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MLB Betting News and Notes - Week #16
Monday marks a dark, dark day in sports betting. The World Cup is over, football season is still more than a month away, and with the Major League Baseball on hiatus for the 2014 All-Star break, the only thing to wager on is how many balls some guys can hit over a fence. Hell, the WNBA and MLS aren’t even around to save us. “Better make the most of this!”
The 2014 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby steps up to the plate at Target Field in Minneapolis, (home turf of the Minnesota Twins 8:00 PM EST) on Monday night on ESPN. Wowing baseball fans for a few rounds before Chris Berman’s voice eats through our brain like a parasitic worm. But, like sprinkling bacon bits on a boring salad, throwing down some coin on who can hit the most home runs makes the Home Run Derby tolerable. And there’s always the mute button for Boomer.
StatSystemsSports.net Systems Analyst Larry Hertner look at the field and their odds to win the 2014 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby:
•Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins (+250) - Stanton is the overall favorite to win the derby, coming in with 21 home runs on the year, however he hasn’t gone yard since June 26. On top of that, the Marlins’ are currently shopping their slugger which could have Stanton focused more on his future than the derby.
•Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers (+450) - This is strictly a popularity contest here. Puig opened at +550 to win the derby and has been bet up to the second overall choice. The bat-flipping phenom has just 12 dingers and just one home run in his last 43 at-bats this month.
•Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays (+500) - “Joey Bats” is the captain for the American League squad and brings 17 long balls to Target Field. Bautista actually rocked a home run in his last stop in Minnesota back on April 17, but hasn’t posted a HR since July 2.
•Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland Athletics (+500) - The defending Home Run Derby champ is being offered at favorable odds but there hasn’t been a back-to-back derby winner since Ken Griffey Jr. in 1998 and 1999. Cespedes comes in ice cold, not registering a hit in four straight games with seven strikeouts as of Sunday. He cashed in at +600, hitting 32 total home runs in 2013.
•Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies (+650) - The National League captain leads the NL with 21 round trippers – 14 of those coming in the hitter-friendly thin air of Coors Field. Tulo won’t have that pop in Minnesota but does have three home runs in his last three games, as of Sunday. All of which were at home.
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•Josh Donaldson, Oakland Athletics (+1,000) - The Athletics better hope the derby doesn’t wreak havoc on Donaldson and Cespedes’ swings like it has with some contestants in the past. Donaldson has 20 home runs and also put one over the fence at Target Field this year, back on April 10.
•Brian Dozier, Minnesota Twins (+1,200) - There is no doubt Dozier will have the home crowd behind him Monday night. Have you seen this Twins fan’s back hair Dozier jersey? *Insert dry heave here* The second baseman has 16 home runs – nine of those coming inside Target Field.
•Todd Frazier, Cincinnati Reds (+1,200) - Frazier upped his home run total to 18 with a bomb against the Pirates Saturday night – his first homer since June 22. His brother - Charlie Frazier – is going to be tossing to him during the Derby. Charlie is a former Triple-A player who throws batting practice for his local ball club.
•Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles (+1,200) - The Baltimore slugger has just 16 home runs on the year and got into the derby field because teammate Nelson Cruz passed on the invite from Bautista. Hopefully Cruz and Orioles slugger Chris Davis passed along some pointers.
•Justin Morneau, Colorado Rockies (+1,500) - It’s a homecoming for the former Minnesota star. Much like Tulowitzki, Morneau has benefited from the live balls in Coors Field, hitting eight of his 13 home runs at home. He won the 2008 Home Run Derby with 22 total dingers at +320 – even though Josh Hamilton hit 35 total HRs but ran out of steam in the final.
Note: Stats prior to Sunday's schedule. Odds courtesy of CarbonSports.ag.
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