Bob Balfe
NFL Preseason Football
Eagles +1 over Steelers
Andy Reid made it clear that he wants to play his starters for a good quarter and a half. The Steelers will probably match the Eagles starter for starter, but I look to the 2nd half where Pittsburgh will have two young quarterbacks playing against the Eagles A.J. Feely who has been a starter and won big games in this league. The 2nd half of the preseason is very unpredictable, but I like our chances with this matchup.
Major League Baseball
Whitesox -110 over Redsox
Buehrle/Lester
NFL Preseason Football
Eagles +1 over Steelers
Andy Reid made it clear that he wants to play his starters for a good quarter and a half. The Steelers will probably match the Eagles starter for starter, but I look to the 2nd half where Pittsburgh will have two young quarterbacks playing against the Eagles A.J. Feely who has been a starter and won big games in this league. The 2nd half of the preseason is very unpredictable, but I like our chances with this matchup.
Major League Baseball
Whitesox -110 over Redsox
Buehrle/Lester
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Triple Threat Sports Guaranteed Selections
Date: Friday, August 08, 2008
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4* Toronto (Purcey) over Cleveland (Reyes) [7:07pm]
Jays starter Purcey does not have great overall numbers, but a close look shows that he has, as many young pitchers will do, pitched much better at home than he has on the road. He has tossed 10.1 innings at Rogers Centre this year and has allowed less than a hit an inning, posting a 3.48 home ERA. Also, regardless of venue he seems to be settling in, as he was a walk machine in his first two starts but has allowed only three free passes in his last two starts. As for the Tribe, they are sending former Cardinal Anthony Reyes to the mound today. He has not pitched in the bigs since the middle of June, and when he was on the active STL roster he was pitching in relief (more on that later). As such, his longest outing was three innings, so he is not "stretched out" to be a starter. If at most he can go five innings, that would leave things in the hands of the Cleveland bullpen, and that is not a good sign for Tribe fans. We mentioned that Reyes was in the Cardinal pen this season. The reason he was in the pen was that he was a colossal flop as a starter the last two years. He was 2-14 in 2007 and in his two years as a starter the Cards were a dismal 11-26 (.297) in his starts, and that was on a pretty good team, something the Indians are not this year. Finally, a look at the numbers shows that Jays have won four in a row and are 13-4 of late against losing teams while the Indians are 4-11 away vs southpaws this season and 3-9 on all games played on artificial turf. Go with Toronto in this one.
Thanks, and Good Luck!
Date: Friday, August 08, 2008
$23.00 Guaranteed: We won on Wednesday, passed on Thursday, and are now 10-2 in "The Show" since the All Star Break, winning our last four plays by a combined count of 40-16!! Today we have locked on to an absolute mismatch that comes complete with team/pitcher trends totalling 75-24 (76%)!!! Get the inside scoop on this MLB winner from RED HOT TRIPLE THREAT SPORTS...Join Us!!! 8/8/2008
4* Toronto (Purcey) over Cleveland (Reyes) [7:07pm]
Jays starter Purcey does not have great overall numbers, but a close look shows that he has, as many young pitchers will do, pitched much better at home than he has on the road. He has tossed 10.1 innings at Rogers Centre this year and has allowed less than a hit an inning, posting a 3.48 home ERA. Also, regardless of venue he seems to be settling in, as he was a walk machine in his first two starts but has allowed only three free passes in his last two starts. As for the Tribe, they are sending former Cardinal Anthony Reyes to the mound today. He has not pitched in the bigs since the middle of June, and when he was on the active STL roster he was pitching in relief (more on that later). As such, his longest outing was three innings, so he is not "stretched out" to be a starter. If at most he can go five innings, that would leave things in the hands of the Cleveland bullpen, and that is not a good sign for Tribe fans. We mentioned that Reyes was in the Cardinal pen this season. The reason he was in the pen was that he was a colossal flop as a starter the last two years. He was 2-14 in 2007 and in his two years as a starter the Cards were a dismal 11-26 (.297) in his starts, and that was on a pretty good team, something the Indians are not this year. Finally, a look at the numbers shows that Jays have won four in a row and are 13-4 of late against losing teams while the Indians are 4-11 away vs southpaws this season and 3-9 on all games played on artificial turf. Go with Toronto in this one.
Thanks, and Good Luck!
