Anyone got a game to cap today....

[Dark Horse]

When was that match?

Today.

[ryanXL977]

id like a write up of the mets marlins

[mofome]

The Seattle lineup is also a bit of a joke just all by itself. Remember earlier this month when they were having problems scoring more than 2 in any game, against anyone? Yeah they've picked it up a bit lately, but I would not want to be taking an over 9 with them at home, especially with Dice K going.

JBC77, I don't like that over 9 at all.

If i have seattle and they are ever down more than 1, i chalk it up as a loss and a lesson learned.

[mofome]

And apologies to mofome, as I foolishly just realized that I sabatoged his thread.

nonsense, this is good reading.

[mofome]

Hou/STL

I am going to get on this one now.

[Dashwood Clipper]

Pirates/Reds, I have taken the Pirates.

[mofome]

Houston @ Stl


Looper has gone 6 or more innings in 5 of his last 6 and he was only hit really hard in one of those games. Here are loopers numbers:

• 4.03 K/9
• 2.33 BB/9
• 0.93 HR/9
• .291 BAA
• .307 BABIP
• 18.7% LD
• 49.3% GB
• 32% FB
• 9.2% HR/FB

Here is what he throws:

• 66.4% FB (90 mph)
• 15.4% slider (84 mph)
• 13.2% split (82 mph)
• 4.0% change (81 mph)

Looper is throwing his change more this season and his slider less than he had in the last few seasons. his mph numbers are not impressive which is part of the reason why his K/9 total is so poor.

Braden has had great success in his career against the Houston Roster. Overall this lineup is hitting just .234 off him with only 1HR in 145 Abs. Those numbers are amazing. The guys who have given him trouble are Berkman, Towles, Erstad, Pence and matsui. Lance has more ABs than anyone against the right-hander and his has recorded 8 hits in his 23 ABs to go along with 5 walks; expect Berkman to cause some trouble tonight. Lance is still hitting well, but a hand problem seems to have really cut back some of his power.

Chacon has managed to consistently turn in strong performances for the Astros and he continues to be one of the pleasant surprises for them in 08. Here are his numbers:

• 5.87 K/9
• 4.11 BB/9
• 1.47 HR/9
• .251 BAA
• .265 BABIP
• 18.5% LD
• 36.5 % GB
• 45.0 % FB
• 11.8 % HR/FB

Here is what he throws:

• 68.9% FB (88 mph)
• 14.3% slider (82 mph)
• 11.4% curve (75 mph)
• 5.1% change (80 mph)

This STL lineup has 125 Abs against Shawn and they're hitting just .248 off of him with an OPS of .794. Schumaker, Duncan, Molina, Kennedy, and Ankiel have hit Chacon a bit, but the righty has owned pujols and glaus. The bad news for Chacon backers is looking at the fact that Shawn has allowed 28 free passes to just 15Ks against these Cadinals; thats a touch worse than pathetic.

Over their last 7 game houston is batting very well at .281, but their runs are down to just 4.3 per contest over that span. Houston has faired pretty well against right-handed starters this year, but they have showed poorly on the road this season with their bats. something will have to give this evening.

The cards are batting .286 at home this season but they're struggling to capitalize in the runs department. Over their last 7 games, however, they are scoring 5 a contest and the batting average is still strong at .271.

A big difference in these teams is something that many dont notice and thats who will and who wont take a walk. STL is one of the best teams in the league at drawing the base on balls while the stros are one of the worst. Chacon is walking over 4 per 9 and stl figures to be able to use his wildness against him this evening.

6 of the last 7 in this series have gone under including a recent matchup b/w these two starters in Houston. that game saw houston get a 3-2 win as the game stayed under 9 and the small home fav got the W.

Tonight the play is STL U 9

[louisvillekid]

nice job Mo, i ain't touchin this one, but the under does look good.

[chipski]

nice job .
i took the over 9 last night on some parlays thinking these 2 would light it up on tues night . i may need to go take the under a couple times now , maybe .
gl

[MiamiBoy86]

mofome, GREAT writeup, quick question: where do you get all of this information???? Just so i can do some of my own legwork and try to get some solid stuff going in the future....

[mofome]

mofome, GREAT writeup, quick question: where do you get all of this information???? Just so i can do some of my own legwork and try to get some solid stuff going in the future....

email me and i will send you the sites that i use.

volsmet@hotmail.com


thanks gents and bol to each of ya...even those on the over.

[mofome]

****ing good lord. all these dinky ****ing singles and its 3-0. 4 ****ing singles are you kidding me

[mofome]

how in the **** does a team have 4 singles (1 hit hard) and 4 runs.

[mofome]

6 singles = 5 runs. since when? not one extra base hit in this game, no balls hit hard but one, and its 5-0.

[mofome]

day 5, 0-1 (-1.10)

[mofome]

this game will go over by 1 because 6 singles = 5 runs early. how ridiculous. bloop, grounder, grounder, bloop and 4 runs are in.

[mofome]

and its over by one. give me a break. need to win a game like this to get it back.