2012 MLB O/U Record: 110-110-9, -$411
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Won two out of my top three write-up bets last night, but finished 3-5 overall and ended up making no money. Worst of all, my record has dropped to .500, something I never imagined happening this late in the season. I just have no comment for it; it’s incredibly mind-boggling and demoralizing given the success I had last year and I thought coming into the year that I’d be able to even top it. I know I’ll wind up fine in the end, since this is an everydayt hing for six months, so I just keep my head up and move on to the next one. Luckily, Saturday is a day I have absolutely dominated (22-7-2 this year!), which is actually a very strange trend for me considering it was my worst day last year (44-47-4). In fact, it was my only day of the week where I was under .500 in 2011. Well, hopefully today is another 2012 Saturday owned by The Cat, let’s see…
(Posting this early because I have a 1 o’clock game from the slate. I have two other write-up bets that I will add a bit later)
New York Mets @ Toronto Blue Jays - $50 for $45
Miguel Batista vs Brandon Morrow
UNDER 9
I’m pleased I had a solid vibe on this game, as while these aren’t two of my favorite pitchers, my own statistics indicate I know each one pretty well. First, you’ve got to like any under involving Brandon Morrow with a line as high as 9, as this year especially is when he’s been able to showcase his ace-caliber stuff. After all, he’s 4-2 with a 2.22 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and a sparkling 46:16 K:BB ratio in 52 innings. Just all across the board, Morrow has dazzled in finally living up to his potential of being the consistent top-flight starter that a lot of people thought he would be early on in his career. Also of note, while I was only 1-3 on his over/unders last year, I am 4-1-1 on him this year thus far, the one loss being his first start of the year when he threw seven innings of ONE-hit ball and gave up only two unearned runs in Cleveland, so I was 100-percent right on that game as well (It was an under 8 that was 2-2 going into the 9th and somehow lost in extra innings. Only me).
Miguel Batista is another guy I know well (2-0 with him last year; 2-0 so far this year), as I have already discussed him in great detail earlier on in the year before he made his first start against Tim Lincecum. Judging by his last start, seven shutout innings yielding only four hits versus Milwaukee, it appears the old veteran is perhaps returning to his solid form that we saw at the end of last season, concluding with a complete game shutout against the Reds. I mean, this could be tricky for him pitching in an American League ballpark going up against a tough lineup without the benefit of having the pitcher in the ninth spot to bail him out at times, but as we saw towards the end of 2011, he pitches well in bunches, and if that brilliant last start is any indication, he should be in a groove right now and hold his own. I expect Morrow to carry the bulk of this under, but Batista can give us enough as well to put us in a good position to win.
As I said, I'll be back in a bit with my bigger bets on the evening.
2011 MLB O/U Record: 366-270-42, +$1,104
Won two out of my top three write-up bets last night, but finished 3-5 overall and ended up making no money. Worst of all, my record has dropped to .500, something I never imagined happening this late in the season. I just have no comment for it; it’s incredibly mind-boggling and demoralizing given the success I had last year and I thought coming into the year that I’d be able to even top it. I know I’ll wind up fine in the end, since this is an everydayt hing for six months, so I just keep my head up and move on to the next one. Luckily, Saturday is a day I have absolutely dominated (22-7-2 this year!), which is actually a very strange trend for me considering it was my worst day last year (44-47-4). In fact, it was my only day of the week where I was under .500 in 2011. Well, hopefully today is another 2012 Saturday owned by The Cat, let’s see…
(Posting this early because I have a 1 o’clock game from the slate. I have two other write-up bets that I will add a bit later)
New York Mets @ Toronto Blue Jays - $50 for $45
Miguel Batista vs Brandon Morrow
UNDER 9
I’m pleased I had a solid vibe on this game, as while these aren’t two of my favorite pitchers, my own statistics indicate I know each one pretty well. First, you’ve got to like any under involving Brandon Morrow with a line as high as 9, as this year especially is when he’s been able to showcase his ace-caliber stuff. After all, he’s 4-2 with a 2.22 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and a sparkling 46:16 K:BB ratio in 52 innings. Just all across the board, Morrow has dazzled in finally living up to his potential of being the consistent top-flight starter that a lot of people thought he would be early on in his career. Also of note, while I was only 1-3 on his over/unders last year, I am 4-1-1 on him this year thus far, the one loss being his first start of the year when he threw seven innings of ONE-hit ball and gave up only two unearned runs in Cleveland, so I was 100-percent right on that game as well (It was an under 8 that was 2-2 going into the 9th and somehow lost in extra innings. Only me).
Miguel Batista is another guy I know well (2-0 with him last year; 2-0 so far this year), as I have already discussed him in great detail earlier on in the year before he made his first start against Tim Lincecum. Judging by his last start, seven shutout innings yielding only four hits versus Milwaukee, it appears the old veteran is perhaps returning to his solid form that we saw at the end of last season, concluding with a complete game shutout against the Reds. I mean, this could be tricky for him pitching in an American League ballpark going up against a tough lineup without the benefit of having the pitcher in the ninth spot to bail him out at times, but as we saw towards the end of 2011, he pitches well in bunches, and if that brilliant last start is any indication, he should be in a groove right now and hold his own. I expect Morrow to carry the bulk of this under, but Batista can give us enough as well to put us in a good position to win.
As I said, I'll be back in a bit with my bigger bets on the evening.
