Tuesday Trends and Indexes 05/08

[Udog]

Good morning, kb! Good luck tonight!

[Udog]

MLB
Short Sheet


Tuesday, May 8th

National League

LA Dodgers at Florida, 7:05 EST
Mark Hendrickson (L) vs. Wes Obermueller (R)
Hendrickson: LAD 7-0 Away off 3+ Away games
Obermueller: Fla 22-6 Over after scoring 3 runs or less BB games

Houston at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST
Wandy Rodriguez (R) vs. Eric Milton (R)
Rodriguez: Hou 5-1 vs. Cincinnati this season
Milton: Cin 3-15 off a one run division loss

San Diego at Atlanta, 7:35 EST
Justin Germano (R) vs. Anthony Lerew (R)
Germano: SD 8-2 Under after a win by 2 runs or less
Lerew: Atl 10-1 off a loss

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 EST
Ian Snell (R) vs. Ted Lilly (L)
Snell: 11-6 TSR as a road underdog
Lilly: ChC 0-5 as a home favorite of -150 to -200

Washington at Milwaukee, 8:05 EST
Jason Simontacchi (R) vs. Dave Bush (R)
Simontacchi: Wash 17-48 Away when the total is 9 to 9.5
Bush: Mil 14-5 Over as a favorite of -110 or higher

Colorado at St. Louis, 8:10 EST
Taylor Buchholz (R) vs. Brad Thompson (R)
Buchholz: Col 15-41 after scoring and allowing 3 runs or less
Thompson: StL 5-11 at home

Philadelphia at Arizona, 9:40 EST
Adam Eaton (R) vs. Micah Owings (R)
Eaton: Phi 2-11 as an underdog
Owings: Ari 16-4 off BB wins by 2 runs or less

NY Mets at San Francisco, 10:15 EST
Tom Glavine (L) vs. Matt Cain (R)
Glavine: 19-5 TSR 1st half of season
Cain: SF 16-5 Over at home in May


American League

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 EST
Jae Seo (R) vs. Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Seo: TB 1-14 Away off BB home games
Guthrie: Bal 38-18 as a favorite of -110 or higher

Seattle at Detroit, 7:05 EST
Horacio Ramirez (L) vs. Jeremy Bonderman (R)
Ramirez: Sea 7-0 Under Away off BB Away games
Bonderman: Det 16-3 after scoring 10+ runs

Texas at NY Yankees, 7:05 EST
Mike Wood (R) vs. Andy Pettitte (L)
Wood: Tex 5-18 vs. Yankees
Pettitte: NYY 16-5 Under at home vs. AL West

Boston at Toronto, 7:05 EST
Josh Beckett (R) vs. Victor Zambrano (R)
Ramirez: Bos 10-0 Under as a road favorite of -110 or higher
Zambrano: Tor 30-8 at home off a loss

Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 EST
Chad Gaudin (R) vs. Jorge De La Rosa (L)
Gaudin: Oak 21-6 playing with a day off
De La Rosa: KC 3-16 when the total is 9 to 9.5

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 EST
Javier Vazquez (R) vs. Boof Bonser (R)
Vazquez: ChW 24-8 Under as a road underdog of +100 to +125 Bonser: 11-2 Under as a favorite of -110 or higher

Cleveland at LA Angels, 10:05 EST
Cliff Lee (L) vs. Erwin Santana (R)
Lee: Cle 12-3 Over Away
Santana: 27-9 TSR at home

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[GrandPa]

"13) It doesn't happen often, but one of our suggestions has come to fruition, as ESPN2 will televise the baseball amateur draft on June 7. This will develop into a big deal as time goes on-- who will be baseball's version of Mel Kiper, Jr? "

60 rounds or so? Hopefully not "Boomer" Berman!


3) The jury questionnaire in the OJ Simpson trial had over 300 questions, and was 75 pages long.

Apparently a little too short, after all.

[Spearit]

Just things to think about...

Five teams are in the red by over 5 Units so far this season. Here is a closer look at those clubs:


New York Yankees 12-14 -9.4 Units


While the record might be a surprise, the number of units dropped is not as the Yankees are always an overpriced team. New York has been a slow starter the last couple years, going 13-11 through May 1 last season and 10-15 through May 1 in 2005. This year, their pitching has been the root of the problems as their ERA of 4.67 is fifth to last in all of baseball. The offense has carried them but not enough to avoid a losing record and if it wasn’t for Alex Rodriguez' red-hot April, who knows where they would be. New York did go 18-10 last May and a repeat is likely.


Texas Rangers 10-18 -8.8 Units


Texas has lost five straight and has gone just 5-13 since starting the season at 5-5. The Rangers offense has been in a slump all season, hitting just .231 after finishing sixth in the Majors in hitting last season. Even worse is the pitching which is always a problem for Texas, as its ERA is at 5.38, second to last in baseball. The Rangers are just 4-13 as underdogs after getting swept by the Yankees and they have lost nine games this season by more than four runs. Their next 10 games don’t bode well as they face the Toronto Blue Jays, the Yankees again and then the Los Angeles Angels.


St. Louis Cardinals 10-16 -8.4 Units


St. Louis has had a very tough start in their World Series defense. The Cardinals lost ace Chris Carpenter after one game and then the death of relief pitcher Josh Hancock devastated the team as they were swept in Milwaukee by a combined score of 23-3. The Cards are a disappointing 3-9 at home after winning 99 games combined at Busch Stadium the last two seasons. St. Louis is ahead of only Washington in slugging percentage as everyone, even Albert Pujols, is struggling. Eleven of their 16 losses have been by four or more runs.


Chicago Cubs 12-14 -6.1 Units


The added payroll has not paid off thus far for the Cubs, although things are looking brighter. Chicago has won five of its last six games after going through a brutal 4-11 stretch. It has played much better on the road. Chicago is just 4-9 at Wrigley Field but the next six games are at home against Washington and Pittsburgh, so things could turn around quickly. The Cubs are sixth in the Majors in ERA and fifth in batting average so the record is even more surprising. The problem is they are 0-6 in one-run games.


Kansas City Royals 10-19 -5.8 Units


This is about where many expected the young Royals to be at this stage of the season. However, Kansas City is playing a lot better with a 7-8 record in its last 15 games after a dreadful 3-11 start. Scoring runs is the Achilles Heel as the Royals have scored four runs or less in 19 of their 29 games. They are near the middle of the league in hitting, on-base percentage and slugging but clutch hitting is a real issue. Kansas City is 4-10 on the road but the next six games are at home so continued success is a possibility.

[Dennis14072]

Thanks Guys, much appreciated, GL tonight!

[Kaptain]

Once again, thanks fellows