I'm on Pittsburgh tonight.
Guys, again, get off this fixation with starting pitching. In another thread someone wondered how you could play SF today, Hudson vs "dirty" Sanchez. It went extra innings and SF won.
Starters rarely go past 6, then its the bullpens. Look for teams that have used a lot of bullpen innings and take a shot against them, especially if you are getting odds.
I couldn't believe all the people playing Peavy at -150 a few nights ago. Coming off an injury, first start of the season. It was a classic play against and I got Cleveland +130. But the Peavy name generated fantastic value.
Going against name pitchers is a good way to find value. I'm not saying play every dog, or against every good pitcher.
With you Memphis on Pittsburgh tonight. Taking a shot with Oakland playing an Anaheim team that lost a lot of key parts. Went 3-1 playing against them and taking another shot tonight.
Good luck whatever you do.
Guys, again, get off this fixation with starting pitching. In another thread someone wondered how you could play SF today, Hudson vs "dirty" Sanchez. It went extra innings and SF won.
Starters rarely go past 6, then its the bullpens. Look for teams that have used a lot of bullpen innings and take a shot against them, especially if you are getting odds.
I couldn't believe all the people playing Peavy at -150 a few nights ago. Coming off an injury, first start of the season. It was a classic play against and I got Cleveland +130. But the Peavy name generated fantastic value.
Going against name pitchers is a good way to find value. I'm not saying play every dog, or against every good pitcher.
With you Memphis on Pittsburgh tonight. Taking a shot with Oakland playing an Anaheim team that lost a lot of key parts. Went 3-1 playing against them and taking another shot tonight.
Good luck whatever you do.
The D-backs won six of seven from the Pirates a year ago, and figure to be much improved from their disappointing 72-90 record in 2009. The first five hitters in the Arizona lineup (Jackson, Drew, Upton, LaRoche and Reynolds) should pose problems for Pittsburgh starter Charlie Morton, who struggled this spring, allowing six home runs in 24 innings.
Morton's mound opponent, Rodrigo Lopez, was sharp in 22 innings this spring, yielding only one home run, striking out 16 and walking only four.
The Pirates showed their true colors yesterday. After winning the first two games of the season, Pittsburgh reverted to form by allowing the Dodger back-ups (Torre sat five regulars) to score 10 runs on 16 hits. The Pirates did not help matters by committing three errors.
Pittsburgh is 3-10 the last four seasons at Chase Field.
Morton's mound opponent, Rodrigo Lopez, was sharp in 22 innings this spring, yielding only one home run, striking out 16 and walking only four.
The Pirates showed their true colors yesterday. After winning the first two games of the season, Pittsburgh reverted to form by allowing the Dodger back-ups (Torre sat five regulars) to score 10 runs on 16 hits. The Pirates did not help matters by committing three errors.
Pittsburgh is 3-10 the last four seasons at Chase Field.
The Pirates generally suck on the road, but you really can't put much relevance into those spring stats. Although Lopez had a dominant spring, he's really not very good. Morton can give up the gopher ball, but he's better than people think. That being said, I'm laying off this game, but it wouldn't be crazy to put a half unit or so on the Buccos and hope they get the sticks goin' like they did the first couple of games. After all, it is a hitters haven.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
