VP's Diamond picks : 5/13/12 (YTD: 23-15-2; +9.9 units)

volcom-pike · May 13, 2012

Tough day yesterday going 1-3. Gotta pick it up today.

Marlins -140 (3 Units)
Zambrano has been pitching well lately. 1-1, 1.23 ERA in last 3 games. The Marlins need this rubber match and they got the pitching matchup they were looking for. Niese is 0-1, 5.40 ERA in his last 3 games and 1-4, 5.13 ERA in his career against the Marlins. Looking to start this day off with a win.

May have more later, may not. Spending some time with my mother before work.

Good luck.

volcom-pike · May 13, 2012

Adding:
Blue Jays/Twins under 8 (EVEN) (2 Units)
Diamond looked great in his last start, shutting the Angels out through 7 IP. Before that he had some success in AAA with a low 2 ERA and a winning record. Romero is an ace. He may not be having his best season as far as ERA is concerned, but he is unbeaten and has had success getting himself out of jams. This is an opportunity for him to bring that ERA down a bit. Romero in his career is 4-0, 1.91 ERA against the Twins. Both of these pitchers have potential shut down stuff, and this ballpark should help out with that. Balls don't seem to carry that much at Target. I would take the Jays to win this matchup, but at -155, the juice is too high for a road team in most cases for me. I do like the under here, I'm thinking this game has 6 runs total.

moocow · May 13, 2012

Nice comeback by the fish. Battle of the terrible bullpens. Thanks

volcom-pike · May 13, 2012

Yeah, that was big for me. Didn't want to start the day with a 3 unit + juice loss. The Marlins were out hitting the Mets all day, really should've scored some runs earlier. I'll take it though. Cheers.

volcom-pike · May 13, 2012

Marlins -140 (3 Units) Win
Blue Jays/Twins under 8 (EVEN) (2 Units) Win

2-0; +5 Units

Adding:
Rangers -125 (1 Unit)
Small play here. Rangers have arguably the best lineup in the majors, and so far this year, Weaver has faced some pretty bad lineups (Oakland, Minnesota, Cleveland, Kansas City). Also Feliz has been impressive against the Halos with a 1.21 ERA (although mostly from the bullpen).

Willye · May 13, 2012

Nice work bol

varkeyboy · May 13, 2012

moocow said:
Nice comeback by the fish. Battle of the terrible bullpens. Thanks

You can say that again!

volcom-pike · May 14, 2012

Marlins -140 (3 Units) Win
Blue Jays/Twins under 8 (EVEN) (2 Units) Win
Rangers -125 (1 Unit) Win

Thanks guys!
3-0; +6 Units I'd say is a proper bounce back day. Posting today's picks shortly.