- Nov 15, 2005
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Giants -1 (-110)
I rarely post baseball plays but I think this one has a great chance of winning. Here are my reasons why...
1) This is just a huge pitching mismatch. Schmidt should have no problem at all quieting the M's bats. Even though they have been hitting better of late they're still not a very good hitting team. Meche, on the other hand, is a guy who can make you some good money if you fade him regularly. I'm not at all crazy about the Punch-and-Judy lineup of the Giants but they should be able to get guys on base and manufacture runs. At least that's one good thing about NL teams!
2) Meche was supposed to pitch yesterday but got pushed back a day because of a sore back. So he's now pitching on 5 days rest instead of 4, and he's not 100%. I wouldn't expect a great start from him anyway, but now I REALLY don't expect a great start from him. He doesn't have great control either (37 walks in 76 innings), and I'm guessing it might be even worse today if his back is bothering him.
3) Schmidt hasn't pitched against most of the M's, but check out the numbers on the ones he has:
Beltre - 5 for 38
Everett - 4 for 21
Sexson - 2 for 12
Ibanez - 0 for 3
The last thing I will add is that Gil does pitch much better at home. He's 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA and a .206 BAA. Because of that I won't be backing up the truck on this one, but I feel very strongly that the Giants will win today.
Good luck to alll...
I rarely post baseball plays but I think this one has a great chance of winning. Here are my reasons why...
1) This is just a huge pitching mismatch. Schmidt should have no problem at all quieting the M's bats. Even though they have been hitting better of late they're still not a very good hitting team. Meche, on the other hand, is a guy who can make you some good money if you fade him regularly. I'm not at all crazy about the Punch-and-Judy lineup of the Giants but they should be able to get guys on base and manufacture runs. At least that's one good thing about NL teams!
2) Meche was supposed to pitch yesterday but got pushed back a day because of a sore back. So he's now pitching on 5 days rest instead of 4, and he's not 100%. I wouldn't expect a great start from him anyway, but now I REALLY don't expect a great start from him. He doesn't have great control either (37 walks in 76 innings), and I'm guessing it might be even worse today if his back is bothering him.
3) Schmidt hasn't pitched against most of the M's, but check out the numbers on the ones he has:
Beltre - 5 for 38
Everett - 4 for 21
Sexson - 2 for 12
Ibanez - 0 for 3
The last thing I will add is that Gil does pitch much better at home. He's 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA and a .206 BAA. Because of that I won't be backing up the truck on this one, but I feel very strongly that the Giants will win today.
Good luck to alll...