Tiger Woods opens up his 2012 golf year with a 2 under 71. That is not the real story though. He hit 17 green in regulation and hit all but on e fairway. The score and putting not the real story. He had 34 putts, which is understandable after a long break. 30 putts is about where a pro would like to be and with those Greens in regulation and fairways hit a 65 or 64 was not out of the question.
I was under the impression a year ago that with all of Tiger's troubles. Divorce, swing change and mental state. It would be a long time before any improvement was evident. I was wrong. This man is going to have a huge year. hate to say it but he must have two or three girlfriends to get his juices flowing again.
I would even say he will win a Major this year! I can hardly believe I am even saying this but at the right odds, A YES Tiger will win a Major this year. Right now the odds are as high as will ever be on Tiger to get a Major this year. I think I saw +260 or more out there. After this year he will be minus a lot. Get the best odds you will ever get on any Tiger wager.
You may want to check out what the odds are for Tiger to win this week. Any odds over +200 and I believe it is a green light play. I had buried this man and would have told you to bet against Tiger at all costs. The man is a great golfer and if he comes on strong this year, Jack's Major record is once again in Tigers grasp.
Rest in peace Joe PA!!!
I have said enough about what the media did to kill the Penn State great, so just rest in peace MISTER Paterno.
Must be year of change for me betting wise. I usually pass on the NBA but with the short season and teams having some odd schedules, the NBA has some very nice chances at making some money.
Yesterday I played the Golden State Warriors as a 3 point favorite against the Portland Trail Blazers. After you look at the records and the way the two teams were playing you would have to be on Portland....The night before Portland beat a streaking Memphis team and had won two in a row. The Warriors had lost three heart breakers. The Warriors in their very last game had blown a 20 point lead against Memphis and the game before that lost another one they should have won versus Indiana.
So why Golden State?
A very nice thing happened(not in the eyes of Portland) The Trail Blazers were playing their 3rd game in three nights! Sure enough it worked out the way one would think. Portland led at the half but were only shooting 44%. Golden State was shooting 51% but were getting out rebounded by a large amount in the first half. In the 3rd quarter, Golden State kept shooting well and Portland started to look a little tired on the boards. 4th Quarter was a grind but the Warriors wore a tired Blazers team down and won by 8. Sometimes records and stats do not matter as much as a fresh team wearing down a tired team. Thank you schedule makers.
That is a wonderful example of paying attention to all aspects of any sport.
Have a great day.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Thursday, November 10, 2011
A backwards week in the world of us. Fuck off Media!
This is a strange week in the works. One of the most important and well liked coaches in college sports gets fired for doing the right thing. While the man who saw the crime in progress keeps his job.
The media should be very proud of themselves, taking down a legend. A man who has done nothing but great things for Penn Sate and who has the most wins as a coach in college football history. A man who with his wife has done more for children in the State then anyone in the history of the State. A man who without coaching will be dead before the next calender year.
The Media took it on their moral high brow to bury a man for doing his job. Never mind the many, many, many men who became MEN while playing for this man. The high graduation rate and clean program. Fuck that! He heard a story and took it to his higher ups. As a state employee who got paid far less then any other coach who won 2 national championships.
Joe Paterno made 500,000 a year and was and still is loved by the kids that go to Penn state and who went to Penn state. The media has decided that he himself raped young boys even though he got rid of that cancer in 1998. Oh you must know this. The criminal was gone in 1998 and had nothing to do with the program in 2002. Somehow the media and I mean all of the media. The ones who cheat on their wives and drink all night and have the moral high brow of assholes who dine for free and dig to dig.
The truth has nothing to do with this story. If the truth had anything to do with this then Joe Paterno would be graded on doing everything he was legally, morally and ethically to do. There would be one person in the media who would stand up and be heard but that is not the case here. Someone to say, gee, Joe heard a story and did what you are taught to do since childhood and report the story to your boss or higher ups. Joe is 84 years old and since he was a small boy, he was told that if you hear of a crime then you tell your bosses that there might be a problem. If Joe had seen the crime he would have went to the police. Oh that is right Joe did not see the crime.
The man who saw the crime and did not go to the police still has his job. Joe was such a tool in all of this and protected his friend that he sat on the information and did not report his friend. Oh wait he did what he had to do. It did not matter who it was. That is right he also did all he could with the grand jury and spoke of what he was told. The media would have you believe that there was silence and he protected a friend. HE DID NOT!!!
The media, the same media that said Vick was an animal and should and would never play football again. That media who compliments Vick know because he can run, throw and lead grown men on the football field. The media who can ruin a 84 year old man who did lead men and who did make sure that every player who crossed his path for 61 years was a far better person for having Joe Pa enter their lives. Fuck all of that. Joe did what anyone would do and report the story to the people in power, and the people who were going to make sure that the criminal was taken care of.
Of course that is, since we are all innocent till proven guilty. Since charges were never brought after an investigation in 1998 why would Joe think any different when he heard nothing of it this time?
Media! You should all be ashamed. Everyone of you who jump on your moral bus. I have children as a matter of fact I have a 21 year old boy and girl. Both would have been around the same age as when this took place. I would never put the blame on the coach. I feel sick when thinking of this. I have read the transcripts and they are very bad. At no point would I blame the Coach, who did not see the act. I would not blame the man who saw the act. I would blame the man who did the act. Gee novel idea.
So easy to go after the 84 year old man who is the lightening rod. So easy to cast blame without knowing exactly what the coach did. I would have stood behind the man who made men better and made sure that my child would graduate school while playing sports. I would have stood behind a coach and his wife who donated their time, money and knowledge to special needs children and countless other child charities.
This really sounds like a man with no ethics or morals. Look at the entire man and his story, rather then what you the media thinks is what you would have done or not done in any situation. PATHETIC.
The other odd thing this week, while a great man gets torn down another man who proved to be a pig is leading a golf tournament across the world. The media loves Tiger and kills Joe Pa. Good job you pricks.
Back to normal we did have a very nice winning selection on the Oakland Raiders tonight. We took the 8 and won the game outright. I must have no morals for betting on sports. Or do have no morals because I charge for my work? I would hate to see how I would be judged by the media.
I am a good father, husband{which at one point I was not} and a really good handicapper. Sports and horses. I am sure because I do this for a living that I would not be judged well by today's media. I would not be what the media would think was a dead beat or scumbag because I do things in another way. It would not matter that it is legal or that I work a good 50 to 60 hours a week doing what I do.
Have a great day.
The media should be very proud of themselves, taking down a legend. A man who has done nothing but great things for Penn Sate and who has the most wins as a coach in college football history. A man who with his wife has done more for children in the State then anyone in the history of the State. A man who without coaching will be dead before the next calender year.
The Media took it on their moral high brow to bury a man for doing his job. Never mind the many, many, many men who became MEN while playing for this man. The high graduation rate and clean program. Fuck that! He heard a story and took it to his higher ups. As a state employee who got paid far less then any other coach who won 2 national championships.
Joe Paterno made 500,000 a year and was and still is loved by the kids that go to Penn state and who went to Penn state. The media has decided that he himself raped young boys even though he got rid of that cancer in 1998. Oh you must know this. The criminal was gone in 1998 and had nothing to do with the program in 2002. Somehow the media and I mean all of the media. The ones who cheat on their wives and drink all night and have the moral high brow of assholes who dine for free and dig to dig.
The truth has nothing to do with this story. If the truth had anything to do with this then Joe Paterno would be graded on doing everything he was legally, morally and ethically to do. There would be one person in the media who would stand up and be heard but that is not the case here. Someone to say, gee, Joe heard a story and did what you are taught to do since childhood and report the story to your boss or higher ups. Joe is 84 years old and since he was a small boy, he was told that if you hear of a crime then you tell your bosses that there might be a problem. If Joe had seen the crime he would have went to the police. Oh that is right Joe did not see the crime.
The man who saw the crime and did not go to the police still has his job. Joe was such a tool in all of this and protected his friend that he sat on the information and did not report his friend. Oh wait he did what he had to do. It did not matter who it was. That is right he also did all he could with the grand jury and spoke of what he was told. The media would have you believe that there was silence and he protected a friend. HE DID NOT!!!
The media, the same media that said Vick was an animal and should and would never play football again. That media who compliments Vick know because he can run, throw and lead grown men on the football field. The media who can ruin a 84 year old man who did lead men and who did make sure that every player who crossed his path for 61 years was a far better person for having Joe Pa enter their lives. Fuck all of that. Joe did what anyone would do and report the story to the people in power, and the people who were going to make sure that the criminal was taken care of.
Of course that is, since we are all innocent till proven guilty. Since charges were never brought after an investigation in 1998 why would Joe think any different when he heard nothing of it this time?
Media! You should all be ashamed. Everyone of you who jump on your moral bus. I have children as a matter of fact I have a 21 year old boy and girl. Both would have been around the same age as when this took place. I would never put the blame on the coach. I feel sick when thinking of this. I have read the transcripts and they are very bad. At no point would I blame the Coach, who did not see the act. I would not blame the man who saw the act. I would blame the man who did the act. Gee novel idea.
So easy to go after the 84 year old man who is the lightening rod. So easy to cast blame without knowing exactly what the coach did. I would have stood behind the man who made men better and made sure that my child would graduate school while playing sports. I would have stood behind a coach and his wife who donated their time, money and knowledge to special needs children and countless other child charities.
This really sounds like a man with no ethics or morals. Look at the entire man and his story, rather then what you the media thinks is what you would have done or not done in any situation. PATHETIC.
The other odd thing this week, while a great man gets torn down another man who proved to be a pig is leading a golf tournament across the world. The media loves Tiger and kills Joe Pa. Good job you pricks.
Back to normal we did have a very nice winning selection on the Oakland Raiders tonight. We took the 8 and won the game outright. I must have no morals for betting on sports. Or do have no morals because I charge for my work? I would hate to see how I would be judged by the media.
I am a good father, husband{which at one point I was not} and a really good handicapper. Sports and horses. I am sure because I do this for a living that I would not be judged well by today's media. I would not be what the media would think was a dead beat or scumbag because I do things in another way. It would not matter that it is legal or that I work a good 50 to 60 hours a week doing what I do.
Have a great day.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tiger Tiger Tiger, OK no Tiger, haha
The Milwaukee Brewers are playing great baseball and are taking their division as nothing is being handed to them. St Louis is really trying to hand the division to the Brewers though by going into Pittsburgh an dumping the first 2 games. It really makes no sense as Pittsburgh had lost a number of games in a row. Maybe the stress is gone from the young team and they are back to just playing baseball as they had done all year but for a 15 game stretch.
Another day and more San Francisco Giants are injured. Beltran, Romo, Keppinger, Sheirholtz and maybe Sanchez. It is amazing the Giants are only 3.5 games back in the division with the most DL moves ever by one team. I will say this, the Diamondbacks have won 7 in a row and showed the heart of a champion by scoring twice in the 9th yesterday off of Roy Halladay. As poorly as the Giants have played, Arizona is making it a mute point by winning everyday.
The Giants got zero respect as champions and the media is saying see last year was a fluke and the cream is really going to rise this year. Hopefully for baseballs sake the Giants can hang in there long enough to make the Arizona series at the end of the month worth a look.
You really have to give the Texas Rangers a ton of credit by going to the home of Angels and taking the first 2 games in dominating fashion. They are leaving no doubt who the best team is in the West.
The Tigers do not seem to have the finishing touch in the Central and Cleveland wants it so bad they fight every night. The team that seems to want the Central the most is the scalding hot White Sox. I say I am sorry to the White Sox. I said about 10 days ago that it seemed like they had given up. Their manager and G.M knew what they were doing and have a great chance to win this division.
My friend was giving a hard time the other day because I had mentioned Tiger Woods 3 days in a row last week, so here I go again. The media is hoping or was hoping that Tiger would play this week so he could sneak into the Fed Ex playoffs. How absurd leave it alone he will be outside the top 60 in the world soon enough, let the guy figure it out. If I hear one more time that this guy is still right now one of the top 10 US players in the world, I will throw a remote thru a television. He is not top 30 in the US.
Baseball 125-146 -.55 unit
Washington +130
San Francisco +125
Florida +115
Kansas City +160
Chicago Cubs +110
N.Y Mets +140
Pittsburgh +120
Have a great day
Another day and more San Francisco Giants are injured. Beltran, Romo, Keppinger, Sheirholtz and maybe Sanchez. It is amazing the Giants are only 3.5 games back in the division with the most DL moves ever by one team. I will say this, the Diamondbacks have won 7 in a row and showed the heart of a champion by scoring twice in the 9th yesterday off of Roy Halladay. As poorly as the Giants have played, Arizona is making it a mute point by winning everyday.
The Giants got zero respect as champions and the media is saying see last year was a fluke and the cream is really going to rise this year. Hopefully for baseballs sake the Giants can hang in there long enough to make the Arizona series at the end of the month worth a look.
You really have to give the Texas Rangers a ton of credit by going to the home of Angels and taking the first 2 games in dominating fashion. They are leaving no doubt who the best team is in the West.
The Tigers do not seem to have the finishing touch in the Central and Cleveland wants it so bad they fight every night. The team that seems to want the Central the most is the scalding hot White Sox. I say I am sorry to the White Sox. I said about 10 days ago that it seemed like they had given up. Their manager and G.M knew what they were doing and have a great chance to win this division.
My friend was giving a hard time the other day because I had mentioned Tiger Woods 3 days in a row last week, so here I go again. The media is hoping or was hoping that Tiger would play this week so he could sneak into the Fed Ex playoffs. How absurd leave it alone he will be outside the top 60 in the world soon enough, let the guy figure it out. If I hear one more time that this guy is still right now one of the top 10 US players in the world, I will throw a remote thru a television. He is not top 30 in the US.
Baseball 125-146 -.55 unit
Washington +130
San Francisco +125
Florida +115
Kansas City +160
Chicago Cubs +110
N.Y Mets +140
Pittsburgh +120
Have a great day
Monday, August 15, 2011
The cream is rising and the picture is getting clear
What a great finish for Keegan Bradley, with 3 holes remaining and 5 shots out the young man went 2 under on the 3 toughest holes on the golf course. In the playoff Keegan took hold of the title by making birdie on the first of 3 playoff holes. All this happened after making triple bogey on the 15th hole but he dug in and finished in style.
This weekend in baseball the cream has risen and the picture is clear. Milwaukee swept the Pirates back to loserville and the Rangers took care of business in Oakland. Milwaukee has a 5 game lead and only has one foe left in ST Louis.
Texas will be playing their nearest opponent in Anaheim this week. This division could be decided over the next 3 games. It should be a fun 3 games.
It is a different story in the American League Central where Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago look to fight it out till the end of the season. Atlanta has a great chance to put the low scoring Giants out of their misery with yet another sweep. Arizona has a 2 game lead over the Giants but had a huge blow yesterday when Jason Marquis had his leg broken by a line drive. That injury may have saved the Giants season. If the Giants can't score more then 2 runs a game it will not matter what their great pitching does. Carlos Beltran has been out of the line up for 6 games and if he goes down for the year the Wheeler for Beltran trade will be a complete bust.
Baseball 123-142 +1.65 units
San Francisco +140
Angels +140
ST Louis -120
Have a great day
This weekend in baseball the cream has risen and the picture is clear. Milwaukee swept the Pirates back to loserville and the Rangers took care of business in Oakland. Milwaukee has a 5 game lead and only has one foe left in ST Louis.
Texas will be playing their nearest opponent in Anaheim this week. This division could be decided over the next 3 games. It should be a fun 3 games.
It is a different story in the American League Central where Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago look to fight it out till the end of the season. Atlanta has a great chance to put the low scoring Giants out of their misery with yet another sweep. Arizona has a 2 game lead over the Giants but had a huge blow yesterday when Jason Marquis had his leg broken by a line drive. That injury may have saved the Giants season. If the Giants can't score more then 2 runs a game it will not matter what their great pitching does. Carlos Beltran has been out of the line up for 6 games and if he goes down for the year the Wheeler for Beltran trade will be a complete bust.
Baseball 123-142 +1.65 units
San Francisco +140
Angels +140
ST Louis -120
Have a great day
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Dennis Rodman a class act as he goes into the HALL
Love him or hate him, you really have to love the respect class and dignity Dennis Rodman showed as he got into the Hall Of Fame today. The greatest part of Dennis getting into the Hall, is that he really did it his way and he got there by being a true team player. On the court he was a maniac, off the court he was a lunatic. His speech was incredible and as he was ushered into basketballs greatest theater. Dennis was all class, so the crazy one with all of his on and off the court antics surprised us again. All class.
The gym rat Chris Mullin also got the nod today and that man could shoot. Drunk or sober he shot and his hands were often compared to Larry Bird. Well looks like those people who said that were right as rain. Mullin is now in the same place as Bird a Hall Of Famer. Huge difference, Bird Celtics many championships, Mullin Golden State and just hoping to make the playoffs. Another class act who deserves all of the accolades and comparisons.
Have a felling that this major will be won a another surprise. What if Davis Love the 3rd wins it? He will then have enough points to qualify for the Ryder Cup when next played. So would he be a playing captain or will he pass? That would be fun though.
The free falling San Francisco Giants set a major League record today when they hit their 20th consecutive solo Home Run. Nice record but also shows why they have scored less then 2 runs a game since the All-Star break. 4games up when they picked up Carlos Beltran now 15 games later 2 games out. What a treat. Timmy last 10 starts 5-4 with a 1.67 era. As a Brewer he would be no less then 9-1 during that stretch. It has gotten so bad that Matt Cain was sorry for giving up 2 runs in 6 innings. Saying he let the team down. There is something very wrong when a pitcher is sorry for giving up 2 runs in a decent start. Carlos Beltran got a shot today but still may be headed to the DL.
Betting on preseason football. I do not for the most part bet on preseason football. It is a wonderful way to torch your bankroll before the real stuff ever begins. I usually do not play week 1 in the NFL, maybe 1 or 2 plays. I will fire and fire hard in week 2 though. I will have a great week 2, but you all need me for football. Both College and NFL, both will make you money and I am one of the best in the country period. I have taken on touts, and pro services for any amount that they want to put up. The difference is that these so called experts want to play 1000 star special and such. My rules are 1 unit selections with top plays being 2 units and at the very top of the food chain a 3 unit selection. Email me at anytime and I will give you my plan that fits your needs. Oh yeah, you make one payment and get all plays from start to finish. You get from week 1 thru the Super Bowl! You get all plays big and small and I wont make you play more money or lock parlays and then ask for more money. Only marketeers do this. It is the wrong way to do business. In College you will get week 1 all the way to all the Bowl Games!!! I will have a play on almost every Bowl game and hit a minimum 65% winners. Also be wary of the guy who says he is going to hit 80 to 90 percent of their plays.
Back to preseason, a solid way to go if you must play these meaningless games is to look at rookie coaches. These coaches want to change a culture and every win is important. Another way to go is to play on coaches going to losing teams. Again every win is a must. These coaches have to get the players to buy in right from the start.
Baseball 121-137 +4.65 units
Texas -120
Pittsburgh +160
Washington +200
San Diego +120
Kansas City +160
N.Y Mets +165
San Francisco -140
These are overnight lines and will be updated by Noon Pacific time.
Have a great day
The gym rat Chris Mullin also got the nod today and that man could shoot. Drunk or sober he shot and his hands were often compared to Larry Bird. Well looks like those people who said that were right as rain. Mullin is now in the same place as Bird a Hall Of Famer. Huge difference, Bird Celtics many championships, Mullin Golden State and just hoping to make the playoffs. Another class act who deserves all of the accolades and comparisons.
Have a felling that this major will be won a another surprise. What if Davis Love the 3rd wins it? He will then have enough points to qualify for the Ryder Cup when next played. So would he be a playing captain or will he pass? That would be fun though.
The free falling San Francisco Giants set a major League record today when they hit their 20th consecutive solo Home Run. Nice record but also shows why they have scored less then 2 runs a game since the All-Star break. 4games up when they picked up Carlos Beltran now 15 games later 2 games out. What a treat. Timmy last 10 starts 5-4 with a 1.67 era. As a Brewer he would be no less then 9-1 during that stretch. It has gotten so bad that Matt Cain was sorry for giving up 2 runs in 6 innings. Saying he let the team down. There is something very wrong when a pitcher is sorry for giving up 2 runs in a decent start. Carlos Beltran got a shot today but still may be headed to the DL.
Betting on preseason football. I do not for the most part bet on preseason football. It is a wonderful way to torch your bankroll before the real stuff ever begins. I usually do not play week 1 in the NFL, maybe 1 or 2 plays. I will fire and fire hard in week 2 though. I will have a great week 2, but you all need me for football. Both College and NFL, both will make you money and I am one of the best in the country period. I have taken on touts, and pro services for any amount that they want to put up. The difference is that these so called experts want to play 1000 star special and such. My rules are 1 unit selections with top plays being 2 units and at the very top of the food chain a 3 unit selection. Email me at anytime and I will give you my plan that fits your needs. Oh yeah, you make one payment and get all plays from start to finish. You get from week 1 thru the Super Bowl! You get all plays big and small and I wont make you play more money or lock parlays and then ask for more money. Only marketeers do this. It is the wrong way to do business. In College you will get week 1 all the way to all the Bowl Games!!! I will have a play on almost every Bowl game and hit a minimum 65% winners. Also be wary of the guy who says he is going to hit 80 to 90 percent of their plays.
Back to preseason, a solid way to go if you must play these meaningless games is to look at rookie coaches. These coaches want to change a culture and every win is important. Another way to go is to play on coaches going to losing teams. Again every win is a must. These coaches have to get the players to buy in right from the start.
Baseball 121-137 +4.65 units
Texas -120
Pittsburgh +160
Washington +200
San Diego +120
Kansas City +160
N.Y Mets +165
San Francisco -140
These are overnight lines and will be updated by Noon Pacific time.
Have a great day
Friday, August 12, 2011
Who says there is no JUSTICE
As Adam Scott surged into a tie for the lead, Tiger sinks back to Florida and the round is not even over. Stevie Williams has just got to be loving the demise of his former boss as he takes his player to great heights.
Pittsburgh will have their last stand this weekend. Even with a sweep it may be to much to overcome. It would be nice for the Pirates to put up a last fight for this season, nothing but a sweep will do.
The Giants need to at least take 2 out of 3 from the Marlins. Next are the Astros and nothing but a sweep will feel good to the stalling Giants.
Baseball 118-133 +4.90 units
Tampa Bay +175
Detroit -110
Angels +110
San Francisco -110
San Diego +100
New York Mets +150
Houston +140
Have a great day.
Pittsburgh will have their last stand this weekend. Even with a sweep it may be to much to overcome. It would be nice for the Pirates to put up a last fight for this season, nothing but a sweep will do.
The Giants need to at least take 2 out of 3 from the Marlins. Next are the Astros and nothing but a sweep will feel good to the stalling Giants.
Baseball 118-133 +4.90 units
Tampa Bay +175
Detroit -110
Angels +110
San Francisco -110
San Diego +100
New York Mets +150
Houston +140
Have a great day.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tiger takes a bite out of, er nothing
Nice 77 today Tiger. Why is the media still afraid of this guy? Another sponsor jumped ship and rumor has it that Nike cut his deal by over half. Tiger is probably a solid 50th in the world and sinking. I keep bringing him up because I am tired of hearing the media say how great he is now. He is less then average.
Steve Stricker is a guy who is well above average. Steve shot a wonderful 63 in the opening round of the PGA, just missing a putt for a history low 62 on the last hole he played. Stricker usually starts off a little slow in majors, this may be his week to be there all the way to the end. Rory probably broke his wrist on the 3rd hole. He still shot a very solid 70 with that hand coming off the club on almost every swing for 15 holes. With only one arm a 70 is a great score. Hopefully he will not have to with drawl from the event. Once again at a major you have a number of 40 somethings at the top of the leader board, which again shows that majors require patience and experience.
Baseball 117-132 +4.90 units
Chicago White Sox -120
Milwaukee +120
Have a great day.
Steve Stricker is a guy who is well above average. Steve shot a wonderful 63 in the opening round of the PGA, just missing a putt for a history low 62 on the last hole he played. Stricker usually starts off a little slow in majors, this may be his week to be there all the way to the end. Rory probably broke his wrist on the 3rd hole. He still shot a very solid 70 with that hand coming off the club on almost every swing for 15 holes. With only one arm a 70 is a great score. Hopefully he will not have to with drawl from the event. Once again at a major you have a number of 40 somethings at the top of the leader board, which again shows that majors require patience and experience.
Baseball 117-132 +4.90 units
Chicago White Sox -120
Milwaukee +120
Have a great day.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Baseball is freaking awesome and Tiger is normal
Dan Uggla kept hit hitting streak going with a 1-6 yesterday and to have long streaks you have to have those bad days that keep things going. Uggla now has a 30 game hitting streak and just another fun thing going on this baseball season.
14 games ago the National League Central was wide open. That is until the Milwaukee Brewers went on a 12-2 winning streak and the Pirates, Reds and St Louis went into the tank. Ok ST Louis is only 4 gaames out while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are thinking about next year.
The San Francisco Giants still have a half game lead in the National League West, but seem to have found their sea legs. This division is going to go down to the wire as the Diamondbacks proved that having the big bats is a very nice thing to have. Arizona fell behind 1-7 early in their game against Houston and those big bats came alive for a 11-9 comeback win. The last 18 home runs that the San Francisco Giants have hit, have all been solo shots. One more and they will be tied for the longest such streak in baseball history. I believe it was the 1914 Philadelphia Phillies. Right now they are tied with the 2005 Boston Red Sox for 2nd on the historical list.
Speaking of Boston. The Red Sox after having the Yankees take over first place 4 days ago, decided that just was not going to work. Boston has won 4 in a row and what will keep the Yankees from winning a playoff series, their starting pitching has reared up and New York has lost their last 3 games.
Detroit still has a 3 game lead over the Indians and a 4 game lead over the all of the sudden hot Chicago White Sox. The Indians got a much needed 14 inning win against the Detroit Tigers late last night, which can really keep the Indians in contention. If Jimenez can rise and beat the Tigers today, things can get really interesting. I have a lot of respect for this Indians team, who could have fallen off the face of the earth like the Pirates have after the Jerry Meals Bullshit. The Indians have not burned it up but have done whatever they could have to hang in there. The White Sox have won 5 in a row and despite themselves, have come to life at the right time. The White Sox are only 5 games out and anything can happen.
Texas Rangers have done whatever it takes to stay in first place despite their closers poor performance this year. The Rangers are holding on to a 1.5 game lead and do have the better ball club overall. The Angels will have their top starter miss a very important start because his ego got the best of him and team didn't come first. Weaver will miss his start against the Yankees and if his team loses that game, I guess being shown up after a home run it is more important to make sure you do not look weak. That is a bleeping joke. Grow up worry about your team and throw at the guy who showed you up another time, hell another year. I will give the Angels all the credit in the world as everyone gave the Rangers the division before the season started.
At 76-40 the Phillies are just the best team in baseball. Between the starting pitching and the starting line up. From 1 to 8 their hitting is great and they have speed where they need to have it and they are the best fielding team in all of baseball. Going to be very tough to beat.
The line on Tiger Woods is 10-1 and really it should be 70-1 or 100-1. Tiger Woods has no chance to win this event and it could be a really long time before mister Woods is even in the hunt to win again. Get off it media guys he is just another player. He is not even top 20 in the United States.
Baseball 115-129 +5.90 units
Atlanta -120
Colorado +155
Washington +110
Milwaukee +120
Chicago White Sox -120
Have a great day.
14 games ago the National League Central was wide open. That is until the Milwaukee Brewers went on a 12-2 winning streak and the Pirates, Reds and St Louis went into the tank. Ok ST Louis is only 4 gaames out while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are thinking about next year.
The San Francisco Giants still have a half game lead in the National League West, but seem to have found their sea legs. This division is going to go down to the wire as the Diamondbacks proved that having the big bats is a very nice thing to have. Arizona fell behind 1-7 early in their game against Houston and those big bats came alive for a 11-9 comeback win. The last 18 home runs that the San Francisco Giants have hit, have all been solo shots. One more and they will be tied for the longest such streak in baseball history. I believe it was the 1914 Philadelphia Phillies. Right now they are tied with the 2005 Boston Red Sox for 2nd on the historical list.
Speaking of Boston. The Red Sox after having the Yankees take over first place 4 days ago, decided that just was not going to work. Boston has won 4 in a row and what will keep the Yankees from winning a playoff series, their starting pitching has reared up and New York has lost their last 3 games.
Detroit still has a 3 game lead over the Indians and a 4 game lead over the all of the sudden hot Chicago White Sox. The Indians got a much needed 14 inning win against the Detroit Tigers late last night, which can really keep the Indians in contention. If Jimenez can rise and beat the Tigers today, things can get really interesting. I have a lot of respect for this Indians team, who could have fallen off the face of the earth like the Pirates have after the Jerry Meals Bullshit. The Indians have not burned it up but have done whatever they could have to hang in there. The White Sox have won 5 in a row and despite themselves, have come to life at the right time. The White Sox are only 5 games out and anything can happen.
Texas Rangers have done whatever it takes to stay in first place despite their closers poor performance this year. The Rangers are holding on to a 1.5 game lead and do have the better ball club overall. The Angels will have their top starter miss a very important start because his ego got the best of him and team didn't come first. Weaver will miss his start against the Yankees and if his team loses that game, I guess being shown up after a home run it is more important to make sure you do not look weak. That is a bleeping joke. Grow up worry about your team and throw at the guy who showed you up another time, hell another year. I will give the Angels all the credit in the world as everyone gave the Rangers the division before the season started.
At 76-40 the Phillies are just the best team in baseball. Between the starting pitching and the starting line up. From 1 to 8 their hitting is great and they have speed where they need to have it and they are the best fielding team in all of baseball. Going to be very tough to beat.
The line on Tiger Woods is 10-1 and really it should be 70-1 or 100-1. Tiger Woods has no chance to win this event and it could be a really long time before mister Woods is even in the hunt to win again. Get off it media guys he is just another player. He is not even top 20 in the United States.
Baseball 115-129 +5.90 units
Atlanta -120
Colorado +155
Washington +110
Milwaukee +120
Chicago White Sox -120
Have a great day.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The baseball season has been good not great for my plays, but lot's of season left. Watched the press conference for Luke Donald today, he looks like he is almost sorry that number 1 landed in his lap right now. To bad, he is a hard working very consistent pro with a huge upside left. So if Adam Scott starts to live up to his early hype, Does Stevie then get some credit? Someone in the media was saying what did Stevie Williams do for Adam Scott? Well just on the last 5 holes he got Adam to change clubs and all 3 shots were perfect. SO media please pay attention if you are to speak on something you only think is not right.
Baseball 113-127 +5.70 units
Detroit +120
Angels +115
Kansas City +170
Milwaukee +105
Have a great day.
Baseball 113-127 +5.70 units
Detroit +120
Angels +115
Kansas City +170
Milwaukee +105
Have a great day.
Monday, August 8, 2011
The sad case of mister Tiger Woods
Have to wonder on this fine Monday, after Tiger finished 36th at the WGC event. How the media is going to make excuses. Going into the tournament I was the only person willing to say he was going to fall flat on his face. The Golf Channel had Tiger finishing in the top 10. Colin Cowherd was again singing the praises of Tiger saying he wouldn't be surprised to see Tiger contend. Because it is Tiger.
Tiger is no longer Tiger. He will go down as one of the top 2 players of all time and arguably the best of all time. It has all passed him by at a young age and his lifestyle or the outing of how he lived his life may be to much to overcome.
I thought when the announcement of the firing of Stevie Williams, was going to be the retirement of Tiger. Alas like so many other money making athletes, sounds like his debt is going to make him keep playing. With the divorce costing him in upwards of 100 million and the loss of now 6 sponsors takes its toll on the wallet.
He will play every tournament that is still willing to pay him a fee to just show up. After all that has gone on he is wiling to show up down under in a few weeks to collect his 10 million dollar fee. Now he is like anyone else and has to collect all he can to pay for his lifestyle.
Then there is this.....Adam Scott won the event this week! His caddy Stevie Williams. Gotta love the irony of that.
Baseball 111-127 +3.70 units
Atlanta -110
Boston -110
Have a great day.
Tiger is no longer Tiger. He will go down as one of the top 2 players of all time and arguably the best of all time. It has all passed him by at a young age and his lifestyle or the outing of how he lived his life may be to much to overcome.
I thought when the announcement of the firing of Stevie Williams, was going to be the retirement of Tiger. Alas like so many other money making athletes, sounds like his debt is going to make him keep playing. With the divorce costing him in upwards of 100 million and the loss of now 6 sponsors takes its toll on the wallet.
He will play every tournament that is still willing to pay him a fee to just show up. After all that has gone on he is wiling to show up down under in a few weeks to collect his 10 million dollar fee. Now he is like anyone else and has to collect all he can to pay for his lifestyle.
Then there is this.....Adam Scott won the event this week! His caddy Stevie Williams. Gotta love the irony of that.
Baseball 111-127 +3.70 units
Atlanta -110
Boston -110
Have a great day.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Tiger goes further down the list and the Pirates have gone back to the bottom
Tiger after 36 holes is in 36th place out of 50 players. If there was a cut line Tiger would be resting his knee some more. You almost feel bad for this used to be superhero. Almost, he fires a caddy that was with him in all of his glory. A guy who did open his mouth to much when Tiger was down but he was there for Tiger all along the way. Breaking cameras and shutting the media down when he had to for his guy.
Now another caddy, another prolonged swing change, and switching putters every other round. He is using the putter that has won 13 majors, this is a good thing. I heard him talking after his round today saying he is hitting his irons further then ever before. He was saying he just has to trust the distances. He is now hitting Phil type distances with his irons but Phil still has the better pitching and chipping game. Both guys are lacking with the flat stick.
Tigers scoring average since 2008 ranks 138 on tour. So media!!! Are any of you experts ready to admit Tiger is not the best player in the world any longer?
During the U.S Open, Azinger and Curtis Strange had the oddity of saying we all know who the best player in the world is. He is the guy{at that time 15th in the world rankings} sitting at number 15 in the world. I thought at the time, what are these guys talking about? Tiger is mentally not in the game and has an injury that could cost him his career. At least with the knee he has a built in excuse if his game never returns to form.
Tiger no longer is feared by the other players and that got Tiger half of his wins in the past. That and the fact that he made every single big putt in a 15 year span, that would not allow the other players even a thought of winning the tournament.
In baseball you have to feel for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now losing 8 games in a row and going from first place to 8 games out in less then two weeks. The fans were filling the ball park, the players were ready to breakout, even management made some moves to get a couple veteran bats in the line up. Two weeks later the new bats are wondering what they are doing there and the fans were booing a double play ball. TWO WEEKS!!!
The Phillies are playing great baseball at the right time of year winning 8 games in a row and looking to really damage the San Francisco Giants opportunity to meet Philadelphia in the playoffs once again.
As the Giants sink, the Atlanta Braves are doing just enough to stay ahead in the Wild Card race. With Dan Uggla hitting in a career high 26 games in a row. The starters for the most part are doing their job and the offese has been opportunistic.
Milwaukee Brewers two weeks ago were in 2nd place and looking to be in a huge dog fight till the bitter end of the season. Winning 9 out of 10 games and extending to a 3 game lead over the Cardinals and a season ending{ for the Pirates} 8 game lead over the real Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ah, the American League Central. The division no one wants. The Tigers who are 8 games over .500 with a 4 game lead over the free falling Cleveland Indians. Then their in the White Sox who are 3-7 over the last 10 and are 6.5 games out of first and talking like the season is over. In this division it is not over for anyone. Finish at .500 and you have a 50-50 chance to waltz into the playoffs.
Another fun division is the American league West. The fun part of this division is the fact that the top 2 teams are playing very good baseball. Texas has a 1 game lead over the Angels. These two teams are playing solid baseball and when one team wins early in the day the other team finds a way to win later. Both teams have had big comeback wins and both teams have won the close games. Another division that will go down to the last day. Weaver for the Angels with his 1.88 ERA and 12 wins should be the CY Young award winner. I dont care how many wins Sabathia for the Yankees has by the end of the year. Sabathia's numbers are very average as compared to Weaver.
I am a life long San Francisco Giants fan but to me the manager of the year is the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mister Gibson has done a great job and making the playoffs or not, the job he has done is nothing short of spectacular.
Boston and New York. I was reading today how that rivalry is growing old and tired. That is really is not a rivalry. HUH, WHAT.... It is alive and well, I know when those teams play one another I make it a point to watch. I follow every team and watch many games but when those teams get together, they average fan will watch that game.
San Francisco and Philadelphia got into a very solid baseball fight yesterday. This one has been brewing for 2 years and with San Francisco beating the heavily favored Phillies in the playoffs last year, this will not die for a while. As long as both teams have the opportunity to meet in the playoffs and do not face one another that much during the season, every hit batter or stolen base with a 6 run lead will have an impact down the road.
It is a shame that the Dodgers have fallen so far and so fast on the field and off that the Giants have to go to the east coast for a true rivalry.
Baseball 105-125 -2.50 units
Cubs +130
San Francisco +125
Boston +150
Pittsburgh -120 only because Padres scored 15 runs yesterday
New York Mets +120
Oakland +150
Washington Over 9
Cleveland +190
All lines are over night odds from sportsbook.com
Have a great day.
Now another caddy, another prolonged swing change, and switching putters every other round. He is using the putter that has won 13 majors, this is a good thing. I heard him talking after his round today saying he is hitting his irons further then ever before. He was saying he just has to trust the distances. He is now hitting Phil type distances with his irons but Phil still has the better pitching and chipping game. Both guys are lacking with the flat stick.
Tigers scoring average since 2008 ranks 138 on tour. So media!!! Are any of you experts ready to admit Tiger is not the best player in the world any longer?
During the U.S Open, Azinger and Curtis Strange had the oddity of saying we all know who the best player in the world is. He is the guy{at that time 15th in the world rankings} sitting at number 15 in the world. I thought at the time, what are these guys talking about? Tiger is mentally not in the game and has an injury that could cost him his career. At least with the knee he has a built in excuse if his game never returns to form.
Tiger no longer is feared by the other players and that got Tiger half of his wins in the past. That and the fact that he made every single big putt in a 15 year span, that would not allow the other players even a thought of winning the tournament.
In baseball you have to feel for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now losing 8 games in a row and going from first place to 8 games out in less then two weeks. The fans were filling the ball park, the players were ready to breakout, even management made some moves to get a couple veteran bats in the line up. Two weeks later the new bats are wondering what they are doing there and the fans were booing a double play ball. TWO WEEKS!!!
The Phillies are playing great baseball at the right time of year winning 8 games in a row and looking to really damage the San Francisco Giants opportunity to meet Philadelphia in the playoffs once again.
As the Giants sink, the Atlanta Braves are doing just enough to stay ahead in the Wild Card race. With Dan Uggla hitting in a career high 26 games in a row. The starters for the most part are doing their job and the offese has been opportunistic.
Milwaukee Brewers two weeks ago were in 2nd place and looking to be in a huge dog fight till the bitter end of the season. Winning 9 out of 10 games and extending to a 3 game lead over the Cardinals and a season ending{ for the Pirates} 8 game lead over the real Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ah, the American League Central. The division no one wants. The Tigers who are 8 games over .500 with a 4 game lead over the free falling Cleveland Indians. Then their in the White Sox who are 3-7 over the last 10 and are 6.5 games out of first and talking like the season is over. In this division it is not over for anyone. Finish at .500 and you have a 50-50 chance to waltz into the playoffs.
Another fun division is the American league West. The fun part of this division is the fact that the top 2 teams are playing very good baseball. Texas has a 1 game lead over the Angels. These two teams are playing solid baseball and when one team wins early in the day the other team finds a way to win later. Both teams have had big comeback wins and both teams have won the close games. Another division that will go down to the last day. Weaver for the Angels with his 1.88 ERA and 12 wins should be the CY Young award winner. I dont care how many wins Sabathia for the Yankees has by the end of the year. Sabathia's numbers are very average as compared to Weaver.
I am a life long San Francisco Giants fan but to me the manager of the year is the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mister Gibson has done a great job and making the playoffs or not, the job he has done is nothing short of spectacular.
Boston and New York. I was reading today how that rivalry is growing old and tired. That is really is not a rivalry. HUH, WHAT.... It is alive and well, I know when those teams play one another I make it a point to watch. I follow every team and watch many games but when those teams get together, they average fan will watch that game.
San Francisco and Philadelphia got into a very solid baseball fight yesterday. This one has been brewing for 2 years and with San Francisco beating the heavily favored Phillies in the playoffs last year, this will not die for a while. As long as both teams have the opportunity to meet in the playoffs and do not face one another that much during the season, every hit batter or stolen base with a 6 run lead will have an impact down the road.
It is a shame that the Dodgers have fallen so far and so fast on the field and off that the Giants have to go to the east coast for a true rivalry.
Baseball 105-125 -2.50 units
Cubs +130
San Francisco +125
Boston +150
Pittsburgh -120 only because Padres scored 15 runs yesterday
New York Mets +120
Oakland +150
Washington Over 9
Cleveland +190
All lines are over night odds from sportsbook.com
Have a great day.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Tiger is normal and A-ROD is going down
Now it looks like A-ROD is going to get hurt by these rumors and let us face it, He is a drama queen. Tiger, OH Tiger. Yes he is playing and as I said yesterday......YAWN. No bite left, just another player.
Baseball 102-122 -2.50 units
Pittsburgh -135
Atlanta -120
ST Louis +105
Oakland +165
Washington +120
San Francisco +110 Have to play the Giants as a dog at home.
Have a great day.
Baseball 102-122 -2.50 units
Pittsburgh -135
Atlanta -120
ST Louis +105
Oakland +165
Washington +120
San Francisco +110 Have to play the Giants as a dog at home.
Have a great day.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
AROD, is a ROD, when will he learn
From a gambling side of yesterday, OUCH that was tough. Still up a little bit on the year and no juice was lost. You really have to feel for the Pittsburgh Pirates, losing another tough game. Losing 0-1 is a real ball buster. The Detroit Tigers have owned the Texas Rangers in Detroit the last 2 years. You wouldn't think, hey great the rangers are in town let us get HOT. When you own a team you own a team. Detroit getting hot at the right time along with the Milwaukee Brewers. Both teams making a real run at taking their divisions.
In the East the Red Sox and the Yankees are gonna fight it out till the end. I would say the Yankees really need to win their division. With the Yankees starting rotation they will need all the home games they can get in the Playoffs. The Red Sox on the other hand have decent starting pitching and being on the road will not hurt their chances.
The National League East is looking to be a landslide by the Philadelphia Phillies. Getting really hot at the right time. With Lee going tonight against the Giants, the Phillies have a great chance to stay hot. The Giants are the backwards team. The tougher the opponent the greater the chance that the Giants will at least split the 4 game series.
Losing 2 out 3 against the Nationals, hurt the Braves a little bit. Putting the Giants and Arizona in the thick of the fight for the wild card.
The National and American league West has become two very good two team races. The Giants lead by one game because Vogelsong is now 8-1 after a Giants loss this year. The Rangers also hold a one game lead in their division with a great opportunity to tie for the lead yesterday. Of course the called dead Twins knocked the Angels off to keep them out of first.
Baseball is going to be great and meaningful all the way to the last days of the season. It would be great if those Central divisions would tighten back up and see some fun stuff down the stretch.
Arod back in the news again, for the wrong reasons...AGAIN. If he was involved with underground poker games where their was some violence involved and drugs, he should and will be suspended. They already gave him a pass about 6 years ago ans this is after the steroid issues. There will be no free passes. This story is very quiet right now but it will get very big in the next week or so. This is going to get nasty folks.
YAWN!!!! Tiger is playing in a P.G.A event this week and the media is giving him a win or a top 10 finish. This man has not made a birdie since April. Cmon media, Tiger is a middle of the road golfer with zero Bite left. Not right now anyways. Give the guy a chance to maybe play a round or two before crowning him the great one again.
Baseball 100-116 +1.35 units
Toronto +105
Cleveland +155
White Sox +100
San Francisco +125
Pittsburgh -140
Kansas City -130
Washington +130
Minnesota +160
Have a great day.
In the East the Red Sox and the Yankees are gonna fight it out till the end. I would say the Yankees really need to win their division. With the Yankees starting rotation they will need all the home games they can get in the Playoffs. The Red Sox on the other hand have decent starting pitching and being on the road will not hurt their chances.
The National League East is looking to be a landslide by the Philadelphia Phillies. Getting really hot at the right time. With Lee going tonight against the Giants, the Phillies have a great chance to stay hot. The Giants are the backwards team. The tougher the opponent the greater the chance that the Giants will at least split the 4 game series.
Losing 2 out 3 against the Nationals, hurt the Braves a little bit. Putting the Giants and Arizona in the thick of the fight for the wild card.
The National and American league West has become two very good two team races. The Giants lead by one game because Vogelsong is now 8-1 after a Giants loss this year. The Rangers also hold a one game lead in their division with a great opportunity to tie for the lead yesterday. Of course the called dead Twins knocked the Angels off to keep them out of first.
Baseball is going to be great and meaningful all the way to the last days of the season. It would be great if those Central divisions would tighten back up and see some fun stuff down the stretch.
Arod back in the news again, for the wrong reasons...AGAIN. If he was involved with underground poker games where their was some violence involved and drugs, he should and will be suspended. They already gave him a pass about 6 years ago ans this is after the steroid issues. There will be no free passes. This story is very quiet right now but it will get very big in the next week or so. This is going to get nasty folks.
YAWN!!!! Tiger is playing in a P.G.A event this week and the media is giving him a win or a top 10 finish. This man has not made a birdie since April. Cmon media, Tiger is a middle of the road golfer with zero Bite left. Not right now anyways. Give the guy a chance to maybe play a round or two before crowning him the great one again.
Baseball 100-116 +1.35 units
Toronto +105
Cleveland +155
White Sox +100
San Francisco +125
Pittsburgh -140
Kansas City -130
Washington +130
Minnesota +160
Have a great day.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Sunday looks like a huge sports day. British Open as well.
It has been 12 years since the U.S.A women took down the World Cup and now it is time to do it again. The draw and upsets that happened along the way, set up the U.S.A to have a big win today.
Baseball on Friday was a solid 2-1 and today I look to get back to even after a rough stretch. As I say all along, just stay with it and in the long run with solid handicapping and a steady diet of underdogs you will be a winner.
Baseball 66-86 -5.65 units
U.S.A +105
Cleveland -110
Pittsburgh +115
Minnesota -130
Florida +105
Milwaukee -105
San Francisco +100
Angels +135
Arizona -140
Tampa Bay +135
Do not forget to enjoy the British Open this morning. No picks but what a great number of stories to watch. Clark, can he get his first major at 41 after losing his wife 5 years ago. It would also give 3 Northern Ireland players with Majors. Fowler with all of his promise and flamboyant play at such a young age, is again playing steady and well beyond his years. Bjorn will he put other nightmares behind him and grind out a much needed redemption win. Phil has not made a short putt all week and he is still in the hunt. One hot putter round and it is another major for Phil. Another major and another reason to not care if Tiger comes back or not. to many great stories and just enough drama to give a shit if Tiger comes back. I am very tired of the media saying every week how the real number one player is Tiger Woods. Not true, he has no glare or growl left and no one is scared of the kitten any longer.
Have a great day
Baseball on Friday was a solid 2-1 and today I look to get back to even after a rough stretch. As I say all along, just stay with it and in the long run with solid handicapping and a steady diet of underdogs you will be a winner.
Baseball 66-86 -5.65 units
U.S.A +105
Cleveland -110
Pittsburgh +115
Minnesota -130
Florida +105
Milwaukee -105
San Francisco +100
Angels +135
Arizona -140
Tampa Bay +135
Do not forget to enjoy the British Open this morning. No picks but what a great number of stories to watch. Clark, can he get his first major at 41 after losing his wife 5 years ago. It would also give 3 Northern Ireland players with Majors. Fowler with all of his promise and flamboyant play at such a young age, is again playing steady and well beyond his years. Bjorn will he put other nightmares behind him and grind out a much needed redemption win. Phil has not made a short putt all week and he is still in the hunt. One hot putter round and it is another major for Phil. Another major and another reason to not care if Tiger comes back or not. to many great stories and just enough drama to give a shit if Tiger comes back. I am very tired of the media saying every week how the real number one player is Tiger Woods. Not true, he has no glare or growl left and no one is scared of the kitten any longer.
Have a great day
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