<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=500 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Yesterday</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">2</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">1</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">0</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">+1.63 Units</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Last 30 Days</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">38</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">52</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">0</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">-9.26 Units</TD></TR><TR><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=left width="50%">Season To Date (Since April 2005)</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">38</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">52</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="10%">0</TD><TD class=rs_value vAlign=top align=right width="20%">-9.26 Units</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Toronto +1.05 over BALTIMORE (3:05 PM)<o></o>
Ray Halliday plus anything doesn’t need much thought or research. The man is the straight goods and the Blue Jays are finding ways to win. Just four teams in the majors have more wins than Toronto and when you throw Halliday into the equation, it just makes sense to wager on them. Halliday is 4-1 and has already struck out 34 hitters while walking just five in 45 innings. Eric Bedard is off to a good start too but you know that’s not going to last. Bedard has a career ERA of 4.30 and in 34 career starts he has eight wins and 11 losses. He’s also a lefty and the Blue Jays are 5-2 against southpaws. Orioles are winning too, in fact they have the leagues best record at 17-8. However, two things are going to happen that you can write in stone; Baltimore will not keep up a .680 winning pace and its starting rotation is going to be a fraction of what it’s been the first month. Jays a live puppy today. Play: Toronto +1.05 (Risking 1.5 units).<o></o>
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Texas +1.12 over OAKLAND (3:35 PM)<o></o>
We’d feel much better if someone other than Chan Ho Park was on the hill as this guy has the intensity level of a cow. However, we’re not going to concern ourselves with that. This wager is all about playing the Rangers over the A’s with a tag attached to it. Danny Haren is a very decent starting pitcher and has shown the ability to be a consistent winner at this level. The problem is that he pitches for a team that cannot cross home plate. In order to win some games you have to score some runs and in this day and age you’re not going to win many 2-1 games. The bottom line here is that the A’s have no offense and the Rangers have a ton of it. Chan Ho Park has looked good this year and it’s not going to take a big outing to beat this host. If you can score four runs on the A’s you have a huge chance of winning and that’s a gamble worth taking. Play: Texas +1.12 (Risking 1.5 units). <o></o>
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LA Angels +1.02 over SEATTLE (6:35 PM)<o></o>
The Angels are heating up and have always enjoyed this venue. In fact, they’ve won 10 of their past 13 games at Safeco and we can’t see anything that suggests that’s about to stop now. They’ll face Aaron Sele, a guy that’s been in the bigs for 12 years and is making $700,000 this season, a rather embarrassing amount by today’s standards for a 12-year vet. Anyways, Sele is overpaid by about $690,990 and should be thankful that his plane tickets and hotel is covered. He’s started five games and has pitched well in three of them against Oakland, Kansas City and Cleveland. Out of 30 major league teams, that trio just mentioned ranks 27th, 28th and 30th in the majors in offense. When Sele has faced a team that can hit, ala Texas and this Angel team in his other two starts, he had his rear end handed to him to the tune of 10 runs in a combined 9.2 frames. Yeah, Seattle may win here but it’s going to take plenty of runs to do so and we don’t believe it’s going to happen. Play: Anaheim AKA Los Angeles +1.02 (Risking 1.5 units).
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></o>Ray Halliday plus anything doesn’t need much thought or research. The man is the straight goods and the Blue Jays are finding ways to win. Just four teams in the majors have more wins than Toronto and when you throw Halliday into the equation, it just makes sense to wager on them. Halliday is 4-1 and has already struck out 34 hitters while walking just five in 45 innings. Eric Bedard is off to a good start too but you know that’s not going to last. Bedard has a career ERA of 4.30 and in 34 career starts he has eight wins and 11 losses. He’s also a lefty and the Blue Jays are 5-2 against southpaws. Orioles are winning too, in fact they have the leagues best record at 17-8. However, two things are going to happen that you can write in stone; Baltimore will not keep up a .680 winning pace and its starting rotation is going to be a fraction of what it’s been the first month. Jays a live puppy today. Play: Toronto +1.05 (Risking 1.5 units).<o
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></o>Texas +1.12 over OAKLAND (3:35 PM)<o
></o>We’d feel much better if someone other than Chan Ho Park was on the hill as this guy has the intensity level of a cow. However, we’re not going to concern ourselves with that. This wager is all about playing the Rangers over the A’s with a tag attached to it. Danny Haren is a very decent starting pitcher and has shown the ability to be a consistent winner at this level. The problem is that he pitches for a team that cannot cross home plate. In order to win some games you have to score some runs and in this day and age you’re not going to win many 2-1 games. The bottom line here is that the A’s have no offense and the Rangers have a ton of it. Chan Ho Park has looked good this year and it’s not going to take a big outing to beat this host. If you can score four runs on the A’s you have a huge chance of winning and that’s a gamble worth taking. Play: Texas +1.12 (Risking 1.5 units). <o
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></o>LA Angels +1.02 over SEATTLE (6:35 PM)<o
></o>The Angels are heating up and have always enjoyed this venue. In fact, they’ve won 10 of their past 13 games at Safeco and we can’t see anything that suggests that’s about to stop now. They’ll face Aaron Sele, a guy that’s been in the bigs for 12 years and is making $700,000 this season, a rather embarrassing amount by today’s standards for a 12-year vet. Anyways, Sele is overpaid by about $690,990 and should be thankful that his plane tickets and hotel is covered. He’s started five games and has pitched well in three of them against Oakland, Kansas City and Cleveland. Out of 30 major league teams, that trio just mentioned ranks 27th, 28th and 30th in the majors in offense. When Sele has faced a team that can hit, ala Texas and this Angel team in his other two starts, he had his rear end handed to him to the tune of 10 runs in a combined 9.2 frames. Yeah, Seattle may win here but it’s going to take plenty of runs to do so and we don’t believe it’s going to happen. Play: Anaheim AKA Los Angeles +1.02 (Risking 1.5 units).
