{"id":4967,"date":"2009-07-23T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/thursday-night-mlb-betting-previews\/"},"modified":"2009-07-23T13:43:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T18:43:00","slug":"thursday-night-mlb-betting-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/thursday-night-mlb-betting-previews\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Night MLB Betting Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Poor Michelle <span class=SpellE>Beisner<\/span>, now having her name dragged into the Erin Andrew&#8217;s peephole disgrace. Shouldn&#8217;t we be more concerned with the Tour de France Stage 18 results?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>Let other sites worry about Omer <span class=SpellE>Bhatti<\/span> pictures and gossip, but we will focus on what the top <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>baseball handicappers<\/span><\/font><\/a> are worrying about. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The New York Yankees will try for a seventh straight victory tonight when they send <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>to the mound to open a four-game home series against the Oakland Athletics.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3   face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>New York<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> trailed <st1:City><st1:place>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> by three games entering the All-Star break, but is 6-0 since resuming play to take over sole possession of first place. The Yankees have won 19 of 26 overall to move 20 games above .500 for the first time since finishing 94-68 in 2007.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sabathia has alternated wins and losses in his last five outings. He gave up five hits over seven scoreless innings Saturday in a 2-1 victory over <\/span><\/font><st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The +230 underdog A&#8217;s are embarking on what is likely their toughest road trip, with four games in <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>New   York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> followed by four in <st1:City><st1:place>Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3   face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oakland<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> rookie<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><span class=SpellE><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Vin<\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\"> <span class=SpellE>Mazzaro<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong>, who grew up a Yankees fan in <st1:place><st1:City>Rutherford<\/st1:City>,  <st1:State>New Jersey<\/st1:State><\/st1:place>, will face <st1:State><st1:place>New   York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> for the first time.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Get your<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.bodog.com\/sports-betting\/mlb-baseball.jsp\"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>MLB Odds<\/span><\/font><\/a><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>in the <span class=SpellE>Bodog<\/span> Sportsbook!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><\/span>As the MLB season rolls on, the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies are right where they want to be. So what deals are out there to push the two title favorites over the top?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It is believed that the Phillies are at the top of the list for <span class=GramE>who<\/span> will land<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Roy Halladay <\/font><\/b><\/strong>from the Blue Jays.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Blue Jays general manager<span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">J.P. <span class=SpellE>Ricciardi<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span>expects the Halladay trade talks will come to a head early next week.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Assuming the Yankees don&#8217;t want Halladay, they seem pretty content with their current roster.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><st1:State><st1:place><font size=3   face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>New York<\/span><\/font><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has been very impressive lately, taking over first place and playing well overall.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As long as<span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">CC Sabathia and <span class=SpellE>A.J<\/span>. Burnett<\/font><\/b><\/strong><span class=apple-converted-space>&nbsp;<\/span><span class=GramE>keep<\/span> doing what they are doing, the Yankees may just stick with what they got as they chase the AL Pennant.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:15.8pt'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Expect the Phillies to be the team to make a few more moves before the trade deadline. 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