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Big Al's Free Pick Of The Day - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Florida Marlins (MLB) - June 3, 2009 7:10 pm EDT Play: Moneyline - Marlins
At 7:10pm our complimentary selection is on the Florida Marlins over the Milwaukee Brewers. It's only two starts into his Major League career, but the Marlins could have a real nice find in young lefthander Sean West. The southpaw from Houston turns 23 in a couple of weeks, but already he is looking poised and mature for somebody who, prior to this season, had never pitched above the AA level. West is big (6 foot 8 inches tall) and throws hard and he struck out about one batter per inning in his minor league career and his first two starts haven't exactly been a walk in the park as he first had to face the Rays in an inter-league matchup that resulted in a no-decision, and then followed that up with a trip into Citi Field to face the Mets in what turned out to be an excellent performance however tonight West is still looking for his first win as a major-leaguer. The chances for West's first major league "W" are strong as he faces the Brewers and the soft-tossing righty Braden Looper, who as we've seen sometimes, if his control isn't working can look like a batting practice pitcher. Looper has already faced the Marlins this season and he was not effective at all, giving up five earned runs on eight hits in just six innings, but the Brewers won that game 8-6, mostly because they were facing Ricky Nolasco who had been so bad for Florida that they eventually gave up and sent him to the minors so he could work things out. West should prove to be a much more difficult assignment. This series has been one for the home teams as the visitors have lost eight straight meetings. Take the Marlins. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
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