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A.L. East Preview: Red Sox Must Move On From 2011 Debacle

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: February 21, 2012

With one of the highest payrolls in the major leagues at more than $160 million, the Boston Red Sox should be in the hunt for division and league titles once again … if they can forget how last season ended for them. The Action: The Beantowners suffered one of the biggest collapses in the history...

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A.L. East Preview: Orioles Face Long Road Ahead In 2012

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: February 20, 2012

The Baltimore Orioles are far away from their glory days in the 1970s. Barring a whole bunch of miracles they don’t figure to return to respectability anytime soon, especially because they ply their trade in what has been the most competitive division in Major League Baseball. The Action: General manager Dan Duquette traded the closest...

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World Series – Holy Cow! Rangers at Cardinals in Game 7 Tonight

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 28, 2011

The World Series – holy cow. Frank Doyle on the continuing magic of baseball as the world awaits Game 7 between Texas and St Louis. Baseball. Every year we see signs of its decline. The NFL takes on the World Series and wins. Soccer is more popular among American kids. There are too many overseas...

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Can the Phillies Be Beaten?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 2, 2011

Frank Doyle is impressed with the Phillies’ rotation too, but still thinks there are no unsinkable teams in a game with round balls and round bats. The Phillies broke two records last night when they swept the Reds in Cincinnati. It’s the first time the Phillies have been 41 games over .500 in thirty-five years,...

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Weaver, Momentum Big Boosts for Angels at Rangers

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: August 26, 2011

Frank Doyle previews a mouth-watering series between the contenders for the American League West pennant, the Rangers and the Angels. The west is where it’s at in the Major Leagues as the playoffs hove into view. In the National League, the surprising snakes of Arizona are challenging the injury stricken World Champions, while the American...

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Cardinals, Pirates Get Ready for Season-Defining Series

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 22, 2011

Frank Doyle looks forward to the weekend series at PNC Park between the Cardinals and the Pirates. The MLB odds on the Cards beating the Pirates in any particular game since the 21st Century began are -200. Pittsburgh can only win one in three, irrespective of where the game is played. In fact, the Pirates’...

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Baseball Betting on the Crosstown Rivals!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 1, 2011

Frank Doyle looks at this weekend’s interleague games between the three biggest cities in America – New York, Chicago and Los Angeles! New York Yankees at New York Mets Home advantage is about the only thing the Mets have going for them in this series. The Yankees dominate the historical series with a 47-34 regular...

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Weekend Baseball Betting!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 24, 2011

Frank Doyle previews all the matchups in Major League Baseball this weekend! Arizona Diamondbacks at Detroit Tigers. The Diamondbacks are 0.5 games clear of the Giants in the NL West, the Tigers are one game behind Cleveland in the AL Central. This will be close, except for Saturday. Justin Verlander is up for the Tigers...

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Betting Baseball in Interleague Play

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 16, 2011

Frank Doyle looks back on the history of Interleague play in the Major Leagues as teams get ready to cross the divide tomorrow. The fundamental truth of interleague play is this: the National League gets caned. Since 1997, the American League leads the interleague series by 154 games, 1827 against 1673. The American League has...

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Indians at Yankees, Mariners at Tigers Weekend Baseball Betting Highlights!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 10, 2011

Frank Doyle previews all of this weekend’s MLB series! Cleveland at New York. Whatever karmic force has been unleashed in the Universe to make LeBron fall apart in the NBA Finals seems to be at the cost of the Indians, who are slumping after their good start. And The Bronx isn’t a good place to...

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Baseball: Five Best Pitchers Under 25

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 3, 2011

Frank Doyle looks at the best five pitchers under 25 currently working in the major leagues. One of the keys to successful MLB betting is getting smart sooner than anyone else. Everyone knows that Josh Beckett or CC Sabathia are good bets in a ball game. What you need to do is find the guys...

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Best Choice of MLB Betting This Weekend!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: May 27, 2011

Frank Doyle previews all the weekend series in Major League Baseball! AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers. Best series of the weekend, as the red hot Red Sox visit the super streaky Detroit Tigers. Tonight it’s Wakefield v Porcello, Saturday sees Buchholz v Andrew Oliver, a rookie from the gloriously named town of...

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Battle of Ohio Baseball Betting Highlight of Interleague Weekend!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: May 20, 2011

Frank Doyle goes through the series matchups for the first interleague games of the year. Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians. The Indians have sold out for Saturday and are expecting big crowds for tonight and Sunday. Cleveland has hit its first real bump of the season by getting swept in Chicago during this week. They...

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Red Sox at Yankees Highlight of Super Baseball Betting Weekend

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: May 13, 2011

Frank Doyle looks forward to all the weekend series – Red Sox at Yankees, Phillies at Braves and St Louis at Cincinnati! NATIONAL LEAGUE San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs. The Giants are on a six game winning steak and they can carry that on through Wrigleyville, where the Cubs continue to struggle. Madison Bumgarner...

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Zach Greinke's Home Debut in Milwaukee Tonight

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: May 9, 2011

Frank Doyle previews the week’s baseball action, featuring Tampa Bay at Cleveland, Philly at Florida and Zack Greinke’s Miller Park debut! AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays. Justin Verlander’s no-hitter on Saturday topped off what’s been a pretty good week for the Tigers. They’re trying to win the series in Toronto tonight when...

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Braves at Phillies Highlight of the Baseball Betting Weekend

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: May 6, 2011

Frank Doyle looks at the full slate of games this weekend in Major League Baseball, highlighted by Atlanta’s trip to Philly! NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs. Friday afternoon baseball is a great reason to leave work early. Matt Garza, 1-3, 3.96 ERA, takes the hill for the Cubs but he’s unlikely to get...

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Andre Ethier's Hit Streak Can Continue When Padres Visit Dodgers

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 29, 2011

AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Cleveland. This could be series of the weekend. Detroit and Cleveland are the two best teams in the AL Central. The best MLB betting strategy here is to go with Cleveland in each of the games – the Indians are 10-2 at home so far this year. Not bad. Toronto Blue...

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Struggling Sox at the Angels MLB Betting Highlight

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 22, 2011

Frank Doyle makes his picks for the best baseball betting this weekend in Major League Baseball! American League Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers The ChiSox are struggling badly. Tonight’s game is an interesting matchup between quality pitchers, Chicago’s Mark Buehrle, 1-1, 4.50 ERA, against the Tigers’ Justin Verlander, 1-2, 3.41 ERA. Verlander’s quality is...

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Blue Jays Can Extend Boston's Baseball Betting Misery

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 15, 2011

Frank Doyle’s MLB baseball betting previews of every weekend series. American League Toronto at Boston Just when you think things can’t get any worse for Boston, Toronto arrives at Fenway skippered by Boston’s former pitching coach. Bettors will take the over, while patrons will bring coats tonight – it sure gets cold in Massachusetts when...

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Phillies Phavorites for World Series 2011!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 30, 2011

Frank Doyle looks ahead to seven glorious months of summer betting as Major League Baseball returns. The Phillies, the losingest team in baseball history, are the ante-post favorites to win the 2011 World Series. The Phillies have lost 10,232 games since their foundation in 1883, 278 ahead of the Braves, who were founded seven years...