Sabathia faces Milwaukee Thursday Night
June 30, 2011
There was no doubt that the New York Yankees line-up was going to dominate pitching this year, bhut it’s been their pitching staff that has surprised MLB experts. Losing out on the Cliff Lee sweepstakes seemed like a huge hit to the Yankees pitching staff, and the retirement of Andy Pettitte didn’t help either. Fortunately the free agents that were acquired in the off-season have turned out to be the difference maker in the American League East. Baseball handicappers have known for years that...
Nationals host Angels in Interleague Match-Up
June 29, 2011
Both the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are in need of a second half run to get themselves back into their divisional races. The good news for each of these squads is that they have the talent to do so. The Angels are currently sitting in second place in the American League West, but will more than likely need to win the division outright to make the playoffs as the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays are running away with the wildcard race. Despite have almost an identical record to...
Lee vs. Beckett in Phillies/ Red Sox Showdown
June 28, 2011
The two most complete teams in terms of pitching and hitting will go head to head in Interleague action starting Tuesday when the Philadelphia Phillies host the Boston Red Sox. What Philadelphia lacks in hitting this season they make up for in pitching, and the opposite can be said for Boston. In terms of team earned run average, the Phillies have been spectacular this season, and that’s including the fact that Roy Oswalt has been at his best and is now on the DL. The trio of Roy Halladay, Cliff...
Dodgers and Twins Fight to stay Alive
June 27, 2011
Being over 8 games back in the division isn’t a good place to be 70+ games into the season, but both the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers have the players to pull themselves out of the fire and into the lead. These two squads will meet up Monday in a 3 game interleague series that could send one of them on a run to make a run at the division leader. As hard as it is to believe, the Dodgers are lacking in the pitching department. They have led all of baseball in developing pitchers in the...
Pirates look to Complete Sweep of Red Sox Sunday
June 26, 2011
Sportsbooks are taking a beating in the Boston Red Sox/ Pittsburgh Pirates series as baseball handicappers made Boston large road favorites in each of the first 2 games. Somehow , the Pirates have managed to win both games with pitching. Paul Maholm and Jeff Karstens put together 2 solid performances as they held down the stout Red Sox offense in games 1 and 2 of this series, It will be up to James McDonald to complete what seems to be an improbable sweep based on baseball predictions. Both New York...
Cahill battles Hamels and Phillies Saturday
June 25, 2011
The Oakland Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies may be at opposite ends of the baseball spectrum, but they aren’t too far apart in terms of pitching. The Phillies currently lead the N.L. East by 4 games and have the best record in the Major Leagues. Oakland is struggling to score runs and sits in last place in a weak American League West. With a 34-42 record they are faced with having to leap frog 3 teams in order to make their way back to the top of the division. They will need to win the division...
Astros and Rays Battle in Interleague Showdown
June 24, 2011
The Houston Astros may be 20 games below .500, but they have enough talent to contend with any team in the baseball. It’s rare to say that a team with a record this bad can compete from night to night, but the Astros are 8th in the Majors in batting average, and have several pitchers that can shut down opposing line-ups when needed. One of those pitchers is Wandy Rodriguez, and he takes the mound Friday night against a solid Tampa Bay Rays line-up. Overall, the Astros pitching staff is awful. They...
Red Hot Twins take on Lincecum and Giants
June 23, 2011
The Minnesota Twins have been known as a good team that doesn’t quite have enough to compete with the “Big Boys” in the American League. Over the last 2 seasons the Twins have managed to draw the perennial powerhouse New York Yankees in the first round of the playoffs, and have lost both series 3-0. Despite having a payroll far below that of the Yankees or Red Sox, Minnesota has found a way to fight their way into the playoffs with grit and determination. Numerous injuries and a serious lack...
Lohse vs. Lee in battle of National League Elite
June 22, 2011
Kyle Lohse has quietly become one of the best pitchers in all of baseball. Everything has come together this year for Lohse, and the timing couldn’t be better as the St Louis Cardinals best pitcher is off to one of the worst starts in his career. Lohse will need to have another strong outing Wednesday as the Cards take on the National League leading Philadelphia Phillies and Cliff Lee. Despite the early struggles from Lee, the Phillies starting rotation has lived up to the pre-season hype from...
Brewers host Rays in Interleague Action
June 21, 2011
The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays may be within a half of a game within each other in terms of records, but they are in two completely different situations within their divisions. Milwaukee is more than happy to be done with their series against the Boston Red Sox as they lost 2 out of 3 and surrendered 24 runs in the process. Unfortunately for the Rays, they are stuck with having to play both the Red Sox and Yankees a combined 37 times this season. As talented as Tampa Bay is both offensively...
