2012 MLB O/U Record: 160-147-15, -$681 (Been making bigger bets this year, with countless bad breaks, obviously)
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Another excellent day yesterday in going 6-2, including winning all four of my top bets, as I’m just rolling strong through this month of June that has seen me go a remarkable 23-10-3. I could argue that I should actually be better than that, as I’ve earned all of those wins (As usual), while the majority of those “losses” was either because of fluke unpredictable BS or was off by a half-run/one run, meaning I wasn’t actually "wrong "on the game. In any case, it’s been a dominant month that I plan on continuing because my mindset, which I’ve stressed is the most importantthing to a gambler above all else, is not even close to being content, and I will not be content until I approach my amazing 57.5 winning percentage from last year and/or exceed it. That said, let’s move on to Saturday, which surprisingly has been my best day of the week this year (After it was ironically my worst day of the week in 2011)…
Jeff Samardzija vs Scott Diamond UNDER 8 - $27 for $25
Just a smaller-size bet to kick things off on this interleague Saturday so I won’t be giving this one the full write-up treatment. However, that doesn’t mean it has no potential, as we have two guys here who have been real feel-good stories of 2012, and have shown no signs of slowing down. Jeff Samardzija, of course, has taken as unique a journey to The Show as anyone in baseball, going from highly-touted Notre Dame prized wide receiver to Major League pitcher. Not only that, he’s shifted roles, transforming from a solid reliever into, thus far, a wildly successful starting pitcher. As I’ve pointed out a few times this year in Samardzija games I’ve taken, his success should be seen as no surprise, as he has been very consistent and just seems to have picked up the craft of starting very quickly,especially for someone at a younger age. He’s continued his seemingly season-long roll, having not given up more than three runs in a start since April 19 - a string of eight consecutive starts! That’s impressive and must be noted. Scott Diamond, meanwhile, is someone I pointed out right away before his first start (When he out-dueled Dan Haren and shut out the Angels over 7 innings) and, like Samardzija, I’m not surprised by his success either. Diamond comes off as one of those crafty lefties that just knows how to pitch, as evident in his extremely low number of walks, that being a measly four in six starts. With a WHIP below 1.20, Diamond can continue to be successful as long as he keeps those walks down in the way that he does, because he’s still young into his starting pitching career so teams still only have limited film on him and his tendencies. Diamond is using that to his advantage and simply pitching to contact to go deep into ballgames. The only thing I’m worried about is that the Cubs offense is aggressive, so Diamond is going to have to throw a few more pitches than normal outside the strike zone to keep them off balance. That’s his clear-cut main key to victory this afternoon.
**Will Add My Bigger Over/Under Bets And Everything Else A Bit Later**
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Another excellent day yesterday in going 6-2, including winning all four of my top bets, as I’m just rolling strong through this month of June that has seen me go a remarkable 23-10-3. I could argue that I should actually be better than that, as I’ve earned all of those wins (As usual), while the majority of those “losses” was either because of fluke unpredictable BS or was off by a half-run/one run, meaning I wasn’t actually "wrong "on the game. In any case, it’s been a dominant month that I plan on continuing because my mindset, which I’ve stressed is the most importantthing to a gambler above all else, is not even close to being content, and I will not be content until I approach my amazing 57.5 winning percentage from last year and/or exceed it. That said, let’s move on to Saturday, which surprisingly has been my best day of the week this year (After it was ironically my worst day of the week in 2011)…
Jeff Samardzija vs Scott Diamond UNDER 8 - $27 for $25
Just a smaller-size bet to kick things off on this interleague Saturday so I won’t be giving this one the full write-up treatment. However, that doesn’t mean it has no potential, as we have two guys here who have been real feel-good stories of 2012, and have shown no signs of slowing down. Jeff Samardzija, of course, has taken as unique a journey to The Show as anyone in baseball, going from highly-touted Notre Dame prized wide receiver to Major League pitcher. Not only that, he’s shifted roles, transforming from a solid reliever into, thus far, a wildly successful starting pitcher. As I’ve pointed out a few times this year in Samardzija games I’ve taken, his success should be seen as no surprise, as he has been very consistent and just seems to have picked up the craft of starting very quickly,especially for someone at a younger age. He’s continued his seemingly season-long roll, having not given up more than three runs in a start since April 19 - a string of eight consecutive starts! That’s impressive and must be noted. Scott Diamond, meanwhile, is someone I pointed out right away before his first start (When he out-dueled Dan Haren and shut out the Angels over 7 innings) and, like Samardzija, I’m not surprised by his success either. Diamond comes off as one of those crafty lefties that just knows how to pitch, as evident in his extremely low number of walks, that being a measly four in six starts. With a WHIP below 1.20, Diamond can continue to be successful as long as he keeps those walks down in the way that he does, because he’s still young into his starting pitching career so teams still only have limited film on him and his tendencies. Diamond is using that to his advantage and simply pitching to contact to go deep into ballgames. The only thing I’m worried about is that the Cubs offense is aggressive, so Diamond is going to have to throw a few more pitches than normal outside the strike zone to keep them off balance. That’s his clear-cut main key to victory this afternoon.
**Will Add My Bigger Over/Under Bets And Everything Else A Bit Later**