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One of the biggest wagers ive ever made
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#1Posted: 8/17/2013 1:43:05 PM
I am as confident in this bet as I have been on anything in a long time. I have been hot lately too. I have hit 3 4 team parlays in the past 2 weeks. I ordered the mlb package and watching and paying attention to nearly every team and being able to physically see the AB's gives you worlds of info more than watching a gamecast.
That being said. I have watched the red sox games and yankee games all week. I predicted before this mini run the yankees are on that they would catch fire now and make their push. Ive been exactly right except for the last angels game. but thats hughes and he should be faded at all times anyway.
The yankees: Their lineup is insanely different with sori and grandy. They batted soriano 2nd in the last angels game which was a big mistake. I felt like the yankees have had this obligation to bat arod 4th, which is the worst. Yesterday they finally put sori 4, arod 5. Arod got much better pitches and got a couple hits while soriano is absolutely taring the cover off the ball. Kuroda is nasttttyy right now. The ace of the squad. However, this is less a bet on Kuroda, than it is the yankees vs red sox offense. Yanks 1-8 hitters are all on fire right now. Romine is the only guy who cant hit and maybe V Wells. Hopefully its ichiro playing tonight and not wells.
Red sox: this team is a lot like st louis right now. they are in a slump but will be there in the end. This lineup is simply not producing right now. They have no power threat whatsoever after ortiz. You could possibly say Napoli is a power guy but he has more bad ab's as good ones. Their 1-3 hitters are all leadoff type of guys (ells, victorino, and pedroia). Pedroia is not a 3 hitter. After papi, this lineup is so weak. Lackey is 0-4 in last 5 starts with a 4.96 era. I dont know why people think this guy is an ace but i guess thats why I am getting + money on my wager. Kuroda is 3-1 with a 1.25 era in his last 5. The guy is truly a cy young candidate.
Risking $4,000 to win $4,560
Make no mistake, this is a lot of money for me and a large part of my bankroll. I just havnt felt this way about a game in a long time.