[tinfw17]

Dave Malinsky

Top of the Ticket - Total

UNDER 7.5 RUNS,CHICAGO CUBS (Harden)-vs- Houston Astros (Oswalt)

4* #908 CHICAGO CUBS/HOUSTON Under

On a cool August evening in Wrigley with the wind blowing in, Rich Harden and Roy Oswalt have a chance to dominate the proceedings. Our key is that with Oswalt showing a 7-5/3.86 and Harden an 8-7/3.99 for the full season we are getting much more to work with than we should in terms of this Total. Injuries were factors for each of these veteran starters, and as such the numbers lag behind their form. Oswalt?s season has been interrupted a couple of times, but in his last two starts we saw the clear indications that he is getting his full strength back, not walking a single batter in holding the Diamondbacks and Cardinals to three runs over 13 innings. Meanwhile Harden has been as good as any pitcher in the game since the All Star break, sporting a 3-1/1.80 that only tells part of the story ? a commanding ratio of 60 strikeouts vs. only 25 hits allowed is about as good as it gets over that length of time (eight starts). The offenses do not get in the way here ? the Astros are averaging 2.7 runs per game on this road trip through the first six outings, while the Cubs are forced to step way up in class after facing the likes of Garrett Mock, Livan Hernandez, J. D. Martin, Patrick Misch, Bobby Parnell and Nelson Figueroa the past six games, a group that they did not distinguish themselves against anyway. And with no fatigue issues for either bullpen, the limited amount needed from them will be in good hands.

[ballinchad]

How bout his monday night football selection? Anyone?

[G-men]

From another site.

[joey]

Dave Malinsky

Top of the Ticket - Side

Texas Rangers -1.5 RL

Incorrect

[oiler]

Dave Malinsky

Top of the Ticket - Total

UNDER 7.5 RUNS,CHICAGO CUBS (Harden)-vs- Houston Astros (Oswalt)

4* #908 CHICAGO CUBS/HOUSTON Under

On a cool August evening in Wrigley with the wind blowing in, Rich Harden and Roy Oswalt have a chance to dominate the proceedings. Our key is that with Oswalt showing a 7-5/3.86 and Harden an 8-7/3.99 for the full season we are getting much more to work with than we should in terms of this Total. Injuries were factors for each of these veteran starters, and as such the numbers lag behind their form. Oswalt?s season has been interrupted a couple of times, but in his last two starts we saw the clear indications that he is getting his full strength back, not walking a single batter in holding the Diamondbacks and Cardinals to three runs over 13 innings. Meanwhile Harden has been as good as any pitcher in the game since the All Star break, sporting a 3-1/1.80 that only tells part of the story ? a commanding ratio of 60 strikeouts vs. only 25 hits allowed is about as good as it gets over that length of time (eight starts). The offenses do not get in the way here ? the Astros are averaging 2.7 runs per game on this road trip through the first six outings, while the Cubs are forced to step way up in class after facing the likes of Garrett Mock, Livan Hernandez, J. D. Martin, Patrick Misch, Bobby Parnell and Nelson Figueroa the past six games, a group that they did not distinguish themselves against anyway. And with no fatigue issues for either bullpen, the limited amount needed from them will be in good hands.

with harden start still in doubt[he was claimed on waivers and a trade is imminent]i think the over is a good possibility

[G-men]

Hey Dave, I meant joey! LOL

What is the play?

Thanks, G

[joey]

3- Texas -160

4- Houston FB -3

[joey]

4* #908 CHICAGO CUBS/HOUSTON Under

On a cool August evening in Wrigley with the wind blowing in, Rich
Harden and Roy Oswalt have a chance to dominate the proceedings. Our
key is that with Oswalt showing a 7-5/3.86 and Harden an 8-7/3.99 for
the full season we are getting much more to work with than we should
in terms of this Total.

Injuries were factors for each of these veteran starters, and as such
the numbers lag behind their form. Oswalt?s season has been
interrupted a couple of times, but in his last two starts we saw the
clear indications that he is getting his full strength back, not
walking a single batter in holding the Diamondbacks and Cardinals to
three runs over 13 innings. Meanwhile Harden has been as good as any
pitcher in the game since the All Star break, sporting a 3-1/1.80
that only tells part of the story ? a commanding ratio of 60
strikeouts vs. only 25 hits allowed is about as good as it gets over
that length of time (eight starts).

The offenses do not get in the way here ? the Astros are averaging
2.7 runs per game on this road trip through the first six outings,
while the Cubs are forced to step way up in class after facing the
likes of Garrett Mock, Livan Hernandez, J. D. Martin, Patrick Misch,
Bobby Parnell and Nelson Figueroa the past six games, a group that
they did not distinguish themselves against anyway. And with no
fatigue issues for either bullpen, the limited amount needed from
them will be in good hands.


3* #918 TEXAS over TORONTO

As bad as the Home/Away gap has been between these teams this season,
with the Rangers at 41-24 here while the Blue Jays have gone 24-38 on
the road, we believe it gets even more pronounced over the final five
weeks of the season. That makes this an excellent spot to step in
with a price that is far short of the true current realities of these
teams.

The Toronto ?body language? at Boston yesterday was among the worst
we have seen all season. The Blue Jays showed up with some heart on
Friday in a chance to play spoiler against a key rival, but after
losing a pair of one-run decisions in games in which they left four
runners on base in tense ninth innings, the little wind remaining in
their sails blew away. It was a flat and listless effort in being
shut out by Paul Byrd in Fenway on Sunday, and in going 7-18 on the
road since July 1st they have set the stage for what could be a most
dismal September. That is not going to change with Brett Cecil on the
mound. To put it kindly Cecil is a mess right now, working to an
0-2/8.25 over his last three starts in which he has lasted only 12
innings, and those base numbers are only the beginning of the sad
tale. He has more walks (9) than strikeouts (7) in that span, has
allowed four home runs, and perhaps worst of all is that in his last
two starts he had 15 fly ball outs vs. only two on the ground. Now he
has to pitch on the road for the first time in nearly a full month,
and it could be an early exit vs. a resurgent Texas lineup that is
getting positive production from many key hitters that had gotten off
to slow starts.

We also get Derek Holland under-valued here at 7-8/4.95. Holland has
had four home starts since the All Star break, and in those games the
Rangers whipped the Red Sox, Mariners and Twins twice by a combined
23 runs. All four of those opponents just happen to be at .500 or
better for the full season. And note that his last two road starts
came against arguably the two best offenses in the game right now,
the Yankees and Angels, yet he had the stuff to work 15 innings,
producing more strikeouts (12) than hits allowed (10). He brings far
more to the table than Cecil, as is the case with the offenses,
defenses and bullpens. And with attitude the biggest gap of all this
is a good fit at the price.

[V2daTizzo]

wtf is the point in always posting his plays AFTER the games start?

[joey]

for grading purposes....

arent you glad your saving money !!

[V2daTizzo]

No, that's not what you're doing. he asked you for the plays BEFORE the game starts..but you posted it DURING the game. You're just hiding the plays on purpose

[G-men]

That's because he is either Dave Malinsky or a shill!!

[Willie Bee]

he asked you for the plays...

Isn't he you?

[G-men]

Go get him Willie!!