7-8-2010

**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:18 AM

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Baseball Crusher 7/8

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COL (-150) over STL

**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:21 AM

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Shut em down sports 7/8

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20* Florida -119

**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:22 AM

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papayagang pick of the day 7/8

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Florida Marlins ML
Cleveland Indians RL

**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:23 AM

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GREEK SPORTS PICKS for 7/8

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Underdog plays didn't come thru today, bold Losers

Thurs play Texas -1.5 -125

**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:25 AM

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guys i will be out most of the day so fell free to post whatever you find!!

**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:27 AM

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Thursday's Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streakers

Mat Latos (9-4, 2.62) San Diego Padres

The 6-foot-6 Latos is 4-0 in his last five starts and has allowed only one earned run in his past three outings for a total of 20 2/3 innings and an ERA of 0.44.

His last start was an eight-inning, four-hit shutout against Astros ace Roy Oswalt in which Latos did not allow a runner to advance past first base.

The key for Latos has been fastball location. He uses it to get ahead of hitters, which opens the door to his other pitches.

"Latos had his fastball moving pretty good," said Houston's Hunter Pence. "I think that late movement, I felt like I was right on it and pounded it into the ground."

Tommy Hunter (5-0, 1.98) Texas Rangers

Hunter is 5-0 in his six starts this season and seems to be getting better with age.

He threw seven-plus innings of one-run ball against the White Sox in his last outing on July 3, his 24th birthday.

"He's pounding the strike zone, not making mistakes in the middle of the plate and executing his pitches," Rangers manager Ron Washington said of Hunter. "When you do that, you get the results he's getting. Right now he's executing very well. He's throwing strikes, keeping the ball in play. He's doing everything we'd like to see a pitcher do."

Helping Hunter's winning streak and shrinking ERA is the fact that he has not allowed a home run all season.

Slumpers

Brett Cecil (7-5, 4.19) Toronto Blue Jays

Cecil is 0-3 in his last four starts and has been shelled for 29 hits and 17 earned runs in those 21 2/3 innings.

Cecil, who has a 9.20 ERA over his past three starts, held the Mets to only four hits in his last outing but issued six walks to settle for a no-decision.

"The ball just keeps drifting up a little bit," said Cecil. "I'm unbelievably frustrated, obviously. The great thing about it is you've just got to keep pitching."

Roy Oswalt (10-5, 3.72) Houston Astros

Even though he's 0-2 in his last three starts, it might not be fair to call Oswalt a slumper.

The Astros gave their ace only two runs over that stretch so he would have had to pitch shutouts to get a W.

In fact, Oswalt did throw seven scoreless innings in his last outing against the Padres but settled for a no-decision when his team failed to score a run.

"I haven't seen [Oswalt] that good in a while," said San Diego's Tony Gwynn Jr. "He threw the ball lights-out today. Sometimes you've got to tip your cap to the guy on the bump -- he was throwing the ball very well. He had all four of his pitches working."

However, Oswalt's previous two starts were less than stellar, allowing 13 hits and nine earned runs in only 11.2 innings. Maybe he's saving his best stuff for his new team after the All-Star break.

**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:28 AM

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Thursday's Afternoon Tips
By Judd Hall

It’s a busy Thursday in Major League Baseball with 12 games on the schedule, including four afternoon battles. We’ll get to see a pair of hurlers in a series finale in Denver that could start in next Tuesday’s All-Star Game. Let’s take a look at the businessman specials on the diamond.

Pirates (30-53, -696) at Astros (33-51, -529) – 2:05 p.m. EDT

Not much has gone right in Pittsburgh when it comes to baseball. Yet they do have some reason to be happy at the moment as the Pirates have won four of their last six contests. Houston hasn’t had much luck either, having dropped six of its past 10 tests.

The Pirates will task Ross Ohlendorf (1-6, 4.39) to close out this series on a high note. You can look at the right-hander’s record and think he’s garbage, but the numbers are misleading. In the nine losses the Bucs have had with Ohlendorf on the hill, he allowed three or fewer earned runs in five of those games. Adding insult to injury is a total lack of run support for him as Pittsburgh has crossed the plate three times or fewer in seven of those defeats.

Houston counters with Roy Oswalt (5-10, 3.32) on Thursday afternoon. Oswalt can’t catch a break is seems right now as he’s lost his last three starts, which were all setbacks for the Astros. He pitched well enough to win a pair of those games but his offense mustered a total of two runs in his last three appearances.

The ‘under’ was the smart wager to take on with the Pirates when on the road, evidenced by a 6-3-1 mark. Houston has watched the ‘over’ post a 4-2-1 record in its past seven games at Minute Maid Park. However, the ‘Stros have seen the ‘under’ go 8-4-1 when listed as home faves this season.

Angels (46-40, +339) at White Sox (44-38, +448) – 2:05 p.m. EDT

There are plenty of series for any team during the season that can potentially make or break their playoff hopes. This is indeed one of those battles with the White Sox sitting only a game behind Detroit for first place in the AL Central and the Halos 3 ½-games in back of Texas in the American League West.

Ervin Santana (8-6, 3.95) gets the starting nod from the Angels for the final match of this four-game set. Santana hasn’t pitched on the road since early June, but he’s made the most of it by winning three of his last four starts outside of the O.C.

Chicago will give the ball over to John Danks (7-7, 3.58) for this contest. The White Sox have failed to capture victory in his last two starts, which makes sense as he’s been a bit streaky this season. The ChiSox went 4-1 to start the year with Danks on the hill. Since then, they’ve seen him go into a 1-5 slump to along with his recent struggles. It also doesn’t help that Danks is 1-3 with a 3.16 earned run average in seven career starts against Los Angeles.

What the White Sox do have for bettors to back up their wagers is that they’ve won nine of their last 10 games at U.S. Cellular Field. The ‘under’ cashed in six of those fixtures. Los Angeles has dropped five of its past seven games this year. The Halos have watched the ‘over’ has hit in six of their past eight road contests.

Giants (43-40, -195) at Brewers (37-47, -1,087) – 2:10 p.m. EDT

Could the Giants actually be swinging big bats again? It looks like that is a possibility after scoring 26 runs in their last four games. Bettors have taken note that San Francisco has won three of those four tests.

San Fran will look to Barry Zito (7-4, 3.75) to keep the good feelings going. Zito didn’t get the win against the Rockies, but he did enough to help the Giants to win 11-8 last Saturday in Denver. It was their first victory with the southpaw on the mound since a 5-4 triumph at home against Oakland on June 12. Zito has been a bit more of a risk on the road this season (2-3, 4.86) for gamblers over his outings at AT&T Park (5-1, 2.83).

Manny Parra (3-5, 4.45) is coming off of a 12-5 win for the Brewers in St. Louis on July 3. At Miller Park, however, Parra has been forgettable with a 1-3 record and an ERA of 4.36.

Milwaukee has won its last three games as a home underdog. San Francisco has lost six of its last nine as a road favorite against left-handed pitching.

Cardinals (45-38, -834) at Rockies (45-38, +64) – 3:10 p.m. EDT

As if a battle between two possible playoff teams isn’t enough, we’re getting a pair of the better pitchers facing off in the Senior Circuit. The only problem is that they are both coming off of shaky performances.

St. Louis’s Chris Carpenter (9-2, 3.16) has been one of the most reliable pitchers in the game with his team winning 13 of his 18 starts. But you’re only as good as your last start for some, which isn’t good for Carpenter. He lasted just three innings after allowing seven earned runs on nine hits as the Brew Crew rolled to a 12-5 road win last Saturday.

Ubaldo Jimenez (14-1, 2.27) has been on another planet when taking the mound for the Rockies this year. Colorado has won all but two of his 17 starts in 2010. But Jimenez has been vulnerable as of late by giving up 17 earned runs in his last three starts. To give you an idea how big a drop-off that is for the Rockies’ ace, he gave up 13 earned runs in his first 14 starts of the year. Gamblers can take heart in the fact that he is 5-0 with a 3.94 ERA at Coors Field this season.

Colorado has dropped four of its last six games this year as a home “chalk” against teams from the National League Central this year. The ‘under’ is 4-2 in those games.

Carpenter has only been a road ‘dog 10 times since joining the Cardinals in 2004. St. Louis has gone 7-3 in this situation.

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**spook** · 07-08-2010, 06:29 AM

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Thursday Late Tips
By Kevin Rogers

The Thursday night baseball card wraps up with three games out west, as these clubs begin their final series before the All-Star Break. The Yankees, Cubs, Marlins all continue West Coast swings against non-division opponents, as we'll start in the desert with the Fish trying to swim past the Snakes.

Marlins at Diamondbacks - 9:40 PM EST

Two struggling teams get together at Chase Field for a four-game series as both clubs try to end the first half on a solid note. The D-Backs are just 1-4 since the firing of manager A.J. Hinch last Thursday, while scoring only 10 runs in the four losses. The Marlins picked up a series opening victory over the Dodgers, but were trounced on Tuesday at Los Angeles, 7-3.

Rodrigo Lopez (4-7, 4.43 ERA) looks to rebound after getting knocked around by the Dodgers his last time out, allowing nine runs (two earned) in 3.2 innings of a 14-1 drubbing. The veteran beat the Yankees and Rays in his two previous outings as healthy underdogs, but Lopez owns a 2-4 mark at Chase Field with an ERA of 5.08. Lopez has never faced the Marlins in his career, while Arizona is 2-5 in his seven home starts as a 'dog.

The Marlins send out Anibal Sanchez (7-5, 3.35 ERA), who tries to turn around his luck following consecutive losses to the Braves and Padres. Florida is 2-4 the previous six times Sanchez has started, but the righty has put together quality outings in seven of his last 10 trips to the hill. The Marlins have struggled in Sanchez's career as a road favorite, putting together a 2-6 mark, with the two wins coming this season at Baltimore and Houston.

Florida and Arizona split a two-game series at Sun Life Stadium in mid-May, as that series was dominated by the Hanley Ramirez controversy in which the All-Star shortstop was reprimanded for not hustling after a flyball. The Marlins and D-Backs split a four-game set in Phoenix last July, which included a 14-7 Florida victory as the Fish rallied from a 7-0 deficit to stun Arizona.

Cubs at Dodgers - 10:10 PM EST

Going out west was the cure to Chicago's ills, as the Cubs grabbed a series over the lowly D-Backs. Lou Piniella's team tries to keep its winning ways alive on the road at Chavez Ravine, taking on a Dodgers' club that has captured six of their past eight games.

Clayton Kershaw (8-4, 3.02 ERA) cruised to an easy win over Arizona in his last start, but went only 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts. The last time the southpaw took the mound at Dodger Stadium, Kershaw left with a 5-2 lead over the Yankees, as the Los Angeles bullpen blew the game and Dodgers lost in extras. The 'over' has cashed in five of Kershaw's last six starts, while the Dodgers are 6-3 in his nine home outings.

The inconsistent Randy Wells (4-6, 4.67 ERA) looks for his third straight quality start, coming off a solid victory over the NL Central-leading Reds last Saturday. Wells has allowed one earned run in each of his last two outings, but both those starts came at Wrigley Field. Pitching on the highway has been a different story for Wells, as the Cubs are 0-3 in his last three starts away from the North Side.

The Cubs took two of three games at Wrigley Field over the Dodgers back in late May, as both Chicago victories came via the shutout. The Dodgers are 6-2 the last eight home contests in this series, including a 3-1 mark last season.

Yankees at Mariners - 10:10 PM EST

New York is looking to avenge a home series loss to Seattle last week as the venue shifts to Safeco Field for this weekend set. The M's were led by aces Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez in underdog victories in the Bronx, but Seattle couldn't pull off the sweep when CC Sabathia shut down the Mariners in the series finale.

The Yankees started this West Coast swing with a series victory at Oakland, as veteran Andy Pettitte (10-2, 2.82 ERA) takes the mound. The All-Star lefty has pitched his best on the road, winning all three decisions, while the Yanks are 5-1 in his six away starts. The 'over' is 3-0 in each of Pettitte's last three starts, as New York averaged 9.3 runs/game in each of those victories.

Jason Vargas (6-4, 3.22 ERA) should be happy to be pitching back at Safeco Field following consecutive road losses to Detroit and Milwaukee. Vargas didn't receive any run support in the defeats, with the Mariners plating one run in those games. At home, the M's are 7-2 in Vargas' nine starts, including victories over the Angels, Twins, and Cubs.

The Yankees won four of seven games at Safeco Field last season, but the M's have held their own by splitting the last 14 meetings in this series. New York is 6-1 in its previous seven games on the road, while Seattle has dropped three straight at home following a five-game hot streak at Safeco.

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**Mr. IWS** · 07-08-2010, 09:09 AM

**harley1** · 07-08-2010, 09:55 AM

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Originally posted by IWS Zak

IWS we need to find out which one is his diamond pick......also football jesus text play would be awesome. thanks for all the work

**Mr. IWS** · 07-08-2010, 09:56 AM

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Randall the handle MLB

Baltimore/TEXAS over 9½

MILWAUKEE –1½ +1.86 over San Francisco

**Mr. IWS** · 07-08-2010, 10:31 AM

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Dave Cokin

San Diego Padres (Moneyline)

**Mr. IWS** · 07-08-2010, 11:23 AM

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BASEBALL PROPHET
PLAY OF THE DAY

Cleveland Indians/TB Rays OVER 9

**Mr. IWS** · 07-08-2010, 11:41 AM

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scott delaney

50 dime------TEXAS RANGERS--RUN LINE

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