[BigD]

Soxs-150

Blackburn/Danks

I like Minn

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Minn +1.5 (-165)
Minn/Chicago under 9 runs (+105)
Chicago team total under 5 runs (-160)

I like the twins bullpen to either hold the lead or keep it close. Danks numbers against the twins are not that great. Blackburn is pitching on 5 days of rest while John Danks is going on just 3 days of rest.

Does anyone know why Carlos Quintan not playing.

[pat venditto]

Twins +145

[bostonbruins]

Should I wait on Minn? How high will it go?

[pat venditto]

lines dropping bruins i'd buy minn now.

[aknox]

Over or under 9.5 on this game?

[Masu485]

i'm on twins +138

[presley177]

Minn +1.5 (-165)
Minn/Chicago under 9 runs (+105)
Chicago team total under 5 runs (-160)

I like the twins bullpen to either hold the lead or keep it close. Danks numbers against the twins are not that great. Blackburn is pitching on 5 days of rest while John Danks is going on just 3 days of rest.

Does anyone know why Carlos Quintan not playing.

Queintin has been out a month with a broke bone in his wrist

[bosterosoy]

Sox -1.5

[johnnymapalo]

minny +1.5 (-165)
Minny ml (+138)

[ryanXL977]

twins win this one
chisox suck, seriously, they cant score without homers

twins are better
its a shame they have to play in chitown today

[Dbldown11]

twins win this one
chisox suck, seriously, they cant score without homers

twins are better
its a shame they have to play in chitown today

It seems to me like everyone is missing the point. These are two good teams, both very different. The Sox win with power, and the twins with with small ball. The twins beat up on the sox in minnesota not because they are better, but because their park is more suited to their style of play. The Sox beat up on the twins in Chicago because The Cell is more suited to chicago's style of play. Add to that the fact that the Sox are riding high in all aspects of the game, and the Twins didnt even know they were playing today or get on a plane until last night. The Sox win this game today, not because they are a better team necessarily (although I think they are) but because the only thing that matters in this series as shown by both teams records all year in general and against eachother is home field advantage. Sox roll big time, take them run line

[ryanXL977]

i understand the home road splits. but with no quentin, and with the twins having an extra day of rest, i think the value at +140 is too much. nobody can pick winners, you can only pick value. the chisox play some of the worst defense in the league, have a worse pen, and a worse mgr

twins are a better team. i hope they win today and more importantly, at +140 with equal teams, ill take the dog

[Dbldown11]

I disagree with that statement completely. If you are picking only "value" in the MLB then you should pick the dog in every single game without question because of how often dogs win in baseball. In baseball you have to pick the team you believe will win the game. That is harder to do in the regular season than in a game like this. The "day of rest" means nothing, if anything it will hurt the twins because the sox are pumped up while the twins spent the day sitting around watching the tv. Better manager? when was the last world series he won??? Sox pen has played great the past two games, and everyone knows how streaky baseball is and the sox are on a good streak. And the sox while not the greatest defensive team DEFFINATELY do not play some of the worst defense in the league. And finally you say +140 with equal teams is the way to go. On a neutral field perhaps. But the whole point of all of this is that these two teams are NOWHERE near equal when they have to play in eachothers ballbarks, the home team ALWAYS has a HUGE advantage. I'm not trying to talk you out of your pick....I'm just saying the sox win this one big

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Twins ML 5 innings +125
Twins -1.5 +180
Twins team total over 4 runs (-125)

Justin Morneau's stats: 7/16, 3 homers, 4 walks, 2 doubles, 8 rgi's

THe twins catcher is 8/12, 2 walks

Danks going on 3 days rest. Blackburn going on 5 days rest.
Possibility of rain. Danks will not make it to the 5th inning. The twins bullpen is rested and better than whitesox bullpen.

[Dbldown11]

I dont know why the vast majority of people are on the twins.....The only stat that matters is wins and losses. The white sox Vs. twins at U.S. Celluar Field this year: 7-1.....I will repeat the 7-1. Keep throwing your money away and lowering the line for me.

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I disagree with that statement completely. If you are picking only "value" in the MLB then you should pick the dog in every single game without question because of how often dogs win in baseball. In baseball you have to pick the team you believe will win the game. That is harder to do in the regular season than in a game like this. The "day of rest" means nothing, if anything it will hurt the twins because the sox are pumped up while the twins spent the day sitting around watching the tv. Better manager? when was the last world series he won??? Sox pen has played great the past two games, and everyone knows how streaky baseball is and the sox are on a good streak. And the sox while not the greatest defensive team DEFFINATELY do not play some of the worst defense in the league. And finally you say +140 with equal teams is the way to go. On a neutral field perhaps. But the whole point of all of this is that these two teams are NOWHERE near equal when they have to play in eachothers ballbarks, the home team ALWAYS has a HUGE advantage. I'm not trying to talk you out of your pick....I'm just saying the sox win this one big

The twins were not playing their best baseball when they were playing the whitessox in june. Twins are going to be pumped up too. THey are going to play with confidence. Even if Danks had 5-7 days of rest, I got to go with the twins. THe sox are not on a streak. The white sox led their division until the last week of the season.

[Dbldown11]

And the Twins are playing their best baseball now? They lost 2 of three at home to the royals..... I'll stop posting now, since there is no point in arguing. Just my 2 cents.

Ill return with my I told you so post after the game

[ryanXL977]

twins beat chisox in the season series, the chisox allowed i think, the 4th most unearned runs in the al or in the majors, their defnese is awful. their outfield is horrid, their shortstop is awful, they cant stop teams from running on them either.
they lose this game. both pitchers are mediocre , but the twins pen is better, defense is better, and they can actually score without homers

twins win

[Dbldown11]

wait a second awful shortstop? what in gods name are you talking about? Orlando Cabrera? The twins won the series WHICH DOES NOT FACTOR IN HERE BECUASE THE SOX WON 7 OUT OF 8 AT HOME IN THIS SERIES WHICH IS WHERE THIS GAME IS BEING PLAYED. WHY IS THIS SO GOD DAMN HARD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! MAYBE THE CAPS WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU PEOPLE.

[Kingctb27]

Danks > Blackburn by a mile and a half. The Chicago BP isn't as good as the Twins but it should be able to keep up. Chicago will be rockin tonight. God I can't wait.

[ryanXL977]

first of all, the sox won 7 of 9 at home, not 7 of 8
secondly that has nothing to do with today,. danks is ok i guess, he hasnt proven much to me. twins have speed, chisox dont,
twins play defense, chisox dont

we will see. ill take twins+140 anyday vs danks on 3 days rest vs a team that cant score without homers

[Dbldown11]

may bad, miscounted when i looked back at the season series, thanks for pointing that out Ryan. But even still how can you say that doesnt factor in tonight??? Anyone that follows these two team or this series knows that neither team has success when playing AT the other teams stadium

[Dbldown11]

Because of all of this I think the twins got completely screwed by losing a coinflip to have to go to chicago for this game. These one game playoffs should be played on a neutral field somewhere. And not neutral in terms of the cubs playing in milwaukee against the astros. That was obviously not neutral. These games should be played far from both teams home stadiums. a coinflip in this situation is as damaging or more damaging than a coinflip deciding NFL overtimes

[ryanXL977]

i am aware of the home field advantage with these teams. its huge. i wont be suprised in the least if chisox win. im taking twins, +140.

a: value
b: better team
c: i ****ing hate the whitesox

[awatkins011]

ChiSox 8-4.

If the game were in Minnesota things would be different. Not this year Twinkies

[SMgambler]

White Sox over Twins; 6-4

Come on OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ringo]

Twin Cities and the UNDER, book it bank it spank it.

Im liking the twins and the under to.

[ryanXL977]

you are an idiot marbles

[ryanXL977]

probably