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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 28, 2014
AP Photo – Ted S. Warren
A positively bonkers eve to the final (scheduled) regular season game leaves more questions than answers.
Tomorrow could be even crazier and realistic scenarios have as many as three additional games being played on Monday.
Things are getting odd and I’m recording a podcast in my garage.
It is a tin foil hat crazy episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Eduardo Escobar, Mark Trumbo, John Danks, Wily Peralta, Josh Donaldson, Carlos Carrasco, Eric Stults and Ryan Howard all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 24, 2014
AP
There is a possibility that Derek Jeter‘s final game at Yankee Stadium could get rained out. That is hilarious.
Next year, how about a 30 ballpark tour celebrating Hank Aaron and Willie Mays while they are still with us?
That and Wild Card scenarios on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Justin Turner, Zack Greinke, Nick Markakis, David Price, Matt Holliday, Cole Hamels, Brian McCann and Sonny Gray all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
NL Wild Cards Virtually Sewn Up With Giants/Bucs: Huge Night Monday/Week Ahead For AL Chase
The Pirates started the year almost 10 games under .500 in early May. Since that timeframe, they have operated 22 games over .500. The Pirates are within a magic number of 3 to collect their second straight playoff appearance. Heading into play tonight, they also own the #1 wildcard slot over the Giants, because even though they are tied, the Bucs have the tiebreaker – with best head to head season series record.
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst) Follow @chuckbooth3024
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The Pirates have done a fantastic job brushing off their competition in head to head battle the last few weeks. As such, they have moved their playoff magic number to 3 versus the Brewers.
This squad has done more than that though…With a the Giants being swept down in San Diego this weekend, they have taken over the #1 wild cards slot over San Francisco – by way of tiebreaker (they won the season series vs SF).
Vance Worley, Edinson Volquez and Josh Harrison have surprised us all this year, and have picked up the slack for the club’s reluctance to add high – priced talent through trades or Free Agency.
Pittsburgh ended the year at home with a 51 – 30 record, and will have to hold their own with 4 against the Braves @ Turner Field, before ending the campaign against the Reds at The Great American Ball Park. Read the rest of this entry
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 22, 2014
Photo: Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a scary team heading into the post season. Not because of momentum (which is meaningless, especially with a one game playoff) but because of which players are healthy, strong and playing at a high level.
It is a raise the Jolly Roger episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Baseball can adapt not only to the digital age but learn the lessons that the movie industry eventually learned about home video.
Josh Donaldson, Corey Kluber, Matt Kemp, Vance Worley, Michael Saunders, Marlon Byrd, Wily Peralta and yes Sean Doolittle all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
ATR (Ask The Reports) Sept.20, 2014: World Series Betting + MVP Talk!
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst) Follow @chuckbooth3024
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Every once in a while we will air the (ATR special, like our founder Jonathan Hacohen used to do every week). Sometimes a lot of good questions are asked, all at the same time.
Rather than go on for days on social twitter, it is easier writing in a format that doesn’t limit you to 140 characters:
We had 2 such questions that were good enough to write an article about.
Q: Who do you think should be the MVP in both the AL and NL this year?
A: This one is easier in the AL than the NL, but I would like to point out that the clear-cut favorite (Mike Trout) is not having as good of a year that he did in 2012 and 2013, however this trophy is going his way with the year LA has had.
Will finish with 35 HRs and 110+ RBI, with over 110 Runs scored, (currently has 81 Extra Base Hits for huge MLB Lead) and his stellar defense is definitely the difference separating him from Martinez (a primary DH) and Cabrera.
I will also point out that Victor Martinez (.970 OPS, 30 HRs and 104 RBI) would certainly be right up there if he weren’t playing on the Tigers.
His numbers, contact rate, and overall professionalism as a hitter have saved Detroit’s bacon this year.
V-Mart is hurt by the fact Cabrera is on the same club. For as much as the two time reigning MVP has been dealing with injury,. his so-called “down year” still has him with a 3 Slash Line of .318/.380/.527 with 104 RBI.
The big 1B for Detroit has seen his HRs cut nearly in half, but he is still leading the league in Doubles with 49 – and has 73 Extra Base Hits are even more than he had last year.
The Tigers never running away with the competition also is a drawback for both players. Read the rest of this entry
MLB Baseball Is A Great Value Live At The Park
Safeco Field is among the very top valued parks in the MLB. A pair of tickets can be had for $35 – $40 at the most, and there are an unbelievable amount of free parking spots within a mile of the venue. The pricing for the 2014 Post Season is decent as well for those with season ticket holder status. $40 for face valued tickets (LF Bleachers) during the LDS round. That goes to $85 during the ALCS – and only $120 per ticket for the World Series games. I can’t even buy a ‘Standing Room Only’ Ticket for my local NHL Hockey team. to see the worst team in the league for that much!
Chuck Booth (Owner/Lead Analyst) Follow @chuckbooth3024
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Stop me if you heard this before…Baseball is dying.. Come on folks, the actual facts don’t suggest that at all. Sure if you are going back to the day when there were 3 networks on TV, and that is it.
I am going to let you in on a little secret here. Back in 2004, I was once a NHL hockey fan. Yeah, let the stereotype stand for living north of the border, but yeah I followed the sport religiously, even more than baseball for a period.
At that point in my life, I had been to about a hundred games live in Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary, and had been to exactly 3 MLB games (1 at Skydome in 1989, and 2 at Olympic Stadium) in the mid 90’s.
Once I went to Safeco Field once in 2005, I was hooked and had the vibe to see all other 29 parks in rapid fashion.
My love for viewing baseball parks escalated from there into 4 world record chases – to become the fastest to see a full game live at all 30 MLB Stadiums.
A lot of my friends and family are often baffled why i don’t just watch hockey, and support the local hockey team. My interest dwindles every year, and especially now that I am more rabid about baseball than ever, doing this website daily. Read the rest of this entry
Odds To Win The 2014 MLB World Series Currently
I am fully expecting the Pirates to lock down the 2nd wild card in the National League. I think 86 wins is the magic #
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer): Follow @stokes_hunter21
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Last time I did the Odds to win the World Series was the last time I am doing worst odds this year, and furthermore, I am not touching the best value bets for the next few weeks, until the playoffs begin.
I had a subpar week at 5 – 5, after several red hot weeks. The Cardinals and Orioles took great strides in the wins, while I was wrong in predicting a slight retraction for the Angels and Bucs on the loss side.
The Blue Jays actually have played well in September, but have still fallen in odds because of hot streaks for other clubs.
Kansas City has come back to the pack a little.
I was fully wrong on thinking the Braves would take a run at least a playoff spot.
I forecasted the M’s, Yankees and Brewers to go into a bit of a dry spell. Read the rest of this entry
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 15, 2014
The Ladd Company – Warner Brothers
I talk about the pennant chase becoming clearer, why the Tigers and A’s are going to be OK and why the Pirates remind me of the movie The Right Stuff.
That and more on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
2015 Interleague Home/Away Schedules MLB – Team By Team
Interleague 2015 (20 Games Each Team, 10 Home And 10 Away)
American League
AL East
New York Yankees
Home: vs NYM (3) FRI Apr 24 – Sun Apr 26, vs WSH (2) Tues June 9 – Wed June 10, vs MIA (2) Wed June 17 – Thu June 18, vs PHI (3) Mon June 22 – Wed June 24.
Away: @ WSH (2) Tues May 18 – Wed May 19 @ MIA (2) Mon June 15 – Tues June 16, @ ATL (3) Fri Aug 28 – Sun Aug 30, @ NYM Fri Sept 18 – Sun Sept 20.
Baltimore Orioles
Home: vs PHI (2) Mon June 15 – Tues June 16, vs WSH (3) Fri July 10 – Sun July 12, vs ATL (3) Mon July 27 – Wed July 29, vs NYM (2) Tues Aug 19 – Wed Aug 20
Away: @ NYM (2) Tues May 5 – Wed May 6, @ MIA (3) Fri May 22 – Sun May 24, @ PHI (2) Wed June 17 – Thu June 18, @ WSH (3) Mon Sept.21 – Wed Sept 23. Read the rest of this entry
2015 NL Interleague Home/Away Schedules MLB – Team By Team
Interleague 2015 (20 Games Each Team, 10 Home And 10 Away)
National League Teams
NL East
Washington Nationals
Home: vs NYY (2) Tues May 18 – Wed May 19, vs TOR (3) Mon June 1 – Wed June 3, vs TB Wed June 17 – Thu June 18, vs BAL (3) Mon Sept 21 – Wed July 23.
Away: @ BOS (3) Mon Apr 13 – Wed Apr 15, @ NYY (2) Tues June 8 – Wed June 9, @ TB (2) Mon June 15 – Tues June 16, @ BAL (3) Fri July 12 – Sun Jul 14.
Miami Marlins
Home: vs TB (3) Fri Apr 10 – Sun Apr 12, vs BAL (3) Fri May 22 – Sun May 24, vs NYY (2) Monday June 15 – Tuesday June 16, vs BOS (2) Tues Aug 11 – Wed Aug 12.
Away; @ TOR (3) Mon June 8 – Wed June 10, @ NYY (2) Wed June 17 – Thu June 18, @ BOS (2) Tues July 7 – Wed July 8, @ 3 (TB) Tues Sept 29 – Oct. Read the rest of this entry
All American League Teams Interleague Schedules For 2015
After 7 years of Interleague, the AL trailed the season series 4 – 3, and the overall games mark 853 – 833 (.506). Since 2004 it has been 11- years straight of AL beatdowns, winning each campaign for Won – Loss record.
2015 Interleague Schedules (Each Team 10 Home and 10 Away)
AL East
New York Yankees
Home: vs NYM (3) FRI Apr 24 – Sun Apr 26, vs WSH (2) Tues June 9 – Wed June 10, vs MIA (2) Wed June 17 – Thu June 18, vs PHI (3) Mon June 22 – Wed June 24.
Away: @ WSH (2) Tues May 18 – Wed May 19 @ MIA (2) Mon June 15 – Tues June 16, @ ATL (3) Fri Aug 28 – Sun Aug 30, @ NYM Fri Sept 18 – Sun Sept 20.
Baltimore Orioles
Home: vs PHI (2) Mon June 15 – Tues June 16, vs WSH (3) Fri July 10 – Sun July 12, vs ATL (3) Mon July 27 – Wed July 29, vs NYM (2) Tues Aug 19 – Wed Aug 20
Away: @ NYM (2) Tues May 5 – Wed May 6, @ MIA (3) Fri May 22 – Sun May 24, @ PHI (2) Wed June 17 – Thu June 18, @ WSH (3) Mon Sept.21 – Wed Sept 23. Read the rest of this entry
Interleague Master Schedule For The 2015 MLB Season
The National League will be looking to shake an 11 year game losing streak to the American League in 2015.
Among the new things that AL vs NL has to offer, is a return to all teams in action at some point in the season during the time.
Of course the Astros were back in the Senior Circuit then, so there was 16 teams vs just 14 for the Junior Circuit.
Mark it on your calendars – from Monday June 15 – June 18 all 30 teams will take part in a 2 game home and away series versus the same club. This is sure to be a treat for Interleague fans.
Citizens Bank Ball Park, PNC Park and Fenway Park are the only 3 stadiums to have their venues host AL vs NL as their home openers.
The MLB Reports will try to update the game times as they come in until the start of next campaign.
Scroll Down or Click The READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY to see the 300 games listed for Interleague next year. That is 20 games per club (10 home and 10 away.)
All 2015 Home Opener Dates For All 30 MLB Ball Parks
The view of the Roberto Clemente Bridge is worth the price of admission alone at PNC Park. The 2013 fans saw the Bucs make the playoffs for the 1st time in 21 years. There were almost 2.3 Million people that went through the turnstiles. In 2014, they may even exceed that – with the team having already drawn 2.1 Million people, possess 9 more home games, and being right in the middle of the Wild Card mix for a playoff spot. Most ballpark fans have this iconic venue in their top list of stadiums in the MLB.
By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024
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It is still unclear of whether the MLB season will start on International waters.
Of course we also don’t know who the 1st game on North American soil is for Sunday Apr.5, 2015, so there is 1 team that will change the home opener at least.
Within 9 days of the opener, all parks will be accounted for in the year. Game Start times will come in sporadically in the offseason with variance on when the clubs all post them.
Generally there is a massive spike on game 1 of any year at a ball park, so a big tip is to wait for game #2. A lot of the squads love to offer great value priced tickets as a way to stop the catastrophic plummet from the opener.
Whatever the case, if you know ways to acquire your way in to one of these parks for the inaugural game of the season, it is always a memorable experience! Read the rest of this entry
All Games On The 2015 Schedule For My (Chuck Booth) 183 Days MLB Park Road Trip
By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024
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So we all received a bonus when the MLB decided to post its schedule early. For the benefit of those who don’t know my plan as yet. … I am planning on attending at least 1 baseball game a day at an MLB Park for the whole calendar season of 2015.
I will see many doubleheaders during this odyssey, I will be adding these to the list as the games start times become available.
After perusing this 2430 games schedule on the docket next year. I now have my tentative schedule.
I will be writing lots on the journey as the information becomes available….so stay tuned…
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 8, 2014
Lots of great baseball was played yesterday, not that you would know it if you went to any place that showed sports.
A trip to Dave and Busters drove home the fact that the baseball regular season needs to end on Labor Day.
It is a seasonal episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
MLB Schedule Week 24: Sept 8 – Sept 14, 2014 (96 Games)
MLB Scheduling Week 24 – 2014
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
Week 24
Monday, Sept.08/2014 (11 Games)
1. Braves @ Nationals 7:05
2. Orioles @ Red Sox 7:10
3. Rockies @ Mets 7:10
4. Royals @ Tigers 7:08
5. Athletics @ White Sox 8:10
6. Padres @ Dodgers 10:10
7. Cardinals @ Reds 7:10
8. Pirates @ Phillies 7:05
9. Cubs @ Blue Jays 7:07 (Interleague)
- Marlins @ Brewers 8:10
11. Astros @ Mariners 10:10
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 4, 2014
AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps
Does ANY team want to win the second NL Wild Card spot?
The Brewers, Pirates and Braves aren’t acting like teams that want to.
Plus Daniel Hudson and Erik Cordier give us the feel good moments of the week.
It is a glass half full and glass half empty episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
All The 2014 Triple Crown Categories May Feature Players On Non-Playoff Teams
Giancarlo Stanton has hit homers in 3 straight games and has 10 HRs in his last 30 contests overall. The Marlins 24 Year Old OF has 5 HR streaks since the ALL – Star Break. With significant leads in both the HRs and RBI, he may just win the NL MVP. Should Stanton have a hot September for Batting Average, he may even run down a Triple Crown. Miami is far enough away from a playoff spot to almost ensure they won’t make it.
Giancarlo Stanton holds the current best marks for HRs (36) and RBI (102) in the NL. The Marlins slugger is 10 RBI ahead of Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers, and 6 bombs away from Anthony Rizzo.
The Cubs will not make the playoffs, so the nearest contender for the HR crown, on a playoff team is Atlanta’s Justin Upton. Upton is 10 jacks off the lead, and is also 3rd in RBI for the National League with 91.
Both Lucas Duda (26 HRs) and Marlon Byrd (25 HRs) round out the top 5 and neither of their clubs will make the playoffs.
If Stanton could get hot, he trails the NL Batting Leader Ben Revere (.314 – .295 BA) 2nd and 3rd in the NL Batting Race are (Justin Morneau, COL, .312) – and Josh Harrison of the Bucs (.310).
Buster Posey is 4th and .303 for the Wild Card leading Giants, and tied for 5th are Aramis Ramirez (.303) with the 2nd Wild Card team currently with the Brewers, and then Andrew McCutchen at .303. Read the rest of this entry
Current Odds To Win The 2014 MLB Divisions
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer): Follow @stokes_hunter21
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My record was 2 – 4 in establishing the best odds in the Division for value last week, however it is a lot different throwing down bets on the Division on this time of year.
I went 2 – 1 in the National League – and 0 – 3 in the American League with the Yankees, Mariners and Indians all being further underdogs, despite New York and Cleveland having okay weeks.
Atlanta fell further off the Division with scoring 1 run in their last 28 innings, including having been no – hit – than shutout by the Phillies in back to back contests.
San Fran and St. Louis helped me not be abysmal with prognosticating – with registering my only 2 wins..
The A’s have gone from being favored to win the AL West at a -140 clip, to a +400 underdog. I am selecting this as the best wager of the week. Oakland has a penchant for awesome runs in the last 3 weeks of the campaign, as they did in 2012 and 2013.
Picking up Adam Dunn should help compensate for the lack of offense the team lost with Yoenis Cespedes.
I also was big on St. Louis last week, and will continue to ride that truck. as the Brewers are probably done in the Division. I hate the loss of Carlos Gomez to injury…and where is Ryan Braun?
The Giants are one of the hottest NL teams, while Clayton Kershaw is making a brilliant case for NL MVP.
There is no money to be made in the AL and NL East.
If you are wishing to wager on the Tigers or Royals, there is nice value there.
I am still of the mindset that the Indians at 20/1 odds – and trailing within 5 games is a good longshot stab for a pick. Read the rest of this entry
Odds To Win The 2014 MLB World Series Currently + Best/Worst Value Bets
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer): Follow @stokes_hunter21
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Another week has passed – and it is time to get serious in our World Series picks.
To start off, I have eliminated 13 teams from the chance to win a World Series. These clubs include: BOS/CWS/MIN/TEX/HOU/PHI/NYM/COL/SD/ARI/CIN/CHC/TB.
Miami is very close to being put on that list. Tampa Bay is 9.5 Games Behind the playoff bar, and simply have too many teams to pass to even qualify for the 2nd Wild Card.
I had yet another wicked week of picking value, going 4 – 1, and only suffering a loss because I picked the Jays to go up in their odds. They were only my 5th favorite on the list.
To my surprise, the Mariners have gone up in the odds, despite being just 3 – 5 in their last 8 games. Oakland finally fell out of the favorites spot for the 1st time in months. I was right on this one too.
I also had the fall of the Brew Crew last week. I did get thwarted on a winning week by the Giants reeling off a 7 – 1 record in their last 8 games.
Kansas City moved up as a favorite as well, but that was a fluke coming off a losing week of baseball. Still I will take the win. They are still tied for 9th in odds with San Francisco.
The Royals have a better chance of winning the AL Central, than the Giants have in catching the Dodgers in the NL West. Having said that, the Giants have taken a nice lead on the 1st position in the Wild Card.
I am still not hot on Milwaukee, and figure them to drop right out of the Central – and fully expect Atlanta to come up for the 2nd Wild Card slot now.
The Cardinals are in great shape to make another September run with Yadier Molina back behind the plate, and I am locking them down as my favorite pick this week for value. KC is #2 on my faves list.
Baltimore should be rated higher for the very reason they own the biggest division lead.
Finally I like the longshot odd for the Blue Jays. Out of the teams outside the periphery of the Wild Card Race, these guys are probably the most capable of stringing a lot of wins if their offense becomes hot.
At +3000, the Braves have a nice payout sitting out there. Yes they can’t score right now, but the Marlins, Phillies and Mets will be the predominant schedule of these guys. and they also play the Nats some more. They could squeak into a playoff spot.
I think the Angels have jumped too much on the favorites side, and may recede towards Oakland in the next few weeks. I am banking on Seattle to drop some more in the Standings.
The Brewers are in a free fall, and have played to below .500 since the start of May.
Finally….The Yankees will be lucky to complete the year at .500 Read the rest of this entry
The Most Recent No Hitter For Each Franchise (Updated For September 1, 2014 )
JOHN BAZEMORE/AP
Hey Phillies Fans! You finally have something to cheer about!
I bet when Jonathan Papelbon didn’t get dealt this trade deadline, he didn’t think he would be closing out a no hitter.
Cole Hamels gets his name in the no hitter ledger, but now so do Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Papelbon of all people. A 7-0 win for the Phillies was NOT exactly what the Braves needed right now, but the Phillies have a highlight for the season.
Sadly that means taking Roy Halladay’s Division Series no hitter off this list, but oh well. History waits for nobody, especially not Jake Diekman,
It is time to update my list!
MLB Schedule September Of 2014
MLB Scheduling Week 23 – 2014
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
Week 23
Monday, Sept.01/2014 (12 Games)
1. D-Backs @ Padres 4:10
2. Red Sox @ Rays 1:10
3. Tigers @ Indians 4:05
4. Twins @ Orioles 1:35
5. Mets @ Marlins 1:10
6. Phillies @ Braves 1:10
7. Pirates @ Cardinals 2:15
8. Mariners @ Athletics 4:05
9. Rangers @ Royals 8:10
10. Nationals @ Dodgers 8:10
11. Brewers @ Cubs 2:20
12. Giants @ Rockies 4:10
***There is no Interleague Today (Sept.01)
MLB Schedule Week 23: Sept 1 – Sept 6, 2014 (95 Games)
MLB Scheduling Week 23 – 2014
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
Week 23
Monday, Sept.01/2014 (12 Games)
1. D-Backs @ Padres 4:10
2. Red Sox @ Rays 1:10
3. Tigers @ Indians 4:05
4. Twins @ Orioles 1:35
5. Mets @ Marlins 1:10
6. Phillies @ Braves 1:10
7. Pirates @ Cardinals 2:15
8. Mariners @ Athletics 4:05
9. Rangers @ Royals 8:10
- Nationals @ Dodgers 8:10
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Brewers @ Cubs 2:20
12. Giants @ Rockies 4:10
***There is no Interleague Today (Sept.01)
Current Odds To Win The 2014 MLB Divisions + The Week Ahead For The Contenders
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer): Follow @stokes_hunter21
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Based on last week’s 4 – 1 – 1 record for picking the best valued odds on the 6 Divisions, I am sticking with the same teams for value again as nothing has really changed.
My only loss for picking the selections, was that Atlanta dropped from +700 to +1000. I broke even with none of the NL West odds changing.
My AL East pick of the Yankees proved worthy – as they went from +1000 to +800.
My AL Central wager of the week was Cleveland, and they jumped from +2500 to +1800.
The Biggest registered bet was on the Mariners, shaving off a +3500 to a now +2500. This is the only prognostication I actually put real money on down.
It was a clean sweep for me to win on the American League.
I was 1 – 1 – 1 in the National League. My St. Louis to rise as a favorite worked in plotting the week. They are now tied with the Brewers for the odds to win the NL Central.
The Cardinals came up just enough to break me with a .500 record for NL picks.
I have eliminated the Jays and Rays from the Divisional races. Any double digit deficit will result in this automatically for the rest of the campaign.
Odds To Win The 2014 MLB World Series Currently + Best/Worst Value Bets
The Braves, Indians, Nats and Angels were among the movers up the favorite lis this week, while the Pirates, Yankees, Blue Jays, Reds and Rays a;l took the plunge down the list.
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Another week has passed – and it is time to get serious in our World Series picks.
To start off, I have eliminated 11 teams from the chance to win a World Series. These clubs include: BOS/CWS/MIN/TEX/HOU/PHI/NYM/COL/SD/ARI+CHC.
It has been a great handicapping year for yours truly, but that could all unravel in the next few weeks. I had a 6 – 1 – 3 record for best value bets.
As for the entire season, my bets have been plugging away at a great clip.
My best move was to hammer the KC Royals for a $20 wager at 50/1, then hit them for a $7 wager when they rose to 80/1 about 5 weeks ago.
Another highlights was placing $75 on the Tigers when they were at 11/1 odds after a slow 1st week.
I also managed to throw down some nice cabbage on the O’s at a 50/1 odd in May, but also to get them at 6/1 for the Division just after the Jays went on their win rampage – courtesy of Edwin Encarnacion.
Last week I took advantage of a Braves 40/1 odd that presented itself.
I also have heavy bets on the Blue Jays and Angels (got them both at 20/1 – although the Canadian club is looking like a bad selection now.)
For other fringe teams, I also might have lost when plunking down some money on the Yankees at 40/1 last week.
I hit up the Rays pretty good at the start of the season, but more so when they were on fire before trading away David Price.
I will probably lose about $80 on them overall, but I could stand to win in the 2K range, if they could pull a miracle run.
I wagered on the Indians and Bucs back in the 80/1 odds days, and that looks okay…I also hit up the Reds with a big $25 bet at 66/1 odd, which looked nice at the ALL – Star Break, but doesn’t look so good now.
Last week I also made a bet on the Brewers at +1800, before they went down to the same odd the Cards did.
I have never put money on Oakland, Seattle, Washington, St. Louis or Los Angeles to win the World Series because the value has never been there…
On a small note, I did place a $10 bet on the Mariners to win the AL West with a 35/1 odd. They could make some serious ground if the A’s and Angels split a 4 game series this week, and they continue to roll.
Overall, I am happy with my year recaps, and at least I may be able to hedge some of these bets for a yearly profit at the end of the campaign. Read the rest of this entry
August MLB Interleague Results: AL Also 6 Wins Away From 11th Straight Year Clinch
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The National League is on the verge of falling to the American League for the 11th straight season. Heading into play Saturday, with the only contest being Orioles @ Cubs, the AL holds a 145 – 123 advantage on the NL for the 2014 calendar year.
This is a decade plus of ownership of the Junior Circuit over the Senior Circuit.
The National League actually has not fared too badly in August so far, winning 28 out of 60 games.
For those people who don’t like Interleague all, there are no more days on the schedule this year with multiple games. In a lot of cases, they are not even games on the getaway days of Monday’s Thursday’s (which are the only 2 days to not have the 30 teams in action.)
Interleague has been a good thing for the game of baseball…. I would argue that the premise of playing teams that you don’t normally is good for the growth of baseball. Read the rest of this entry
MLB Schedule Week 22: Aug 25 – Aug 31, 2014 (93 Games)
MLB Scheduling Week 22 – 2014
Day + Date Away and Home, Times Start In EST
Week 22
Monday, Aug.25/2014 (9 Games)
1. Rockies @ Giants 10:15
2. Marlins @ Angels 10:05 (Interleague)
3. Brewers @ Padres 10:10
4. Athletics @ Astros 8:10
5. Cardinals @ Pirates 7:05
6. Rays @ Orioles 7:05
7. Nationals @ Phillies 7:05
8. Red Sox @ Blue Jays 7:07
9. Rangers @ Mariners 10:10
Current Odds To Win The 2014 MLB Divisions: Betting The Longshots The Only Value Left
Hunter Stokes (Chief Writer): Follow @stokes_hunter21
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Well its another banner prognostication period for me. Last time we checked on the Divisions, I had the Rays, Angels, Royals, Nationals, Dodgers and Pirates as the best value plays.
I wasn’t expecting Tampa to trade David Price at that point, so I will lose that wager. I also lost the Bucs value pick, even though they were better odds for the most part of the 3 weeks until the losing streak started.
Overall, the Royals jumped from +800 to just +125 as they skyrocketed up the Division – and now have amassed a 2 game lead over Detroit.
The Dodgers actually had some value 3 weeks ago at -225. Hope you put some cabbage on them, because now they are -800.
The same can be said for Baltimore, pole-vaulting from +160 – all the way to -900. They are the biggest favorite in any AL Division.
Washington has played great baseball in the last 21 days, opening up a 6 game lead in the NL East. They blitzed from -190, to now being -1600. That odd is not worth wagering anymore..
Los Angeles (on AL Side) have taken over the lead in the AL West by a half game on Oakland, and are still a +125 underdog, to the A’s -150 mark.
It was still good enough to venture from +175 to +125 now, and make me a 4 – 2 prediction selector for the last 3 weeks in duration. Let’s have it this time around. If I don’t feel a team has a chance at the Division, i will leave them off the lists.
The Bullet Version Of Monday’s MLB Games + Craig Kimbrel Is Filthy!
Season high 7 game winning streak – including 3 straight walk off hits at Nats Park. They hold a 6 game lead over 2nd place Atlanta, and the Nationals haven’t even hit full stride with several key players not maximizing on their talent level. With a weaker NL East schedule down the stretch, they just may hold home field advantage by season’s end in the National League.
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Erik Kratz smacked 2 HRs and now has 23 HRs in just 472 AB. Thats a HR for every 20.52 AB or would equal about 29 Bolts in a 600 AB campaign. The guy is 34 so that is not likely to happen… but smart move on KC’s part to bring him in. Beats the alternative for what they had.
Washington is starting to heat up, and if you play them into late and extra innings, any of their hitters can beat you right now. This does not bode well for Atlanta.
Everybody just back off of Trevor Rosenthal, as all young relievers go through this. Besides what is a season if the Cardinals didn’t changeup their Closer at least once…
Everyone also needs to take a chill pill on the A’s missing Yoenis Cespedes so much it has destroyed the unity of the offense. Teams go through stretches where they don’t play well. It is just 17 games of a sample size so far. Read the rest of this entry
Odds To Win The 2014 MLB World Series Currently + Best/Worst Value Bets
Toronto plunged from +1600 – +4500 in one week. Even though they have welcomed back EE back, still not sure about their chances in a ‘growing tough’ AL for playoff spots..
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Another week has passed – and it is time to get serious in our World Series picks.
To start off, I have eliminated 11 teams from the chance to win a World Series. These clubs include: BOS/CWS/MIN/TEX/HOU/PHI/NYM/COL/SD/ARI/CHC.
It was a banner week of predicting teams coming and going for yours truly…As bad value of the week I had Toronto (went from +1600 to +4500) as my worst pick..
San Francisco was 2 on the bad list (went from +1400 – +1800)
Oakland was 3rd on the bad list (went from +375 – +450)
Detroit was 4th on the bad list (went from +500 – +650)
St. Louis was 5th on the bad list (went from +1100 – +1400)
A perfect 5 – 0, with the odds lines going way in reverse. Read the rest of this entry
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