Ferringo MLB 8/21
MLB Notes
6 of 8 Winning MLB Months
33-10 Sides Run In July
"Jesus. Just unacceptable. Completely unacceptable week on the diamond. It's clear that we're entering the silly season (these last five or six weeks of the season are always a farce) but that's no reason not to still be consistently cashing. Just completely unacceptable, and I've seen about enough of this $h*t. Back to the drawing board. Every day that goes by is one less day of MLB profit, and that's bothersome. But we still have nearly two months of action left (including the playoffs) and I am NO WHERE near done soaking out profit in this sport. Let's just try to get a small win today and build off that."
1.5-Unit Play. Take #905 Philadelphia (-180) over N.Y. Mets (7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
1-Unit Play. Take #905 Philadelphia (-1.5, -115) over N.Y. Mets (7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
The Mets are pathetic right now and the Phillies are the class of the N.L. And if you think that the Phillies are going to take it easy on the Mets because the Mets are so bad then you don’t know about this rivalry. Cole Hamels has had his issues with the Mets. But he shouldn’t tonight.
2.5-Unit Play. Take #910 Houston (-1.5, +105) over Arizona (8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
This is Arizona’s fourth city in six days and this team’s head has to be spinning. They just got their asses kicked by the Phillies and now they have to deal with Roy Oswalt. This is Oswalt’s first home start in a month. And I know it looks like he hasn’t been throwing well but trust me – there are a lot more circumstances that go into it than that. This is when Oswalt excels – second half of the year and at home. The Diamondbacks are 3-12 in Yo Petit’s last 15 starts and 3-8 when he starts on the road. Oswalt is 9-1 in his last 10 starts against Arizona and 6-0 at home against them. He is 60-23 in his last 83 home starts and 41-14 vs. the N.L. West. He has also won seven of eight starts.
2-Unit Play. Take #912 Colorado (-160) over San Francisco (9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
1-Unit Play. Take #912 Colorado (-1.5, +130) over San Francisco (9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
Jonathan Sanchez has a 1-3 record and a 7.45 ERA in his career against the Rockies – with much of that damage having come at Coors Field. This is a huge series for both teams and tonight the Rockies have their ace on the hill while the Giants have their No. 4 starter. Advantage, us. The Giants are just 31-63 on the road against a team that’s above .500 and they are just 2-15 in Sanchez’s last 17 road starts (8-24 in his last 32 starts overall). The Rockies are 10-1 at home against a lefty starter and 23-9 in their last 32 home games. Aaron Cook has won five of his last seven starts against the Giants and I think he’ll be ready to roll. Rockies are 13-7 overall in this series.
1.5-Unit Play. Take #913 St. Louis (-130) over San Diego (10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
The Cardinals just got a look at Clayton Richard and they sent him packing after three innings. Richard will bounce back strong tonight, but it's not going to be enough. Mediocre lefties like this are going to have a really hard time against the Cardinals lineup now that Holiday and Pujols are doing their thing. The Cards have won four straight against southpaws - and five of six on the road - and the Cardinals have won nine straight in this series overall. Killing myself for not being on them yesterday. Let's see if we can't get to the well one more time.
2-Unit Play. Take #928 Chicago White Sox (-1.5, +100) over Baltimore (8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
I’m not quite sure what’s been wrong with Jeremy Guthrie this year but the dude has an ERA of 5.66. That’s not good. He has given up five runs or more in four of his last five starts and this year his road ERA is 6.08. The Orioles are just 20-52 in their last 72 road games and they are just 8-20 in Guthrie’s starts. The White Sox are a really focused team right now and they are just so much better when they play at home. Gavin Floyd is a stunning 24-6 in his last 30 home starts and the White Sox are 17-8 at home overall. Guthrie is a fly ball pitcher against a team that loves to hit home runs. Not a good sign for the O’s.
2-Unit Play. Take #919 L.A. Angels (+110) over Toronto (7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
It’s the Angels against a left-handed starter. Not much more to it than that. The Halos are 36-16 against a southpaw and they are 21-7 on the road against a lefty. In fact, the Angels are 22-7 away from home and 37-14 overall. They have won seven of O’Sullivan’s last eight starts and are facing a team that is in a perfect letdown spot after the hated Yankees left town. Angels have won 7 of 10 in this series and are 5-2 in the last seven games at SkyDome. Backing the better team with plus-money and will chase out on this series if we need to.
System (Series) Plays
1-Unit Play. Take #907 Florida (+210) over Atlanta (7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
1-Unit Play. Take #922 Boston (+105) over N.Y. Yankees (7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
1-Unit Play. Take #917 Seattle (+120) over Cleveland (7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21)
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