scdoggy
Moderator (Honorary)
Hey fellas, thought I'd throw my two cents in here on the O's Sox game. I saw some good discussions in BetCrimes thread last night and wanted to follow up:
We all know Cabrera has been one of those guys who over his career has been a Jekyll and Hyde type. Just when you start drinking the Kool Aid and thinking he's finally gotten his act together, he walks 7 in 4 innings and gives up 5 ER.... But it hasn't happened this year.... yet.
Beckett is Beckett. You know what you're getting. One of the most consistent guys in the game.
A number that I feel is getting overlooked a bit is the bullpens. Balt has a pen with an ERA of .5 lower than Boston. And the Orioles have been playing well on the road. Albers blew the game against Halladay or they would have swept the Jays in Toronto, a place where they've had lots of trouble over the years. Before that, Balt took 2 of 3 in Minny, so the road hasn't been their enemy as of late.
I'm kinda torn on this play, because I do think Cabrera is about to hit the skids. two of his last three on the road have had him reverting to old form and walking hitters or getting knocked around. He also may be suffering from longer pitch counts. He's gone over 100 pitches in 7 of his last 8 games, and looked tired early in his last start against Minny.
On the other hand, I'm not backing a banged up Boston lineup at a price above -200, I don't care who is pitching.
Big lean for me to the Over here. They don't make a total of 9 with these two on the hill for no apparent reason. And probably to get to 9 Boston will have to win by 2 or more...... But again, Balt has played good on the road and Cabrera has the ability to pitch well when he wants to.
I'lll wait and see who's behind the dish before playing this one. But for me, its an Over or a pass.
Good luck fellas
We all know Cabrera has been one of those guys who over his career has been a Jekyll and Hyde type. Just when you start drinking the Kool Aid and thinking he's finally gotten his act together, he walks 7 in 4 innings and gives up 5 ER.... But it hasn't happened this year.... yet.
Beckett is Beckett. You know what you're getting. One of the most consistent guys in the game.
A number that I feel is getting overlooked a bit is the bullpens. Balt has a pen with an ERA of .5 lower than Boston. And the Orioles have been playing well on the road. Albers blew the game against Halladay or they would have swept the Jays in Toronto, a place where they've had lots of trouble over the years. Before that, Balt took 2 of 3 in Minny, so the road hasn't been their enemy as of late.
I'm kinda torn on this play, because I do think Cabrera is about to hit the skids. two of his last three on the road have had him reverting to old form and walking hitters or getting knocked around. He also may be suffering from longer pitch counts. He's gone over 100 pitches in 7 of his last 8 games, and looked tired early in his last start against Minny.
On the other hand, I'm not backing a banged up Boston lineup at a price above -200, I don't care who is pitching.
Big lean for me to the Over here. They don't make a total of 9 with these two on the hill for no apparent reason. And probably to get to 9 Boston will have to win by 2 or more...... But again, Balt has played good on the road and Cabrera has the ability to pitch well when he wants to.
I'lll wait and see who's behind the dish before playing this one. But for me, its an Over or a pass.
Good luck fellas
