The Great Game - July 10 to July 31

[barman]

Took about two weeks off....previous Block record and YTD to follow

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Quick reset of our posting format:

Rather than using a grading system of "Units", "Dimes" "Pesos" or other denominations, we're going to simply create a Mythical Bank which we will either add to or subtract from following each day's results.

The Mythical Bank is small in size to be in harmony with the majority of sports investors who though they may not say it out loud, are often smaller dollar players.

If your own "unit" is larger than those expressed within this thread, all you need to do is multiply for easy comparisons in the event you elect to play along with any of our posted investments.

Selections posted within this thread have a variety of components behind them which include, but are not limited to in-house capping, good advice from trusted friends, shameless coattailing of other forum friends (we try our best to note such tails) and the occasional fade of less respected sources (we make no note of such slumpers and of course wish them a speedy recovery)

Best of luck to us all for a profitable and successful MLB season in the weeks and months ahead.

 

[barman]

YTD

186-213 (+103.34)

Avg Price Per Wager +1.13

Beginning Bank $500.00
Current Bank $603.34

26 Winning Days
32 Losing Days

 

[barman]

FRIDAY, July 10

2TeamParlays

TRIBE/CAT Over 8.5 (-110) (Lee/Jackson)
BUC +148 at Phil (Duke/Blanton)

Lay 11
Pays 41.08

BEAR +123 vs Redbird (Harden/Carpenter)
GIANT -154 vs Padre (Sanchez/Banks)

Lay 12
Pays 32.14

RAY -1.5 (+125) vs Athletic (Niemann/Mazzaro)
FISH +147 at Snake (Nolasco/Haren)

Lay 12
Pays 54.69

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[barman]

Given the very challenging third Block I just went through and the struggles pretty much since last week of May, one might think that maybe I enjoy pain


Not sayin' I do

And not sayin' I don't

Just sayin'

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[barman]

July 10 summary

3-3 (-35.00)

2TPs 0-3

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SATURDAY, July 11

2TeamParlays

RAY -1.5 (+120) vs Athletic (Garza/Braden)
ASTRO -148 vs Nat (Hampton/Stammen)

Lay 15
Pays 40.30

BUM -109 at Brew (Weaver/Burns)
SEAMEN -112 vs LittleRangers (Washburn/Millwood)

Lay 15
Pays 39.44

3TeamParlay

BUM -1.5 (+150)
ASTRO -1.5 (+144)
RAY -180

Lay 8
Pays 67.91

STRAIGHT

SNAKE teamtotal Undah 5 (-110) $15

 

[barman]

Time to get out of these days

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[barman]

uh huh, uh huh

July 11 summary

1-6 (-38.00)
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[barman]

The angles I used yesterday for HOU and LAD were so wildly solid, I'm comin' right back today on theory that "no way they could lose twice in a row"

:drink:

SUNDAY, July 12

2TeamParlays

BUM +125 at Brew (Kershaw/Gallardo)
ASTRO -113 vs Nat (Moehler/Zimmerman)

Lay 15
Pays 48.72

CAT -1.5 (-107) vs Tribe (Verlander/Ohka)
RAY -1.5 (+123) vs Athletic (Shields/Anderson)

Lay 15
Pays 49.71

GIANT -1.5 (+155) vs Padre (Zito/Correia)
SEAMEN -147 vs Little Rangers (Bedard/Nippert)

Lay 15
Pays 49.27
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STRAIGHT for $15 each

TWIN -1.5 (+174) vs Hose (Baker/Buerhle)
HALO +129 vs Bomber (Lackey/Sabathia)

 

[barman]

July 12 summary

6-2 (+64.17)

2TPs 1-2
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[barman]

Block summary to date

10-11 (-8.83)
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[barman]

WEDNESDAY, July 15

Futures wager (at 5Dimes)

HOUSTON ASTROS to win the NL (+7500) $20


In real world wagering I actually put up $40...But for the purposes of this thread, I'm using $20 to reflect what I believe is a decent risk off of a $500 starting season bank.

 

[barman]

THURSDAY, July 16

2TeamParlay

BEAR -115 at Nat (Harden/Lannan)
ASTRO +132 at Bum (Rodriguez/Wolf)

Lay 15
Pays 50.06
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[barman]

ADDING for Thursday

2TeamParlay

PHIL +1.5 (-183) at Fish (Moyer/Volstad)
HALO +1.5 (-178) at Athletic (Santana/Braden)

Lay 12
Pays 16.98
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Straight

REDLEG -1.5 (+172) vs Brew (Bailey/Looper) $12

(hat tip to forum friend Sherwood for his analysis on this game...though he himself posted the Reds ml (-109))

 

[barman]

Finally

2TeamParlay

METROPOLITAN +1.5 (-116) at Brave (Perez/Lowe)
ROCK/PADRE Undah 7 (+110) (Cook/Gaudin)

Lay 10
Pays 29.10

Braves this season in Game1 Home off the road are 1-4 when graded at -1.5

Their past 20 in this role has them with just five wins at -1.5

Overall this season, Game 1s at Home, they're 2-12 vs -1.5

In their past 39 Home games overall, Braves have beaten the -1.5 just eight times.

MEANWHILE...San Diego in Game1s Home off the road are 1-6 vs the Posted Total. Last season in same role they were 3-9 and in 2007 they were 4-9.....making a combined 8-24 over past two and a half seasons


Best to us all for a really great start to the second half of MLB season

 

[barman]

Goody goody....A bunch of newly posted Chantel Mc up on youtube

Dust your curtains....this one is at very high volume

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[barman]

July 16 summary

4-3 (+45.04)

2TPs 2-1
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[barman]

FRIDAY, July 17

2TeamParlays

METROPOLITAN +1.5 (-117) at Brave (Pelfrey/Jurrjens)
BUM -1.5 (+136) vs Astro (Billingsley/Oswalt)

Lay 12
Pays 40.53

BREW +118 at Redleg (Suppan/Arroyo)
FISH +113 vs Phil (Nolasco/Hamels)

Lay 12
Pays 43.72
(hat tip to Sherwood for directing my eye to both of these)

SNAKE +1.5 (-122) at Redbird (Garland/Carpenter)
LITTLE RANGERS -1.5 (+151) vs Twin (Padilla/Perkins)

Lay 12
Pays 42.81
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Straight

RAY/ROYAL Over 8.5 (+110) (Shields/Bannister) $20

 

[barman]

If you can listen to this one and not bust loose with at least 30 seconds or more of air guitar, you're a bigger man than I...

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[barman]

If one is good, then Two Are Twice As Good

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[barman]

Late Night Left Coast

2TeamParlay

PADRE +142 vs Rock (Geer/Jimenez)
ROCK/PADRE Undah 7.5 (-130)

Lay 10
Pays 32.82

Hat tip to the DiscoCapper for directing my attention to both of these