HCSkip's 2011 MLB Season Thread

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Recap for May 16:

7:10 Reds (Bailey) to beat Cubs RL (+135) WIN!!!
7:10 Reds (Bailey) to beat Cubs (-155) WIN!!!

Totals: 2-0-0

Record: 12-9-2

 

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Been hard finding games that aren't getting rained out....

Plays for Tuesday May 17:

6:40PM Rays (Shields) to beat Yankees RL (+135)
6:40PM Rays (Shields) to beat Yankees (-152)
7:10PM Reds (Volquez) to beat Cubs (-132)
7:10PM Marlins (Nolasco) to beat Mets (-115)
8:15PM Cardinals (Garcia) to beat Phillies 1st FIVE INNINGS (-150)

An uncomfortable number of favorites, here, so tread carefully.

BOL!

 

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Rays disappointed - my bad to reading too much into scouting reports. Shame about Florida/Mets being rained out, but that's okay because now they're rested and ready to take on the hapless Cubs.

6:40PM Rays (Shields) to beat Yankees RL (+135) LOSS
6:40PM Rays (Shields) to beat Yankees (-152) LOSS
7:10PM Reds (Volquez) to beat Cubs (-132) WIN!!
7:10PM Marlins (Nolasco) to beat Mets (-115) Rained out - PUSH
8:15PM Cardinals (Garcia) to beat Phillies 1st FIVE INNINGS (-150) WIN!!

Recap: 2-2-1

Totals: 14-11-3

 

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Plays for Wed. May 18:

7:10PM Marlins (Nolasco) to beat Cubs (-148)
7:10PM Marlins (Nolasco) to beat Cubs RL (+140)

BOL!!!

 

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Well, it was supposed to be a slam dunk. Alas.

Recap for Wed. May 18:

7:10PM Marlins (Nolasco) to beat Cubs (-148) LOSS
7:10PM Marlins (Nolasco) to beat Cubs RL (+140) LOSS

Totals: 0-2-0

Record: 14-13-3

Stepping away for a few days. Not that I'm having a rough time at the ballpark (though I am) - I turned 50 this week and heading out of town to celebrate.

Good luck all....​

 

[hcskip]

Older and (hopefully) wiser....

Plays for Thursday, May 26:

8:40 Rockies (Mortensen) to beat Arizona (-156)
8:40 Rockies/Arizona OVER 9.5 (-120)

BOL!

 

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Still in the funk....can't believe how badly the Rockies bats were last night:

Totals: 0-2-0 ($1224)

Record: 14-15-3

Plays for Friday, May 27:

7:10 Phillies (Oswalt) to beat Mets (-142)

BOL!

 

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Total: 1-0-0

Record: 15-15-3

Play for Saturday, May 28:

7:10 Boston (Buchholz) to beat Tigers (-157)
(I put this on the Tracker forum earlier - the odds were -154)

BOL!

 

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Another rained out game - trying again for Sunday:

Saturday Recap: 0-0-1 (+$0)

Record: 15-15-4

Trying again for Sunday:

Sunday, May 29:

1:05 Boston (Buchholz) to beat Tigers (-151)
1:05 Boston (Buchholz) to beat Tigers RL (even)
2:10 Giants / Brewers UNDER 7 (-105)

BOL!

 

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Sunday May 29 Recap:

1:05 Boston (Buchholz) to beat Tigers (-151) ($755 -> $500) WIN!!!!
1:05 Boston (Buchholz) to beat Tigers RL (even) ($400-> $400) LOSS
2:10 Giants / Brewers UNDER 7 (-105) ($420 -> $400) WIN!!!!

Totals: 2-1-0

Record: 17-16-4

 

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Monday May 30:

7:07 Indians/Blue Jays OVER 8.5 (-115)

 

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Nice win last night, giving me an 18-16-4 record.

Will study the games when time permits....

 

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Plays for Tuesday, May 31:

7:10PM Brewers (Greinke) to beat Reds (-125)
8:10PM Angels (Pineiro) to beat Royals (-108)

BOL!

 

[HacheMan]

GL hc

 

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Last night: 1-1-0 Record 19-17-4

Plays for Wednesday, June 1:

1:10PM Rays (Price) to beat Rangers (-155)
1:35PM Red Sox/White Sox OVER 9.5 (-105)
2:20PM Astros (Myers) to beat Cubs (+120)

Possibly more later....

BOL!

 

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Adding:

3:35PM Yankees (Burnett) to beat Athletics (+105)

BOL!

 

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Wednesday Recap:

1:10PM Rays (Price) to beat Rangers (-155) LOSS
1:35PM Red Sox/White Sox OVER 9.5 (-105) WIN!
2:20PM Astros (Myers) to beat Cubs (+120) WIN!
3:35PM Yankees (Burnett) to beat Athletics (+105) WIN!

Totals: (3-1-0)

Record: 22-18-4

 

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Plays for Thursday, June 2:

7:05PM Indians (Carrasco) to beat Rangers (-125)
9:40PM DBacks (Duke) to beat Nats (-130)
10:10PM Rays (Shields) to beat Mariners (-105)

Really like Duke in this situation.


BOL!

 

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Looking ahead to Friday.....

I am currently working in Geneva (yes, the one in Switzerland), but I'm flying home to Atlanta tomorrow - I won't have access to the internet after, say, 8AM EDT at the latest until I arrive around 8PM EDT. So I'm checking the plays for tomorrow early, hoping to catch something interesting.

Thumbnail Analysis:

• The best play so far looks like Mark Buehrle of the White Sox taking on the Tigers. He has a great home ERA and the White Sox' hitting has been respectable. Have no idea what Vegas thinks of the play but I would guess they would give the White Sox a -125 line.
• Cubs are now on the road and have been very unimpressive. Dempster is up against a solid Garcia for the Cardinals. Would probably go for the Cards regardless of the line.
• Also like the Phillies against the Pirates, but I'm afraid the line is going to be ugly. Might play it if the line is -155 or better.
• Thinking about Blue Jays, or at least the OVER.
• Atlanta might be a play, though Vegas tends to overprice them.
• DBacks look good for tomorrow, but I want to see how well they do tonight before pulling the trigger.
• Will also consider the Rays - despite Sonnanstine's 0-1 record. But only if the Rays cash tonight. They tend to do well on the road but it comes in streaks.
• Astros have been pretty hot - but then they were playing the Cubs. Will think about them as they approach the Padres.
• Rockies look good for tomorrow against Cain - need to see Cain's ERA stats at home. Like him but Nicasio is on fire.

So until I get more intel my two possible picks are White Sox and Cardinals. Your opinions are welcome.

 

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Disaster of a Thursday as my 2 favs bite the dust and the Rays are clueless.

Sticking to White Sox and Cardinals for today.

Heading to an airplane - BOL!