Rookiees Mlb For Friday With White Sox/blue Jay Write-up

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

WELL IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY IS THE BIG ACTION DAY FOR BASES AS THERE IS NO PLAYOFF BASKETS OR PUCKS TILL SUNDAY..... TO ME THAT MEANS THE LINESMAKERS HAD MORE TIME TO PUT INTO TODAYS CARD..... WHICH ALSO MEANS I HAVE HAD MORE TIME MYSELF..... LET THE BATTLE BEGIN



WHITE SOX / BLUE JAYS

MOST HERE AT THE MALL KNOW: I LOVE HANDICAPPING LEFTY VS LEFTY MATCHUPS AND THIS ONE IS HIGH ON MY LIST TODAY.... I WILL BE PLAYING THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX (+118 BET JAM) AS MY UPSET PICK OF THE DAY... CWS STARTER JOHN DANKS IS ONE PITCHER I HAVE CAREFULLY MICROSCOPED SINCE HIS DEBUT ON 4/8/07..AND ALTHOUGH THIS PICK MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIASED ALONG WITH IT, I REALLY LIKE HIM IN THIS SPOT TODAY...

FIRST OF ALL THIS WILL BE A TOUGH TASK AS HE WILL BE GOING AGAINST A TORONTO LINEUP THAT LEADS THE MAJORS IN RPG 5.7 AND IS TOPS IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE FOR RUNS, HITS, AVE AND TOTAL BASES.... NOT TO MENTION THAT TORONTO ALSO HAS WON THE LAST 10 OF 12 MEETINGS AND THE LAST 8 OF 10 AT HOME.... IN FACT THE PITCHER THEY START TODAY IS 1-0 FOR THE SEASON WITH AN ERA OF 0.64 WITH 12 K'S IN JUST 14 INNINGS OF WORK AND HE GETS TO FACE A TEAM THAT IS JUST A SHADE BETTER THAN OAKLAND WHOM HE DOMINATED JUST 5 DAYS AGO......TOSS IN THE FACT THAT THE JAYS HAVENT LOST 3 GAMES IN A ROW ALL SEASON AND THIS ONE IS A HOMER RIGHT???

WELL SOME OF YOU MAY THINK IM CRAZY BUT I WILL SAY THIS... IF YOU LIKE VALUE THIS MIGHT BE YOUR GAME.... THE BLUE JAYS JUST GOT OUT OF HARD FOUGHT BATTLE WITH THE YANKEES LOSING 2 OF 3 AND THEIR 2ND SERIES FOR THE YEAR....IMO YESTERDAYS SERIES CLOSING GAME WAS AS INTENSE AS PLAYOFF BASEBALL..... I THINK THE LOSING EMOTION WILL ROLL OVER INTO THIS GAME, BUT I THINK THAT COUPLED WITH OVERCONFIDENCE IS NOT A GOOD PAIR.... ESPECIALLY SINCE THE OFFENSE HAS ONLY HIT .268 OVER THEIR LAST 7 GAMES PRODUCING JUST 23 RUNS....

AND EVEN THOUGH TORONTO'S STARTING PITCHER BRETT CECIL HAS THROWN 2 GOOD GAMES, HE IS STILL JUST A ROOKIE...SHOULD HE BE FAVORED AS HIGH AS (-136).... MAYBE ...BUT I DONT THINK SO ACCORDING TO HIS MINOR LEAGUE STATS.... HE WAS KINDA DOMINATE IN AA BALL GOING 6-2 WITH A 2.55 ERA IN 18 GAMES SPORTING A 1.14 WHIP AND AVERAGING 10K'S A GAME ..... BUT WHEN HE WAS CALLED UP FOR AAA LAST YEAR AND EARLY THIS YEAR, THOSE NUMBERS BALLOONED AS HE WENT ONLY 2-6 WITH A 5.55 ERA IN 10 STARTS WHILE THE WHIP BLEW UP TO 1.55....

MEANWHILE OUR PITCHER JOHN DANKS IS AN UNKNOWN ROAD WARRIOR GOING 2-1 WITH A 3.44 ERA ON THE ROAD THIS YEAR AGAINST 3 TOP 10 HITTING TEAMS (TEXAS/TB/BALT)... LAST SEASON HE FINISHED 7-3 WITH AN ERA OF 2.92 ON THE ROAD.... MANY WILL BE LOOKING AT HIS LAST 3 STARTS AND SAY WOW... BUT I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW TO JUST THROW THE SEATTLE GAME OUT AS THEY ARE THE ONE TEAM HE WILL SAY DADDY TO.... HE HAS STARTED TWICE AGAINST TOR IN B2B YEARS GOING 0-1 WITH A 2.79 ERA WHILE TORONTOS HITTERS HAVE COMBINED TO HIT .270 IN 37 AB'S WITH ONLY 4 RBIS

BOTTOM LINE IS THIS .... BOTH PITCHERS ARE STILL YOUNG BUT ARE TAKING DIFFERENT ROADS....THE 24 YEAR OLD DANKS GREW INTO THE MAJORS AS HE HAD 51 GAMES IN THE MINORS AND NOW IS IN HIS 3RD YEAR OF PRO BALL WHILE THE TRUE ROOKIE CECIL WHO WILL TURN 23 SOON HAS FAST TRACKED HERE PITCHING ONLY 17 GAMES IN THE MINORS AND THE 2 GAMES THIS YEAR AT THIS LEVEL.... IF THE WHITE SOX CAN HITTERS CAN BE PATIENT AND WAIT FOR MISTAKES AGAINST THIS YOUNG KID ( WHO DOESNT WALK MANY) THEN THEY WILL WIN DESPITE ALL THE TRENDS POINTING TO THE BLUEJAYS..... I WOULD PLAY THIS AS A SUPERPLAY BUT DUE TO THE WHITE SOX OFFENSE THIS IS JUST MY BIG PLAY FOR THE DAY.....



7******* WHITE SOX (+118)



OTHER PLAYS


3*** SAN DIEGO +112
2*** MIL/STL UNDER 8.5 -120
2*** NYM/SF OVER 7.5 -110 (( MIGHT UPGRADE ))
2*** ARIZONA +1.5 -130
2*** ROCKIEEES -103 ( KEITH ADD)
2*** YANKEES -127 (CISCO ADD)
1*** FLORIDA -140

[Keith]

gl Rook.

Nice write-up.

[rda21]

Good Luck rookieee. Have a great weekend.

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

Thanks Keith And Rda

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

danks was not up for this match as toronto is a hitting machine.... whole lineup is tough as this was first time seeing them in action....

ADDING AND UPGRADING

upgrading my total bet in the mets/giants game

~~ the mets lifetime at this park have averaged over 4 runs a game.....

~~ in 19 lincecum home starts from the 08-09 season the giants have scored 90 runs or 4.7 per each game

4 more units making this a 6***** play

2units over 7.5 -110
4units over 7.5 -115

also adding small play home team

2 units giants -168

[Mendoza Line]

Loving the over in SF, Rook! My top play of the day! I'm in at 8 +100, though. Shouldn't matter. I think we're getting 11 or more.

[THE_ROOKIEEE]

lets hope so....... need this one to cover the first one