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**Udog** · 06-11-2005, 11:13 AM

3-0 yesterday. Couldn't do it without you! Great stuff! Thanks, Spark!

**Spark** · 06-11-2005, 11:16 AM

Great doggy ... Glad to hear this .... You are very welcome

**Udog** · 06-11-2005, 11:23 AM

Saarloos - Oakland 14-30 against right-handed starters this season
Smoltz - Atlanta 27-10 when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons

I didn't play the 15* on the Braves last night, but it looks like today just might be a good day on the Braves! Picking against old Smoltzie just seems downright un-American, anyway!

**Spark** · 06-11-2005, 03:11 PM

Saturday, 6/11/2005

MILWAUKEE (28 - 32) at PHILADELPHIA (34 - 28) - 7:05 PM
DOUG DAVIS (L) vs. RANDY WOLF (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 40-21 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIS is 18-12 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 83-74 (-25.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 (-0.2 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

DOUG DAVIS vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
DAVIS is 1-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.61 and a WHIP of 1.209.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

RANDY WOLF vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
WOLF is 4-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.78 and a WHIP of 1.260.
His team's record is 9-2 (+6.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.7 units)

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BOSTON (32 - 28) at CHICAGO CUBS (32 - 27) - 3:05 PM
WADE MILLER (R) vs. CARLOS ZAMBRANO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 109-102 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 15-19 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 110-113 (-34.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 121-100 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 62-51 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 119-99 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 88-79 (-21.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 110-105 (-30.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

WADE MILLER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MILLER is 5-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.94 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.9 units)

CARLOS ZAMBRANO vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (29 - 31) at ST LOUIS (39 - 21) - 3:05 PM
RANDY JOHNSON (L) vs. MARK MULDER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 13-18 (-17.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NY YANKEES are 9-13 (-10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 29-31 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 13-18 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
NY YANKEES are 2-7 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
NY YANKEES are 25-26 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
JOHNSON is 22-25 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JOHNSON is 21-24 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JOHNSON is 20-23 (-22.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 151-86 (+30.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 46-25 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 150-84 (+32.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MULDER is 15-0 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

RANDY JOHNSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
JOHNSON is 5-7 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.88 and a WHIP of 1.347.
His team's record is 5-8 (-12.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-6. (-0.7 units)

MARK MULDER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MULDER is 5-6 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.96 and a WHIP of 1.595.
His team's record is 5-7 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-7. (-2.7 units)

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OAKLAND (24 - 36) at ATLANTA (31 - 29) - 3:05 PM
KIRK SAARLOOS (R) vs. JOHN SMOLTZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 24-36 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 92-80 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 9-23 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 28-40 (-20.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 28-39 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 105-98 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 15-29 (-14.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 62-36 (+22.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 232-162 (+31.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 27-10 (+19.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 87-60 (+28.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
SAARLOOS is 9-2 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 34-37 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against ATLANTA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

KIRK SAARLOOS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
SAARLOOS is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 7.94 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JOHN SMOLTZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (32 - 27) at FLORIDA (30 - 28) - 6:05 PM
KENNY ROGERS (L) vs. AL LEITER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 322-352 (+38.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
FLORIDA is 301-272 (+40.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
FLORIDA is 90-65 (+27.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
FLORIDA is 65-39 (+21.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 26-9 (+22.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 40-33 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 115-92 (+32.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 55-45 (+17.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 121-100 (+29.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ROGERS is 32-15 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ROGERS is 11-3 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ROGERS is 46-24 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ROGERS is 30-13 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 58-56 (-14.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 113-107 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 60-52 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 14-22 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 106-102 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LEITER is 2-9 (-8.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LEITER is 2-9 (-8.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

KENNY ROGERS vs. FLORIDA since 1997
ROGERS is 0-0 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

AL LEITER vs. TEXAS since 1997
LEITER is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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SEATTLE (26 - 33) at WASHINGTON (35 - 26) - 7:05 PM
JAMIE MOYER (L) vs. JOHN PATTERSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 53-79 (-20.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 20-46 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 89-132 (-35.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 38-72 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 84-121 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 56-94 (-33.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 125-142 (-36.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 16-7 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 35-26 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 22-9 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 8-1 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
WASHINGTON is 21-10 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 47-25 (+24.4 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 34-24 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-17 (+6.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MOYER is 33-21 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JAMIE MOYER vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MOYER is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JOHN PATTERSON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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TAMPA BAY (20 - 41) at PITTSBURGH (29 - 30) - 7:05 PM
SCOTT KAZMIR (L) vs. OLIVER PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 10-30 (-16.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 3-18 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 20-41 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 4-27 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 4-24 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TAMPA BAY is 3-19 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
KAZMIR is 1-11 (-10.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 170-196 (+3.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 21-13 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

OLIVER PEREZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

**Spark** · 06-11-2005, 03:11 PM

Hot pitchers
-- Davis is 4-0, 1.20 in his last four starts. Wolf is 5-0, 2.84 in his last six starts.
-- Zambrano is 1-1, 1.24 in his last four starts.
-- Rogers is 8-0, 1.19 in his last eight starts.
-- Patterson is 0-0, 1.64 in two post-DL starts.
-- Perez is 3-0, 3.86 in his last four starts, all Pirate wins Kazmir is 2-0, 2.88 in his last four starts.
-- Clemens is 4-3, 1.88 in 12 starts; Astros are 0-5 if he gets a no-decision. Chacin is 2-1, 1.83 in his last 3 trips to the mound.
-- Cabrera is 2-1, 3.20 in his last three starts.
-- Benson is 4-1, 2.76 in his last five starts. Washburn is 3-1, 1.82 in his last seven road starts.
-- Jennings is 2-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
-- Buehrle has 2.32 RA in his last four starts; Pale Hose are 7-3 in his last ten trips to mound.
-- Dodgers scored 37 runs in winning four of Lowe's last five starts (3-1, 4.64). Silva is 2-1, 2.32 his last four starts for Minnesota.

Cold pitchers
-- Miller is 0-1, 11.74 in two road starts (2-0, 2.59 in four starts at Fenway).
-- Mulder is 0-2, 7.20 in his last two starts. Johnson is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts.
-- Smoltz is 1-3, 4.91 in his last four starts. Saarloos is 1-3, 5.67 in his last nine starts, but A's are 4-1 when he doesn't get the decision.
-- Leiter is 1-4, 7.90 in his last six starts; Marlins are
1-5 in his home starts.
-- Seattle lost last four Moyer road starts (0-2, 10.80).
-- Claussen is 1-2, 6.07 in his last six starts.
-- Bonderman is 1-2, 4.88 in his last five starts.
-- Halsey is 2-2, 6.16 in his last five starts, but Arizona is 4-1 in his home starts. Howell has made jump from Class A to bigs in two months- he made one AAA start
-- Stauffer is 0-2, 4.24 in his last four starts.
-- Schmidt has 9.88 RA in three starts since coming off the DL. Davis has 7.59 RA in his two starts.

Totals
-- Over is 8-2 in last ten Philly home games.
-- Under is 15-5 in last twenty Wrigley games.
-- Under is 8-2 in last ten Cardinal home games, and
10-2-1 in last thirteen Bronx road games.
-- Under is 6-3 in last nine Oakland road games, 9-3 in last dozen Smoltz starts
-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Texas road contests.
-- Last five Patterson starts went over the total.
-- Ten of last eleven Tampa road games went over total
-- Nine of 12 Clemens starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 5-2 in last seven Washburn road starts.
-- Over is 8-1 in last nine Cincinnati home games.
-- Under is 3-1 in last four Jennings starts at Coors.
-- Over is 6-1 in last seven Kansas City road games.
-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine White Sox games.
-- Over is 6-1 in last seven San Francisco home games.
-- Over is 7-2 in last nine games at Dodger Stadium.

Hot teams
-- Phillies won eight of their last nine games.
-- Cardinals are 12-3 in last fifteen home games.
-- Mariners won four of their last six games. Nationals won fifteen of their last seventeen home games.
-- Pirates are 10-4 in their last fourteen home games.
-- Houston is 17-11 in its last 28 home games, 4-1 in its last five games overall.
-- Reds won four of their last five home games. Orioles are 9-4 in second game of series, if they won opener.
-- Colorado is 8-6 in its last fourteen home games.
-- Royals are 6-4 under Buddy Bell, but 3-16 in their last nineteen away games.
-- White Sox won six of their last seven games.
-- Indians won four of their last five games.
-- Dodgers are 7-2 in their last nine home games. Twins are 6-3 in their last nine games.

Cold teams
-- Red Sox are 4-10 in last fourteen road games. Cubs are 3-6 in second game of series if they win opener.
-- Brewers lost ten of last thirteen road games.
-- Bronx lost ten of its last twelve games.
-- Braves lost ten of last fourteen games. A's lost eleven of their last twelve road games, and 15 of last 17.
-- Rangers lost nine of last twelve road games. Marlins lost twelve of their last sixteen games.
-- Toronto is 6-12 in their last eighteen away games.
-- Devil Rays lost sixteen of last eighteen on road.
-- Angels are 5-8 in second game of series if they won opener, but they're 3-1 in last four games overall. Mets lost their last three games, outscored 22-6.
-- Tigers lost three of last four games, and were blanked at Coors Field on Friday.
-- Arizona is 4-6 in its last ten home games.
-- Padres lost six of their last eight games, all at home.
-- San Francisco is 1-7 in its last eight games.

Umpires
-- Under is 7-2-2 last 11 Wendelstedt tilts. (Mil-Phil)
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last 11 Layne games. (Bos-Cubs)
-- Dog is 6-3 in last nine Brinkman games. (NY-StL)
-- Over is 8-5, dogs 6-6 in Marsh games. (A's-Atl)
-- Under is 5-1 in last six Reilly games. (Tex-Fla)
-- Dog is 6-4 in last ten Everitt games. (Sea-Wsh)
-- Dreckman's last four games stayed under (TB-Pitt)
-- Dogs are 5-1 in last six Barrett games. (Tor-Hst)
-- Favorite won last three Young games, after losing his first eight; three of last four stayed under. (LAA-NY)
-- Favorite is 8-1 in the last nine Cuzzi games. (Blt-Cin)
-- Under is 6-4 in last ten Kulpa games,, with home side winning five of last six. (Det-Col)
-- Dogs are 7-5 in Reliford games this season. (KC-Az)
-- Dogs are 7-3 in last ten Diaz games, with dog 3-1 in his last four behind the plate. (Chi-SD)
-- Under, dogs are 4-1 last five BWelke tilts (Min-LA)
-- Favorite is 5-1 in last six Carlson games. (Clev-SF)

**Spark** · 06-11-2005, 03:13 PM

13) Last Saturday night, Tomo Ohka was removed in fourth inning of what would be a 7-3 win, but he was not respectful of Frank Robinson when he came to the mound to take Ohka out of the game. Bad move.

Not only was Ohka fined, but by next time his turn in the rotation came around, Ohka was in Milwaukee, traded for Junior Spivey. If you're scoring at home, that is traded from first place to the Brewers, and Nats had won Ohka's last five starts. Point made.

12) Nitwit New York City frontrunners are at it again, questioning whether it is time for Joe Torre to be fired by Bronx. I don't confuse Torre with Miller Huggins or Sparky Anderson, but he has won four world titles in last nine years. He better have some job security.

11) When Dodgers brought Sandy Koufax to the big leagues in 1955, they sent down another lefthanded pitcher you might have heard of: Tommy Lasorda.

10) Tom Grieve, former GM of Rangers, is best color commentator on local baseball telecasts; he is not afraid to state opinions, and he knows his stuff.

9) Nothing against the Pistons, but NBA, basketball in general, needs Spurs to win the NBA finals. Coaches imitate whomever the champs are, and we don't need to see more 84-69 games; the sport needs lot more 114-99 games.

8) It looks as if August will be the NBA's month for a labor showdown, as the owners try and get some things back from players. After the beating NHLPA took in their labor struggle, players had better realize that they lose the most, if there is a work stoppage.

7) It says a lot about today's culture that Tim Duncan's jersey is 11th in sales, according to NBA marketing people. Best player on best team, but selfless and not flashy; it doesn't sell. Sad.

6) The solid chemistry the Spurs have, with guys from so many different countries, points out another fact: American players are a lot more difficult to deal with than foreigners.

5) If Timberwolves sign PJ Carlesimo as head coach, it is a not-too-subtle message to free agent Latrell Sprewell: "Hit the road, Jack".

4) World Series of Poker tournaments are underway in Vegas, and record turnouts are being reported for early events. One tournament had prize money of over $3M. The Main Event, the $10,000 buy-in, starts in about three weeks.

3) Looking through the prize lists for these early tournaments, you see ton of names you've never heard of- this isn't like golf and tennis, where same few people are always going to compete at the top. People are going to come out of nowhere and become rich, which makes it appealing to the masses who might want to participate.

2) Was looking through NFL stuff yesterday, and saw that Rick Mirer is still in NFL, with Lions. How is this possible? Has he ever been good?

1) I see where the Knicks aren't going to hire a coach before the NBA Draft; maybe they just don't want to pay someone, in case there is a lockout, but how can you go through the draft without a coach? Is it any wonder this team hasn't won a title in 32 years?

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