I wrote a thread where i stated Jake Peavy is the most overrated pitcher because of his inflated numbers due to Petco Park and many agree with me. Many agree with me and you can clearly see that Peavy is having trouble adjusting in the AL. Even by looking at Padre games this year, you can see that most games are low scoring and he had the help of Petco Park and is an average pitcher at best if he does not pitch there.
I know teams like Yankees get high lines because of their reputation. The same can be said with the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. Yankees get high lines because they have great pitching and one of the best offenses in baseball. The cubs are just chokers but when they are favorites, their lines are not as high as the Yankees and the Cardinals.
I am not sure but I think the St. Louis Cardinals has to have the most -200 lines than any other team in baseball and I have no clue why they are always this high. Yes I know their pitchers are great as in Wainwright and Carpenter but have you guys seen their offense? This has to be one of the worst offenses i ever seen in baseball besides the Padres and the Giants but they have good excuses because of their ballparks.
I just never understood why the Cards are always -200 , -250 and a few times -300 this year at home even though they had Wainwright/Carpenter on the mound. How can a team in baseball have such a high line when their offense is horrible. The same can be said of Peavy with the Padres when he was -240 at home against a team like the Giants with a horrible pitcher and most games will end 3-1, 3-2, 2-1, 2-0 or 1-0.
I know the Cardinals won the WS few years ago but every year they seem to win their division. However, when the postseason comes, they seem to choke as much as the Cubs. Last year they had the best record in the NL and if I'm not mistaken, they got swept by the Wildcard team.
Their only offense is Albert Pujols. No player on their team has much offense.
I just don't understand why this team gets such a high line at home. They get higher lines than the Yankees from what i'm seeing.
Why would someone say -200 with the Cardinals at home with Carpenter against the Mets for example then taking the Yankees -200 at home with Burnett against the Royals. At least with the Yankees, you know they can score. With the cardinals, once the other team puts up 2 runs, you are in big trouble because the Cardinals have no offense what so ever.
Anyone else agree that the Cardinals are the most overrated and most overvalued team in baseball? I just never understood how a team that has no offense but good pitching gets such high lines.
I know teams like Yankees get high lines because of their reputation. The same can be said with the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. Yankees get high lines because they have great pitching and one of the best offenses in baseball. The cubs are just chokers but when they are favorites, their lines are not as high as the Yankees and the Cardinals.
I am not sure but I think the St. Louis Cardinals has to have the most -200 lines than any other team in baseball and I have no clue why they are always this high. Yes I know their pitchers are great as in Wainwright and Carpenter but have you guys seen their offense? This has to be one of the worst offenses i ever seen in baseball besides the Padres and the Giants but they have good excuses because of their ballparks.
I just never understood why the Cards are always -200 , -250 and a few times -300 this year at home even though they had Wainwright/Carpenter on the mound. How can a team in baseball have such a high line when their offense is horrible. The same can be said of Peavy with the Padres when he was -240 at home against a team like the Giants with a horrible pitcher and most games will end 3-1, 3-2, 2-1, 2-0 or 1-0.
I know the Cardinals won the WS few years ago but every year they seem to win their division. However, when the postseason comes, they seem to choke as much as the Cubs. Last year they had the best record in the NL and if I'm not mistaken, they got swept by the Wildcard team.
Their only offense is Albert Pujols. No player on their team has much offense.
I just don't understand why this team gets such a high line at home. They get higher lines than the Yankees from what i'm seeing.
Why would someone say -200 with the Cardinals at home with Carpenter against the Mets for example then taking the Yankees -200 at home with Burnett against the Royals. At least with the Yankees, you know they can score. With the cardinals, once the other team puts up 2 runs, you are in big trouble because the Cardinals have no offense what so ever.
Anyone else agree that the Cardinals are the most overrated and most overvalued team in baseball? I just never understood how a team that has no offense but good pitching gets such high lines.
