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twins win this one
chisox suck, seriously, they cant score without homers
twins are better
its a shame they have to play in chitown today
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Today, 10:36 AM #13 (permalink)
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twins win this one
chisox suck, seriously, they cant score without homers
twins are better
its a shame they have to play in chitown today
It seems to me like everyone is missing the point. These are two good teams, both very different. The Sox win with power, and the twins with with small ball. The twins beat up on the sox in minnesota not because they are better, but because their park is more suited to their style of play. The Sox beat up on the twins in Chicago because The Cell is more suited to chicago's style of play. Add to that the fact that the Sox are riding high in all aspects of the game, and the Twins didnt even know they were playing today or get on a plane until last night. The Sox win this game today, not because they are a better team necessarily (although I think they are) but because the only thing that matters in this series as shown by both teams records all year in general and against eachother is home field advantage. Sox roll big time, take them run line
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Today, 10:39 AM #14 (permalink)
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i understand the home road splits. but with no quentin, and with the twins having an extra day of rest, i think the value at +140 is too much. nobody can pick winners, you can only pick value. the chisox play some of the worst defense in the league, have a worse pen, and a worse mgr
twins are a better team. i hope they win today and more importantly, at +140 with equal teams, ill take the dog
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I disagree with that statement completely. If you are picking only "value" in the MLB then you should pick the dog in every single game without question because of how often dogs win in baseball. In baseball you have to pick the team you believe will win the game. That is harder to do in the regular season than in a game like this. The "day of rest" means nothing, if anything it will hurt the twins because the sox are pumped up while the twins spent the day sitting around watching the tv. Better manager? when was the last world series he won??? Sox pen has played great the past two games, and everyone knows how streaky baseball is and the sox are on a good streak. And the sox while not the greatest defensive team DEFFINATELY do not play some of the worst defense in the league. And finally you say +140 with equal teams is the way to go. On a neutral field perhaps. But the whole point of all of this is that these two teams are NOWHERE near equal when they have to play in eachothers ballbarks, the home team ALWAYS has a HUGE advantage. I'm not trying to talk you out of your pick....I'm just saying the sox win this one big
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Twins ML 5 innings +125
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Justin Morneau's stats: 7/16, 3 homers, 4 walks, 2 doubles, 8 rgi's
THe twins catcher is 8/12, 2 walks
Danks going on 3 days rest. Blackburn going on 5 days rest.
Possibility of rain. Danks will not make it to the 5th inning. The twins bullpen is rested and better than whitesox bullpen.
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I dont know why the vast majority of people are on the twins.....The only stat that matters is wins and losses. The white sox Vs. twins at U.S. Celluar Field this year: 7-1.....I will repeat the 7-1. Keep throwing your money away and lowering the line for me.
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I disagree with that statement completely. If you are picking only "value" in the MLB then you should pick the dog in every single game without question because of how often dogs win in baseball. In baseball you have to pick the team you believe will win the game. That is harder to do in the regular season than in a game like this. The "day of rest" means nothing, if anything it will hurt the twins because the sox are pumped up while the twins spent the day sitting around watching the tv. Better manager? when was the last world series he won??? Sox pen has played great the past two games, and everyone knows how streaky baseball is and the sox are on a good streak. And the sox while not the greatest defensive team DEFFINATELY do not play some of the worst defense in the league. And finally you say +140 with equal teams is the way to go. On a neutral field perhaps. But the whole point of all of this is that these two teams are NOWHERE near equal when they have to play in eachothers ballbarks, the home team ALWAYS has a HUGE advantage. I'm not trying to talk you out of your pick....I'm just saying the sox win this one big
The twins were not playing their best baseball when they were playing the whitessox in june. Twins are going to be pumped up too. THey are going to play with confidence. Even if Danks had 5-7 days of rest, I got to go with the twins. THe sox are not on a streak. The white sox led their division until the last week of the season.
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And the Twins are playing their best baseball now? They lost 2 of three at home to the royals..... I'll stop posting now, since there is no point in arguing. Just my 2 cents.
Ill return with my I told you so post after the game
OK GUYS STOP NAILING EACH OTHER WE ALL HERE TO WIN AND SWAMI BABA HAVE JUST REALEASE HIS PICKS IT IS GOING TO BE WSOX &OVER AGAIN GOODLUCK EVERY ONE.