hey ray, just a heads up on the mets game. hp ump will be bucknor, 44-21-7, 67.7% over; 1.80 k/bb ratio; 10.6 rpg over the last three seasons. g/l with your plays..
The average Al Leiter start is going UNDER the total by 5 runs. D-Backs are still missing top RBI man Richie Sexson. Last night they clubbed the piece of driftwood known as James Baldwin, a righthander who crawled out from under a rock to start for New York. But against lefty Leiter, left-handed D-Backs batters Finley and Gonzalez -- who combined for five hits in the middle of the order last night -- won't have it so easy.
i hear ya ray, as good as anything else i see, but i just don't play against the stronger ump stats. they have a way of altering the expected course of a game. fwiw, leiter 5.23 career era vs arizona. g/l tonight.
I was thinking that under after I read this stuff indicating we might get better than usual start out of Dessens:
from official site: Struggling starter Elmer Dessens could be pitching to stay in the starting rotation Tuesday night as he takes the ball against the Mets at Bank One Ballpark.
sportsnetwork preview:
In nine career outings (6 starts) against New York, Dessens is 2-2 with a 1.79 ERA.
For what it's worth---Bucknor vs. Al Leiter (L) from covers:
Date Home - Road Home Starter Road Starter Line Result O/U
4/18/2002 MON 0 - NYM 1 J.Vazquez A.Leiter 110/7.5 Road U
4/14/2001 NYM 0 - CIN 1 A.Leiter C.Reitsma -200/7.5 Road U
same as last night,,, It is very windy here in the valley of the sun.. from what i saw there was numerous runs scored due to the wind last night and it could very well be the same story tonight!!