What a Yankee game !! Clearly the fact it saved my day hitting my 6 unit play @ 2 to 1 .....that momentum spilled over to a 5-0 day...Though I could have done much better then that...
Yankees SP has been brutal but it will improve. None of the SP have been in good positions so far..cold weather , injuries , days rest..blah , blah , blah all messed up...the pen has been excellent though... We all know Mussina is a sort of a bitch in that he hates having his routine messed with...I dont blame him persay just which he would overcome it every once in awhile , Pettitte dealt with the back issue and is still in ST mode he needs innings , Pavano is basically in the same boat as Pettitte except that he threw more in the ST but hadnt started in 18 months , Igawa I didnt see today 1st hand but again command...and getting ahead...I dont think outside of teh 2run HR he was hit hard....
+8.33units
-0.57units
-24.80units
+17.00units
+15.90units(-0.75u)
-6.63units
+16.35units (-1.50u)
Some thoughts:
Balt @ NYY: You have to wonder about the BALT mindset coming into this game. Its early but that was a crushing loss and they have the home opener on Monday. So mentally where are they?? On the plane home?? They are throwing Bedard there ace. Now some scoffed at my remarks that right now he is better then Johan Santana( I mean early in the season BTW). Well if you watched him duel Johan you at least know he is one of the hardest throwing LHP in the game as regulary topped out at 96MPH. Problem was Joe West was squeezing him and his frustration appeared to come to fruitation in him scrapping his other pitches and just wanting to throw the GAS..we all know thats a recipe for disaster at this level. So lets hope he gets back to pitching. Posada will rest and it looks like Nieves like all great Yankee backups is an extreme dropoff in talent . Matsui is OUT and Melky in LF and Damon will start in CF( Cairo would play LF and Melky CF if somethin happened) .
AROD finally did it!! Well he hits Bedard well in his career so search out AROD props they are probably a good buy as power hitters are streaky! (7/16 1HR off Bedard career) . Now Rasner is capable but you just dont knwo what to expect. Solid in the Spring till his last start and really same last season...solid in his few appearances till his last one...did pitch real well in the Arizona Fall League. So I think he is either good or bad only extremes and no inbewteens. Bedard still hasnt mastered pitching on the road with about a 1.6 difference in ERA last season H & A...he does do his best work in day games but O's have struggled on Sundays..
Something key is Jerry Layne here the HP UMP. The last 10 NYY games he worked NYY is 8-2 and the losses were Johan and ROY . Also his last 4+ years with totals 10.5 and higher he is 10-2 UNDER...which is comforting knowing that NY's lineup can struggle vs LH and is watered down some. As well as having a SP who could use a bigger strike zone after his last start. Nieves is catching Rasner cause they worked together @ AAA last year...wise move Torre! So knowing that Bedard's O's lost all 5 starts last year vs divisional teams Tor, Bos and NY and ha slost 8 of 10 past 3 years factored with basically getting NY to win the series @ -150....STRONG LEAN on NYY and STRONG LEAN on UNDER..
Tor @ TB:With Doc Halladay on the hill the past 2 years @ TB the Jays are 5-0 while he has pitched 40 innings and allowed 8 runs . While Kazmir is 0-4 in his career at home vs Tor. However itsbeen due to lack of support. In 23.2 innings he has allowed 3 runs only 2 earned!! His last 5 starts he has gone 34 innings allowing 4 runs and 3 earned....the vet Cousins hasnt realy worked either of these SP so no familiarity. Glaus is questionable ...waiting but thinking UNDER 8 here...wish we had 8.5 ...
Minny @ Chi : Road chalk....
Johan Santana (L) Previous Starts vs. Chi. White Sox
<TABLE class=data cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2><TBODY><TR class=datahead><TD width="13%">Date</TD><TD width="12%">Opposition</TD><TD width="8%">Scr</TD><TD width="12%">Line</TD><TD width="5%">W/L</TD><TD width="5%">IP</TD><TD width="5%">H</TD><TD width="5%">R</TD><TD width="5%">ER</TD><TD width="4%">SO</TD><TD width="4%">BB</TD><TD width="4%">HR</TD><TD width="6%">PIT</TD><TD width="6%">P/IP</TD><TD width="6%">G/F</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/26/06</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>8-7</TD><TD class=datacell>-136/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>2 </TD><TD class=datacell>4</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>95 </TD><TD class=datacell>13.6 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.89</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/20/06</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>7-3</TD><TD class=datacell>-163/8</TD><TD class=datacell>W/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>5</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>99 </TD><TD class=datacell>14.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.60</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>7/25/06</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>4-3</TD><TD class=datacell>-109/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>7</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>3 </TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>106 </TD><TD class=datacell>15.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>2.50</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>5/12/06</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>10-1</TD><TD class=datacell>-150/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>5</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>10</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>106 </TD><TD class=datacell>15.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.43</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>4/21/06</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>1-7</TD><TD class=datacell>104/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>L/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>5</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>2 </TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>120 </TD><TD class=datacell>17.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.36</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>9/22/05</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>4-1</TD><TD class=datacell>-170/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.0</TD><TD class=datacell>4</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>101 </TD><TD class=datacell>12.6 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.91</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>9/17/05</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>5-0</TD><TD class=datacell>-210/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.0</TD><TD class=datacell>4</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>0 </TD><TD class=datacell>13</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>113 </TD><TD class=datacell>14.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.38</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/23/05</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>1-0</TD><TD class=datacell>-180/7</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.0</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>0 </TD><TD class=datacell>7</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>95 </TD><TD class=datacell>11.9 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.42</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/17/05</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>5-1</TD><TD class=datacell>-110/7</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.1</TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>10</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>119 </TD><TD class=datacell>14.3 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.50</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>4/10/05</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>5-2</TD><TD class=datacell>-163/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>7</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>2 </TD><TD class=datacell>11</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>108 </TD><TD class=datacell>15.4 </TD><TD class=datacell>1.50</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
As you can see Johan has done well vs Minny winning 9 of 10 starts and allowing 3rusn or less in 7 + innings for starts over 2 seasons(13-4 lifetime starting against WSox). John Danks was hithard in the Spring and Ithink it was a win by defualt of the #5 spot. Twins hit LHP hard but White is questionable and Sox are strong in day games. After a slow start vs LHP the Twins won 10 of 13 away against them...
Absurd as it may be looking to lay it with Johan....
DET @ KC: Hold onto your seat..Duckworth was throwing 96 this Spring after years of elbow problems....he finished up pretty strong vs Houston a RH dominanted lineup sort of like DET's...The Tigers are 2-2 with both being by 1 run so this +1.5 RL for KC looks interesting...Bonderman has been real good or real bad vs KC so its a mixed bag....might be interested in an over at 9 runs...shaky pens to boot....Rapuano is pretty much an UNDER ump but KC is an OVER team in day games...
OAK @ LAA: Not much interest here for me...Blanton struggles to win vs LAA but all these games see to be low scoring 1 run types...Escobar last 4 vs OAK he has an excellent ERA....
Will look at SEA@ CLE some time when I know what the deal is for sure ...
Thats what I see on the AL for now....working on the NL comments still....GL:cheers:
Yankees SP has been brutal but it will improve. None of the SP have been in good positions so far..cold weather , injuries , days rest..blah , blah , blah all messed up...the pen has been excellent though... We all know Mussina is a sort of a bitch in that he hates having his routine messed with...I dont blame him persay just which he would overcome it every once in awhile , Pettitte dealt with the back issue and is still in ST mode he needs innings , Pavano is basically in the same boat as Pettitte except that he threw more in the ST but hadnt started in 18 months , Igawa I didnt see today 1st hand but again command...and getting ahead...I dont think outside of teh 2run HR he was hit hard....
+8.33units
-0.57units
-24.80units
+17.00units
+15.90units(-0.75u)
-6.63units
+16.35units (-1.50u)
Some thoughts:
Balt @ NYY: You have to wonder about the BALT mindset coming into this game. Its early but that was a crushing loss and they have the home opener on Monday. So mentally where are they?? On the plane home?? They are throwing Bedard there ace. Now some scoffed at my remarks that right now he is better then Johan Santana( I mean early in the season BTW). Well if you watched him duel Johan you at least know he is one of the hardest throwing LHP in the game as regulary topped out at 96MPH. Problem was Joe West was squeezing him and his frustration appeared to come to fruitation in him scrapping his other pitches and just wanting to throw the GAS..we all know thats a recipe for disaster at this level. So lets hope he gets back to pitching. Posada will rest and it looks like Nieves like all great Yankee backups is an extreme dropoff in talent . Matsui is OUT and Melky in LF and Damon will start in CF( Cairo would play LF and Melky CF if somethin happened) .
AROD finally did it!! Well he hits Bedard well in his career so search out AROD props they are probably a good buy as power hitters are streaky! (7/16 1HR off Bedard career) . Now Rasner is capable but you just dont knwo what to expect. Solid in the Spring till his last start and really same last season...solid in his few appearances till his last one...did pitch real well in the Arizona Fall League. So I think he is either good or bad only extremes and no inbewteens. Bedard still hasnt mastered pitching on the road with about a 1.6 difference in ERA last season H & A...he does do his best work in day games but O's have struggled on Sundays..
Something key is Jerry Layne here the HP UMP. The last 10 NYY games he worked NYY is 8-2 and the losses were Johan and ROY . Also his last 4+ years with totals 10.5 and higher he is 10-2 UNDER...which is comforting knowing that NY's lineup can struggle vs LH and is watered down some. As well as having a SP who could use a bigger strike zone after his last start. Nieves is catching Rasner cause they worked together @ AAA last year...wise move Torre! So knowing that Bedard's O's lost all 5 starts last year vs divisional teams Tor, Bos and NY and ha slost 8 of 10 past 3 years factored with basically getting NY to win the series @ -150....STRONG LEAN on NYY and STRONG LEAN on UNDER..
Tor @ TB:With Doc Halladay on the hill the past 2 years @ TB the Jays are 5-0 while he has pitched 40 innings and allowed 8 runs . While Kazmir is 0-4 in his career at home vs Tor. However itsbeen due to lack of support. In 23.2 innings he has allowed 3 runs only 2 earned!! His last 5 starts he has gone 34 innings allowing 4 runs and 3 earned....the vet Cousins hasnt realy worked either of these SP so no familiarity. Glaus is questionable ...waiting but thinking UNDER 8 here...wish we had 8.5 ...
Minny @ Chi : Road chalk....
Johan Santana (L) Previous Starts vs. Chi. White Sox
<TABLE class=data cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2><TBODY><TR class=datahead><TD width="13%">Date</TD><TD width="12%">Opposition</TD><TD width="8%">Scr</TD><TD width="12%">Line</TD><TD width="5%">W/L</TD><TD width="5%">IP</TD><TD width="5%">H</TD><TD width="5%">R</TD><TD width="5%">ER</TD><TD width="4%">SO</TD><TD width="4%">BB</TD><TD width="4%">HR</TD><TD width="6%">PIT</TD><TD width="6%">P/IP</TD><TD width="6%">G/F</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/26/06</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>8-7</TD><TD class=datacell>-136/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>2 </TD><TD class=datacell>4</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>95 </TD><TD class=datacell>13.6 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.89</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/20/06</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>7-3</TD><TD class=datacell>-163/8</TD><TD class=datacell>W/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>5</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>99 </TD><TD class=datacell>14.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.60</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>7/25/06</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>4-3</TD><TD class=datacell>-109/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>7</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>3 </TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>106 </TD><TD class=datacell>15.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>2.50</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>5/12/06</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>10-1</TD><TD class=datacell>-150/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>5</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>10</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>106 </TD><TD class=datacell>15.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.43</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>4/21/06</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>1-7</TD><TD class=datacell>104/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>L/O</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>5</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>2 </TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>120 </TD><TD class=datacell>17.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.36</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>9/22/05</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>4-1</TD><TD class=datacell>-170/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.0</TD><TD class=datacell>4</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>101 </TD><TD class=datacell>12.6 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.91</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>9/17/05</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>5-0</TD><TD class=datacell>-210/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.0</TD><TD class=datacell>4</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>0 </TD><TD class=datacell>13</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>113 </TD><TD class=datacell>14.1 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.38</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/23/05</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>1-0</TD><TD class=datacell>-180/7</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.0</TD><TD class=datacell>3</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>0 </TD><TD class=datacell>7</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>95 </TD><TD class=datacell>11.9 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.42</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>8/17/05</TD><TD class=datacell>@ CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>5-1</TD><TD class=datacell>-110/7</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>8.1</TD><TD class=datacell>6</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1 </TD><TD class=datacell>10</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>119 </TD><TD class=datacell>14.3 </TD><TD class=datacell>0.50</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datahl2>4/10/05</TD><TD class=datacell>CHW</TD><TD class=datacell>5-2</TD><TD class=datacell>-163/7.5</TD><TD class=datacell>W/U</TD><TD class=datacell>7.0</TD><TD class=datacell>7</TD><TD class=datacell>2</TD><TD class=datacell>2 </TD><TD class=datacell>11</TD><TD class=datacell>1</TD><TD class=datacell>0</TD><TD class=datacell>108 </TD><TD class=datacell>15.4 </TD><TD class=datacell>1.50</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
As you can see Johan has done well vs Minny winning 9 of 10 starts and allowing 3rusn or less in 7 + innings for starts over 2 seasons(13-4 lifetime starting against WSox). John Danks was hithard in the Spring and Ithink it was a win by defualt of the #5 spot. Twins hit LHP hard but White is questionable and Sox are strong in day games. After a slow start vs LHP the Twins won 10 of 13 away against them...
Absurd as it may be looking to lay it with Johan....
DET @ KC: Hold onto your seat..Duckworth was throwing 96 this Spring after years of elbow problems....he finished up pretty strong vs Houston a RH dominanted lineup sort of like DET's...The Tigers are 2-2 with both being by 1 run so this +1.5 RL for KC looks interesting...Bonderman has been real good or real bad vs KC so its a mixed bag....might be interested in an over at 9 runs...shaky pens to boot....Rapuano is pretty much an UNDER ump but KC is an OVER team in day games...
OAK @ LAA: Not much interest here for me...Blanton struggles to win vs LAA but all these games see to be low scoring 1 run types...Escobar last 4 vs OAK he has an excellent ERA....
Will look at SEA@ CLE some time when I know what the deal is for sure ...
Thats what I see on the AL for now....working on the NL comments still....GL:cheers: