Alright guys, welcome back. Here we are once again, getting set for what will, in all likelihood, be another eventful Major League Baseball season, as it always is. Feels like yesterday, doesn't it? That's a phrase I often used throughout the year, even throughout my weekly football articles here at The RX (Was 139-106-8, 56.7%, this past season, by the way, for those who were not following my football work), because to me at least, that's the 100-percent truth. The deciding Game 4 of the World Series, not to mention even the regular season, still indeed does feel like yesterday (I distinctly remember switching back and forth between that and the Saints/Broncos Sunday Night game that night. Remember that?), so with Opening Day only about a week away now (Unbelievable), you can bet I've been counting this down by the days ever since November hit.
For those unfamiliar with me, as I do see we have some new people here this year, this is all I'm about: Baseball Over/Unders. I like to say that nobody else out there lives and breathes baseball over/unders on a daily basis more than I do because it is the absolute truth, if you know who I am and how genuinely attached and obsessed I am to this endeavor, considering the countless hours I have put in literally every single day during the season - I take no days off. In fact, most who have followed me on here will vouch me that when it comes to over/unders, there is not another person who puts in more effort or work than I do. In actuality, I was the only person in the country last year who produced daily 500-1,200 word articles pertaining to my beloved over/unders - on a daily basis! Yes, I cannot emphasize that enough because it is something so critical in being successful at baseball betting; you cannot afford to take days off, or at least many of them. That's the beauty of baseball betting is that you get to see everything every single freaking day for 6-7 months... that's a luxury that NO other sport can offer, and in my opinion, it's what helps make baseball the easiest sport to bet on. By keeping up every single day, watching games every night, and constantly reading player quotes and game recaps, you get an excellent sense for what is going through a player's mind, and most importantly, the starting pitchers because they possess the most important position in all of sports. THEY are the ones who dictate how a game plays out more than any other sport, and it is this reasoning that has helped fuel my success over the past two years with high-end winning percentages. Here are the numbers as a reminder:
2011: 366-270-42 (57.5%)
2012: 361-329-47 (52.3%) BUT... 143-119-27 (54.5%) in 2nd Half; 108-82-20 (56.8%)
*And remember, I had a TON of bad breaks in the first half. More likely than not, I had more than anyone else in that time, as some of you humorously remember lol it was unreal.
Just as important, at least to me, is knowing where you stand with each pitcher and each team in regards to my particular over/unders, which helps to measure strengths and weaknesses in regards to vibes, and potentially determining what pitchers to bet big on and which ones to resist temptations. It took me weeks to complete (Since I don't have Excel and had to go through everything on Microsoft Word UGH), but here is my official 2012 statistical breakdown: (And no surprise, notice the excessive action on Bud Norris and Lucas Harrell haha)
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For those unfamiliar with me, as I do see we have some new people here this year, this is all I'm about: Baseball Over/Unders. I like to say that nobody else out there lives and breathes baseball over/unders on a daily basis more than I do because it is the absolute truth, if you know who I am and how genuinely attached and obsessed I am to this endeavor, considering the countless hours I have put in literally every single day during the season - I take no days off. In fact, most who have followed me on here will vouch me that when it comes to over/unders, there is not another person who puts in more effort or work than I do. In actuality, I was the only person in the country last year who produced daily 500-1,200 word articles pertaining to my beloved over/unders - on a daily basis! Yes, I cannot emphasize that enough because it is something so critical in being successful at baseball betting; you cannot afford to take days off, or at least many of them. That's the beauty of baseball betting is that you get to see everything every single freaking day for 6-7 months... that's a luxury that NO other sport can offer, and in my opinion, it's what helps make baseball the easiest sport to bet on. By keeping up every single day, watching games every night, and constantly reading player quotes and game recaps, you get an excellent sense for what is going through a player's mind, and most importantly, the starting pitchers because they possess the most important position in all of sports. THEY are the ones who dictate how a game plays out more than any other sport, and it is this reasoning that has helped fuel my success over the past two years with high-end winning percentages. Here are the numbers as a reminder:
2011: 366-270-42 (57.5%)
2012: 361-329-47 (52.3%) BUT... 143-119-27 (54.5%) in 2nd Half; 108-82-20 (56.8%)
*And remember, I had a TON of bad breaks in the first half. More likely than not, I had more than anyone else in that time, as some of you humorously remember lol it was unreal.
Just as important, at least to me, is knowing where you stand with each pitcher and each team in regards to my particular over/unders, which helps to measure strengths and weaknesses in regards to vibes, and potentially determining what pitchers to bet big on and which ones to resist temptations. It took me weeks to complete (Since I don't have Excel and had to go through everything on Microsoft Word UGH), but here is my official 2012 statistical breakdown: (And no surprise, notice the excessive action on Bud Norris and Lucas Harrell haha)
| Arizona Diamondbacks (27-19-2) | Atlanta Braves (20-20-6) |
| Wade Miley: 6-2 | Mike Minor: 2-5 |
| Ian Kennedy: 4-4-2 | Tommy Hanson: 2-2-2 |
| Trevor Cahill: 2-3 | Brandon Beachy: 1-4-1 |
| Daniel Hudson: 3-2 | Paul Maholm: 5-0 (11-2-1 overall) |
| Patrick Corbin: 3-2 | Randall Delgado: 1-4-1 |
| Josh Collmenter: 3-2 | Ben Sheets: 4-1 |
| Joe Saunders: 3-1 (4-2 overall) | Tim Hudson: 2-2 |
| Trevor Bauer: 1-2 | Jair Jurrjens: 1-2-1 |
| Tyler Skaggs: 2-1 | Kris Medlen: 1-0-1 |
| Julio Teheran: 1-0 | |
| Baltimore Orioles (18-22-2) | Boston Red Sox (14-22-4) |
| Tommy Hunter: 5-2-1 | Jon Lester: 7-3-1 |
| Wei-Yin Chen: 3-5 | Felix Doubront: 1-6-1 |
| Jason Hammel: 0-5-1 | Clay Buchholz: 1-5-1 |
| Brian Matusz: 1-3 | Josh Beckett: 2-4 (4-5 overall) |
| Jake Arrieta: 2-1 | Aaron Cook: 2-1 |
| Miguel Gonzalez: 2-1 | Franklin Morales: 1-1 |
| Chris Tillman: 1-2 | Daisuke Matsuzaka: 0-0-1 |
| Joe Saunders: 1-1 (4-2 overall) | Daniel Bard: 0-1 |
| Zach Britton: 1-1 | Zach Stewart: 0-1 (0-2 overall) |
| Steve Johnson: 1-0 | |
| Randy Wolf: 1-0 (4-2-1 overall) | |
| Dana Eveland: 0-1 | |
| Chicago Cubs (21-17-3) | Chicago White Sox (24-18-3) |
| Paul Maholm: 6-2-1 (11-2-1 overall) | Chris Sale: 4-4-1 |
| Chris Volstad: 3-4-2 | Jose Quintana: 6-1-2 |
| Jeff Samardzija: 4-3 | Philip Humber: 4-3 |
| Matt Garza: 2-3 | Jake Peavy: 3-3 |
| Travis Wood: 3-1 | Gavin Floyd: 2-2 |
| Justin Germano: 1-2 | Hector Santiago: 2-1 |
| Ryan Dempster: 0-1 | John Danks: 0-2 |
| Randy Wells: 0-1 | Francisco Liriano: 2-0 (4-1 overall) |
| Brooks Raley: 1-0 | Eric Stults: 1-0 (4-3 overall) |
| Chris Rusin: 1-0 | Zach Stewart: 0-1 (0-2 overall) |
| Dylan Axelrod: 0-1 |
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| Cincinnati Reds (23-25-5) | Cleveland Indians (37-29) |
| Homer Bailey: 6-6-1 | Justin Masterson: 11-6 |
| Bronson Arroyo: 4-6-2 | Ubaldo Jimenez: 7-4 |
| Johnny Cueto: 2-5-2 | Derek Lowe: 5-4 |
| Mat Latos: 5-4 | Zach McAllister: 1-7 |
| Mike Leake: 5-4 | Corey Kluber: 5-2 |
| Todd Redmond: 1-0 | Josh Tomlin: 3-3 |
| Jeanmar Gomez: 3-2 | |
| Roberto Hernandez: 1-0 | |
| David Huff: 1-0 | |
| Chris Seddon: 0-1 | |
| Colorado Rockies (26-17-3) | Detroit Tigers (21-15-6) |
| Jeff Francis: 5-2 | Justin Verlander: 8-3-1 |
| Drew Pomeranz: 5-1 | Doug Fister: 6-2-3 |
| Jeremy Guthrie: 2-3-1 (3-3-1 overall) | Rick Porcello: 2-2-1 |
| Alex White: 3-2 | Drew Smyly: 1-3-1 |
| Juan Nicasio: 3-1-1 | Max Scherzer: 1-2 |
| Jhoulys Chacin: 1-4 | Anibal Sanchez: 1-2 (3-5 overall) |
| Tyler Chatwood: 4-0 | Jacob Turner: 1-0 (3-2 overall) |
| Jamie Moyer: 1-2 | Casey Crosby: 1-0 |
| Christian Friedrich: 2-1 | Adam Wilk: 0-1 |
| Josh Outman: 0-1 | |
| Jonathan Sanchez: 0-0-1 (1-2-1 overall) | |
| Houston Astros (40-36-4) | Kansas City Royals (24-21-1) |
| Lucas Harrell: 11-8-1 | Luis Mendoza: 6-5 |
| Bud Norris: 11-6 | Bruce Chen: 4-5 |
| Wandy Rodriguez: 6-7 (6-9-1 overall) | Luke Hochevar: 3-4-1 |
| Jordan Lyles: 2-6-2 | Will Smith: 4-1 |
| J.A. Happ: 4-4 (5-4 overall) | Jonathan Sanchez: 1-2 (1-2-1 overall) |
| Dallas Keuchel: 2-2 | Felipe Paulino: 0-2 |
| Edgar Gonzalez: 2-2 | Vin Mazzaro: 2-0 |
| Kyle Weiland: 2-0 | Danny Duffy: 1-0 |
| Armando Galarraga: 0-0-1 | Nathan Adcock: 1-0 |
| Fernando Abad: 0-1 | Everett Teaford: 1-0 |
| Jeremy Guthrie: 1-0 (3-3-1 overall) | |
| Jake Odorizzi: 0-1 | |
| Ryan Verdugo: 0-1 |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (28-22-3) | Los Angeles Dodgers (30-21-1) |
| CJ Wilson: 5-7-3 | Aaron Harang: 9-2 |
| Jered Weaver: 4-6 | Clayton Kershaw: 5-4-1 |
| Dan Haren: 9-1 | Chad Billingsley: 4-5 |
| Ervin Santana: 4-3 | Chris Capuano: 5-3 |
| Jerome Williams: 3-3 | Nathan Eovaldi: 2-3 (4-3-1 overall) |
| Garrett Richards: 2-2 | Josh Beckett: 2-1 (4-5 overall) |
| Zack Greinke: 1-0 (2-3 overall) | Joe Blanton: 2-1 (7-3-1 overall) |
| Stephen Fife: 1-1 | |
| Ted Lilly: 0-1 | |
| Miami Marlins: (22-18-3) | Milwaukee Brewers (21-15-4) |
| Mark Buehrle: 4-4-1 | Yovani Gallardo: 5-1-3 |
| Josh Johnson: 4-3 | Marco Estrada: 4-4 |
| Ricky Nolasco: 5-2 | Shaun Marcum: 4-2 |
| Anibal Sanchez: 2-3 (3-5 overall) | Randy Wolf: 3-2-1 (4-2-1 overall) |
| Carlos Zambrano: 2-1-1 | Mike Fiers: 2-3 |
| Jacob Turner: 2-2 (3-2 overall) | Zack Greinke: 1-3 (2-3 overall) |
| Wade LeBlanc: 1-2 | Chris Narveson: 1-0 |
| Nathan Eovaldi: 2-0-1 (4-3-1 overall) | Mark Rogers: 1-0 |
| Brad Hand: 0-1 | |
| Minnesota Twins (22-17-2) | New York Mets (25-21-3) |
| Cole De Vries: 5-2-1 | Johan Santana: 3-8 |
| Scott Diamond: 4-3 | R.A. Dickey: 5-3-1 |
| Nick Blackburn: 1-4 | Jon Niese: 4-4 |
| Francisco Liriano: 2-1 (4-1 overall) | Jeremy Hefner: 3-1-1 |
| Liam Hendriks: 1-2 | Dillon Gee: 1-3 |
| Samuel Deduno: 2-1 | Chris Young: 2-2 |
| P.J. Walters: 3-0 | Matt Harvey: 3-0 |
| Brian Duensing: 1-1-1 | Miguel Batista: 3-0 |
| Carl Pavano: 0-3 | Chris Schwinden: 1-0 |
| Esmerling Vasquez: 2-0 | Jenrry Mejia: 0-0-1 |
| Jason Marquis: 1-0 (4-1 overall) | |
| New York Yankees (16-12) | Oakland Athletics (24-25-3) |
| Ivan Nova: 6-1 | Jarrod Parker: 5-6 |
| Phil Hughes: 4-3 | Tom Milone: 3-6 |
| Hiroki Kuroda: 2-2 | Brandon McCarthy: 5-2 |
| Andy Pettitte: 2-2 | Tyson Ross: 3-2-1 |
| C.C. Sabathia: 0-3 | Dan Straily: 2-2-1 |
| Freddy Garcia: 2-1 | A.J. Griffin: 1-4 |
| Travis Blackley: 1-1-1 | |
| Brett Anderson: 2-0 | |
| Bartolo Colon: 1-1 | |
| Graham Godfrey: 1-1 |
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| Philadelphia Phillies (24-27-3) | Pittsburgh Pirates (31-31-5) | |
| Cole Hamels: 5-5-1 | James McDonald: 8-6 | |
| Cliff Lee: 4-7 | A.J. Burnett: 8-5-1 | |
| Kyle Kendrick: 4-6 | Kevin Correia: 4-8-1 | |
| Joe Blanton: 5-2-1 (7-3-1 overall) | Erik Bedard: 3-4 | |
| Roy Halladay: 4-3 | Jeff Karstens: 3-2 | |
| Vance Worley: 1-4-1 | Charlie Morton: 2-2-1 | |
| Tyler Cloyd: 1-0 | Jeff Locke: 3-1 | Wandy Rodriguez: 0-2-1 (6-9-1 overall) |
| Kyle McPherson: 0-1-1 | ||
| San Diego Padres (29-26) | San Francisco Giants (11-22-6) | |
| Edinson Volquez: 12-3 | Madison Bumgarner: 3-5-3 | |
| Clayton Richard: 6-6 | Tim Lincecum: 6-4 | |
| Eric Stults: 3-3 (4-3 overall) | Ryan Vogelsong: 1-8-1 | |
| Jason Marquis: 3-1 (4-1 overall) | Barry Zito: 0-3-2 | |
| Ross Ohlendorf: 1-3 | Matt Cain: 1-2 | |
| Andrew Cashner: 0-3 | ||
| Casey Kelly: 2-0 | ||
| Joe Wieland: 0-2 | ||
| Jeff Suppan: 1-1 | ||
| Kip Wells: 1-0 | ||
| Andrew Werner: 0-1 | ||
| Anthony Bass: 0-1 | ||
| Corey Luebke: 0-1 | ||
| Tim Stauffer: 0-1 | ||
| Seattle Mariners (23-28-7) | St. Louis Cardinals (24-15-2) | |
| Blake Beavan: 6-8-4 | Adam Wainwright: 7-2-1 | |
| Jason Vargas: 3-8 | Kyle Lohse: 7-3 | |
| Felix Hernandez: 4-5-1 | Lance Lynn: 4-3 | |
| Kevin Millwood: 6-3-1 | Jaime Garcia: 3-3 | |
| Hector Noesi: 3-1-1 | Jake Westbrook: 2-4 | |
| Erasmo Ramirez: 1-2 | Chris Carpenter: 1-0-1 | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma: 0-1 | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays (29-27-2) | Texas Rangers (20-18-4) | |
| David Price: 13-4 | Derek Holland: 6-3-1 | |
| Matt Moore: 5-6-1 | Yu Darvish: 3-5 | |
| Jeremy Hellickson: 5-5 | Scott Feldman: 1-4-3 | |
| James Shields: 2-6 | Matt Harrison: 4-2 | |
| Alex Cobb: 3-4 | Colby Lewis: 3-2 | |
| Jeff Niemann: 1-2-1 | Neftali Feliz: 2-1 | |
| Roy Oswalt: 1-1 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays (26-28-3) | Washington Nationals (22-24-4) |
| Ricky Romero: 8-9 | Edwin Jackson: 7-6-1 |
| Brandon Morrow: 9-4-1 | Stephen Strasburg: 5-4-1 |
| Henderson Alvarez: 4-6 | Gio Gonzalez: 3-5-1 |
| Kyle Drabek: 0-4-1 | Jordan Zimmermann: 3-5 |
| Brett Cecil: 2-1-1 | Ross Detwiler: 2-2 |
| Aaron Laffey: 2-1 | John Lannan: 1-2 |
| Drew Hutchison: 0-2 | Chien-Ming Wang: 1-0-1 |
| J.A. Happ: 1-0 (5-4 overall) | |
| Carlos Villanueva: 0-1 |
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