Figured I'd try and start a daily thread for those inclined to discuss the games. I have always posted in LTA's (hell of a capper and a real educator on sports investing) threads, but kinda feel like his thread is holy ground and should really be about his plays. I am first and foremost a baseball enthusiast, 2nd capper, so this thread ain't about my plays. It's about trying to get as much info out there as possible to help us all get scrilla/escarole/chedda etc.
I will definitely try and get these threads up in the mornings in the future.
UMPS: (I get this info from capping the game, they do a great job)
Gerry Davis - New York ------------62% strike zone since 2005, that is stingy.
Nelson - Washington
Everitt - Atlanta
Bell - K.C. ------------------65% Home team victory over 217 game sample
Barrett - Chicago ---------------64% Home team over 214 game sample
Joe West - Colorado -------------------62.5 % last years somewhat stingy
Bellino - Arizona --------------------Has shown a healthy strike zone
Foster - San Fran
Barett - Angels -----------------------64% home team over 214 game sample size
Roof looks to be open in Zona for the Pitt series:
Taking a quick look at the card and some early thoughts:
I think the Nat's bats are due to get some results soon. I have watched almost all of their games this season and have been impressed with their patience. Last year they really struggled working AB's and they seem to have made a point of correcting that (Desmond withstanding). Wieland throws cheese, but doesn't have the secondary stuff to keep the nat's off balance enough imo. Waiting on Umps still but I lean over despite Strasburg on the mound. Houston has also impressed me with their patience early this season and will probably try and work Stras, who threw more than a 100 pitches for the first time as a pro in his last start. Nat's pen probably going to have to put in 3 innings and they are without Storen.
Lean under in Colorado. This may be a suicidal lean as both pitchers give up a lot of fly balls. Luebke has ace potential though and Guthrie is a work horse. Not sure about Gonzalez's status atm or the ump. *******Carlos Gonzalez out*******
I like Pittsburgh as they have the better pitcher going imo. Saunders had a great outing in Petco, but he always does. I think Saunders is in store for some big time regression from last season.
Baltimore seems to be a popular play. I wanna get a better read on Arrieta before I can start backing him....his velocity is up though and he seems to be healthy.
Ditto on Duffy, although he could be in line for a break out, just not sure if it is so soon, he has great stuff.
Angels coming off a high profile series in New York, fly home and get the A's - let down spot? McCarthy is good enough to keep them in this one...
Hanson's velocity remain a concern in atlanta. Tonight we get to watch two right handed pitchers who average under 90 mph on their cheese, does this game stay under 8 runs?
I'll be back as the ump assignments come in, look forward to any and all opinions.
BTW grew up a Muts fan so the thread title is definitely in honor of Ralph Kiner, a one of a kind.
I will definitely try and get these threads up in the mornings in the future.
UMPS: (I get this info from capping the game, they do a great job)
Gerry Davis - New York ------------62% strike zone since 2005, that is stingy.
Nelson - Washington
Everitt - Atlanta
Bell - K.C. ------------------65% Home team victory over 217 game sample
Barrett - Chicago ---------------64% Home team over 214 game sample
Joe West - Colorado -------------------62.5 % last years somewhat stingy
Bellino - Arizona --------------------Has shown a healthy strike zone
Foster - San Fran
Barett - Angels -----------------------64% home team over 214 game sample size
Roof looks to be open in Zona for the Pitt series:
Taking a quick look at the card and some early thoughts:
I think the Nat's bats are due to get some results soon. I have watched almost all of their games this season and have been impressed with their patience. Last year they really struggled working AB's and they seem to have made a point of correcting that (Desmond withstanding). Wieland throws cheese, but doesn't have the secondary stuff to keep the nat's off balance enough imo. Waiting on Umps still but I lean over despite Strasburg on the mound. Houston has also impressed me with their patience early this season and will probably try and work Stras, who threw more than a 100 pitches for the first time as a pro in his last start. Nat's pen probably going to have to put in 3 innings and they are without Storen.
Lean under in Colorado. This may be a suicidal lean as both pitchers give up a lot of fly balls. Luebke has ace potential though and Guthrie is a work horse. Not sure about Gonzalez's status atm or the ump. *******Carlos Gonzalez out*******
I like Pittsburgh as they have the better pitcher going imo. Saunders had a great outing in Petco, but he always does. I think Saunders is in store for some big time regression from last season.
Baltimore seems to be a popular play. I wanna get a better read on Arrieta before I can start backing him....his velocity is up though and he seems to be healthy.
Ditto on Duffy, although he could be in line for a break out, just not sure if it is so soon, he has great stuff.
Angels coming off a high profile series in New York, fly home and get the A's - let down spot? McCarthy is good enough to keep them in this one...
Hanson's velocity remain a concern in atlanta. Tonight we get to watch two right handed pitchers who average under 90 mph on their cheese, does this game stay under 8 runs?
I'll be back as the ump assignments come in, look forward to any and all opinions.
BTW grew up a Muts fan so the thread title is definitely in honor of Ralph Kiner, a one of a kind.
. Yeah, Stras has to be efficient here, Nat's used all of their meaningful bull pen arms yesterday (save Burnett their lefty specialist) Lidge and Stamman through o ver 30 pitches each so I don't think they will be available. Hernandez can be lights out but he is combustible with his control.
Please feel free to use this thread for any thoughts, or to just kick the tires on any ideas you may have. A dude named BigDan used to create these threads and they were a great think tank. Wonder where my man BigD is......
, and potentially the under. Angel stadium is one of the better under parks.