually allow you to substitute another pitcher. Then, after the Yankees catch back up, Joba Chamberlain takes the loss in the 9th inning (let's hear you talk some shit now, Hank.). A frustrating game. On to tonight:
Diamondbacks (Johnson) +104 (Matchbook), 100 to win 104
I'm still not believing the hype on Randy Wolf. The BABIP numbers show he's been slightly lucky this year, and he's had the good fortune to pitch two of his starts in spacious Petco Park and one other against the light-hitting Giants. In his only other start, he gave up 4 earned runs in 6 innings to tonight's opponent, the D-Backs. Padres are hitting a dreadful .168 versus lefties so far this year. I want the Big Unit tonight. Wait, that didn't sound right......
Giants (Sanchez) +133 (Matchbook), 100 to win 133
Break up the Giants! They've won two in a row - next stop, World Series! OK, I'm going a little overboard, and I'm still kicking myself for not playing Lincecum last night after thinking about it all day. But, after Sanchez's horrible performance in his first start, he has been phenomenal in his last three, with an ERA of 1.69 and WHIP of 1.19 in those games. I like Harang (heck, he's on my fantasy team), but I'm taking the home underdog in a game which looks like a very close, low-scoring affair.
NBA
After writing the post below about teams in the must-win Game 3 situation, you should have expected to see me playing a couple of them.
Mavericks -6 (WSEX), 110 to win 100
Suns -6.5 (WSEX), 55 to win 50
MLB
The Yankees game was going as planned last night, with the Yanks and Hughes taking a 3-0 lead in the top of the 3rd. Unfortunately, it started raining right about then, and when the game resumed, there was some chump named Ohlendorf on the mound for the Yanks. Mr. Ohlendorf then proceeded to give up 78 hits in a row, with Girardi sitting on his hands in the dugout, apparently unaware that the rules actually allow you to substitute another pitcher. Then, after the Yankees catch back up, Joba Chamberlain takes the loss in the 9th inning (let's hear you talk some shit now, Hank.). A frustrating game. On to tonight:
Diamondbacks (Johnson) +104 (Matchbook), 100 to win 104
I'm still not believing the hype on Randy Wolf. The BABIP numbers show he's been slightly lucky this year, and he's had the good fortune to pitch two of his starts in spacious Petco Park and one other against the light-hitting Giants. In his only other start, he gave up 4 earned runs in 6 innings to tonight's opponent, the D-Backs. Padres are hitting a dreadful .168 versus lefties so far this year. I want the Big Unit tonight. Wait, that didn't sound right......
Giants (Sanchez) +133 (Matchbook), 100 to win 133
Break up the Giants! They've won two in a row - next stop, World Series! OK, I'm going a little overboard, and I'm still kicking myself for not playing Lincecum last night after thinking about it all day. But, after Sanchez's horrible performance in his first start, he has been phenomenal in his last three, with an ERA of 1.69 and WHIP of 1.19 in those games. I like Harang (heck, he's on my fantasy team), but I'm taking the home underdog in a game which looks like a very close, low-scoring affair.
NBA
After writing the post below about teams in the must-win Game 3 situation, you should have expected to see me playing a couple of them.
Mavericks -6 (WSEX), 110 to win 100
Suns -6.5 (WSEX), 55 to win 50
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thursday Night NBA Pick
Nice win for the Spurs the other night. Hoping to keep the good vibes rolling with tonight's basketball pick:
Raptors -4 (WSEX), 110 to win 100
"Finally!" That's probably what you heard in the Toronto area when Coach Sam Mitchell announced that there would be changes in the Raptors starting line-up for Game 3. Most significantly, it is believed that he will start Jose Calderon over T.J. Ford at point guard. This should've happened a long time ago, but the Raptors have a lot of money tied up in Ford, and traded Charlie Villanueva to get him (at least, everybody thought Charlie had a lot of potential at the time), so it's understandable that management wanted to give T.J. every opportunity to succeed. Calderon has clearly been the better player, and facing an 0-2 deficit already, the team appears ready to give him his starting spot. Mitchell may also find a place for 3-point shooting Jason Kapono in the starting line-up, either starting him at the 2 or 3 instead of Parker or Bargnani, or maybe going small-ball by moving Bosh to the 5 and using Nesterovic off the bench. With the travel and the 2-0 cushion, I just don't see the Magic busting out to a 20-point lead after the first quarter like they did in Game 1 (or 17-point lead in Game 2). Raptors will not fall way behind early like that in front of the home crowd.
Raptors -4 (WSEX), 110 to win 100
"Finally!" That's probably what you heard in the Toronto area when Coach Sam Mitchell announced that there would be changes in the Raptors starting line-up for Game 3. Most significantly, it is believed that he will start Jose Calderon over T.J. Ford at point guard. This should've happened a long time ago, but the Raptors have a lot of money tied up in Ford, and traded Charlie Villanueva to get him (at least, everybody thought Charlie had a lot of potential at the time), so it's understandable that management wanted to give T.J. every opportunity to succeed. Calderon has clearly been the better player, and facing an 0-2 deficit already, the team appears ready to give him his starting spot. Mitchell may also find a place for 3-point shooting Jason Kapono in the starting line-up, either starting him at the 2 or 3 instead of Parker or Bargnani, or maybe going small-ball by moving Bosh to the 5 and using Nesterovic off the bench. With the travel and the 2-0 cushion, I just don't see the Magic busting out to a 20-point lead after the first quarter like they did in Game 1 (or 17-point lead in Game 2). Raptors will not fall way behind early like that in front of the home crowd.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Tuesday Night NBA
Ugh. Lost the baseball game in the 12th inning. We couldn't agree on any baseball games tonight, but I'm playing one in the NBA:
Spurs -1.5 (WSEX), 110 to win 100
I think the public is out there thinking that the Suns will "turn it up a notch" tonight after barely missing out on the victory in Game 1. I'm thinking just the opposite - the Spurs will be on their game from the opening tip after the close call in the first game. It's hard to imagine that we won't see some sort of letdown by the Suns after a loss like that. They gave it all they had, only to have the win ripped away from them at the end of regulation, and overtime, and double overtime....you get the idea.
Spurs -1.5 (WSEX), 110 to win 100
I think the public is out there thinking that the Suns will "turn it up a notch" tonight after barely missing out on the victory in Game 1. I'm thinking just the opposite - the Spurs will be on their game from the opening tip after the close call in the first game. It's hard to imagine that we won't see some sort of letdown by the Suns after a loss like that. They gave it all they had, only to have the win ripped away from them at the end of regulation, and overtime, and double overtime....you get the idea.
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