September 13th Picks

Newcastle- Won (ended as a 0-0 draw)
Tampa Bay Rays- Won 5-2
Arizona Diamondbacks- Won 7-2

Record for day- 3-0
Record for month- 17-4

Alright. I finally have some free time and I can explain the theory/reasons for my pick projections.

Be sure to comment on my posts on the picks I put up. I love hearing your feedback and discussions.



Pick #1 Arizona Diamondbacks

 It is a little hard to pick against Arizona's Ian Kennedy. Kennedy has been 19-4 this season posting a 2.90 ERA, 178 strikeouts and 1.11 WHIP. His record speaks for itself. He has been a solid pitcher this year. In fact, he has already helped the Diamondbacks defeat the Dodgers 3 times this season (4-3 [3.20 ERA], 3-2 [3.39 ERA], 4-1 [3.05 ERA]). What scares me a little though is how close the last 2 were.

  The Dodgers will place Chad Billingsley (4.30 ERA, 10-10 record, 142 so, 1.47 WHIP) on the mound, who is 1-2 against the Diamondbacks this season. Billingsley has been to inconsistent for comfort this season. Pitching one game only giving up 2 or 3 hits, and then the next game give up 10-13 hits (a couple times against the same team).

  I will put a little more up on this game tomorrow. More than likely I will pick this game.



Possible Pick #1 Texas Rangers (pending)

Possible Pick #2 Kansas City Royals

   I'm not really a huge fan of this pick. However, with Streakmaster taking down the Boston pick, I wanted to post something to make up for it. Just to make this post a little fuller. Here's a post on a game I got from an odds site. Usually I dont like their picks a whole lot, but this is just for the occasion...

    I definetely wouldn't risk a decent streak on this. but it might be a good pick for a streak of 3 or less.

  "The Royals look to finally escape the basement in the AL Central, as Minnesota has taken up residence there this season. They have gotten a lot of mileage out of retread starter Bruce Chen. Chen has roamed baseball, finding a temporary home with 10 different teams along the way, but with very little success. He had just one season where he posted 10 wins or more, but in his last two seasons with Kansas City, he has reached the 10 win mark in both of them. Carl Pavano reached the majors in 1999, and has had two good seasons, but otherwise has been below average. Pavano was 35-19 in his two best years, but just 64-72 in all other years. This year his 4.52 ERA is in line with what he has been for the most part. The Twins have been no-shows vs. teams with a losing record posting a 1-10 mark in their last 11 against them, and they are just 3-13 in their last 16 series openers. Rejuvenated Chen has led the Royals to a 10-3 mark in his last 13 starts. Play on Kansas City."