BIG AL'S PAID PLAY!
At 7:05pm our Sucker Bet of the Month is on the Los Angeles Angels over the Detroit Tigers. It's time for the magic carpet ride that Tigers lefthander Mike Maroth is on to end. The man who once lost 21 games in a single season (in 2003) can do no wrong so far in 2007 as he has a 3-0 record and the Tigers are an amazing 7-0 in games which he's started despite some pretty ugly stats. Maroth has an ERA of 4.69 and an unsightly WHIP of 1.71, but he has yet to lose. That isn't to say he hasn't had his problems this season. In fact Maroth is coming off of an illness that has kept him sidelined for almost a month and caused him to miss his last start last Thursday. It's hard to imagine that he will be anywhere near 100% when he takes the mound against one of the best teams in the American League. The Angels will start one of their best in righthander John Lackey, whose stats have been anything but unsightly with a 6-3 record, 2.43 ERA, and 1.25 WHIP. Maroth has obviously been bailed out by his offense several times in order to have a record as good as he does, but look for that to not be the case tonight against one of the top teams and pitchers in the American League. Take the Angels. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
At 7:05pm our Sucker Bet of the Month is on the Los Angeles Angels over the Detroit Tigers. It's time for the magic carpet ride that Tigers lefthander Mike Maroth is on to end. The man who once lost 21 games in a single season (in 2003) can do no wrong so far in 2007 as he has a 3-0 record and the Tigers are an amazing 7-0 in games which he's started despite some pretty ugly stats. Maroth has an ERA of 4.69 and an unsightly WHIP of 1.71, but he has yet to lose. That isn't to say he hasn't had his problems this season. In fact Maroth is coming off of an illness that has kept him sidelined for almost a month and caused him to miss his last start last Thursday. It's hard to imagine that he will be anywhere near 100% when he takes the mound against one of the best teams in the American League. The Angels will start one of their best in righthander John Lackey, whose stats have been anything but unsightly with a 6-3 record, 2.43 ERA, and 1.25 WHIP. Maroth has obviously been bailed out by his offense several times in order to have a record as good as he does, but look for that to not be the case tonight against one of the top teams and pitchers in the American League. Take the Angels. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
