{"id":5144,"date":"2009-08-03T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/do-your-picks-stink-worse-than-a-tiger-woods-fart-best-picks-uncovered\/"},"modified":"2009-08-03T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-03T17:03:00","slug":"do-your-picks-stink-worse-than-a-tiger-woods-fart-best-picks-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/do-your-picks-stink-worse-than-a-tiger-woods-fart-best-picks-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Your Picks Stink Worse Than a Tiger Woods Fart? Best Picks Uncovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Royals finish off a series in <\/span><\/font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, the Giants take on the Astros, and the Brewers try to grab a win in <st1:City><st1:place>Los   Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<\/p>\n<p> <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Colliding in the Junior Circuit&nbsp; . . .<\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Zack Greinke (10-6, 2.08 ERA) will take on Scott Kazmir (5-6, 6.22 ERA) on Monday afternoon as the Royals and Rays close out their series in Tampa Bay. <span class=SpellE>Righthander<\/span> Greinke has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last seven starts, but <st1:City><st1:place>Kansas City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> went 2-5 in those games. Lefthander Kazmir got back on track for <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName>  <st1:PlaceType>Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> last time out, surrendering just one earned run over seven innings in a win. That was <span class=SpellE>Kazmir&#8217;s<\/span> first victory since way back on May 9.<\/p>\n<p> There are just two other games on the American League schedule, with <st1:State><st1:place>Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <st1:City><st1:place>Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and <st1:City><st1:place>Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Orioles will go with Chris Tillman (0-0, 5.79 ERA) in that contest. <span class=SpellE>Righthander<\/span> Tillman made his Major League debut against the Royals last time out, giving up three runs (and three home runs) on seven hits in 4 2-3 innings of work. The Tigers will counter with Justin Verlander (12-5, 3.16 ERA), who topped the Rangers and White Sox in his last two outings.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If your sports bets are going over like a Tiger Woods fart in church, you are not betting with <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font color=blue><span style='color:blue; font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>The Great One<\/span><\/font><\/i><\/b> as Stevie Vincent continues to dominate. The latest run for <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font color=blue><span style='color:blue; font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>The Great One<\/span><\/font><\/i><\/b> is 23-10. Stevie Vincent goes 2-0 yesterday with <\/span><\/font><st1:State><st1:place>Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> and Toronto-over. Monday he has a rare, very rare case of two Level 5 sides and a Level 4 over\/under. The winning just never stops. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/index.php?Page=Packages\">Click now to purchase<\/a> Stevie Vincent winners for Monday. <\/p>\n<p> <strong><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . <span class=GramE>.<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Matt Cain (12-2, 2.12 ERA) will be gunning for his 13<sup>th<\/sup> win of the season on Monday night as the Giants begin a series in <st1:City><st1:place>Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> against the Astros and Mike Hampton (6-8, 5.36 ERA). <span class=SpellE>Righthander<\/span> Cain is coming off a stellar outing against the Pirates, tossing nine shutout innings and giving up just three hits (in a tough no-decision). Lefthander Hampton was bombed by the Cubs in his last trip to the mound, surrendering nine earned runs on eight hits over just four innings.<\/p>\n<p> Elsewhere around the National League on Monday it&#8217;ll be <st1:State><st1:place>Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Cubs at <st1:place><st1:City>Cincinnati<\/st1:City>,  <st1:State>Arizona<\/st1:State><\/st1:place> at the Mets, <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <st1:City><st1:place>San Diego<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, and <st1:City><st1:place>Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Dodgers. Manny <span class=SpellE>Parra<\/span> (5-8, 6.50 ERA) will take the hill for the Brewers in that matchup; lefthander <span class=SpellE>Parra<\/span> has allowed nine earned runs over his last 11 innings of work. Clayton Kershaw (8-5, 2.76 ERA) will get the ball for the Dodgers; the <span class=SpellE>righthander<\/span> hasn&#8217;t been tagged with a loss since his June 10 start.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold; mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Latest 2012 Presidential Odds\u2026<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Obama Joker poster continues to pop up, though the origins are still uncovered. Meanwhile stocks may take a hit as <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>HURN<\/span><\/span><span class=GramE>,<\/span> the Huron Consulting Group had shares plummet. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Keep abreast of the latest political betting odds at <a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.earnreal.com\/clickthrough.asp?br=27003&amp;aff=1000339&amp;cmp=118021\">Sports Betting Sportsbook<\/a> where Barack Obama is currently -150 to be re-elected <span class=SpellE>POTUS<\/span> in 2012. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In <\/span><\/font><st1:place>Hollywood<\/st1:place> news, Rhea Durham and Mark <span class=SpellE>Wahlberg<\/span> tied the knot. Meanwhile Brandon Bryant is +175 to win &#8220;So You Think You Can Dance?&#8221; followed by Even <span class=SpellE>Kasprzak<\/span>, Jeanine Mason, and Kayla <span class=SpellE>Radomski<\/span>. All these odds courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beted.com\/9d3a6ca1-61c8\"><span class=SpellE>BetED<\/span><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/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>Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Royals finish off a series in Tampa Bay, the Giants take on the Astros, and the Brewers try to grab a win in Los Angeles. Colliding in the Junior Circuit&nbsp; . . . Zack Greinke (10-6, 2.08 ERA) will take on Scott Kazmir (5-6, 6.22 ERA) on Monday &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/do-your-picks-stink-worse-than-a-tiger-woods-fart-best-picks-uncovered\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Do Your Picks Stink Worse Than a Tiger Woods Fart? Best Picks Uncovered<\/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-5144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5144","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=5144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}