Baseball Underdog of the Day Contest - Monday, 5/5/08

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  • THE POSTMAN!
    SBR Hustler
    • 03-31-07
    • 97

    #36
    St Louis Cardinals +114 - Colorado 3-11 in last 14 games.
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    • diogee
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 01-11-08
      • 19477

      #37
      955 Philadelphia Phillies +135 Hoping that the Phillies get to the young pitcher and that Moyer can keep them in the game until both pens come into play.
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      • WakeuP420
        SBR Rookie
        • 04-25-08
        • 7

        #38
        965 Baltimore Orioles +122

        Orioles are 7-4 in game ones this year hitting lefties at a better clip than right handed pitching thus far...then you have the A's opposite not hitting as well vs. lefties as they do against right handed pitching...Two southpaws on the hill this evening I believe works in the O's favor...Olson(1-0) looks to be in good current form allowing the d-rays only two earned runs and four hits had 6 k's...Eveland(3-2)said his elbow was tender thurs, but "thinks" he's fine...Don't expect him to last long after giving up a few early...I'll be playing this one on the first five also...cause you know what a bullpen can do to your $$$$$ ...GL420
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        • TexAg001
          SBR High Roller
          • 05-15-06
          • 168

          #39
          Phillies +135
          11th pick of the draft or not I think its to much to pay for the DBacks even if they are at home. Moyers a great grandfather but is still atleast 50/50 to give the phils a quality start.
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          • DeluxeLiner
            SBR MVP
            • 01-29-08
            • 4132

            #40
            Phillies - Rarely should a 1st time starter get this much credit. Both team has the firepower, I just think its the value play to go with the experienced pitcher.
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            • oakas
              SBR MVP
              • 02-17-07
              • 1464

              #41
              St. Louis +114

              I never thought I would ever say this but Piniero is throwing pretty well right now. Big pitching mismatch here.
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              • greg66
                Restricted User
                • 09-04-06
                • 151

                #42
                953 St Louis Cardinals +114

                Rockies off a home win but shaky this year at home. Cards playing well and have the pitching advantage here.
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                • sharktank1
                  SBR Wise Guy
                  • 09-17-07
                  • 970

                  #43
                  Phillies + 135

                  Moyer should win this pitching duel against the Diamondbacks' meat.
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                  • MonkeyF0cker
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 06-12-07
                    • 12144

                    #44
                    St. Louis +114

                    It's all been said already but Piniero is pitching well while Jiminez has struggled so far this year. The STL bats have been productive and the COL hitters aren't giving much run support either...
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                    • Checkerboard
                      SBR Hall of Famer
                      • 05-15-06
                      • 7799

                      #45
                      Philadelphia Phillies +135

                      Phillies have some winning momentum . . . Zona's starter got his promoted from pen after short impressive appearance, but how far can he go and will he be able to keep the ball down into the mid game esp on slider in between fastballs . . . ?
                      Just feel value's with Phillies here . . .
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                      • awatkins011
                        SBR Sharp
                        • 04-14-07
                        • 397

                        #46
                        Philly + 135

                        Rookie throwing for AZ. THe hype is big on him but he's playing w/ the big boys tonight. Can't pass up this value here.
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                        • billmunny
                          SBR Sharp
                          • 02-24-08
                          • 459

                          #47
                          955 Philadelphia Phillies +135

                          Phillies hitting better, both team have great pens, Phillies big underdog only because of unknown starter who I think will surprise folks.
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                          • billmunny
                            SBR Sharp
                            • 02-24-08
                            • 459

                            #48
                            Originally posted by billmunny
                            955 Philadelphia Phillies +135

                            Phillies hitting better, both team have great pens, Phillies big underdog only because of unknown starter who I think will surprise folks.
                            Crap. I got that completely wrong, but I'm not allowed to edit it to save face.
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                            • billmunny
                              SBR Sharp
                              • 02-24-08
                              • 459

                              #49
                              Originally posted by billmunny
                              Crap. I got that completely wrong, but I'm not allowed to edit it to save face.
                              I guess I'm just gonna fade Scherzer like everyone else until he can prove he can start.
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                              • frostno98
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 09-11-07
                                • 9769

                                #50
                                Ny Mets +128

                                Mets will try to take advantage of an inconsistent dodger team and continue to perform well on the road.
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                                • soli
                                  SBR MVP
                                  • 09-10-06
                                  • 2503

                                  #51
                                  Philadelphia +135

                                  Going with the more experienced pitcher Moyer against a 1st timer. Philly is not a good time to face as your 1st major league start. Too much power from the left and right hand sides.
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                                  • 20Four7
                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                    • 04-08-07
                                    • 6703

                                    #52
                                    Rangers +115
                                    Seattle comes into this game with no offense, averaging less than 2 runs per game in their past 5. Texas has been on a roll offensively lately and almost swept the A's. Look for Texas to keep up the offense against a struggling team.
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                                    • msubulldog
                                      SBR Sharp
                                      • 01-10-08
                                      • 427

                                      #53
                                      thanks for putting on contest; time to get started.

                                      baltimore +122

                                      will take baltimore with left hander olson (2.70 era this year). oakland hitting just .233 against left handed pitching.
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                                      • WakeuP420
                                        SBR Rookie
                                        • 04-25-08
                                        • 7

                                        #54
                                        Originally posted by billmunny
                                        I guess I'm just gonna fade Scherzer like everyone else until he can prove he can start.
                                        I don't know why everyone is assuming this kid is meat??O.K. he has never started a game but so far he is 13 for 13 retiring major league hitters...No walks 7K's in 4.1 innings of hitless baseball...not bad for a ml debut
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                                        • goldengoat
                                          SBR MVP
                                          • 11-25-05
                                          • 3239

                                          #55
                                          Cardinals +114
                                          cards got the better pitcher going
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                                          • ChuteBoxe
                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                            • 11-21-07
                                            • 6885

                                            #56
                                            St Louis Cardinals +114

                                            Joel Piniero has had a rough time in St. Louis against the Rockies, but I look for his luck to change tonight. Even though this time around it's at Coors Field, it's against a slumping Rockies team, and Jimenez, who has been absolutely rocked so far this season.
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                                            • MOONCRICKET
                                              SBR High Roller
                                              • 08-23-07
                                              • 239

                                              #57
                                              TEXAS +115: Millwood was the tough luck loser to seattle earlier in the year when he went 6 innings yielding only 2 run in a 5-2 loss. both runs were unearned. both pithcers have nearly identical records (millwood 7-7, washburn 7-8) vs. the other team, so on that level its a 50/50 play, but i do like millwood's earlier performance where he held both ibanez and ichiro hitless, and these 2 are the only 2 who have any real success vs. millwood of all the guys in the seattle lineup. given the fact that these teams have identical 13-19 records and that millwood already lost to seattle this year you would think that the line would have opened higher in favor of seattle but -120 is almost telling you seattle should lose this one. again, no such thing as fixes these days but don't you think that seattle should be favored by more given that they have already beaten millwood and that they are at home. i've always been a fan of millwod since the atlanta days. he's got a sense of toughness which is necessary to be effective on the road and given all these factors i feel texas is a pretty strong play here. so good luck to everyone : TEXAS +115!!!!!
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                                              • regularguy
                                                SBR Wise Guy
                                                • 09-12-07
                                                • 781

                                                #58
                                                Phillies +135

                                                +135 seems like a good value on a quality team that seems to be coming around. I believe the D'Backs' will backslide a little after their sizzling start. This might be a good time to fade them -- pitching a green starter, against a good team, and laying some chaulk. And, the Phillies are 4-2 (+2.6 Units) at Arizona over the last 3 seasons.
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                                                • dog
                                                  SBR MVP
                                                  • 10-08-05
                                                  • 1738

                                                  #59
                                                  967 Texas Rangers +115

                                                  Millwood has a better record and ERA than Washburn, Rangers shouldn't be the dog here coming off a road series win at Oakland.
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                                                  • rsigley
                                                    SBR Sharp
                                                    • 02-23-08
                                                    • 304

                                                    #60
                                                    Philadelphia Phillies +135

                                                    moyer a cy young candidate vs AA scrub, easy pick.
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                                                    • Junkyard Dog
                                                      SBR MVP
                                                      • 03-12-07
                                                      • 4552

                                                      #61
                                                      957 New York Mets +119 - if perez is on, he can shut down the dodgers
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                                                      • sharktank1
                                                        SBR Wise Guy
                                                        • 09-17-07
                                                        • 970

                                                        #62
                                                        Originally posted by WakeuP420
                                                        I don't know why everyone is assuming this kid is meat?
                                                        This is why dude!

                                                        Here's tonight's final boxscore for the two starters:

                                                        Scherzer: 4.0IP/92PC/7H/2ER/2BB/5K.
                                                        ..............Yanked after falling behind 5-1!

                                                        Moyer: 7.0IP/92PC/6H/2ER/0BB/5K.

                                                        Current score:
                                                        Philly 10
                                                        Arizona 2
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                                                        • mofome
                                                          SBR Posting Legend
                                                          • 12-19-07
                                                          • 13003

                                                          #63
                                                          lost in extras. roberts and markakis blow chances to win it.

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