{"id":4772,"date":"2009-06-26T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/mets-yankees-red-sox-braves-mariners-dodgers-betting-intel\/"},"modified":"2009-06-26T14:02:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-26T19:02:00","slug":"mets-yankees-red-sox-braves-mariners-dodgers-betting-intel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/mets-yankees-red-sox-braves-mariners-dodgers-betting-intel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets-Yankees, Red Sox-Braves, Mariners-Dodgers Betting Intel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It&#8217;s time for the weekend baseball card and with the great help of super book <\/span><\/font><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language: EN'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.com\/welcome\/1861245\/sportsbook\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>Bodog<\/span><\/font><\/a> <\/span>here are some tremendous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>baseball handicapping<\/span><\/font><\/a> previews. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Starting out with the <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> Mariners-Los Angeles Dodgers, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=25\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>MLB odds<\/span><\/font><\/a> has the Dodgers and Kershaw -180 with a total of 8-over -115. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In danger of losing three straight for the first time this year, the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to activate<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Eric Milton<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>from the disabled list to start the opener of a three-game <span class=SpellE>interleague<\/span> series with the Seattle Mariners tonight.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Los Angeles<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> lost the last two games of a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox, dropping the finale 6-5 in 13 innings Thursday.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Milton will make his first start since facing Philadelphia on June 5, when he gave up three runs and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings of Los Angeles&#8217; 4-3 win.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Milton<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is 1-5 with a 9.41 ERA in nine starts against the Mariners, but this will be his first appearance against them since 2002.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Mariners are also expected to activate catcher<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Kenji <span class=SpellE>Johjima<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>from the DL. <span class=SpellE>Johjima<\/span>, who has been out since May 26, may be behind the plate to catch Jason Vargas. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Safe to say if you don&#8217;t win your baseball bets on a very regular basis, you are not yet familiar with power of <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/masterlocklinecom.html\">620 sports services<\/a><\/span> behind every selection. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Statmaven Sports is No. 1 all-time on as far as plays that have risen to the level to be re-released. They are 16-3 the last 19 on the MasterLockLine. Thursday it was <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Wednesday Boston wins, Tuesday underdog Dodgers win, Monday it was <st1:State><st1:place>Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, a small underdog. Sunday it was <st1:City><st1:place>St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Saturday San Francisco, Friday they had St. Louis, Thursday it was Florida +195, Wednesday Washington +175, Tuesday June 16, it Cincinnati. You know it&#8217;s legit because you got EVERY ONE OF THEM.<span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 color=black face=-webkit-monospace><span style='font-size:11.5pt; font-family:-webkit-monospace;color:black'> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Huge pitching mismatch based on pitcher&#8217;s OPS against, an angle that is +203.0 units. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> sports betting picks from the top sports services or you can get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?PageID=53\">more information<\/a> and <span class=GramE>a free sports<\/span> pick<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <\/span><\/b><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Onward to the Rockies-Athletics in which <\/span><\/font><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.com\/welcome\/1861245\/sportsbook\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>Bodog<\/span><\/font><\/a> <\/span>has <st1:City><st1:place>Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> -138 with a total of 8.5 under. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Matt Holliday<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>will face the Colorado Rockies for the first time as the Oakland Athletics and <st1:place>Rockies<\/st1:place> open a three-game series tonight.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Holliday is hitting .197 with no homers, two RBIs and 11 strikeouts over his last 17 games.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <\/span><\/font><st1:place>Rockies<\/st1:place> have overcome Holliday&#8217;s departure and the firing of manager<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Clint Hurdle<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>on May 29 to move back over .500. After winning 17 of 18 from June 4-22, however, they&#8217;ve dropped back-to-back contests.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Rockies will be trying to get back on track against an Athletics team that&#8217;s been held to three runs or fewer in eight of its last 15 games, batting .220 and going 5-10 in that stretch.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span   style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oakland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> will try to bounce back behind<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Dallas Braden<\/font><\/b><\/strong>, who is all too familiar with his team&#8217;s problems at the plate. Braden posted a 2.87 ERA in his last seven starts, but <st1:City><st1:place>Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> went 3-4.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jason <span class=SpellE>Hammel<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>will start for the <st1:place>Rockies<\/st1:place>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Red Sox are at the Atlanta Braves in one of the best <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoresoddspicks.com\/\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>baseball betting<\/span><\/font><\/a> games of the weekend. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>After the Boston Red Sox had their four-game winning streak abruptly halted Thursday, the AL-leading club hopes that<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Josh Beckett<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>can spark another string of victories when they open a three-game set against the Atlanta Braves.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <span class=SpellE>righthander<\/span> is 5-0 with <span class=GramE>an<\/span> 0.45 ERA in his last six starts against <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, holding the Braves without a run in five of those outings.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Red Sox still hold a four-game lead in the AL East after winning two out of three against the Nationals. They&#8217;ve won 16 of 22 overall, losing back-to-back games just once over that span.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>They also took two of three from the Braves at <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span   class=SpellE>Fenway<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> last weekend, improving to 10-3 in their last 13 against <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jair<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\"> <span class=SpellE>Jurrjens<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>will get the start for <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and will try to pick up a staff that allowed a total of 19 <span class=GramE>runs<\/span> in the last two games against the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Does being the best ever carry any weight with you? If so, welcome to GodsTips. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seriously, was there ever any doubt? We explained Wednesday exactly why we knew Grandmaster <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">sports handicapper<\/a> Joe Duffy was about to embark on a sensational run leaving yet more bookmakers in the wake. It&#8217;s never too late to begin the rest of your gambling life. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Center of the Handicapping Universe is 9-3 the last two days including 5-1 with Wise Guy plays. Dandy Dog Pittsburgh yesterday was among them. Dandy dogs are moneyline dogs of 140 or more (includes <span class=SpellE>runline<\/span> getting back 140 or more). Get two Wise Guy plays among three Friday sides. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Of course there is the Subway Series. he left arm of<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">CC Sabathia<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>will be in the spotlight tonight, when the New York Yankees&#8217; high-priced ace tries to rebound from an injury-shortened outing as his team makes its first appearance at <span class=SpellE>Citi<\/span> Field against the New York Mets.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sabathia left Sunday&#8217;s outing at <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> after 1 and 1\/3 innings with a strained left biceps.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>He&#8217;ll face a Mets team looking for revenge after the Yankees beat up ace<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Johan Santana<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>en route to a 15-0 win in the deciding game of their series at Yankee Stadium on June 14.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Mets will hand the ball to<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Mike Pelfrey<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>after the <span class=SpellE>righthander<\/span> allowed four runs in five innings Sunday against <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yankees closer<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Mariano Rivera<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>is close to a milestone, needing one more save to join<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Trevor Hoffman<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>as the only players with 500.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Yankees are listed as -170 favorites in this one at <\/span><\/font><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:EN'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.com\/welcome\/1861245\/sportsbook\">Bodog<\/a><\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>OffshoreInsiders.com<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for the weekend baseball card and with the great help of super book Bodog here are some tremendous baseball handicapping previews. Starting out with the Seattle Mariners-Los Angeles Dodgers, the MLB odds has the Dodgers and Kershaw -180 with a total of 8-over -115. In danger of losing three straight for the first &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/mets-yankees-red-sox-braves-mariners-dodgers-betting-intel\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mets-Yankees, Red Sox-Braves, Mariners-Dodgers Betting Intel<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}