Input for season totals here.........any writeups & reasoning would be nice.
I like Tampa on the under side a bit. It is hovering around 70 1/2 to 71 1/2. The best deal among my houses now seems to be Bestline at 71 1/2 (-115). They only won 70 games last season and that was with an unexpected mid season hot, hot, hot streak. And included a couple of big wins against Pedro the last couple of weeks of the year (if I remember correctly.)
They have lost Victor Zambrano to elbow problems & the Mets, (he never had a losing season with Tampa, which is saying something)their best reliable starter,leaving their rotation somewhat shy, unknown and unproven. Go ahead, try to name me their 5 projected starters. The bullpen also has question marks.
I can't see how they have improved their offense any and didn't I just read Alomar retired?
They still have to contend with division foes Yankees, Red Sox & Orioles, none of which seem to have declined in potential.
If you have given up on their 5 starters, I think they are Mark Hendrickson, Dewon Brazleton, Scott Kazmir (I like him as a sleeper) Doug Waechter and Rob Bell.
Unless alot of unknowns & unprovens come through, I just can't see a 72-90 season, which is what it will take to beat me.
In addition, I was going to take a look at the Tigers on the over side, but as I look now, they are up to 79.5 or 80 and that might be just a few games too rich for me. Pinnacle has Houston on the over side of 83 (-105) and with their pitching, it is hard to imagine them not being able to go 4 games over .500. Have to watch Clemens injury, however.
GL & HIT a bunch this season............THE HITMAN
I like Tampa on the under side a bit. It is hovering around 70 1/2 to 71 1/2. The best deal among my houses now seems to be Bestline at 71 1/2 (-115). They only won 70 games last season and that was with an unexpected mid season hot, hot, hot streak. And included a couple of big wins against Pedro the last couple of weeks of the year (if I remember correctly.)
They have lost Victor Zambrano to elbow problems & the Mets, (he never had a losing season with Tampa, which is saying something)their best reliable starter,leaving their rotation somewhat shy, unknown and unproven. Go ahead, try to name me their 5 projected starters. The bullpen also has question marks.
I can't see how they have improved their offense any and didn't I just read Alomar retired?
They still have to contend with division foes Yankees, Red Sox & Orioles, none of which seem to have declined in potential.
If you have given up on their 5 starters, I think they are Mark Hendrickson, Dewon Brazleton, Scott Kazmir (I like him as a sleeper) Doug Waechter and Rob Bell.
Unless alot of unknowns & unprovens come through, I just can't see a 72-90 season, which is what it will take to beat me.
In addition, I was going to take a look at the Tigers on the over side, but as I look now, they are up to 79.5 or 80 and that might be just a few games too rich for me. Pinnacle has Houston on the over side of 83 (-105) and with their pitching, it is hard to imagine them not being able to go 4 games over .500. Have to watch Clemens injury, however.
GL & HIT a bunch this season............THE HITMAN
