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    Can anyone win the al central other than Detroit?

    Massive favorites like the Miami heat in the southeast. Does anybody else have a chance? Kansas city has the next best odds at +1000. Feedback.

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    Are the Tigers a foregone conclusion? Feedback. Anybody else worth taking a flyer on in the AL Central?

    Odds to win American League Central
    45041 Detroit Tigers -520
    45042 Cleveland Indians +1200
    45043 Kansas City Royals +1000
    45044 Minnesota Twins +1300
    45045 Chicago White Sox +1700

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    Noticed this a week ago. If you had a huge bankroll and you know that book is staying in business... and you could wait until the season is over... there's no one that can compete with Detroit... I think to start a season... -500 is the highest favorite ever to win a division. I don't even think the Yankees were ever that high.

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    I am an avid Indians fan and I can tell you our team doesn't have a chance in hell. All of those teams would be happy to be in the WC race.

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    I am at a loss as to why the Royals are only +1000. They're improving, but they'll still end up behind Cleveland and the Twins for one more year

    Detroit is close to a lock....but why told anyone tie up anything for that long at -520?

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    Twins fan here, they are going to battle for last place with the White Sox. Pitching is actually worse than last year's team that lost 99. Even if they stay healthy the Twins are a 90 lose team. Tigers will run away with the division.

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    How the mighy have fallen... CWS/Twin. Ugh

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoulihansTX View Post
    How the mighy have fallen... CWS/Twin. Ugh
    Good point. But... I live in Detroit. It's fun times at Comerica Park nowadays!! Beer and Broads! Some even pop tops...

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    Perez going down hurt the Royals. They are probably another year away from contending.

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    @ -520 its a LOCK

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    i made a thread about this when detroit was -650 to win the division, so many things can go wrong i wouldn't lay that big a number

    i would like the field at +600 if i could find that bet somewhere

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    Quote Originally Posted by milwaukee mike View Post
    i made a thread about this when detroit was -650 to win the division, so many things can go wrong i wouldn't lay that big a number

    i would like the field at +600 if i could find that bet somewhere
    If you find the field let me know. I want to do something on it, but the new playoff rules really will put a fire under the tigers. Before this tweak in playoffs this year I believe Leyland would waste a month or two to find his best team for the playoffs. Now you have to go out and clinch the division and then figure out your team.

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    It looks like everyone agrees its a foregone conclusion that tigers win the central.

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    Verlander and either Fielder or Miggy go down its wide open again.

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    Better off waiting a month or 2... and hope the indians or someone get off to a hot start... don't like tying money up that long, also what happens if verland or something blows up his arm or something

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    Key injury, and your screwed.

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    if you're the kind of guy who has several thousand in his bankroll, I would see putting a couple on -520, it's a pretty good 6 month investment.

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    Obviously very few here invest in the stock market. I keep hearing about how long the book is holding your money for 4-5 months. Are you starting out with only one unit? If you have 20, 50, or 100, what is one unit on a + value future? Hell, I nevet miss it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onlooker View Post
    Key injury, and your screwed.
    Going to take more than one key injury though. Even if they lost Verlander or something they would still be a heavy favorite.

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    Royals have a chance to surprise, not saying they will but they have the potential if their starting pitching steps up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deuce View Post
    Verlander and either Fielder or Miggy go down its wide open again.
    wtf? You picked LITERALLY the 3 least injury prone players in baseball. Fielder has missed 1 game in the last 3 seasons and only 13 in the last 6 years. Verlander has pitched 200+ innings for each of the last 5 years. Cabrera has played in 158+ games in 7 out of the last 8 years and the other year he played 150. Do you even follow baseball?

    And 1 of them can go down no problem, The Tigers expected win advantage is 10+. Two of them go down at the very beginning of the season and then you have a race. Two of them go down in July and it still should be an easy win for the Tigers.

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    Cabrera already trying to make it interesting with an eye injury.

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    Go Indians !!!!!!

    AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

    Team W L PCT GB
    Cleveland 21 16 .568 -
    Detroit 18 19 .486 3.0
    Chi White Sox 17 21 .447 4.5
    Kansas City 15 21 .417 5.5
    Minnesota 11 26 .297 10.0

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    Detroit team has a lot of problems. They will still win the division but man that team has been putred.

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    unfortunately detroit is not as good as people say they are but since they are playing in the weakest minor league division in baseball.its a no brainer

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    indians 45-30 last year or something - right?

    we all know how that end!

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    I guess we have a good idea now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    I guess we have a good idea now.
    Nice bump yisman. Notice how that sharp milwaukee mike said take the field at +600

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    you couldn't get field +600?

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    you couldn't get field +600?
    couldn't find it, no

    but just spreading the field and betting them all (no idea why anyone would've taken minnesota though) would've gotten you over 4-1 odds if the white sox hit at 17-1

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    yeah +400 is what you would've gotten maybe

    +600 would've been great but no one would offer it. I also would've bet +600

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    i just didn't know who to take of the 1000+ faves.

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    you mean dogs

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    you mean dogs
    Dog winners. Correct.

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    Tigers made this one way too hard. Should have clinched a month ago.

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