Will keep all my playoff information and investment plays in this thread. Plan on making some future bets, along with plays on individual games. For now...
MILWAUKEE TO WIN SERIES (VS PHIL) +150 2.00/3.00
MILWAUKEE TO WIN WORLD SERIES +925 1.00/9.25
We have seen it before a team gets hot and they ride the momentum to the world series. I think the Brewers have a shot to be that team this year. They ended the season winning 6 of 7 and riding a huge wave of momentum into their divisional matchup against the Phillies. I think the pitching matchups fall right into Milwaukee's favor. Game 1 will see Yovani Gallardo recently off the DL vs. Philly's ace Cole Hamels. Game 1 you have to think Philly will have the advantage, but I wouldn't count Gallarado out. He has nasty stuff and is a pitcher who wants to have the ball. He will not be intimidated at all as was seen in his 1st outing since coming off the DL where he gave up 1 run and 3 hits over 70 pitches. For game 1 Gallarado will not be on a pitch count. Game 1 is virtually a must win at home for the Phils because in game 2 they will run up against the red hot .CC Sabathia. People will say how he has had poor post season performance's in the past, but I see him putting those doubters to bed. He is just too locked in right now to falter. Having CC available for games 2 and 5 both AT Philly are huge for the Brew Crew. I don't care where CC is pitching he will be favored, and most likely will not be head to head vs Hamels under any circumstance. Having CC pitching at Philadelphia will give Milw the opportunity to use Jeff Suppan and Dave Bush at home where they pitch must better. Suppan is known as a big game pitcher and proved such in his last outing beating the Cubs. Bush is also much better at home going 6-4 witha 3.60era. Either way you have to think Milw will have a very good chance of winning 1 if not 2 of these, and if they don't get the job done at home you have CC to fall back on in game 5.
Milwaukee is feeling good about themselves right now. My main concern, and it's a big one is their bullpen. However just as the Brewers caught fire so did their pen. Over their past 7 games they have a 1.91 ERA, and a 1.023 WHIP. Coincidence? I think not. The postseason success lies in their bullpen and having arms such as Seth McClung, and Manny Para in the pen the Brewers have more depth. Both have been pitching well lately, even Eric Gagne has picked it up recently. If they can keep this lightning in the bottle and continue to get late inning out this team matches up with anyone. Since Dale Sveum has taken over they have been playing small ball a lot more. They have been utilizing the hit and run, and bunting much more often. Even Ryan Braun was called on to lay one down. For the majority of the season the Brewers relied on the long ball, and we all know home runs come much less often against the increased quality of pitching you will see on a nightly basis. Philadelphia on the other hand it too reliant on the long ball. They hardly ever play small ball which can come back to bite them. Now that Milwaukee is in I can see them riding momentum just as last years Rockie's all the way to the world series where I will more likely than not hedge some back. Lets get there first.
MILWAUKEE TO WIN SERIES (VS PHIL) +150 2.00/3.00
MILWAUKEE TO WIN WORLD SERIES +925 1.00/9.25
We have seen it before a team gets hot and they ride the momentum to the world series. I think the Brewers have a shot to be that team this year. They ended the season winning 6 of 7 and riding a huge wave of momentum into their divisional matchup against the Phillies. I think the pitching matchups fall right into Milwaukee's favor. Game 1 will see Yovani Gallardo recently off the DL vs. Philly's ace Cole Hamels. Game 1 you have to think Philly will have the advantage, but I wouldn't count Gallarado out. He has nasty stuff and is a pitcher who wants to have the ball. He will not be intimidated at all as was seen in his 1st outing since coming off the DL where he gave up 1 run and 3 hits over 70 pitches. For game 1 Gallarado will not be on a pitch count. Game 1 is virtually a must win at home for the Phils because in game 2 they will run up against the red hot .CC Sabathia. People will say how he has had poor post season performance's in the past, but I see him putting those doubters to bed. He is just too locked in right now to falter. Having CC available for games 2 and 5 both AT Philly are huge for the Brew Crew. I don't care where CC is pitching he will be favored, and most likely will not be head to head vs Hamels under any circumstance. Having CC pitching at Philadelphia will give Milw the opportunity to use Jeff Suppan and Dave Bush at home where they pitch must better. Suppan is known as a big game pitcher and proved such in his last outing beating the Cubs. Bush is also much better at home going 6-4 witha 3.60era. Either way you have to think Milw will have a very good chance of winning 1 if not 2 of these, and if they don't get the job done at home you have CC to fall back on in game 5.
Milwaukee is feeling good about themselves right now. My main concern, and it's a big one is their bullpen. However just as the Brewers caught fire so did their pen. Over their past 7 games they have a 1.91 ERA, and a 1.023 WHIP. Coincidence? I think not. The postseason success lies in their bullpen and having arms such as Seth McClung, and Manny Para in the pen the Brewers have more depth. Both have been pitching well lately, even Eric Gagne has picked it up recently. If they can keep this lightning in the bottle and continue to get late inning out this team matches up with anyone. Since Dale Sveum has taken over they have been playing small ball a lot more. They have been utilizing the hit and run, and bunting much more often. Even Ryan Braun was called on to lay one down. For the majority of the season the Brewers relied on the long ball, and we all know home runs come much less often against the increased quality of pitching you will see on a nightly basis. Philadelphia on the other hand it too reliant on the long ball. They hardly ever play small ball which can come back to bite them. Now that Milwaukee is in I can see them riding momentum just as last years Rockie's all the way to the world series where I will more likely than not hedge some back. Lets get there first.
