Friday, May 29: $10 000 on Chicago Cubs ML -102
Saturday, May 30: $5000 on Toronto Blue Jays ML -106
SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP are the words echoing through this city and as you can tell, my last two large winners have been big time winners and I have all the confidence in the world that today will be the same. I am up a lot of cash from my large wager having posted a lot of winners (multi sports) in the last few weeks.
For the second day in a row we have a lefty versus lefty matchup in Toronto and I posted something before this series started that "watch now that Toronto lost nine straight on the road, they will come home and sweep the Red Sox". For whatever reason they have completely dominated the Sox at home the last few season and a sweep here would put them ahead of Boston and right up the Yankees ass for the AL East lead. Do not forget that right now Boston and Toronto are three games clear of all other teams chasing the Wildcard so second place in the AL East, like it is every year, is pretty much a battle for the Wildcard in the American League. Ricky Romero is going to be an ace in this league and coming off his first bad outing of his career, the return home makes me have to play:
Toronto Blue Jays ML +113
This is not a homer play, this is a play based on the fact that the Blue Jays are one of the best home teams in MLB this season, they have dropped only six games at home and this game, so far this year, is the biggest game of their season. The Jays showed yesterday why they are the better team against left handed pitchers as they won the first of two lefty versus lefty battles. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE FACT THAT RICKY ROMERO IS A ROOKIE because this kid has shown some balls already this season and he showed why his long road to the Majors was worth it:
Ricky Romero Home Starts
Apr.9 (6-2 win over Detroit): 6.0 IP's, 2 ER's, 5 k's
Apr.19 (2-0 win over Oakland): 7.0 IP's, 0 ER's, 6 k's
Romero was actually dominating in Baltimore through the first four innings but his offense was a no-show much like the rest of the road trip and I can tell you right now that this offense is not going to forget to show up this afternoon against a left handed pitcher at home. Why the hell is Jon Lester favored to win this anyways seeing how the team is only 5-5 when he pitches this season and his record on the road sucks. It has to be because the betting public refuses to believe that the Red Sox can get swept in Toronto but I will tell you right that making that assumption is a huge mistake against a team hungry for wins, hungry for runs and that is 18-6 at home this season. Now back to Jon Lester for a little. The Jays have rocked him in the past and there is no reason to believe they won't do it again here. Checkout his past starts in Toronto:
Jon Lester Starts at Rogers Center (Career)
3 Career Starts, 0-2 Record, 16.0 IP's, 13 ER's, 7.11 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, Jays batting .302
I don't know why I have to say this but going against the Jays versus a lefty at home is a huge mistake because 90% of this lineup was built to smack around lefties and Lester right now is having all sorts of issues with his velocity and his command. Let's take a quick look at how the Jays bat against left handed pitchers this season:
Scott Rolen is batting .378 versus lefties
Aaron Hill is batting .357 versus lefties
Marco Scutaro is batting .353 versus lefties
Rod Barajas is batting .349 versus lefties
Jose Bautista is batting .318 versus lefties
Adam Lind is batting .315 versus lefties
Kevin Millar is batting .288 versus lefties
Vernon Wells is batting .317 versus lefties (career)
Alex Rios is batting .288 versus lefties (career)
This is going to be one hell of an afternoon for Jays fans and Jays backers and you all know it.
Vs. Lefties
BLUE JAYS = Batting .305 this season
RED SOX = Batting .275 this season
There is a huge difference and again I think Romero is going to get the run support needed to win this game. This is the biggest game of the season right now for this team and they need this win if they want to keep the momentum going heading into a full week of home games versus non-division opponents. Some more facts you should know about:
Jon Lester on the Road (This season)
May 26 (5-2 loss in Minnesota): he allowed 5 ER's in 6.0 IP's
May 15 (5-4 loss in Seattle): he allowed 5 ER's in 5.2 IP's
Apr 29 (6-5 win in Cleveland): he allowed 5 ER's in 6.0 IP's
Apr 13 (8-2 loss in Cleveland): he allowed 6 ER's in 6.0 IP's
So in other words 4 of his 5 road starts this season he has allowed at least 5 ER's and I really don't see any value in backing him today against one of the best lefty hitting teams in baseball. It makes no sense, don't bother doing it guys. More important stuff:
*TORONTO BLUE JAYS HAVE WON 43 OF THEIR LAST 63 VERSUS A LEFT HANDED STARTERS
*BOSTON RED SOX HAVE WON ONLY 4 OF THEIR LAST 14 AT THE ROGERS CENTER
Enjoy the game boys and girls and see how SWEEP IT IS to make some serious money in the bank!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Saturday, May 30: $5000 on Toronto Blue Jays ML -106
SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP are the words echoing through this city and as you can tell, my last two large winners have been big time winners and I have all the confidence in the world that today will be the same. I am up a lot of cash from my large wager having posted a lot of winners (multi sports) in the last few weeks.
For the second day in a row we have a lefty versus lefty matchup in Toronto and I posted something before this series started that "watch now that Toronto lost nine straight on the road, they will come home and sweep the Red Sox". For whatever reason they have completely dominated the Sox at home the last few season and a sweep here would put them ahead of Boston and right up the Yankees ass for the AL East lead. Do not forget that right now Boston and Toronto are three games clear of all other teams chasing the Wildcard so second place in the AL East, like it is every year, is pretty much a battle for the Wildcard in the American League. Ricky Romero is going to be an ace in this league and coming off his first bad outing of his career, the return home makes me have to play:
Toronto Blue Jays ML +113
This is not a homer play, this is a play based on the fact that the Blue Jays are one of the best home teams in MLB this season, they have dropped only six games at home and this game, so far this year, is the biggest game of their season. The Jays showed yesterday why they are the better team against left handed pitchers as they won the first of two lefty versus lefty battles. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE FACT THAT RICKY ROMERO IS A ROOKIE because this kid has shown some balls already this season and he showed why his long road to the Majors was worth it:
Ricky Romero Home Starts
Apr.9 (6-2 win over Detroit): 6.0 IP's, 2 ER's, 5 k's
Apr.19 (2-0 win over Oakland): 7.0 IP's, 0 ER's, 6 k's
Romero was actually dominating in Baltimore through the first four innings but his offense was a no-show much like the rest of the road trip and I can tell you right now that this offense is not going to forget to show up this afternoon against a left handed pitcher at home. Why the hell is Jon Lester favored to win this anyways seeing how the team is only 5-5 when he pitches this season and his record on the road sucks. It has to be because the betting public refuses to believe that the Red Sox can get swept in Toronto but I will tell you right that making that assumption is a huge mistake against a team hungry for wins, hungry for runs and that is 18-6 at home this season. Now back to Jon Lester for a little. The Jays have rocked him in the past and there is no reason to believe they won't do it again here. Checkout his past starts in Toronto:
Jon Lester Starts at Rogers Center (Career)
3 Career Starts, 0-2 Record, 16.0 IP's, 13 ER's, 7.11 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, Jays batting .302
I don't know why I have to say this but going against the Jays versus a lefty at home is a huge mistake because 90% of this lineup was built to smack around lefties and Lester right now is having all sorts of issues with his velocity and his command. Let's take a quick look at how the Jays bat against left handed pitchers this season:
Scott Rolen is batting .378 versus lefties
Aaron Hill is batting .357 versus lefties
Marco Scutaro is batting .353 versus lefties
Rod Barajas is batting .349 versus lefties
Jose Bautista is batting .318 versus lefties
Adam Lind is batting .315 versus lefties
Kevin Millar is batting .288 versus lefties
Vernon Wells is batting .317 versus lefties (career)
Alex Rios is batting .288 versus lefties (career)
This is going to be one hell of an afternoon for Jays fans and Jays backers and you all know it.
Vs. Lefties
BLUE JAYS = Batting .305 this season
RED SOX = Batting .275 this season
There is a huge difference and again I think Romero is going to get the run support needed to win this game. This is the biggest game of the season right now for this team and they need this win if they want to keep the momentum going heading into a full week of home games versus non-division opponents. Some more facts you should know about:
Jon Lester on the Road (This season)
May 26 (5-2 loss in Minnesota): he allowed 5 ER's in 6.0 IP's
May 15 (5-4 loss in Seattle): he allowed 5 ER's in 5.2 IP's
Apr 29 (6-5 win in Cleveland): he allowed 5 ER's in 6.0 IP's
Apr 13 (8-2 loss in Cleveland): he allowed 6 ER's in 6.0 IP's
So in other words 4 of his 5 road starts this season he has allowed at least 5 ER's and I really don't see any value in backing him today against one of the best lefty hitting teams in baseball. It makes no sense, don't bother doing it guys. More important stuff:
*TORONTO BLUE JAYS HAVE WON 43 OF THEIR LAST 63 VERSUS A LEFT HANDED STARTERS
*BOSTON RED SOX HAVE WON ONLY 4 OF THEIR LAST 14 AT THE ROGERS CENTER
Enjoy the game boys and girls and see how SWEEP IT IS to make some serious money in the bank!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
