1-0 on G.O.D.'s as the Braves came through to beat the Mets last night.
Marlins -134 Over Cubs
The Marlins are sending rookie sensation Dontrelle Willis to the mound against the team that drafted him back in 2000. Willis has been simply amazing since being called up on May 9th. He has quickly become the Marlins ace and perhaps the hottest and maybe even the best pitcher in the National League. On the year, Willis is 8-1 with a Bob Gibson-like 2.13 era. More recently, Willis has not lost a game in his last 8 starts with an almost never seen before 0.94 era. That's no typo. Thats a 0.94 era in his last 8 starts. in He also has something to prove to Cubs manager Dusty Baker for not selecting as a National League All-Star. The Cubs on the other hand are sending Carlos Zambrano to the hill. Where Willis has been accumulating the wins, Zambrano's wins are not coming as frequent. Though Zambrano has a very good era of 3.36 on the season, he only has a 6-7 record to show for it. More recently he is 1-3 with a 3.87 era. This tells us that the Cubs simply do not score runs for this guy. I assume he's a bit frustrated now as any pitcher with a good era would be when his team doesn't score. To add gasoline to the fire, the Cubbies have lost one of their top bats and gloves in Corey Patterson for the season with a torn ACL.
I see the Marlins winning this game on the super arm of rookie sensation (Whatcha talkin 'bout) Willis and Mr. Zambrano getting a frustrated a bit more.
Play on: Marlins -134 (8 units)
Other plays:
Giants -140 (3 units)
Astros -144 (2 units)
Twins +101 (1 unit)
Angels -163 (1 unit)
-MC
[This message was edited by MadCapper on July 08, 2003 at 11:02 AM.]
Marlins -134 Over Cubs
The Marlins are sending rookie sensation Dontrelle Willis to the mound against the team that drafted him back in 2000. Willis has been simply amazing since being called up on May 9th. He has quickly become the Marlins ace and perhaps the hottest and maybe even the best pitcher in the National League. On the year, Willis is 8-1 with a Bob Gibson-like 2.13 era. More recently, Willis has not lost a game in his last 8 starts with an almost never seen before 0.94 era. That's no typo. Thats a 0.94 era in his last 8 starts. in He also has something to prove to Cubs manager Dusty Baker for not selecting as a National League All-Star. The Cubs on the other hand are sending Carlos Zambrano to the hill. Where Willis has been accumulating the wins, Zambrano's wins are not coming as frequent. Though Zambrano has a very good era of 3.36 on the season, he only has a 6-7 record to show for it. More recently he is 1-3 with a 3.87 era. This tells us that the Cubs simply do not score runs for this guy. I assume he's a bit frustrated now as any pitcher with a good era would be when his team doesn't score. To add gasoline to the fire, the Cubbies have lost one of their top bats and gloves in Corey Patterson for the season with a torn ACL.
I see the Marlins winning this game on the super arm of rookie sensation (Whatcha talkin 'bout) Willis and Mr. Zambrano getting a frustrated a bit more.
Play on: Marlins -134 (8 units)
Other plays:
Giants -140 (3 units)
Astros -144 (2 units)
Twins +101 (1 unit)
Angels -163 (1 unit)
-MC
[This message was edited by MadCapper on July 08, 2003 at 11:02 AM.]
