system numbers Monday

[EXTRAPOLATER]

Orioles 58 (Radke@Moss)
--Radke hot been fairly hot (certainly for him this year), while Moss has pitched better lately as well; Radke has done pretty good work in his career vs O's (including 7-4 w/4.10 era; just 2-3 w/5.56 in 5 starts @Camden); Moss has minimal work vs Twins but had a rough go vs them on June 3rd (in SF); I like Moss to perform well in his first O's start aws maybe a change of scenery can bring back his solid game; PV+5 at -110; I'd lean under 9 (58%), but juice is high, and both clubs capable of scoring high numbers
PLAYING:
Orioles -110
2.2/2

blue jays 55 (Lidle@Zambrano)
--Lidle 2-2 vs, but sports a 6.46 era in 30.2 IP vs (1-1 6.28 this year, with both starts at the Skydome; he got the loss in a 5-3 D'Rays win last time out); Zambrano's #'s a little better vs in less appearances, but he's had 4 subpar outtings in a row, raising his era from 3.69 to 4.39 over that time (he still went 3-1 as D'Rays scored 26 runs for him in the 3); if it's an offensive battle than I like the Jays here, one drawback being the much better bullpen of Tampa; over 10 is tempting (PV+5 at 57% and -105), but I don't trust the overachieving D'Rays bats vs the underachieving Lidle; PV+5 on Jays
PLAYING:
blue jays +100
1/1

Chisox 64 (Hernandez@Garland)
--definately trust the semi-hot Garland (club has won his past 4 starts, Garland 2-0) over the inconsistent Hernandez (club 3-1 since his return from DL, but he's allowed 23 hits in 18.1 IP over that time -only 65 in 76.1 on the year- with one of the two good starts being @Tigers -other was vs M's- and the worse one being his last VS chisox (6 er in 2.2 IP)); this % includes the smallest possible batting edge to the White Sox, with a much larger pitching edge; I still think the Royals pen blows; total looks even, slight under leanage (55%); PV+5 at -140, but I think this one looks better than the O's (Chi's trouble with righties should tail off as the season goes on, with the added bats to their lineup, which really seems to be picking up the other on the roster as well)
PLAYING:
Chisox -140
2.8/2

Hope you have fun, and never have to suffer through the movie Instinct (sucks so far)
...alright...coulda been worse

over and out

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And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make
(L&M-Beatles-Abbey Road-The End)

 

[ajoytoy]

gl bud!!


hows the neighborhood?

 

[EXTRAPOLATER]

Neighbourhood is better with the cops seizing Kevin from the premises (3 times).
I'm buried already? (thread wise ) ... posting too early ... this will change that.

Adding that

Chisox Garland has had a few Royals hit him (eg Ibanez), but his biggest problem has been Mike Sweeney, so further bonus on the Sweeney sitting (DL).

Bet the farm (if you own two)

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They told me to get healthy
They told me to get some sun
But bordom eats me like cancer
Down here on the farm
Drinking lemonade shanty
Ain't nobody here to do me harm
But I'm like a fish out of water
Down here on the farm
(Guns n' Roses-The Spaghetti Incident?-Down On The Farm)

 

[TORONTO-VIGILANTE]

gl today.

bump

 

[stagger lee]

Good luck Extrapolator

Been lurking for a while and your posts are a must read for me. They offer great info and are entertaining as well.

Get a kick out of all your music references (esp with the way you use Hendrix). You floored me a while a back when you used a UFO reference. Didn't think many people even remembered Phil (the Schnoz) Moog.

Best of luck and thanks for sharing your work.

 

[IE]

quote:

Chisox Garland has had a few Royals hit him (eg Ibanez), but his biggest problem has been Mike Sweeney, so further bonus on the Sweeney sitting (DL).















Sweeney set to play Monday


Mike Sweeney is ready to go for the Royals' series in Chicago. If he gets there.

Sweeney was sitting in the Omaha, Neb., airport Sunday night as he waited for weather in Chicago to clear.

"If I can get into the Chicago airport...I'm going to be really, really excited about getting back with the team," he said.

If the Royals were hesitant about bringing back Sweeney, that evidently disappeared Sunday after he pounded a home run and a double for Class AAA Omaha. His seventh-inning solo shot gave Omaha a 7-6 win over Salt Lake.

This was Sweeney's second game in his rehabilitation assignment as he returns from a back and neck injury.

Manager Tony Pena's primary concern about Sweeney was his timing at the plate. Sweeney says not to worry.

"Yesterday I was out in front a little bit," he said. "But my timing was great today."

So he's ready?

"I think so. I feel I am, yes," he said. "It comes back to you."

Sweeney will be the designated hitter in Chicago to alleviate any undue strain on the condition that has kept him out of the lineup since June 19.

Earlier Sunday, Pena was debating whether he'd bat Sweeney in his usual No. 4 spot or elsewhere.

"I've got to see where I'm going to hit him because his timing is not there," Pena said.

Well, that was before Sweeney whacked a homer and a double.

If Sweeney isn't batting cleanup tonight against the White Sox, it'll be a surprise.

"I'm feeling good, thank God," he said. "And I thank God a lot."

Beltran aching

Carlos Beltran has been the Royals' designated hitter for the last two games, but it's surprising that he's played at all.

After slamming into the center-field wall to catch a long drive on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, he went home and couldn't sleep because of pain.

Then Beltran made an unpleasant discovery on Saturday morning.

"I couldn't walk," he said. "My wife, Jessica, was very worried because she saw me limping."

Beltran went to Kauffman Stadium early on Saturday to see trainer Nick Swartz about a sore right knee, a sore right wrist and a sore big toe on his right foot.

His collision with the wall was forceful.

"When I came here I was 80 percent sure I wasn't going to play," he said. "I got my treatments, and I believe in God. He healed me and let me play in the game. Every time I pray to him he never lets me down."

Pena was able to use Beltran as the DH on Saturday night, and he belted a home run, singled, walked three times, scored three runs and knocked in two.

He was limping noticeably.

"He's got pain all over his body, but he's still good enough to play," Pena said.

"For me to take Carlos Beltran out of the lineup, I'd have to tie him with a rope. He wants to be in there."

On Sunday, Beltran went hitless in three at-bats but reported his sore points were improving. That's good because he'll have to return to center field with Sweeney returning as DH.

 

[BigTymePlayer]

Great info guys, i played the over tonite and sweeney backs makes me smile. the white sox have played their last 9 games over the total and i having been just sitting back and riding this streak. Hoping to make it 10 in a row tonite.

good luck guys
btp