2012 Final Record 23-22 +6.26 units
I ended 2012 baseball with a profit and once again won more than half my dog plays (17-16) and ended the season with a nice score on a 2* World Series bet on the Giants. I have three over/under win plays to start the season and will pop them into my record, win or lose, at the end of the regular season.
1* Red Sox UNDER 83 wins
Seeing as how I'm picking this once great franchise to finish dead last in the AL East, which is very strong this year, I don't see how they can finish over .500
1* Brewers UNDER 79 1/2 wins
They're going to start terribly. The starting pitching is shaky once you get past Gallardo and Lohse and the bullpen could be a train wreck, especially if Axford is as bad as he was last year. They actually start the season with Alex Gonzales, a journeyman shortstop, as their everyday first baseman! There's also a chance of a mid-season suspension of Ryan Braun. Aramis Ramirez had a career year last year and is likely to tail off. Losing Houston to the AL hurts the win totals of all NL Central teams.
1* Yankees UNDER 84 1/2 wins
This number is another case of Yankee reputation inflating the number. Who's even left on this team? There'll be a lot of empty seats behind home plate by late August. And, this Steinbrenner isn't going to spend money on overpaid players in mid-season like his father. The A-Rod and CC contracts continue to hamstring this franchise. Changing of the guard in the Al East this year.
Opinion only:
Cubs UNDER 73
This is an annual opinion. I always think the Cubs will be terrible which means I am almost always right.
I ended 2012 baseball with a profit and once again won more than half my dog plays (17-16) and ended the season with a nice score on a 2* World Series bet on the Giants. I have three over/under win plays to start the season and will pop them into my record, win or lose, at the end of the regular season.
1* Red Sox UNDER 83 wins
Seeing as how I'm picking this once great franchise to finish dead last in the AL East, which is very strong this year, I don't see how they can finish over .500
1* Brewers UNDER 79 1/2 wins
They're going to start terribly. The starting pitching is shaky once you get past Gallardo and Lohse and the bullpen could be a train wreck, especially if Axford is as bad as he was last year. They actually start the season with Alex Gonzales, a journeyman shortstop, as their everyday first baseman! There's also a chance of a mid-season suspension of Ryan Braun. Aramis Ramirez had a career year last year and is likely to tail off. Losing Houston to the AL hurts the win totals of all NL Central teams.
1* Yankees UNDER 84 1/2 wins
This number is another case of Yankee reputation inflating the number. Who's even left on this team? There'll be a lot of empty seats behind home plate by late August. And, this Steinbrenner isn't going to spend money on overpaid players in mid-season like his father. The A-Rod and CC contracts continue to hamstring this franchise. Changing of the guard in the Al East this year.
Opinion only:
Cubs UNDER 73
This is an annual opinion. I always think the Cubs will be terrible which means I am almost always right.
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