May 6

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Have to re-tally later, or after that.
I'm almost not down on the season.

Cubs -122 0.61/0.5
rays +103 2/2.06
Royals +113 0.88/1
indians -103 2.06/2
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Garza's been priming with poor support and defense but should tame the travellin' hotsticks. Volquez can wing it but still needs a map to find the strike zone. Sticks close to even, by the #'s vs R, and BP small edge Chc.

Saw rays -110 elsewhere, before mine opened (was Greekness) and still woulda been hoppy. Shields is hotter than hell and rays are mojo'in way more than the slinking home O's. Britton has some game but rays are 6-3 vs L, including 4-1 on the road. SP, bats and BP (really big, there) all favours rays.

I'd draft Gio anyday over this 4th-generation Irish-American, but a's can't hit to save their children's lives. Medium edge to a's BP and decent edge to SP but bats are all KC--a's come in with OPS of .641 vs R while KC--hitting both recently--sport an OPS of .808 vs L. KC hit great in the spring and over the past week there is no comparison between the two squads. Doesn't hurt that KC stays put while a's do major travel after a gruelling series with hot injuns.

Speaking of hot injuns, after facing the very tough A's staff, the clev's now make the short trip to Anaheim to face the 13-year-old Chatwood, who is clearly in need of some more seasoning and perhaps some more farm time. Angels coming off of smokage of 'Sox but ex-same Masterson has been phenonemal, with the club winning all of his starts, so far. Tiny edge clev's BP, gorgeous edge clev's SP and medium edge clev's sticks, including recently, save for Thursday's misleading results (shell-Lackey remains on my avoid list).

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Best heard with Alabama and The Needle and the Damage Done, that preceed, but youtube search has foiled me again.
Not unlike a bullpen, or seven, thus far.
The more things change...

 

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Phillies -1.5 +144 0.5/0.72
Marlins -1.5 +142 0.7/1
rays +108 1/1.08
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Certain #'s may be day-olds, like that cheap shit at the coffee shop.

Braves hotsy-totsy but Phil in-the-waiting and Lee appears to be gathering steam while Lowe has been deterioting a little. Wind out to left-center and more power with home squad. Small edge Phil BP, medium edge Phil SP and large edge Phil sticks as atl has done poor vs L so far (3-3 on the road vs L but OPS vs L much worse than their vs R, at .603, while Phil still underachieving vs R but showing .706).

Prefer Fish SP, BP and bats. Return from road trip may be negative for hockey squads, but not for a BB club coming off of a loss, esp. vs a slumping, touring wannabe-club. Zimmerman is overrated and he's not even rated very high.

Pumping up the jam on rays. Line movement baffles me but what doesn't? Believe you, me--I have never been a big fan of James Shields, but he is looking fantastic. As mentioned earlier...monster edge BP and Balt likely requires it more in this matchup. Britton is a comer but needs more seasoning despite recent (short-outting) success; I don't even care about whatever callus problem he had in his last...whatevas and probably not a factor. Wind blowing out to center, apparently, and both clubs comparable in power but rays more so lately and Shields mildly better at keeping it in than opponent, not to re-mention current sizzlage; same with overall stickage numbers but lately numbers are all rays. Who-the-funk is moving this line the wonky direction? whatevas...love it.

For what it's worth, have:
Cubs 62%
Phil 65%
Marlins 68%
rays 58%
Royals 53%
indians 61%

All done before Thursday's finals.
Fair enough to boost that tb and KC %, and do whatevas with the rest; injuns went extras while the LAA smoked and that line is going reverse of same, while my rays line is going wonky.

perfect world ain't happenin'
Thank Hendrix


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1st5 astros +106 0.5/0.53
1st5 Marlins -0.5 -104 0.52/0.5
1st5 rays -105 2.1/2
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Have astros at 52%, for game, based on a large sticks edge vs L and the preferred SP. Weird statness as Pit is actually 5-1 vs L (3-1 at home) but have the worst team OPS vs L in all of mlb, at .555 pre-Thurs. Hou 5-5 vs L, OPS at .694. Pit with major BP edge, despite toolbox finally bowing to the DL.

Other two I think I expressed opinions on.
Still time to add a 1st5 clev but my game-dive might be enough, what with the outburst by LAA Thurs. Masterson looking good but it may not last. -115 ain't goin' any higher anywho.

gonna boo Saturday's, from my spaceship


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