this from covers (full article below):
Here are some interesting numbers I came across:
The 'under' is 3-1 in Alvarez's last four starts.
The 'under' is 5-1 in Loaiza's last six starts.
The 'under' is 8-4 when Dana Demuth is behind home plate.
The 'under' is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
The 'under' is 8-2 in Tampa Bay's last 10 games overall.
The 'under' is 4-1 in Toronto's last five overall
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I hit unders two days in row now going for ones I sorta liked with last minute ump info backing it up that I posted here.
helped pay for my losing big chalk parlays!
TB is playing well, and been very fine on defense of late. Toronto is a place they can maybe get some wins, and they are trying hard to.
I noticed Ndn fan, monkey and Kneaddough already have TB as a dog pic today. and Big Game Hunter has the under as a pic.
I hope folks don't mind all this piggy-backing and article-stealing. I need all the help I can get!
................................................................................................................
I think TB is a cool looking avatar-- and no once else will use it!
And decided to follow them a bit more closely, they seem rather predictable, might really be so if I pay more attention to them.
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Alvarez hoping rust from DL has
passed
By KEVIN KELLY, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published June 5, 2002
TORONTO -- For the first five innings of their game against
the Blue Jays on April 14, the Rays beheld the kind of
pitcher Wilson Alvarez could be when healthy.
The left-hander, who missed two seasons because of a
partially torn rotator cuff, retired the first six batters he
faced. He allowed one run before he threw a pitch to Carlos
Delgado in the sixth and pulled a muscle in his rib cage.
He was placed on the disabled list the next day and has
made one start since, against the A's on Friday.
"I was a little rusty," said Alvarez, who allowed four runs on
seven hits in 3 1/3 innings against Oakland and starts tonight.
"I made some pitches that I could get away with in the minor
leagues, but not here.
"I need to get ahead. When they see a guy coming off the
DL they're not swinging that much. They're just waiting there
to see what I've got. I need to get ahead first and work
more on location."
Pitching coach Jackie Brown would like to see Alvarez trust
his pitches and throw more strikes to get ahead of batters.
"I'd like to see him do everything that he did well last game,"
Brown said.
"I thought he threw as well as he's thrown all year,
velocity-wise. He just tried to nibble too much."
DECISIONMAKER: Chris Gomez's decision to continue
from high school to college undoubtedly affected his position
in the 1989 amateur draft, but it's a move he doesn't regret.
The Angels selected him in the 37th round of the '89 draft in
case he decided against going to Loyola-Marymount.
"I felt I wasn't ready, more mentally than anything else," he
said. "It's been my dream to be a major-league baseball
player but I didn't even give it really a shot to get going.
"I figured I wanted to go to college, mature a little more and
see what happens after that.
Gomez became an All-American at Long Beach State
before the Tigers picked him in the third round of the '92
draft. He made his major-league debut with Detroit the next
season.
"I'm glad I did it," he said, "because it worked out perfectly."
COMEBACK TRAIL: Pitcher Nick Bierbrodt's journey
back to the majors begins today when he throws six innings
or 85 pitches, whichever comes first, for Class A Charleston
against Greensboro.
The left-hander has had months of bullpen work and made
three extended spring training starts after experiencing a
sudden loss of control during spring training. He allowed 11
runs, walked 12, threw 5 wild pitches and hit 3 batters in
12/3 innings before being pulled off the mound.
MAKING AN APPEARANCE: Pitcher Tanyon Sturtze,
who lost his seventh straight game Monday, was one of four
guests on the Canadian television talk show Off the Record.
The show, which was taped and aired Tuesday, is similar to
Politically Incorrect but with athletes.
Sturtze appeared with Steve Klein, a guitarist for the Florida
punk rock band New Found Glory, improv actor Jen
Goodhue and Canadian actor Thea Andrews, who has
hosted the shows Cooking for Love and Guys TV.
....................................................................................................................................................
Game of the Day by Pat Miller
Discuss this story in Lou's Posting Forum
6/5/2002
D'Rays vs. Jays
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays face the Toronto Blue Jays tonight at the SkyDome for Game? of the series.
Tonight's starters will be Wilson Alvarez (6.08 ERA) for Tampa Bay and Esteban Loaiza (2.40 ERA) for Toronto.
These two teams have been far from spectacular this season with both their records well bellow .500. The D'Rays have an awful 7-21 record on the road this season and the Jays sport a 10-20 record at home.
Tampa Bay has the?worst record in the Majors, and with over one third of the season gone, they are already looking forward to next year.
The Jays aren't in much better shape.
After sweeping the Tigers on the weekend, they fired manager Buck Martinez on Monday. They've won both games under new guy Carlos Tosca and their five-game winning streak is the longest they've had this season.
Wilson Alvarez will make his fourth start of the season. He only lasted 3 1/3 innings in his last outing allowing?seven hits and?four earned runs.
Alvarez has been successful against the Jays, as his team has won his last three starts versus the Jays, including a win back on April 14.
Loaiza will make his fifth start of the season. Loaiza holds a 3-1 record with a 2.40 ERA. The Jays seem to play well behind him, with a 7-1 record in his last eight starts.
While it would be tough picking a winner for these basement-dwelling clubs, I do like the numbers for an 'over'/'under' pick.
Here are some interesting numbers I came across:
The 'under' is 3-1 in Alvarez's last four starts.
The 'under' is 5-1 in Loaiza's last six starts.
The 'under' is 8-4 when Dana Demuth is behind home plate.
The 'under' is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
The 'under' is 8-2 in Tampa Bay's last 10 games overall.
The 'under' is 4-1 in Toronto's last five overall.
Oddsmakers have opened the betting with the Jays as the -180 'chalk' and the 'total' is set at 9 1/2.
My Pick: 'under' 9 1/2
Here are some interesting numbers I came across:
The 'under' is 3-1 in Alvarez's last four starts.
The 'under' is 5-1 in Loaiza's last six starts.
The 'under' is 8-4 when Dana Demuth is behind home plate.
The 'under' is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
The 'under' is 8-2 in Tampa Bay's last 10 games overall.
The 'under' is 4-1 in Toronto's last five overall
....................................................................................................................
I hit unders two days in row now going for ones I sorta liked with last minute ump info backing it up that I posted here.
helped pay for my losing big chalk parlays!
TB is playing well, and been very fine on defense of late. Toronto is a place they can maybe get some wins, and they are trying hard to.
I noticed Ndn fan, monkey and Kneaddough already have TB as a dog pic today. and Big Game Hunter has the under as a pic.
I hope folks don't mind all this piggy-backing and article-stealing. I need all the help I can get!
................................................................................................................
I think TB is a cool looking avatar-- and no once else will use it!
And decided to follow them a bit more closely, they seem rather predictable, might really be so if I pay more attention to them.
.................................................................................................................
Alvarez hoping rust from DL has
passed
By KEVIN KELLY, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published June 5, 2002
TORONTO -- For the first five innings of their game against
the Blue Jays on April 14, the Rays beheld the kind of
pitcher Wilson Alvarez could be when healthy.
The left-hander, who missed two seasons because of a
partially torn rotator cuff, retired the first six batters he
faced. He allowed one run before he threw a pitch to Carlos
Delgado in the sixth and pulled a muscle in his rib cage.
He was placed on the disabled list the next day and has
made one start since, against the A's on Friday.
"I was a little rusty," said Alvarez, who allowed four runs on
seven hits in 3 1/3 innings against Oakland and starts tonight.
"I made some pitches that I could get away with in the minor
leagues, but not here.
"I need to get ahead. When they see a guy coming off the
DL they're not swinging that much. They're just waiting there
to see what I've got. I need to get ahead first and work
more on location."
Pitching coach Jackie Brown would like to see Alvarez trust
his pitches and throw more strikes to get ahead of batters.
"I'd like to see him do everything that he did well last game,"
Brown said.
"I thought he threw as well as he's thrown all year,
velocity-wise. He just tried to nibble too much."
DECISIONMAKER: Chris Gomez's decision to continue
from high school to college undoubtedly affected his position
in the 1989 amateur draft, but it's a move he doesn't regret.
The Angels selected him in the 37th round of the '89 draft in
case he decided against going to Loyola-Marymount.
"I felt I wasn't ready, more mentally than anything else," he
said. "It's been my dream to be a major-league baseball
player but I didn't even give it really a shot to get going.
"I figured I wanted to go to college, mature a little more and
see what happens after that.
Gomez became an All-American at Long Beach State
before the Tigers picked him in the third round of the '92
draft. He made his major-league debut with Detroit the next
season.
"I'm glad I did it," he said, "because it worked out perfectly."
COMEBACK TRAIL: Pitcher Nick Bierbrodt's journey
back to the majors begins today when he throws six innings
or 85 pitches, whichever comes first, for Class A Charleston
against Greensboro.
The left-hander has had months of bullpen work and made
three extended spring training starts after experiencing a
sudden loss of control during spring training. He allowed 11
runs, walked 12, threw 5 wild pitches and hit 3 batters in
12/3 innings before being pulled off the mound.
MAKING AN APPEARANCE: Pitcher Tanyon Sturtze,
who lost his seventh straight game Monday, was one of four
guests on the Canadian television talk show Off the Record.
The show, which was taped and aired Tuesday, is similar to
Politically Incorrect but with athletes.
Sturtze appeared with Steve Klein, a guitarist for the Florida
punk rock band New Found Glory, improv actor Jen
Goodhue and Canadian actor Thea Andrews, who has
hosted the shows Cooking for Love and Guys TV.
....................................................................................................................................................
Game of the Day by Pat Miller
Discuss this story in Lou's Posting Forum
6/5/2002
D'Rays vs. Jays
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays face the Toronto Blue Jays tonight at the SkyDome for Game? of the series.
Tonight's starters will be Wilson Alvarez (6.08 ERA) for Tampa Bay and Esteban Loaiza (2.40 ERA) for Toronto.
These two teams have been far from spectacular this season with both their records well bellow .500. The D'Rays have an awful 7-21 record on the road this season and the Jays sport a 10-20 record at home.
Tampa Bay has the?worst record in the Majors, and with over one third of the season gone, they are already looking forward to next year.
The Jays aren't in much better shape.
After sweeping the Tigers on the weekend, they fired manager Buck Martinez on Monday. They've won both games under new guy Carlos Tosca and their five-game winning streak is the longest they've had this season.
Wilson Alvarez will make his fourth start of the season. He only lasted 3 1/3 innings in his last outing allowing?seven hits and?four earned runs.
Alvarez has been successful against the Jays, as his team has won his last three starts versus the Jays, including a win back on April 14.
Loaiza will make his fifth start of the season. Loaiza holds a 3-1 record with a 2.40 ERA. The Jays seem to play well behind him, with a 7-1 record in his last eight starts.
While it would be tough picking a winner for these basement-dwelling clubs, I do like the numbers for an 'over'/'under' pick.
Here are some interesting numbers I came across:
The 'under' is 3-1 in Alvarez's last four starts.
The 'under' is 5-1 in Loaiza's last six starts.
The 'under' is 8-4 when Dana Demuth is behind home plate.
The 'under' is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
The 'under' is 8-2 in Tampa Bay's last 10 games overall.
The 'under' is 4-1 in Toronto's last five overall.
Oddsmakers have opened the betting with the Jays as the -180 'chalk' and the 'total' is set at 9 1/2.
My Pick: 'under' 9 1/2
