Tuesday's Trends and Indexes - 9/2 (MLB, WNBA, CFL, Misc.)

[Udog]

Hey Udog--Tribe is leading 4-2 in the 12th inn Sun going for a visiting team sweep at KC--- when the game is suspended because of lightning. Now they head home for a 4:00 matchup against Detroit-- with David Price on the mound!!! Result---12-1 blowout....Exhibit A of what Armadillo said......
----13) Why so much day baseball on Labor Day? Teams shouldn't have to play day games if they traveled the day before-- hurts quality of the product.

You know, RS, I try to avoid playing many games that start early for that very reason. Humans, by nature, are creatures of habit and routine. When you throw guys off their routine, it blows their concentration and focus. It takes them out of their gameday comfort zone. True, it effects some guys more than others but it always causes problems.

The Tribe's start was mid-afternoon but that was still too early after the day/night they just had.

It's true in all sports, too. For instance, in football, if a west coast team plays a 1:00 east coast game, their body clocks have them starting at 10:00 in the morning. That's just hard to get up for.

When college hoops play those early morning or really late night games, all kinds of odd stuff happens.

Early or very late starts really do diminish the quality of games.

[Udog]

MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, September 2

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 ET
Kendrick: PHILADELPHIA 26-41 after 3 or more consecutive overs
Minor: 13-2 TSR after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing

NY Mets at Miami, 7:10 ET
Niese: NY METS 8-1 OVER after 5 straight games where they stranded 7 or less runners on base
Penny: MIAMI 4-14 after a game where their bullpen blew a save

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 ET
Gallardo: 26-17 TSR in road games
Arrieta: CHICAGO CUBS are 20-31 at home with a money line of -100 to -150

Pittsburgh at St Louis, 8:15 ET
Locke: 1-8 TSR in September games
Wainwright: ST LOUIS is 102-58 in home games

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 ET
Petit: SAN FRANCISCO is 37-30 in road game
Lyles: COLORADO is 51-75 after a win

Arizona at San Diego, 10:10 ET
Miley: 14-3 TSR UNDER as an underdog of +100 or higher
Despaigne: SAN DIEGO is 20-30 after 2 straight games where they committed no errors

Washington at LA Dodgers, 10:10 ET
Fister: 23-8 TSR against NL West opponents
Kershaw:16-0 TSR against NL East opponents

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Lobstein: DETROIT is 16-28 after batting .333 or better over a 3 game span
Carrasco: CLEVELAND is 54-35 after having won 3 of their last 4 games

Boston at NY Yankees, 7:05 ET
Kelly: 13-6 TSR when playing against a team with a winning record
Greene: NY YANKEES are 22-12 vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Dickey: 24-17 TSR as an underdog of +100 or higher
Hellickson: TORONTO is 76-95 when the money line is +125 to -125

LA Angels at Houston, 8:10 ET
Wilson: LA ANGELS are 62-30 as a favorite of -110
Peacock: HOUSTON is 27-61 as a home underdog of +125 or more

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 ET
Noesi: CHI WHITE SOX are 18-38 in September games
Milone: 21-9 TSR in night games

Texas at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Holland: TEXAS is 16-35 after batting .250 or worse over a 20 game span
Guthrie: 21-8 TSR when the money line is -100 to -150

Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 ET
Paxton: SEATTLE is 3-12 after a game where the bullpen threw 7 or more innings
Gray: OAKLAND is 43-22 in home games after batting .240 or worse over a 20 game span

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Latos: CINCINNATI is 56-82 vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse
Norris: BALTIMORE is 59-37 vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game

TSR = Team Start Record