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Cardinals to Rule the Roost in the NL Central

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Everyone’s first choice in Fantasy Baseball will help the Cardinals claim yet another divisional crown in 2010 Horribly lop-sided The NL Central race may seem more competitive than the NL East from afar but upon closer examination it becomes apparent that this is the most top heavy division in all of Baseball. In short the...

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The Octopus Pitcher – can Pat Venditte Make It in the Major Leagues?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Frank Doyle wonders if the Yankees’ switch pitching prospect has what it takes to make it in Major League Baseball. Switch hitter? Yawn. Bats right, throws left? Zzz. Little person with a foot and half strike zone? Eddie Gaedel, St Louis Browns, one at bat against the Tigers in Sportsman’s Park, St Louis, on August...

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Phillies to Power their way to a Fourth Straight NL East Crown

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Phillies will win the NL East but they won’t dominate it like they did the past two seasons according to Al Dannity. The case for a four-peat Philadelphia (-286) has built itself up as the dominant power in the NL East since 2007 and it has the tools required to continue that run in...

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Minnesota to Overpower Pitching Strength of Sox in Central

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Al Dannity says you should trust the new-field advantage Minnesota holds in the AL Central this season. One edge goes another arrives Visiting teams to Minnesota (+125) will be glad to see the back of the Metrodome, at least initially. There isn’t a team in the American League that hasn’t got some bad memory of...

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Yankees to Claim Another AL East Title

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The AL East may be the toughest division in Baseball but it’s also the most predictable according to Al Dannity. An extra level of certainty Some divisions in MLB have likely contenders, others have red hot favorites, the American League East has two teams who we know will be playing October Baseball. Previewing or predicting...

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No Change in AL but Baseball Writers have Strasburg-mania

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Boys of Summer are back and Al Dannity expects familiar faces to dominate the diamond in Major League Baseball this season. A familiar foursome The American League has a slight problem. Not a single game has been played yet we already know two of its playoff teams, are confident about the third, and have...

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Chicago White Sox to Retire Frank Thomas' Number, Sign Johnny Damon?

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Some big news out of the Windy City today as the Chicago White Sox appear busy on a number of fronts. First, shortly after Frank “The Big Hurt” Thomas announced he’d be retiring from Major League Baseball, the club he starred with for so many years — the White Sox — informed the media that...

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Breaking MLB News: Mark McGwire Admits to Steroid Use

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

In what has to be one of the least-surprising revelations in modern baseball history, former Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire admitted today that he used steroids during his playing career. In a statement given to the Associated Press, McGwire admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs for almost 10 years during his career,...

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MLB Trade Deadline – Who’s In Play?

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

With the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in the books and the second half of the season underway, it’s time to turn our attention to the next big event on the MLB calendar: The Trade Deadline. It’s that sacred time of the year where bottomfeeders deal away for a slew of young prospects. It’s...

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Baseball’s Best Closers

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

When looking atop Major League Baseball’s saves leader board, a few of the old standard names pop up: Wait. Who? Yup, San Diego Padres reliever Heath Bell currently sits tied for second amongst all closers with 23 saves. So who is this guy? And who are the guys challenging him for the MLB lead? Let’s...

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The Surprising Seattle Mariners

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

To say the Seattle Mariners’ 2008 season was forgettable is something of an understatement. Their 61-101 record was the worst in the American League. They finished a whopping 39 games back of first-place Los Angeles and were outscored 671 to 811 on the year, the third-worst run differential in baseball. But my, how quickly things...

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What’s Wrong With the Chicago Cubs?

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. It wasn’t supposed to be like this for a team that won a National League-best 97 games a year ago. A team that had two 17-game winners (Ryan Dempster and Ted Lilly) and a flamethrower like Carlos Zambrano in the rotation. A team with big bats like Aramis...

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Major League Baseball’s Best Thieves

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The current formula for scoring runs in Major League Baseball? More manufactured runs and less power jacks (MFR >PJ, or something like that). With a decrease in home runs – which, depending on who you talk to, may be directly related to baseball’s new drug-testing policy – MLB managers have sought out new ways to...

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Biggest First-Half Surprises in Baseball

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

As we draw closer to the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (July 14 at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium), now’s as good a time as any to break down baseball’s biggest surprises. Who has surprised bettors? Which teams have been shocks in terms of wagering? San Francisco Giants fans have to be thrilled with the...

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San Francisco’s Young Gun Duo

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

To say the San Francisco Giants have been a stunning story in the world of Major League Baseball betting is no understatement. Last year, San Fran finished 4th in the NL West with a record of 72-90; at best, expectations for this season were a .500 record and maybe staying competitive until August. Well, the...

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Dodgers Ready To Host Brewers

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Both the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers have their sights set on their respective division titles this season, so those two clubs will be looking to help themselves out in those races when they meet over the weekend in a three-game series. The Brewers still trail the Cubs in the NL Central race,...

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Sox vs. Sox In Chicago Showdown

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

There’ll be a pair of new outfielders roaming the grass at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday night as the Boston Red Sox arrive in Chicago for a four-game series vs. the White Sox. That’ll mean some new data for those who plan on doing baseball betting this weekend. Jason Bay may never make BoSox fans...

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Angels Take Tex To New York

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It got a little easier to do some baseball betting on the Los Angeles Angels this week, as the runaway leaders in the AL West bolstered their lineup by trading for Mark Teixeira. A top commodity on the trade market, first baseman Teixeira was hitting .283 with 20 home runs and 78 RBI for the...

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Yankees Visit BoSox At Fenway

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Red Sox and Yankees are both waiting for the Rays to collapse in the AL East, but in the meantime the rivals will open a three-game weekend series at Fenway on Friday. And doing any baseball betting on BoSox/Yankees contests this season has already provided a mixed bag of results. Boston took two of...

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D-Backs, Dodgers Battle In NL West

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

If the Arizona Diamondbacks were in either the NL East or the NL Central division they’d currently be in fourth place. However, the struggling D-Backs are in the NL West, which means they sit in first place in a division heading out of this year’s All-Star break. Arizona looked like the team to beat in...