One of our first real disappointing, losing days in awhile. Looking to bounceback big today. As I said, the play below was considered to be a huge play before the games took place yesterday, this isnt a tilt play from yesterday or anything like that. Let's cash this ticket and get back to bankroll building.
10* Rice -226
or
10* Rice -1.5 -126 (you pick what kind of juice you want to lay)
4* Rice/Miami under 13
Me and Pimple hammered that line at -196, and it went flying.
The buck stops here for this Hurricanes team who has played red-hot baseball this tourney. They are a young team, that is under-sized, scrappy and speedy, and hitting the crap out of the ball right now. I didn't give them much credit for their hitting because they went through Manhattan and San Fran, then a weak Ole Miss pitching staff, and they finally put together a good quality win vs. Oregon State's ace 1b Dallas Buck. Watching that game, I was trying to determine if the Canes were for real, and I don't think they are. It became more and more evident to me that this Hurricanes team rips the crap out of upper 80's pitching. Buck isnt a dominant starter, as I mentioned in my writeup on him, and he is the Derek Lowe-type, relying on that power sinker to get groundball outs. And when I watched that game vs. Miami, it was not on. Buck isn't particularly "large" and he can't create that good downward plane vs. these short scrappy Miami hitters.
You keep hearing this isnt the Miami powerhouse of year's past and there's a reason for that. These guys don't have the big time guy like Pat Burrell at the plate. They don't have Ryan Braun, they dont have Kevin Howard. They have some smaller, younger, inexperienced freshmen and sophomores that are in for a real treat tonight.
Every key hitter in this Hurricanes lineup is a lefty. And they won't face a much better lefty than the one going tonight for Rice, in another fantastic decision that turned this play from a 6* play, to the 10* it is now.
Rice will start closer Cole St. Clair tonight. Cole St. Clair is a big dominant left-hander that wants to be a starting pitcher, has the stuff to be a starting pitcher and was left in the bullpen before the emergence of Bryce Cox. As you saw Cox in Rice's last game, this guy is consistently 95 MPH and absolutely lights out. Now, St. Clair can step into the role he has always wanted: starting pitcher. His stamina is not a concern. He's big, he throws strikes, and he can handle the load. In supers vs. Oklahoma, Rice brought him in the 1st inning to stop the bleeding, and he continued to pitch wonderfully throughout the game.
The reason why I like this St. Clair matchup vs. the Miami hitters is not only because every key out in the Miami lineup is a lefty, and St. Clair owns the lefty on lefty matchup. St. Clair is big and dominant, something UM hasnt seen yet. St. Clair isnt going to rely on a Dallas Buck sinker to get groundballs, and he's on a completely different level than anyone they have faced in a long time. St. Clair is a big left hander that will run it in the mid 90's, creating that downward plane from his 6'5" 225 pound frame. He will go right at and challenge this undersized Miami lineup, and try to over power them, and I think he will be able to. St. Clair has no mental issues, no crapping down his leg, he's been a closer all year and been thrown i9nto tight games, and has responded with a 6-2 record 1.95 ERA, and opponents batting .144 against him. .144!!!!!! 69IP 94, strikeouts!
He'll be matched up with Danny Gil, who absolutely shut down those hot Ole Miss bats in Mississippi. Gil relies on one pitch, like Tim Wakefiled: He relies on this nasty split-finger that gets almost knuckleball action. He used it to slow down those aggressive Ole Miss bats. But, in his 4 years at Miami, I have never seen him put together back to back games with that split finger and be dominant. The other thing is I think this Rice lineup has better hitters than the Ole Miss lineup. Rice has battled back from being down runs, they get the timely clutch hit, and they can run the score up. We havn't seen these Miami guys fall behind 1st in a game yet, and I want to see how they respond if they go down to Rice. Will the young guys fold?
Finally, bullpen. Miami's is terrible outside of Chris Perez, but he's only a closer. They will need another 8 inning effort from Gil tonight vs. a very good Rice lineup, and I dont see that happening. Miamis glaring weakness is bullpen, and Rices strength is bullpen. After St. Clair, Rice can come back to Bryce Cox, who will continue to run mid 90's fastballs at Miami.
Tradition. It takes tradition to slow down tradition. If that makes any sense. Miami stole it from Ole Miss in Ole Miss, who hasnt been to Omaha since the 60's. Miami beat up on Oregon State, who never makes any post-season noise, never goes to Omaha, and is looking to go 2 and out both years that they do. And now they face a Rice team, with tremendous tradition, post-season experience, recent National Titles, etc.
Overall, this is just a great play and a bad spot for the Hurricanes who should run into a buzz saw tonight that is the Rice pitching staff.
10* Rice -226
or
10* Rice -1.5 -126 (you pick what kind of juice you want to lay)
4* Rice/Miami under 13
Me and Pimple hammered that line at -196, and it went flying.
The buck stops here for this Hurricanes team who has played red-hot baseball this tourney. They are a young team, that is under-sized, scrappy and speedy, and hitting the crap out of the ball right now. I didn't give them much credit for their hitting because they went through Manhattan and San Fran, then a weak Ole Miss pitching staff, and they finally put together a good quality win vs. Oregon State's ace 1b Dallas Buck. Watching that game, I was trying to determine if the Canes were for real, and I don't think they are. It became more and more evident to me that this Hurricanes team rips the crap out of upper 80's pitching. Buck isnt a dominant starter, as I mentioned in my writeup on him, and he is the Derek Lowe-type, relying on that power sinker to get groundball outs. And when I watched that game vs. Miami, it was not on. Buck isn't particularly "large" and he can't create that good downward plane vs. these short scrappy Miami hitters.
You keep hearing this isnt the Miami powerhouse of year's past and there's a reason for that. These guys don't have the big time guy like Pat Burrell at the plate. They don't have Ryan Braun, they dont have Kevin Howard. They have some smaller, younger, inexperienced freshmen and sophomores that are in for a real treat tonight.
Every key hitter in this Hurricanes lineup is a lefty. And they won't face a much better lefty than the one going tonight for Rice, in another fantastic decision that turned this play from a 6* play, to the 10* it is now.
Rice will start closer Cole St. Clair tonight. Cole St. Clair is a big dominant left-hander that wants to be a starting pitcher, has the stuff to be a starting pitcher and was left in the bullpen before the emergence of Bryce Cox. As you saw Cox in Rice's last game, this guy is consistently 95 MPH and absolutely lights out. Now, St. Clair can step into the role he has always wanted: starting pitcher. His stamina is not a concern. He's big, he throws strikes, and he can handle the load. In supers vs. Oklahoma, Rice brought him in the 1st inning to stop the bleeding, and he continued to pitch wonderfully throughout the game.
The reason why I like this St. Clair matchup vs. the Miami hitters is not only because every key out in the Miami lineup is a lefty, and St. Clair owns the lefty on lefty matchup. St. Clair is big and dominant, something UM hasnt seen yet. St. Clair isnt going to rely on a Dallas Buck sinker to get groundballs, and he's on a completely different level than anyone they have faced in a long time. St. Clair is a big left hander that will run it in the mid 90's, creating that downward plane from his 6'5" 225 pound frame. He will go right at and challenge this undersized Miami lineup, and try to over power them, and I think he will be able to. St. Clair has no mental issues, no crapping down his leg, he's been a closer all year and been thrown i9nto tight games, and has responded with a 6-2 record 1.95 ERA, and opponents batting .144 against him. .144!!!!!! 69IP 94, strikeouts!
He'll be matched up with Danny Gil, who absolutely shut down those hot Ole Miss bats in Mississippi. Gil relies on one pitch, like Tim Wakefiled: He relies on this nasty split-finger that gets almost knuckleball action. He used it to slow down those aggressive Ole Miss bats. But, in his 4 years at Miami, I have never seen him put together back to back games with that split finger and be dominant. The other thing is I think this Rice lineup has better hitters than the Ole Miss lineup. Rice has battled back from being down runs, they get the timely clutch hit, and they can run the score up. We havn't seen these Miami guys fall behind 1st in a game yet, and I want to see how they respond if they go down to Rice. Will the young guys fold?
Finally, bullpen. Miami's is terrible outside of Chris Perez, but he's only a closer. They will need another 8 inning effort from Gil tonight vs. a very good Rice lineup, and I dont see that happening. Miamis glaring weakness is bullpen, and Rices strength is bullpen. After St. Clair, Rice can come back to Bryce Cox, who will continue to run mid 90's fastballs at Miami.
Tradition. It takes tradition to slow down tradition. If that makes any sense. Miami stole it from Ole Miss in Ole Miss, who hasnt been to Omaha since the 60's. Miami beat up on Oregon State, who never makes any post-season noise, never goes to Omaha, and is looking to go 2 and out both years that they do. And now they face a Rice team, with tremendous tradition, post-season experience, recent National Titles, etc.
Overall, this is just a great play and a bad spot for the Hurricanes who should run into a buzz saw tonight that is the Rice pitching staff.
ope: I wish I had your bankroll. 
