First let me say, thank you to the truly pathetic Miami Marlins for making my baseball betting funds larger. I'm not sure how much longer I can milk that cow, but we'll see. Tuesday: 8-2, +7.8 units.
Second, watching the Padres and Astros play footsy with each other while runners get stranded, batters swing at crap pitches and 2 lousy pitchers hang around looking good- well, it's like watching your sister's piano recital- you can't wait for it to end. I don't think I got so lucky with those 4 runs in the bottom of the fifth as much as it had to happen sometime. Kip Wells still can't pitch, but the Astros just looked asleep until the 5th. And as for their leadoff hitter, Brian Bixler, who struck out twice against Wells, you are destined for the minors. Bixler now has 19 Ks in 48 at bats- which if you multiply it out(can't remember the math term), would be 200 Ks in 500 AB. Of course the Padres are even worse. That lineup tonight is screaming "under!" With their pitching injuries, I will be looking seriously at playing against them.
Finally, be careful what you bet on one play or one day. Remember, I went 1-7 last Friday. If you bet big on any one day, you could lose a bundle on one of my bad days. And I've had a number of bad days, so keep your units uniform. If I go .500 for the next month, well that's acceptable. Could get hot after that, and could go up quite a bit. Good luck from here on out, and thanks for any insight from around the country on local teams.
Second, watching the Padres and Astros play footsy with each other while runners get stranded, batters swing at crap pitches and 2 lousy pitchers hang around looking good- well, it's like watching your sister's piano recital- you can't wait for it to end. I don't think I got so lucky with those 4 runs in the bottom of the fifth as much as it had to happen sometime. Kip Wells still can't pitch, but the Astros just looked asleep until the 5th. And as for their leadoff hitter, Brian Bixler, who struck out twice against Wells, you are destined for the minors. Bixler now has 19 Ks in 48 at bats- which if you multiply it out(can't remember the math term), would be 200 Ks in 500 AB. Of course the Padres are even worse. That lineup tonight is screaming "under!" With their pitching injuries, I will be looking seriously at playing against them.
Finally, be careful what you bet on one play or one day. Remember, I went 1-7 last Friday. If you bet big on any one day, you could lose a bundle on one of my bad days. And I've had a number of bad days, so keep your units uniform. If I go .500 for the next month, well that's acceptable. Could get hot after that, and could go up quite a bit. Good luck from here on out, and thanks for any insight from around the country on local teams.