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**Co-Captain** · 05-11-2005, 11:30 AM

FYI: 2005 MLB-"BIG GAME PLAYS"....w/ Write-Ups released so far this season..

04-29-2005, 10:58 PM

"BIG GAME PLAY"--GAME OF THE MONTH on:

Florida -112 (EZ 6-4 WINNER!)

Florida is getting the job done this year behind their solid starting pitchers...One of them, in Burnett has been more of the dominant of late, as he is 2-0 in his last 3 games with a solid 2.25 ERA, striking out 21, allowing just 16 hits, 6 runs, and walking only 8, in alittle over 24 innings pitched...

Wolf, on the other hand, in his last 3 games, has averaged 6 innings, and has a ERA of 7.00, giving up 14 runs, on 23 hits, in just 18 innings...And the Philly's ended going 1-2 during this span..

In their last 3 game series at Florida, earlier this month, Florida outscored them 13 to 6 taking two of three....Burnett, in this series, went the distance allowing just 8 hits, 2 Philly runs, while not giving up a walk......Wolf, started against Burnett, lasting just 6 innings, where he allowed 7 hits, 5 ERs, and walking 2 in the Phils 8-2 loss....In this earlier series with the Phillies, the Marlins totaled 11 hits, 3 which were HR's...and 2 of which came off of Wolf..

Burnett lifetime vs the Phils has a 3-4 record with an ERA of 3.68....While Wolf has a TERRIBLE lifetime record of 2-11 vs the Marlins with an ERA of 5.86... And, he also is 0-4 vs the Marlins at Home the last 3 seasons....Can you say "Dead Meat Pitching"?...LOL.

One weakness of the Phillies, compared to the Marlins, is definately in their pitching staff...Currently, the Phillies, although tied for 6th with the fewest walks given up on the year...they are also ranked 6th from the bottom in overall ERA....And, they also are ranked 4th in the Majors, with most hits given up...Florida's pitching staff, meanwhile, is the best in the league with the lowest overall ERA of 2.25....and also ranked 1st with a WHIP of 1.10, 1st in least hits allowed, 7th in strikeouts, and 13th in walks allowed....Solid!

If, opponents get to the Phillies starters, then their BP is not a good place to look for relief, as they have an overall ERA of 6.02, and a poorer ERA of 7.36 at Home...giving up 38 hits, 24 ERs, and 9 HRs in alittle over 29 innings pitched...The also have a 1-2 record at Home with 2 blown saves, also at Home, and 5 total blown saves overall...And, they are allowing opponents to average .288 vs them....Not Good!

Florida's obvious strength is in their starting rotation who has the ability to go deep in the game...In fact, Burnett's last Road start he went the distance, allowing just 2 runs, on 4 hits, and 1 HR...getting the 5-2 win over Glavine and the Mets, and preventing them getting swept in the process...Florida's BP, if needed, has been solid this year posting an overall ERA of 1.86 in over 53 innings....On the Road this year, they have only given up 5 walks, 13 hits, and 6 ERs, in alittle over 14 innings....And, in their last 3 games, they have been even more sharp posting an 1.27 ERA in over 21 innings on the hill.

Still, one main reason for Florida's 1st place standing in the NL East...is due to their strength on the hill...and their right-hander AJ Burnett is a big piece to their success...Burnett has already thrown two complete games on the year so far, and has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his starts this year...The result when Burnett started this year is a 3-1 record so far.

However, the Marlins this year is not a team, like some in the past, who simply rely on only there pitching staff to get them a win...No, this Florida team has also been doing it in the field where they have been playing solid defense, only committing 12 fielding errors over their 20 games played and helping to hold opponents to just 2.6 rpg average overall and 3.3 rpg on the road....In addition, Florida's offense at the plate has also been supporting their pitchers on the hill, especially in Road games, averaging 5.3 rpg on the Road...Solid Support!

Today, I see the Marlins lineup again being able to support starter Burnett, as they will be facing the Phillies Wolf again, who remember is 2-11 vs them in his career (no big league team has beaten him more often), who already got spanked on April 12th giving up 5 runs (2 HRs) on hits..and who is also a LHP as well...This year, the Marlins have been ripping LHP's averaging .328 batting overall against them....Florida also averages hitting .341 vs LHP's, on the Road...and .310 vs LHP's in their last 10 games against them....Remember back on April 12th, Wolf got tagged for two HRs and 5 runs total on just 7 hits vs the Florida lineup....Oh Boy, can you say Deja Vu?...LOL.

Phillys hitters will face a RHP in Burnett today...where they are averaging .260 overall and at Home...But, vs RHP's, in their last 10 games vs them, they are ONLY averaging a LOW .225 at the plate....Furthermore, Philly this year is just 2-4 vs RHP's at Home...Definately not a good sign, because Burnett is not just any RHP taking the mound today...and this Florida team is not just any other opponent, as the Marlin's are hitting .303, lifetime, against the Phillies Wolf....Oooooh Boooy!

-Some Other Stats, Trends, and Info I like favoring the Marlins today.....

-Florida is 8-2 in Burnett's last 10 starts.
-Florida is 4-1 in their last 5 Road games.
-Florida is 27-14 vs Philly the last 3 seasons....and currently 2-1 vs them this year.
-Florida has currently won 3 of their last 4 games...and they also have Won their last 4 Road games as well.
-Florida on the Road this year is averaging 5.3 rpg, while they hold the host opponents to just a 3.3 rpg average
-Florida vs LHP's have an OBP of .346
-Florida is 6-2 in opening game of series....Philly is 4-4 in first game.
-Florida Team is well rested, as they didnt not play since last week Tuesday.
-Florida leads the majors in ERA (2.25), shutouts (4), hits allowed (139), runs allowed (53), opponents batting average (.215) and complete games (5).

-Philly is 0-3 in games played on Friday....Florida is 2-1 in Friday games.
-Philly is 0-2 when playing with a day off.
-Philly is 4-8 in Night games.....Florida is 7-5 in Night games this year.
-Philly is 10-12 in games played on Grass.....Florida is 12-8 when playing on Grass.
-Philly took 2 of 3 from the Nationals on the Road, but they still have lost 4 of their last 6 games.
-Philly in their last 5 games are ONLY averaging 2 rpg...while opponents have averaged Over 4 rpg.
-Philly at Home this year is 5-5 averaging 4.2 rpg and hitting .252 at the plate.
-Philly in their last 10 games is hitting just .231 overall...but Vs RHP's, in their this span, they are hitting a LOW of .225.

Burnett is coming off a solid game vs Cincy on Friday, which he gave up 2 runs and 4 hits, while posting a season-high 13 strike-outs over 6 innings in Florida's 4-2 win over the Reds....The Phillies, more than likely must play this one again without their best hitter in Burrell, who has an injured hamstring....How important is Burrell to this Philly team, well he currently leads them in batting average, hitting .304 overall (.314 at Home), in HR's with 5, and in RBI's with 20 on the year, which is 10 more than Jim Thome, who is 2nd in RBI's..Burrell is a Big important Offensive Asset for the Phillies and for him not to be able to play, only gives the Marlins more of an advantage, especially with the Phil's other sluggers in Thome (.205), Lieberthal (.215), and Bell (.221), not having their best year so far at the plate.

However, if Burrell does somehow step in to play today, I dont expect him to be 100%...And, it should be noted also that previous to his injury, which forced him to sit out since Monday, he was in the midst of a very bad hitting slump, with just 4 hits in his last 28 at bats...In fact, this funk was bad enough to cause his average to drop by more than 100 points..So, even if he plays today..I am thinking that he wont be out of this funk and that his injury which I dont think is fully healed yet, to only cause him to continue his slump at the plate....Well, with Burnett on the hill and pitching as solid as he has been this year, I definately give him the edge over Burrell, who so far this year has had 4 at bats vs him, registering one hit..

The Marlins currently have won seven of their last nine games, and went 8-2 their last 10 with Burnett starting...Plus, the Marlins solid play oveall and on the Road, as well as, their dominating pitchers and excellent defensive and offensive support they have been providing them....not to mention, the lifetime success the Fish has had over the Philly's Wolf, makes me all the more confident that they will continue on to record their 13th win on the year, 5th on the Road, 3rd against the Phillies, and 4th for starter Burnett today...Solid pitching from start to finish for the Marlins, is what has brought them success this year...but for this Marlin team, thats not where it has stopped and where they have allowed themselves to depend upon...Balance is always Key to success, and right now...the Marlins clearly have it in their favor today....With that said, take the FLORIDA MARLINS -112 as a "BIG GAME PLAY"--GAME OF THE MONTH selection....GL and LETS GO GET EM!....ALOHA CC.

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05-07-2005, 12:18 PM

"BIG GAME PLAY"--GAME OF THE WEEK:

CHICAGO WSOX -126 (EZ 10-7 WINNER!)

Today, the Major League leading CWS face the B-Jays of Toronto in GM 2 of their 3 game series in Toronto....Leading the way for the 22-7 CWS is Jon Garland, a righty who has been practically unhittable in his last 5 starts, where he has gone 5-0 and has a 1.38 ERA overall...Today's game is on the Road, where Garland is 3-0 with a 1.57 ERA....In his last 3 games pitched, Garland went 3-0 and has a Unbelievable .35 ERA....WOW!

Garland is part of this shutdown CWS pitching staff whose starters so far this year has a 17-3 record and a Major League best 2.79 ERA....The CWS pitching staff also is ranked 2nd in hits allowed overall...2nd in WHIP with a 1.16 avg...and also their BP ranks 1st in the league with 14 saves so far on the year...This solid shutdown pitching from the WS starters has allowed them to hold a lead in all of their 29 games played this year....Unreal!

Garland, in his 5 games, has allowed just 6 ERs, 25 hits, 6 walks, 1 HR, and striked out 17 batter, in alittle over 39 innings on the hill...Garland currently is coming into this game with 23 consecutive scoreless innings...Including pitching back to back 4 hitters, that includes an 8-0 win over Detriot and a 6-0 win over Oaktown...Vs Toronto Garland has a lifetime 5-1 record with an 2.63 ERA against them...and the CWS went 6-2 in his last 8 starts vs the B-Jays..

The B-Jays sends RHP Lilly to the hill today to face Garland and the Hot CWS team....So far this year he has a record of 1-2 in his 5 starts, with an ERA of 7.77...In Lilly's last 3 starts, he has gone 1-1 and his ERA has gone to a Whopping 10.68 over this span...In just 24 innings on the hill this year, Lilly has allowed 34 hits and 21 ERs..and hasnt gone past 4 innings yets this year...Not Good!...Vs the CWS in his career, he has a 3-1 record with a 6.03 ERA, and his team has gone 5-1 when he started against them...Still, it is in his last 3 starts of late Lilly has totally lit up and his whopping ERA of 10.67 clearly shows this...In his last start against the struggling Yankees, he was smacked for 6 ERs on 8 hits in 5 innings on the hill.....Toronto, however ended up winning there last two games which he started in..

Lilly was said to have missed most of spring training with tendinitis in his shoulder...and that is why he has not gone deep into a game, which the coaching staff of Toronto fell he can...I totally disagree with that...Lilly, I feel was good at one time in his young career, but like most athletes after they suffer an injury, they simply are not the same after that...Lilly to me so far, is going downhill not up...and his numbers vs teams also on the decline proves this...

Garland, on the other hand, along with his other pitching mates has been almost a gang of resurrected players...What gives the CWS an advantage here is that Garland has and can go deep into the game...which have been paying off alot of divendends for them achieving what they have so far and so fast this year...Also helping to secure and close out games securing wins for them...has been the solid play of the WSox's BP...In their last 3 games their BP has an ERA of 1.69...Whereas, the B-Jays BP their last 3 games has an ERA of 4.15...CWS BP on the Road has been getting it done as well..as they have a 2.23 Road ERA and has also recorded 6 saves to just 2 blown saves...In total, the WSox's BP has a recorded 14 saves on the year with only 3 blown save...and this total saves rank them 1st in the Majors...Toronto's BP cant say the same for them with their 5.13 Home ERA, while also only recording 2 saves at Home while blowing 3...If this one goes to the BP early, as I expect it to today...it could end in a romp as this Toronto BP has allowed a high 48 hits in just 36.3 innings....Not good vs this WSox teeam who may have found their stroke of late...

The WSox's will face another LHP in Lilly, where they have found alot of success against this year going 5-3...and averaging 5.2 rpg vs them....This stat goes well also because the WSox's are on the Road where they have also averaged 5 rpg...while their defense has been able to hold opponents to just 3.3 rpg and .222 hitting at the plate...Some other stats for the WSox's vs LHPs is that they are hitting .293 Overall vs them.....290 in Road games vs them, and are averaging their highest average of .299 vs LHPs in their last 10 games played....Toronto vs RHP's have averaged .268 overall vs them, .272 at Home and in their last 10 games vs RHPs..

Toronto has the overall higher batting average than the WSox's...and they also have scored 11 more runs, 12 more RBI's, and 38 more hits than the WSox's hitters totaled so far this year....But, it is their pitching and inability to close out games, especially at Home where they are only 5-6 on the year...that will be their achilles heal of late....Still, Toronto in Lilly's last two games has still be able to overcome his poor starts to come back a get wins over the Yankees and TB...In these two last starts of Lilly...he went only 11 innings combined, giving up 17 hits, 11 ERs, and 3 HRs...but the B-Jays were still able to pull out wins of 7 to 5 and 8 to 6....Well, I dont expect that to happen again vs this WSox team, and especially if Lilly gets lit up again, allowing a shit load of runs early in the game...which I do see him doing again..

Why shouldnt I expect this one to be another slug fest like the other two games where Lilly started? Because, that was the WSox's of the past, not the one of the present...Plus, I feel that both of these teams are heading in the opposite directions..as Toronto looks to be heading back into a slump, after they went on a tear winning 7 out of 8 games, before this current two game slide of late...A sign that this maybe happening is their lack of offense at the plate, only scoring just 4 runs in their last 3 games...And yesterday, the B-Jays could only manage just 3 hits over the final 7 innings, and a total of 17 hits and 4 runs in their last 3 games played....

The CWS, on the other hand, has gone through times of struggles at the plate with some of their players who are very important to their offense...ie, Konerko who was hitless in his last 26 at bats, before ending that last night with an 8th inning single....And Pierzynski, who entered 2 for 29, before hitting a 2 run go ahead single which scoring two to take the 5-3 lead and win...Also, in last nights game everyone in the lineup, except DH Everett recorded one hit last night...All this following their last 2-1 win over KC where they only had 2 hits total..

The main reason for why the WSox's could still keep the wins coming in and also in very close fashion, where they won12 of 15 one run games they played...is due to the WSox's putting more emphasis on other aspects of the game instead of just at the plate...They put emphasis on their pitching, they are utilizing their speed on the bases where they have stolen 30 bases this year, which ranks 2nd in the Majors...19 of these Stolen bases have come in Road games, 3 of them came in last nights game... The WSox's are playing more fundamentals, situational-type of games...and doing all the little stuff, along with their very good pitching...has helped them to win games in many different ways for them..

But, the WSox's are still one of the top longball hitting teams just like the past years...and currently rank 10th in the league in total HRs so far this year...Timo Perez gets the start tonight for CF Rowand...and the WSox's are 8-1 when he is in the starting lineup.

*SOME STATS, TRENDS, AND INFO FAVORING THE WSOX'S TONIGHT:

-CWS is 6-0 vs teams with winning records.
-CWS is 5-0 so far this month.
-CWS is 4-0 in games played on Saturdays
-CWS is 8-3 in games played in the day
-CWS is 8-1 after 3 or more consecutive wins.
-CWS is 11-4 on the Road.
-CWS is 3-1 on Artificial turf.
-CWS is 10-4 when game total is 9-9.5
-CWS is 5-3 vs LHPs.
-CWS also have stolen 19 bases in their 15 games on the Road.
-CWS is 8-1 in game 2 of series.
-CWS BP recorded 14 saves and just 3 BSV...On the Road the BP has 6 saves to just 2 BSV.

-Toronto is 3-6 when playing a team with a winning record.
-Toronto's BP at Home has recorded just 2 saves and blown 3 saves.

I simply cannot go against this CWS team right now, as they continue to get it done with their speed, defense, and solid pitching...On the Road CWS defense is holding opponents to just 3.3 rpg and .222 average hitting at the plate...Toronto, meanwhile is not so tight, to vistors, as they allow an average of 5.8 rpg and .293 average at the plate...The CWS, pitching has led them to record an AL-leading 2.94 ERA...And their new aggressive style of play on the bases, has allowed them to win games and rank 2nd in SB's on the year with 30...All three aspects has helped them to win games like yesterdays 5-3 victory, where they two of their offensive weapons in Konerko and Pierzynski has broken out of their bad slumps to help get last nights win...Add in the WSox's offense providing support to their solid pitching staff and you got one team who can go very far....They already have the leagues best Record of 22-7, but this WSox team is lacking the notiriety and respect that they feel they deserve, which the last place Yankees and Boston Red Sox are getting, and this just adds more fuel to their fire to keep things rolling strong...

These are the new WSox's who are not doing it like the old WSox use to do..but their new style of ball is working so why buck it...Pitching, Defense, aggressive base running, small ball, and playing with a chip on their shoulder for lack of respect, is what makes them go...WSox's have now led in all 29 games so far this season...Unreal...Tonight behind Garland, they will record win 23 and also get one game closer to paying back this B-Jay team who swept them in Toronto last season.....Today, take the CHICAGO WSOX -126 as a "BIG GAME PLAY"--GAME OF THE WEEK selection....GL and Aloha CC.

**Co-Captain** · 05-11-2005, 11:43 AM

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**Co-Captain** · 05-11-2005, 02:34 PM

EARLY SET....

Sorry, no time for Write-Ups on Early Set...to busy working on the Write-Up for my "BIG GAME PLAY"-SERIES GAME OF THE MONTH going in night action today.

**TOP RATED PLAYS ON:

Tex/Det Over 11 -120
CWS -138

*REGULAR PLAYS ON:

Zona -149
Baltimore +140

-Enjoy the Early Set Gang...and Dont Miss my "BIG GAME PLAY"-SERIES GAME OF THE MONTH selection going off tonight....Until then, GL and Lets Kick Some Bookie Ass Today!.... Aloha CC.

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**Co-Captain** · 05-11-2005, 06:48 PM

EARLY SET UPDATE:

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**Co-Captain** · 05-11-2005, 08:58 PM

FYI: "WILD-WEDNESDAY'S" MLB-PLAYS CARD released.

"BIG GAME PLAY"-SERIES GAME OF THE MONTH on:

FLORIDA MARLINS -163 (Pend)

**TOP RATED PLAYS ON:

Tex/Det Over 11 -120 (push)
CWS -138 (WIN)

*REGULAR PLAYS ON:

Zona -149 (Pend)
Baltimore +140 (WIN)

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**Co-Captain** · 05-12-2005, 12:18 AM

*"BGP" UPDATE FOR WILD WEDS:

-This was the "BGP"-GOM and indepth Write-Up & Big Game Analysis, I released today..

"BIG GAME PLAY"-SERIES GAME OF THE MONTH on:

FLORIDA MARLINS -163 (WINNER!)

After the Astros got the win on Monday, which btw was entirely due to the Rockets shutdown performance on the mound, I stated that this would turn out to be Houston's easiest task in this series, believe it or not....Why did I feel so confident in this?...Well, for one, it is very hard for any team to win back to back games on the road, let alone, a the Astros who are in a very terrible slump, and who have only been able to win 1 game, in 15 attempts, away from Minute Maid Field previous to Monday's win...Secondly, Houston just doesn't have in their stable who is having a shutdown type of year as the Rocket is having, and which seems to be the only way that the Astros can squeak out a win....And lastly, because Houston still have to face the #1 pitcher in the league so far this year, in Florida's Dontrell Willis...Houston, in my opinion, was fortunate to get those two plays that allowed them to steal a run..which turned out to be enough for a win...The Rocket was lights out on the hill, but their woes on offense simply cannot even back him up at all...So it was a lucky break for them when Burnett threw a wild pitch, moving a runner into scoring position...which was followed by a blop single that scored a run...That was all the room the Rocket needed to have, to get that one safely anded to Houstons solid closer in Brad Lidge...In the 2nd game, the situations changed and outcome instead was due to the Astro's bullpen giving up 5 runs in the 8th inning, for a 6-2 loss.

Today, the situation and pitcher is different, but the ending of this series should still end in an unhappy way fro the Astros...In fact, this one has the makings of turning out to be another shutout slaughter, similar to the one Atllanta handed them on Sunday....Probably wont be as bad as that one was, but with the overwhelming Key Advantages working in the Marlins favor today....Houston could simply get their Asses Spanked just as bad in the end...Either way though, it will be these Key Advantages that the Marlins will have today, that will simply be to much for the Astros, to meet and try to beat, and that only spells one thing which they are very used to by now...Anyways, below are a few of these Key Advantages enjoyed by the Fish today..

KEY ADVANTAGE #1: Florida's Starting Pitcher Dontrelle Willis.

-If anyone this year in the Majors is having a better year then the Rocket is, per stats and also dominance over opposing hitters, it's Florida's Dontrell Willis...This Lefty is currently leading the Majors with an Amazingly Low ERA of 1.07 and a .857 WHIP, which is the 3rd best in the league....Besides this, Willis is also undefeated on the year with a 6-0 record in 8 starts overall.

-At Home Willis has been practically untouchable going 4-0, and has recorded an unfuckin-believable ERA and WHIP of .58 and .806....Unreal!....Overall on the year, Willis is holding opposing hitters to the 3rd lowest batting average of .189 vs him....And, in games he started at Home, opposing batters averages went down even more to .179 hitting against him...Solid!.

-In his total 8 starts on the year, Willis has allowed just 28 hits, 5 ERs, 8 walks, while striking out 35, and giving up just 2 HRs, in his 42 innings on the hill....In his 4 starts at Home, he has given up only 2 ERs and 19 hits in 31 innings pitched....And, in his last start at Home on May 6, Willis recorded a career high 10 strikeouts vs the Rockies, whose lineup is currently ranked 5th best in the league in batting average.

-Willis also leads the league this year, with 3 complete games pitched, and two shutouts which he earned in his first two starts on the year.

~Bottom line: (Advantage Florida) Willis looks like a wild Animal on the hill, which works to his in favor, especially because he also brings alot of different tricks to the his trade...He is a unique pitcher, with a very unique style of delivery...That unique delivery, add with an arsenal of different quality pitches to throw, is what makes him even more intimidating to batters at the plate, simply are having no success in getting his timing down...When hitters cant get this timing on opposing hitters down...That spells throuble for teams like Houston, whose already current struggles now becomes that much more difficult to overcome because of it...Thus, Dontrell should have his way again today...

KEY ADVANTAGE # 2: Willis & Florida's Defense vs Houston's Pathetic Offensive.

-Florida's Defense has been stellar at Home, holding opponents to just 2.5 rpg average...Overall they are only allowing opps to average 3.1 rpg , .208 hitting at the plate, and .278 OBP at home.
-Houston is averaging only 2.9 rpg, .203 hitting at the plate, and just .264 OBP..
-Houston vs the 10 LHP's they faced this year went 2-8 vs them...averaging just 2.4 rpg, Only .196 hitting at the plate, and .264 OBP, against them.
-In these 10 games vs LHPs, the Astros have only been able to take them deep with 3 HRs, approx 6 hits per game vs them, and reaching base via walks just 3 times..
-Houston in their 17 Road games has only gone deep 6 times, has 44 total RBIs, 42 walks, and 101 hits (avg of 6.3 pg)
-Houston's lineup in their 17 road games has struck-out an average of 7.2 times per game...and they have only been able to get on base via walks an avg of 2.9 times per game...Plus, they have also only averaged just 7 hits per game.

Sidenote: Houston in their last 4 games has only been able to score 5 total runs...and they also currently are ranked last in the NL in Hits and HRs on the year so far

~Bottom Line: (Advantage Florida) Willis should be all the defense that Florida will need to get this win over Houston.

KEY ADVANTAGE # 3: Willis (ranked #1 in the Majors) Vs Oswalt (ranked 43rd in the Majors)

-Oswalt allowed 47 Hits, 22 ERs, 5 HRs, and 12 Walks on the year so far.....
-Willis has only allowed 28 Hits, 5 ERs, 2 HRs, and 8 Walks, in his 42 innings on the hill..
-Willis also has recorded 3 complete games to Oswalts 1...and he has 2 shutouts on the year to Oswalts none..
(ERA & OBA vs Righty and Lefty).
-Oswalt vs LHBs has an ERA of 5.95 and allows batters to average .250 hitting at the plate..
-Oswalt vs RHBs, has an ERA of 3.08 and allows batters to average .279 against him.
-Willis vs LHBs, has an ERA of 1.93...while allowing hitters to average just .176 at the plate
-Willis vs RHBs, has an ERA of just only .83...while allowing batters to average just .193 hitting against him.
-At Home, Willis only allowing batters to average .179 vs him, with an ERA of .58

Sidenote: Willis also will provide the Marlins another threat at the plate as he is a hitting pitcher, with a career batting average of .212....This year he also recorded 2 RBIs on 3 hits and has an average of .159...Oswalt's batting average is just .125 with no RBIs....In Tuesday's game, Dontrell was used in the DH role.

Willis also won his first 6 starts in total dominating fashion by strikingout 35, walking just 8, in alittle over 42 innings on the hill......Plus, he also leads the league with his 3 complete games pitched, and two shootouts he earne28d in his first two starts on the year.

~Bottom Line: (Advantage Florida) Willis will have much more support on offense than Oswalt can expect to get for his...Oswalt is a good pitcher, but his injury to his foot seems to still be causing him problems..and it showed in his last two outings, his last being the worst start of the season.

KEY ADVANTAGE # 4: Florida's Offense at the plate.

-Florida is 12-9 vs RHPs...averaging 4.5 rpg, .265 hitting, and .344 OBP.
-Overall, the Marlins are averaging .270 hitting....but at Home they avg .280 at the plate and .348 OBP
-Florida is one of the top offensive team in league,..ie, 6th in hitting average..
-Houston, on the road, is allowing opponents to average 5.5 rpg and hit .276 at the plate.

Bottom Line: (Advantage Florida) No Clemens to shut them down..and Oswalt seems to have lost his touch after his foot injury, as he is coming into this game allowing an average of 10 hit per game in his last two starts..as well as, giving up 9 ERs in his last game against the Braves.

KEY ADVANTAGE # 5: Florida's BP vs Houston's BP.

-First off, Florida's Willis leads the Majors with 3 complete games, and he could get his 4th today.
-Florida's BP overall has a ERA of 2.64 and 1.149 WHIP...but at Home their ERA is 1.07 and WHIP is .886...Solid!
-Florida's BP at Home has only given up 7 ERs in over 52.7 innings on the mound.
-Florida's BP is also 4-0 in save opportunities at Home this year.
-Houston's BP has a 0-6 record on the road and a ERA of 3.96.
-Houston's BP in the last 3 games, has a whopping ERA of 10.70 and a 2.15 WHIP.
-Houston's BP is 2-9 on the year overall....and has a 0-6 Road record, 0 saves and 3 blown saves.
-Houston's BP on the Road has a 4.04 ERA....Florida's BP at Home has a ERA of 1.13.

~Bottom Line: (Advantage Florida) After giving up 5 runs in the 8th inning and blowing that 2-1 lead they had, how in the hell can anyone trust these guys...Except for Closer Lidge, no one can be trusted in that Astros BP...Plus tonight, Lidge may not even get to smell the mound..and I dont him at all being called upon to close this game out...So theres no other way to go.

KEY ADVANTAGE # 6: Past Stats, Trends, and Info favoring Florida today..

-Florida is 12-6 in Night games.
-Florida is 13-8 vs RHPs
-Florida is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in FL
-Florida is 11-8 at Home.
-Florida's Willis is 22-6 lifetime before the All-Star break
-Florida's Willis has an arsenal of different things to throw at hitters....fastball, sinker, slider and changeup.

-Houston is 2-15 on Road.
-Houston is 3-7 in May.
-Houston is 12-20 in games played on Grass.
-Houston is 9-13 in Night games.
-Houston is 2-8 vs LHPs
-Houston is 5-15 after a loss.
-Houston is 6-9 vs teams with winning records.
-Houston is Only hitting .141 on the Road vs LHPs
-Houston's BP last 3 games has a ERA of 10.70.

The Astro's continue to spirial downwards, and continue to play like a bunch of walking, talking, hitting wounded Zombies...sorry to say, but there seems to be no cure to snap them out of it...Well, there will be no cure for sure today against the Marlins Ace and #1 ranked Pitcher in the league, Dontrell "D-Train" Willis...I said earlier that this one, has all the signs of possibly turning into yet another embarrassing ass spanking to the Astros today, just like the Braves gave them on Sunday..

Remember Gang...last years Astro's team that went the deepest it has ever been in the playoffs..did it with a late season trade for Beltran, and the surge he created...Plus, they also had Jeff Kent, who btw is currently having a stellar season again, ranking 2nd in the NL in RBI's, 3rd in NL in HRs, 5th in NL in most walks, and 1st in NL in runs, so far on the year...However, those guys are all gone now...and joining them, is Houston's team Captain and leader Bagwell, who was placed on the DL yesterday....This means that he wont be available for pinch hitting duties, if needed....This gives Florida another advantage, as Bags was 2nd on the team in RBIs and HRs..and also1st in Walks...Taking an important offensive player like him out of the equation, subtracts a big threat to the Marlins...

The Astros today is simply out of help, and this is something they will definately wish they had after facing the Majors best pitcher today....Their current offensive stars is still either hurt, showing their age, or coming back from inj...ie, Berkman, who just hasnt been able to get back quickly into the groove he had last season when he led the Astros in almost every offensive category....So far, he has only 1 hit in 3 games back and his average is under .100 at the plate...Plus, Oswalt is coming off his worst start of the season, as he allowed 9 runs and 10 hits in just 5 innings on Friday, in a 9-4 loss at Atlanta...Oswalt has allowed 10 hits and lasted only 5 innings in each of his last two starts...Simply put, the Astros are struggling, hurting, and falling downwards fast...and now they have to face the pitcher with the best numbers in baseball to date...Simply not a good situation or position for them to be in..

Florida should be focused to take out the Astros and keep things rolling behind the best starting rotation in the league, making it to the playoffs this time around...Taking out the Astros keeps them in pace with the Braves, Dodgers, and Cards as the drivers for the NL best...The Astros probably felt the hardest thing for them to do was getting another win on the Road...I, on the other hand, felt that accomplishing that would be the easiest thing for them to do in this series...The hardest thing, in my opinion was for them being able to find another starter to duplicate what the Rocket did to Florida's lineup on Monday, thus winning back to back games....But, like I thought, they failed yesterday in achieving this..and that make todays games, not hard for them to bounce back from...No, today with Willis on the hill, it makes this game for the Astros a "Mission Impossible"....There is no way the Marlins with Willis on the hill today will let the Astros steal this important series away from them...So with all this said, I am playing the Florida Marlins -163 as my "BIG GAME PLAY"-SERIES GAME OF THE MONTH selection...Lay it and them ride the D-Train straight to the Bank once more.....GL and Aloha CC.

*please disregrad any typos or grammatical errors...to damn tired and not enough time to edit this Book..Thxs..

FINAL RESULT: "BIG GAME PLAY"-SERIES GOM (2-1 ML WINNER!)

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This "BIG GAME PLAY"-WINNER, brings my MLB-"BGP"-REC to 10W-3L= 77%, since 2004....and All Documented at Cover*, **, and Bettorschat.

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**Co-Captain** · 05-12-2005, 05:41 PM

*FINAL UPDATE 4 WED'S:

"WILD-WEDNESDAY'S" MLB-PLAYS CARD I released Complimentary (except for "BGP").

"BIG GAME PLAY"-SERIES GAME OF THE MONTH:

Florida Marlins -163 (WINNER!)

**TOP RATED PLAYS ON:

Tex/Det Over 11 -120 (push).............................. Comp Play
CWS -138 (WINNER)............................................... Comp Play

*REGULAR PLAYS ON:

Zona -149 (WINNER).................................................. Comp Play
Baltimore +140 (WINNER)............................................... Comp Play
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~WEDS COMB PLAYS REC (MLB): 4W-0-1P= +11.40 Units

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No One can say that making an Investment in them is not worth it... NO ONE!....Furthermore, if you look around you will see that No One else provides what I will make it a point to provide All my Clients , and what I am Not afraid to show those who are not!...Nothing at all to hide from and All the Proof is in the Pudding I provide.

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comp play for Thirsty Thurs on : CWS -114

**Spark** · 05-12-2005, 05:47 PM

Good Luck Co-Capt

**Co-Captain** · 05-12-2005, 09:11 PM

*2nd COMP PLAY FOR THIRSTY THURSDAY ON:

**TOP RATED PLAY ON:

COLORADO -106

-Taken the Rockies tonight...Chacon's last 3 games 15.2 innings gave up 14 hits....Ortiz's last 3 games 14 innings gave up 24 hits and has a 7.71 ERA...In this rarified air of Col...one of those hits could easily turn into a BOMB...and Ortiz has been getting hit alot this year...He has also give up 12 ERs, and 10 walks to just 6 strikeouts in his last 3 starts..Not good!

Plus, Colorado at Home vs RHPs is hitting .311...while Zona on the Road vs RHPs is only hitting .217....And Zona's BP if called upon wont help them either as their ERA is 6.31 in the last 3 games..

Colorado coming into this one on a bit of a confident run as they won 3 of last 4 games vs Florida and a Hot Atlanta team, who they just won the series against...And in this series they beat Atlanta's Hudson and Smolz which is pretty good...

Lastly, Zona also only averaging 3.2 rpg and hitting just .205 on the Road...and just .247 vs RHPs overall.

Colorado at Home is averaging 4.6 rpg vs RHPs and hitting .282 vs them....But, at Home they are averaging 6.4 rpg and hitting a solid .321....Colorado also is 15-6 at Home against Zona in the last 3 seasons....Suck Em Up cause its Thirsty Thursday Baby!... All Rocky Mountain Boys tonight ...GL and Aloha CC.

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**Co-Captain** · 05-12-2005, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by SPARK

Good Luck Co-Capt

SPARK,

Thanks Bud..and the same to you my friend...Now Lets Kick Some Bookie Ass!....GL and Aloha CC. :uzi:

**Co-Captain** · 05-13-2005, 12:59 AM

*FINAL THURS UPDATE:

First off, fuck you Cortez for giving up 2 Hrs and 3 runs in the 9th...You cost us a back to back Sweep today...Shit! :angryfire

{MLB-Plays Card Released Today}

**TOP RATED PLAYS ON:

St Louis -139 (WIN)
CWS -114 (WIN) .............................. Comp Play
Colorado -106 (LOSE) ........................... Comp Play

*REGULAR PLAYS ON:

SF +132 (WIN)
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~THURS COMB REC (MLB): 3W-1L= +3.20 Units.

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**Co-Captain** · 05-13-2005, 06:26 AM

*COMP PLAYS UPDATE:

Aloha Gang....Well Comp Plays on Thurs goes 1-1, as the CWS remain Hot but Colorado's BP pitcher Cortez gives up 2 HRs and 3 runs total in the 9th inning. :angryfire ...Still, my Comp Plays currently have a 20W-12L-1P= 63% Record, the Last 32 Comp Plays I posted right here...All these Comp Plays came straight off of my actual Plays Card I released and played myself...So do take advantage of them, as I am not just posting anything just to meet the requirements to post here... No Way! ...However, if you want to get the Rest of My Best, including my Second to None "BGPs" then keep reading....

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**Co-Captain** · 05-13-2005, 10:11 PM

FYI:... Comp Play 4 "ALOHA FRIDAY" ... Enjoy!

**TOP RATED PLAY OF THE DAY ON:

NY Yankees -107

-Hold on Gang, cause the Evil Empire seems to have awaken from their hibernation...They are on a 5 game winning streak of late and their surge is being fueled finally by the boys at the plate....It seems that all they needed was someone to finally admit, that their boys on the hill are to fucking old to be as effective as they were in the past...Randy, Kevin, Stanton, Groom, Gordon, Mariano, Quantrill, and Sturtze are all to fucking old and their stuff wouldnt scare or intimidate a girls softball team..lol (jk).....And their two other young studs, one is a rookie and the other is married to a Fuckin Hot Ass Babe, who is making him weak in his knees...I guess the Yankees also got tired of being called the "SpankYourYankees" ...and thus grabbed their other stick and got to stroking them instead.

There is no denying that Tino Martinez output at the plate, since taking over the starting position at first base, in place of Giambi, has led to a surge from this Yankee team who was in a state of funkyness...His timely HRs in the last 5 games, during their current 5 game winning streak, couldnt have come at a better time as the Yanks were coming off of losing back to back series to Toronto and TB...In fact, they last lost 3 games of 4 to TB, which I dont think has ever happened...So Tino's hitting .300 during this span with 5 HRs and 11 RBIs was something that they really needed to boast their confidence.

The Yankees, believe it or not are on their longest winning streak of the season...and I dont see them ending this run just yet....Not with this bunch of athletes, who is Hot at the plate right now....To much talent to expect their slump to continue forever, and also to much talent to expect this Winning streak to end tonight either...In tonights game, I can only see one thing happening....and my reasons below will start why..

REASON # 1: The Yankee sticks are Hot, while the A's sticks are Not!

-The Yanks currently rank 8th in team hitting average with .272 at the plate.....The A's currently rank last in the Majors in hitting average with a low of .235.
-The Yanks rank 2nd in Runs....The A's rank last in Runs.
-The Yanks rank 4th in Hits.......The A's rank 2nd to last in Hits.
-The Yanks rank 4th in HRs with 42 Bombs so far.....The A's rank 2nd to last with Only 22 HRs on the year.
-The Yanks rank 3rd in RBIs with 178 (just 2 behind leader Boston and 1 behind St Louis).....The A's rank last in the league with Only 115 RBIs..
-The Yanks rank 3rd in OBP.......The A's rank 4th to last in OBP.
-The Yanks rank 7th in SLG . 434......The A's ranked last in SLG at .338....Pathetic!

Sidenote: The Yanks also has been playing aggressive when on base and have stolen 23 bases so far on the year, which ranks 8th most in the league....While the A's again rank last in the league in SB's with Only 5 on the year so far....Based on the Yanks solid hitting, they dont need to take this risk of moving runners on base into scoring position, as other teams like Boston and St Louis, who only have 8 SB and 11 SB dont...But, I like the fact that they are playing aggressive on base, as it allows them to be less reliant on their pitcher shutting down opponents...Thus more runs means more chances of winning....And, by them establishing themselves as a formidable threat is steal, it helps out the hitter at the plate as well....Torre is making everyone contribute to securing more runs, helping batters out at the plate, and also doing whatever he can to give his pitchers leads to work with...This is a good thing when teams work together like this...Just look at the White Sox.

REASON # 2: The A's are in a bad Offensive Slump right now .

-The A's have currently lost 5 straight games and 8 of their last 9.
-In their last 5 games, they have been outscored 33 to 12 in this span.
-The Yanks in their last 5 games are 5-0 and they have outscored their opponents 35 to 16...including outscoring the A's 14 to 6 in this span.
-The A's are at Home today and this isnt making any difference to their scoring and hitting woes....In fact, at Home they are avg just 3.5 rpg and hitting just .243 at the plate...While they allow opponents to average 5.3 rpg against them..
-The A's vs RHPs are averaging just 3.4 rpg and hitting just .231 at the plate vs them..
-Overall the A's are averaging only 3.5 rpg and .235 at the plate....It is obvious to see that the A's woes at the plate and in run production has seemingly gone deeper and spread wider, thus affecting every aspect and situation they are in and currently will be in again....It has extended to affect them all around..ie, on the Road, vs RHPs, and even at Home.... and this is not a good thing at all..

Sidenote: When a teams offense doesnt back up their starters on the hill, it will start to affect them as well...Slumps is like Cancer, in that if it is not taken care of and overcome, then sooner or later it will spread to other parts of the team...There are signs already that this has already happened as Oakland's starters and even their solid BP pitchers are currently off their game.

Sidenote:The Yanks pitching staff is ranked 4th in least walks allowed in the league...and this means that the A's will need to hit them or they face striking out or grounding out....However, seeing that the A's bats are colder than a ice right now and there seems to be no sign of thawing going on, I have to say again that they are in Trouuuuble Toooonight...

REASON # 3: Harden vs Mussina and the Yankee's All-Star Lineup.

-The A's Harden is currently 2-2 in 6 starts with a Solid 1.94 ERA....Buuuuuut, in his last 3 games his ERA is 3.38 and his record during this span is 0-2..
-Harden is currently ranked 2nd in the AL with his low 1.94 ERA......Buuuuuut, he is only 1-1 with a 5.14 ERA vs the Yanks in his last 3 starts against them...and the A's went 1-2 in Harden's 3 starts vs NY.
-Harden's last start vs the Yankees on 5-8 ended in a 6-0 loss for Oakland....In this game, he allowed 5 hits and 2 ERs, while walking 4 batters in 7 innings on the hill..

Sidenote: Harden has good numbers overall, but in his recent starts these numbers show that he to is not in his early season shutdown form...Plus, his past starts vs the Yanks has not resulted in his favor, which is not a good thing for him mentally to have to deal with...and especially during this time where he cant depend on his offensive to back him up....He knows that he will have to endure all the weight of this game on his shoulders and do it while facing possibly the best lineup, top to bottom, in the league at the same time...Harden will definately feel alot of pressure on him knowing this fact, and it wont get any easier at all because he is pitching at home infront of their fans who are expecting them to beat the Yankees tonight....Wow, and you think you have problems.

Sidenote: Another thing working against Harden tonight is the fact that the Yanks hitters already faced him 5 days ago, so there will be no secret to what he will throw at them....and this is not good especially because the Yankees are a Hot hitting team right now...Plus, Jeter is avg .500 vs him, Matsui is avg .667 vs him, and A-Rod is avg .500 vs him....Only Martinez and Sheffield was he able to hold hitless and strikeout twice...Problem is, Sheffield is not someone who you can hold down for long....Plus, he currently leads the Yanks in hitting and ranks 8th in the AL with his .331 batting average...He also ranks 5th in the AL in Hits, 6th in the AL in RBIs, and 7th in the AL with most walks...And while Sheffield is the Yanks most consistant hitter, Martinez is NY's Hottest hitter now....as he is averaging .300 in this 5 game win streak with 5 HRs and 11 RBIs as well....So its just a matter of time till they all T off on him tonight...No way he can keep this lineup down....NO WAY!

Sidenote: I mentioned above that the Yanks are ranked 8th in the league in SB this year...And although they havent stolen alot in road games, they still possess the threat of stealing which can be just as helpful to them in trying to disrupt Harden enough, thus helping out the hitter at the plate...People always overlook the advantages of a team who has the ability to move runners via steals...and who can also use this threat against the opposing teams pitchers, which does help out the hitters at the plate...I feel Torre will steal or use their threat to steal as much as he can and especially if Harden is untouchable tonight....Another advantage to the Yanks.

-The Yanks starting pitcher Mussina is just 3-2 in 7 starts this year with a 3.60 ERA....However, in his last 3 games, he has gone 2-1 and his ERA is a low 2.74 with a WHIP of 1.043 in this span.
-Mussina is 6-6 with a ERA of 3.99 and WHIP of 1.215 vs the A's in his career.....But in his last start vs the A's on 5-7, he allowed just 4 hits and gave up no ERs, and just 2 walks, in a complete game shutout of the A's ....Solid!

Reason # 4: Situational Edge with Yankees at the Plate vs Oakland BP on the hill.

-The A's overall stat wise has the better pitching staff than the Yanks do....as they are currently ranked higher in many categories then NY is...ie, lower ERA, lower hits allowed, more K's, lower WHIP, and more saves...But this is mainly based on the solid start they had in the beginning of the year...This is a different time and the situation favors the Yankees hot bats...especially as the A's BP in their last 3 games has a whopping ERA of 9.15 and a WHIP of 1.98..
-The A's BP in the last 10 game's has an ERA of 6.40....compared to the Yanks BP's ERA of 3.99 during this same span.
-The Yanks hitting .270 at the plate in their last 10 games.

Sidenote: The A's Closer Dotel, must be alittle Shell Shocked after giving up back to back, 2 run, game winning Bombs, in his last two games at Boston...If he makes an appearance tonight, the Yanks should have a big psychological edge over him...as he will definately be thinking the same thing could happen again, especially with these studs he has to face...His confidence is not fully there and this is not what you want from anyone coming out of the bull pen...The Yanks are not the team you want your best BP guy, to have to face after getting creamed 2 straight games...

Anyways, I will stop here...as I see only one way to go, and that is with the Hot Yankees Bats against an A's team whos bats are colder than ice right now, and which their pitching staff have been showing the signs of being affected by this chill they are sending out...Harden will be good and he will get his wins, but that will only come when the A's bats finally thaw out...I learned just the other day that only one man can carry a team to a win eventhough his support is in the same funk as Oakland is in...and that man is the Rocket...Sorry A's fans Harden is no Rocket, so he has no chance of doing what the Rocket could do....And especially not against this 200 Trillion dollar lineup of the Yanks...So, until the A's bats finally thaw out completely and their BP stops trying to impersonate Santa Claus...I simply cannot go against this Yankee team that has been waiting all season to slam everyones dick in the dirt like they know they can....So with that said, take the Yankees as my TOP RATED PLAY OF THE DAY selection....GL and LETS GO GET EM!....ALOHA CC

*please disregard any typos and grammatical errors....no energy to edit this Novel..thanks.

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**Co-Captain** · 05-13-2005, 11:34 PM

THANK YOU MR. SHEFFIELD!

Sidenote: Another thing working against Harden tonight is the fact that the Yanks hitters already faced him 5 days ago, so there will be no secret to what he will throw at them....and this is not good especially because the Yankees are a Hot hitting team right now...Plus, Jeter is avg .500 vs him, Matsui is avg .667 vs him, and A-Rod is avg .500 vs him....Only Martinez and Sheffield was he able to hold hitless and strikeout twice...Problem is, Sheffield is not someone who you can hold down for long....Plus, he currently leads the Yanks in hitting and ranks 8th in the AL with his .331 batting average...He also ranks 5th in the AL in Hits, 6th in the AL in RBIs, and 7th in the AL with most walks...And while Sheffield is the Yanks most consistant hitter, Martinez is NY's Hottest hitter now....as he is averaging .300 in this 5 game win streak with 5 HRs and 11 RBIs as well....So its just a matter of time till they all T off on him tonight...No way he can keep this lineup down....NO WAY!

Thank You Mr Sheffield for not making me look like a dumb-ass when I projected that you would get to Harden tonight....That was a nice two run blast...Can we have another... Go Yankees! :uzi:

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