WEDNESDAY'S STARTERS

EXTRAPOLATER

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Wednesday June 6th 2001
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DR=days rest
NP=number pitches last start
REC=record as starter
TREC=team's record as starter
WHIP=(walks + hits) / innings pitched
ERA=elephants rumba awkwardly
3RATE=rating of the pitcher's last 3 starts with weighting towards the more recent starts...
...min=6=brutal
...18+=good
...max=30=unbeatable
Teams with the higher 3RATE went 8-5 on Tuesday.
...4-3 National League
...4-2 American League
Teams with a 3RATE differential of 5 or greater went 5-0 on Tuesday

Statistics used are from Yahoo.com save for any opponent's batting averages listed, which are from USA Today's Baseball Weekly and are slightly out-of-date (May 30th issue -- games through May 28th so generally missing last start).
Opponent's batting averages are provided if league hitting OVER .300 or UNDER .200 against listed starter.

NAME...DR...NP....REC/TREC...WHIP...ERA...3RATE
Kile.......4......111....7-4/7-5..........1.31.....3.01.....19.5
Wood...4......106....4-4/6-5..........1.25.....4.07.....24
...lefties hitting .325 vs. Kile
...lefties hitting .188 vs. Wood
...righties hitting .193 vs. Wood
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Burkett...4.....91......4-4/7-5.........1.08.....2.84....20.5
Irabu......5.....94.......0-0/0-1........2.00.....3.60
...Braves have won Burkett's last 5 starts
...Irabu has had 1 start since coming off DL, vs Phil: 5 IP, 8 H (1 HR), 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, ND2-5
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Rusch...5....89........3-4/4-7.......1.69.....5.73....13
Telemaco..5..106....3-1/7-3.......1.35....4.70....16
...lefties hitting .395 against Rusch
...righties hitting .335 against Rusch
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Ritchie....4.....85......0-7/0-11....1.36....4.93....16
Dempster...5...110....5-6/5-7.....1.63....5.30....14.5
...lefties hitting .330 against Ritchie
...righties hitting .182 against Ritchie
...righties hitting .321 against Dempster
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Dessens.....4.....70....4-2/6-5....1.36....4.36....19.5
Haynes......4.....74.....5-6/6-6....1.39....4.50....15
...lefties hitting .319 against Dessens
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Reynolds...5.....100....5-4/5-4....1.46....5.69....14
Bohanon...7......85.....2-4/2-5....1.73....8.15....14
...lefties hitting .338 against Reynolds
...righties hitting .310 against Reynolds
...righties hitting .371 against Bohanon
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Prokopec...4....95.....6-1/7-2....1.08....3.67....18
Schilling.....4....115....9-1/10-2...1.01...2.76....22
...lefties hitting .185 against Prokopec
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Williams.....4....101....5-4/7-5....1.37....4.42....18
Rueter......4.....107....5-6/6-6....1.62....6.41....13.5
...righties hitting .313 vs. Williams
...righties hitting .315 vs. Rueter
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Mercedes...5....103....1-7/3-8....1.54....5.81...13
Lilly...........4......100....2-1/6-1....1.47....6.11...10
...lefties hitting .307 vs. Mercedes
...righties hitting .300 vs. Mercedes
...lefties hitting .147 vs. Lilly
...righties hitting .319 vs. Lilly
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Mlicki.....4......90....3-6/5-6.....1.89....6.39.....10
Castillo....4.....99....5-3/6-5.....1.24....3.88.....17.5
...lefties hitting .330 vs. Mlicki
...lefties hitting .176 vs. Castillo
...righties hitting .303 vs. Castillo
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Kennedy...major league debut
Michalak...5...80....5-3/5-5....1.21....3.07.....19
...lefties hitting .176 vs. Michalak
...lefty Kennedy features a fastball in the mid-90's, a curveball, and a changeup; began pro ball in 1998 and has a career 2.76 era, a 3.9 K/BB ratio, and has limited opposing batters to 317 hits in 371.2 innings pitched while in rookie ball and double-A
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Baldwin...6....101....2-3/4-4....1.34....3.38.....17
Stein......5.....100....2-4/3-4....1.73....6.27......11
...righties hitting .300 vs. Baldwin
...lefties hitting .333 vs. Stein
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Sabathia...4....80....6-2/7-3....1.61....5.36......6
Thomas....5....102...0-0/1-1....2.25....10.80....6.5*
...lefties hitting .341 vs. Sabathia
...lefties hitting .667 vs. Thomas
...righties hitting .200 vs. Thomas
...*Thomas rating prorated for his only 2 starts
...Sabathia has allowed 17 earned runs in 18 innings pitched over his past 4 starts
...play the under at your own peril
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Hudson...5....104....5-3/8-4....1.24....3.97.....23
Rapp......6.....99.....1-5/3-8.....1.34....4.85.....14
...A's have won Hudson's past 6 starts as he has lowered his era from 6.35 to 3.97
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Oliver....29*....4....4-1/5-2.....1.99....8.16
Moyer....4.....86.....7-1/9-2.....1.37....4.71......15.5
...lefties hitting .375 vs. Oliver
...righties hitting .360 vs. Oliver
...*Oliver went on DL May 8th with lacerated hand and has made 2 rehab starts in double-A since coming off DL
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SIMPLE NEWS AND NOTES FROM AOL
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesday, June 6, 2001
951----02:20 PM-----------------------------------------------
ST. LOUIS KILE-R UNDER
CHICAGO CUBS WOOD-R 120
Matt Stairs and the Chicago Cubs look to extend an eight-game home winning streak as they play the middle game of their series with the St. Louis Cardinals
CUBS AND UNDER ARE MY EARLY PICKS

953----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
ATLANTA BURKETT-R 145
MONTREAL IRABU-R 9
Atlanta Braves try to extend a four-game winning streak as they play the middle game of their series with the Montreal Expos.
John Burkett (4-4, 2.84 ERA). Atlanta has won each of his last five starts, a stretch during which Burkett has gone 3-0 with 1.93 ERA. Burkett has won each of his last three road starts, posting a microscopic 0.39 ERA while walking one and striking out 16 in 23 innings.
NICE PRICE FOR BRAVOS HERE. I'LL TAKE THEM

955----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
N.Y. METS RUSCH-L 9ov
PHILADELPHIA TELEMACO-R 135
ORDONEZ AND AGBAYANI OUT?
RUSCH GETS THE WIN

957----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH RITCHIE-R 8.5un NO RUN SUPPORT FROM HIS TEAM
FLORIDA DEMPSTER-R 155
Opponents are hitting just .119 (5-for-42) against Marlins closer RHP Antonio Alfonseca with men on base. Alfonseca leads the NL in that category.
I'LL TAKE THE FISH

959----08:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI DESSENS-R 9un-------
MILWAUKEE HAYNES-R 145
NO PLAY FOR ME HERE

961----09:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
HOUSTON ELARTON-R 14 OVER LOOKS GREAT HERE--NOTE THAT ELARTON IS IN OFF ROTATION (DAY AHEAD OF SCHED B/O REYNOLDS' NEED TO GO TO A FUNERAL)
COLORADO BOHANON-L 115
COULD THIS OVER BE AS EASY AS IT LOOKS?

963----10:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
LOS ANGELES PROKOPEC-R 7ov OVER
ARIZONA SCHILLING-R 180
I'LL TAKE DBACKS BUT 7 IS TOO LOW. I ALSO LIKE THE OVER

965----10:05 PM----*TIME CHANGE*------------------------------
SAN DIEGO WILLIAMS-R 9.5un UNDER
SAN FRANCISCO RUETER-L 130
WOODY, KING OF THE UNDERS GOES HERE. I WILL TAKE UNDER 9'

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AMERICAN LEAGUE
967----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE MERCEDES-R 10un OVER
N.Y. YANKEES LILLY-L 170
OVER IS MY PICK

969----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
DETROIT MLICKI-R 10ov OVER
BOSTON CASTILLO-R 175
SOX AND OVER HERE

971----07:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY KENNEDY-L 10un
TORONTO MICHALAK-L 175
DEVIL RAYS PROBABLE STARTER: Kennedy (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Kennedy began the season with Double-A Orlando, where he posted a 4-0 mark with a 0.19 ERA in seven starts.
GO WITH THE VETERAN PITCHER HERE

973----08:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
CHICAGO W. SOX BALDWIN-R 125 W5
KANSAS CITY STEIN-R 10un
CWS STREAK CONTINUES AND I WILL TAKE THEM FOR THEIR 6TH WIN

975----07:05 PM-----*TIME CHANGE*-----------------------------
CLEVELAND SABATHIA-L 135
MINNESOTA THOMAS-L 10.5ov OVER GOW
The Twins' bullpen suffered a significant loss on Tuesday, when LHP Eddie Guardado went on the 15-day DL with an injured left knee.
I LIKE THE OVER AS MY TOTAL OF THE WEEK--TWO UNIT PLAY

977----10:05 PM-----------------------------------------------
OAKLAND HUDSON-R 150
ANAHEIM RAPP-R 9un UNDER
979----10:05
AN UNDER, I THINK

PM-----------------------------------------------
TEXAS OLIVER-L 11 JUST OFF DL
SEATTLE MOYER-L 185

EVEN AT THIS PRICE, I WILL GO AGAINST A PITCHER IN HIS FIRST START OFF THE DL. RL POSSIBILITY
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[This message has been edited by jng (edited 06-06-2001).]
 

EXTRAPOLATER

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Thanks for the additions, jng.

I haven't spent much time searching AOL for additional news and notes because my computer is a slow piece of _____, and AOL, in particular, gets me singing the '99 bottles of beer'.

How can I (we, us) access these?
 

jng

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Darned if I can figure it out.
AOL links don't work here (or anywhere else but AOL!) and I can't find the AOL MLB previews on the web even though I'm sure they're there somewhere.

The info is VERY public but occasionally has little nuggets about the DL, tracks streaks and other things. Great place to start looking the night before.

I'll keep looking.

BTW, for those of your with PDAs (Palm, Visor, etc) and HotSync capability, Avantgo.com allows downloading of covers.com each morning.

J
 
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