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Picks of the Day, 4/22
2-1 again yesterday. Tellez Home Run at +425 was huge. DBacks/Padres Under 9.5 hit, but man dis they make me sweat when Arizona scored 7 in the 8th inning. Pirates/Reds over looked good after Bucs scored four runs in the first, but somehow the game came in under.33-29 on the season, but almost more importantly, […]
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Picks of the Day, 4/16
Another 2-1 day, and another reach pick hit with the Andrew Rizzo 3rd inning home run. Braves easily cover -1.5 after a rain delay. Pirates and Cards made me sweat the over, but it hit in extra innings. A’s and Mets did not hit the over, which is stunning. Sitting at 24-20 now and I […]
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Picks of the Day, 4/9
I need a new name for these posts….Jim’s Pearls? Something with “diamond” in it? Diamond Jim’s Gems? Anyway, like Jesus, I rose from the dead yesterday. The Angels and Rays picked me up and The Braves Crucified me with their cold bats. 2-1 Yesterday, 9-14 on the season. Happy Masters Sunday to those who celebrate: […]
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Picks of the Day 4/3
Not a great weekend. 1-2 Sunday again. Clevinger was better than expected, and of course the Rangers and Phillies, who had scored 37 runs in the first 2 games, scored 3 yesterday. It’s a new week and time to get on a roll after a 2-4 start to the season. Pick #1 Houston -1.5 over […]
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Picks of the Day, 4/2
Rough start! 1-2 on the picks, and the reach didn’t hit either. However, I was about a foot from the Castellanos Homerun that would have covered the Philly over, and hit the reach pick. Good thing it’s a marathon, not a sprint…. Here’s my Sunday’s best: Pick #1 Orioles @ Redsox 1:10pm, Total Runs Over […]
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American League Preseason Awards; Best Bets
The MLB season is days away. Before the first pitch is thrown, it’s time to place bets on postseason award winners. The focus of this piece isn’t necessarily to determine who will win the awards, but based on odds, which bets make the most sense considering factors like the team they are on, the risk […]
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The Biggest Story for Every AL Team Heading into the 2023 Season
With the 2023 MLB regular season on the horizon, there are stories to be discussed. Every fan wonders how their team will perform or if their favorite player will get even better; we are no exception. In this article, we will be giving you all one story to pay attention to for every single team […]
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Can the USA Repeat as WBC Champions?
USA! USA! USA! Those are the words we would like to hear come March 21st at the end of the WBC. It will be tough for the stars and stripes to pull this off. Japan is good, the DR is good, and there will probably be an upset in there that could change the whole […]
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2023 MLB Futures: AL West
Part four of a six-part series covers the improving American League West. The defending World Champion Astros will face stiffer competition this year. Houston AstrosAt +600, the Astros are still the favorite to win the World Series despite losing ace Justin Verlander and former batting champ Yuli Gurriel. Despite operating most of the winter without […]
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Rules Changes For ’23: Do You Like Them?
As we all know by now, baseball is changing things with some rule changes to speed up the game and make it more entertaining to more demographics. I, for one, have always thought there was nothing wrong with the pace of baseball and that baseball is not boring. These are my opinions on the rule […]
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