Jack -- I was passing through accident a week or so ago coming from Garrett so I was thinking of you and Fletch. I'll be out there later so drop me an email if you want and I will take you out to lunch or dinner or drinks when i'm out there again....
for the others ---
Good college ws gives way to some recommendations tomorrow. i didn't bet these, just opinions.
mets +110 : tough call here but estes should pitch a good ballgame. duckworth is tough but been pitching too well lately and should regress to what's more normal for him. that couple with the mets swinging the bat better (not the shutout, but look at the approach) makes me lean to the mets.
pirates over 8.5 -- tough taking the over in a pirates game but with wright on the mound you always have a 50/50 chance of getting shelled on one team. wells gives up too many baserunners and sooner or later that will catch up with him. better than 50/50 here on the over so go with it.
astros -105 -- hernandez is starting to throw better and showed a little of what he could do last year. haynes is terrible on most occasions and look for a lhp to neutralize some reds strengths. dunn drew the collar and might be in a mini-slump and casey wont hit hr again for a while. good chance here for houston.
expos +160 -- free swinging expos will give major problems to glavine who lives by throwing non-strikes that are swung at.
expos over 7 -- see above
lean towards rockies but can make that recommendation.
LA +200 -- if you have a good chance in AZ its with a guy that can get some Ks to get out of jams. Nomo seems to have gotten over the dead arm thing and may keep them in the game well enough to get a W. this is a tough play, but could be worth a look.
toronto over 8 +100 -- pedro needs to turn it on on off when important. this is a mediocre club he's facing with the chance to hit a long ball on a mistake. toronto wont take a good approach at the plate and instead with try to drop bombs. if one or two connects, this game is going way over. even if pedro deals, the sox might go over on their own.
twins +140 -- look for harang to regress. he doesnt locate well within the zone and its bound to cost him. the a's lineup is brutal. hatteberg, dye and piatt aren't swinging the bat well. some others are swinging better than they should. tejada is tough, but not a gamebreaker. very good chance to get a do here.
good luck!
drop me a line eric and/or jack if intersted.... eric haven't heard from you lately.
for the others ---
Good college ws gives way to some recommendations tomorrow. i didn't bet these, just opinions.
mets +110 : tough call here but estes should pitch a good ballgame. duckworth is tough but been pitching too well lately and should regress to what's more normal for him. that couple with the mets swinging the bat better (not the shutout, but look at the approach) makes me lean to the mets.
pirates over 8.5 -- tough taking the over in a pirates game but with wright on the mound you always have a 50/50 chance of getting shelled on one team. wells gives up too many baserunners and sooner or later that will catch up with him. better than 50/50 here on the over so go with it.
astros -105 -- hernandez is starting to throw better and showed a little of what he could do last year. haynes is terrible on most occasions and look for a lhp to neutralize some reds strengths. dunn drew the collar and might be in a mini-slump and casey wont hit hr again for a while. good chance here for houston.
expos +160 -- free swinging expos will give major problems to glavine who lives by throwing non-strikes that are swung at.
expos over 7 -- see above
lean towards rockies but can make that recommendation.
LA +200 -- if you have a good chance in AZ its with a guy that can get some Ks to get out of jams. Nomo seems to have gotten over the dead arm thing and may keep them in the game well enough to get a W. this is a tough play, but could be worth a look.
toronto over 8 +100 -- pedro needs to turn it on on off when important. this is a mediocre club he's facing with the chance to hit a long ball on a mistake. toronto wont take a good approach at the plate and instead with try to drop bombs. if one or two connects, this game is going way over. even if pedro deals, the sox might go over on their own.
twins +140 -- look for harang to regress. he doesnt locate well within the zone and its bound to cost him. the a's lineup is brutal. hatteberg, dye and piatt aren't swinging the bat well. some others are swinging better than they should. tejada is tough, but not a gamebreaker. very good chance to get a do here.
good luck!
drop me a line eric and/or jack if intersted.... eric haven't heard from you lately.
