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Phillies Yankees Free MLB Pick for November 4, 2009
November 4, 2009
***HUMPDAY HOOPS 3-PACK*** You’ve got to be kidding. Buffalo blows a 13-point 4th quarter lead to cost us Tuesday’s Top Play. Fortunately, our 4* Major NBA Double Digit Blood Bath came through to erase a good chunk of the damage. The 2007-08 NBA World Handicapping Champ continues his 24-15 All NBA Picks Run and his 18-9 NBA Sides Roll with a pair of 4* MAJOR SIDES and he puts his 7-3 NBA 5* Wiseguy Top Play Run to the test with his 5* WISEGUY NBA TOTAL BLOWOUT OF THE MONTH! Score the...
Jeff Alexander’s Yankees/Phillies Free MLB Picks 11/4
November 4, 2009
Jeff Alexander is one of the handicapping services offering free baseball picks tonight and he’s taking 1 unit on the Yanks -190. Bottom Line: I like the Yanks to take home the World Series tonight as NY is able to beat Pedro Martinez for a second time at Yankee Stadium. While Martinez may be sound early, the key here is that he is only delivering 5.2 innings per start. That means the suffering Phillies bullpen will probably have a lot of time to cover and I like New York’s prospects....
More Staffing Changes Highlight The Toronto Blue Jays Off-Season
October 31, 2009
Cito Gaston, who was subject to controversy at the end of the 2009 season, will manage one more season and then begin a 4-year consulting agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays. “He had even talked about it a little bit last year —that 2010 might be his last year with us,” Anthopoulos said during a conference call. “He didn’t know that he wanted to continue. Really, at this time, reviewing everything, this was the right move for the organization going forward. This was carefully thought out....
Does Boof Bonser Have a Future with the Minnesota Twins?
October 31, 2009
Boof Bonser is out of options, both literally and figuratively. Just two years removed from serving as the number two starter in Minnesota’s rotation, Bonser, 28, is in the uncomfortable position of not knowing what his future with the organization may hold or if he even has a future with the organization. The Twins currently have half a dozen pitchers under contract for 2010 that started twelve games or more last season. Bonser, who spent 2009 rehabbing from surgery to repair tears in...
Whatever Happened To The Compelete Game?
October 31, 2009
When I signed on the Internet the morning after game one of the World Series, I saw this picture and realized that Cliff Lee finished what he started. Pitchers finishing what they started has become an increasingly rare occurrence. The safest record in Baseball, and probably any other sport, is not Cy Young’s 511 career wins, but his 750 complete games. Taking away his thirty wins in relief meant he completed at least 269 games he did not win. Babe Ruth finished 107 of his 163 starts,...
San Francisco Treat: Freddy Sanchez Proves It Isn’t All About the Money
October 31, 2009
Although it’s making headlines, Freddy Sanchez’ new two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants doesn’t really qualify as news. Most close observers of the team expected the second baseman to ink a deal in the wake of his disappointing stretch with the club. When I wrote the longtime Pittsburgh Pirate would re-up with San Francisco, it was no revolutionary proclamation. In fact, you could argue I was flying the Captain Obvious flag. The organization simply gave up too much for...
Hideki Matsui Shouldn’t Step Foot on Outfield Grass in the World Series
October 31, 2009
Hideki Matsui has absolutely crushed the ball all season long for the Yankees. He has continued to do that in the postseason. So far, he has produced a line of .278/.422/.472 with two home runs and six runs batted in. He also put together a regular season that exceeded all expectations. Johnny Damon and Nick Swisher turned in equally impressive offensive seasons, but have struggled mightily in the postseason. Damon’s struggles have flown a bit under the radar, but he has hit just .220/.250/.360...
There’s No Place Like Home for the Philadelphia Phillies
October 31, 2009
Game Three of the 2009 World series shifts today to the new launching pad in the National League, Citizens Bank Park. It’s a bit ironic that the Philadelphia “Mashers” at one point in time had a far better record on the road than they did at home. They righted that situation in the second half of the season to finish nine games over .500 at home. The post-season is a completely different story as the Phillies have lost a grand total of three games over the past three post seasons....
Come To Think of It: Milton Bradley Drawing Interest, but No Vernon Wells
October 31, 2009
It seems that Jim Hendry and the Cubs are intent on doing everything within their power to move Milton Bradley this winter. This reminds me of the offseason that Hendry spent trying to trade Sammy Sosa. Eventually, he did, of course, but in the process ignored other Cubs needs. I don’t think that this is so much of a concern this winter because, quite frankly, there isn’t a whole lot that Hendry can do. Given all the expensive, long-term contracts that are untradeable, Hendry has basically...
World Series Game Two: Great Blogs of Fire
October 31, 2009
So, we tasted the agony of defeat. Actually, it’s quite good on toast. You could say I’m making light of the fact that the PA team focused on a World Series repeat came up short. You’re right. And you could say the Game Two loss to the Bombers was like a kick in the balls. But you’re wrong. My husband took it in the groin by an eight inch tree truck. And trust me, Thursday’s loss feels nothing like it. His crotch looks like a cast iron kettle, and he still talks like Peter...