Monday 06/22/09 service plays chatter/comps/requests & gm strategy...

[Yanks]

Tony Weston

Today's Free Selection

The Dodgers come through with a solid win for us last night and we’re poised to make it 2 in a row tonight as we’re taking the Cubs on the road at the Braves.

Chicago comes into this game having won 4 straight and 5 of its last 6 games overall and now deals with a Braves team that’s 6 of its last 8 games.

Also, Atlanta comes into this game having won only 9 of its last 25 games, including only 3 of its last 8 games at home.

Set to take the mound for the Braves is righty Javier Vazquez, who has not won a game in his last 5 starts. In fact, it’s been more than a month since Vazquez last recorded a win. The Braves have lost each of his last 5 starts and have lost 7 of his last 10 starts.

Atlanta will drop another of Vazquez’s starts as the Cubs get over tonight. Take the Cubbies on the road in this one.

3* CUBS

 

[Yanks]

Ben Burns

Bonus Play

Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Angels

Prediction: Under

When you think of the Rockies in MLB thoughts often turn to Coors Field and high-scoring offensive slugfests. However, not only is this game on the road, the Rockies have been winning with pitching moreso than hitting. This goes for Coors Field too. In going 8-1 in their last 9 home games, the Rockies only allowed an average of 3.5 runs per game in the 8 home games. Also, the Rockies bring an eight game road winning streak into this match-up and they've allowed an average of just 2.5 runs per game during that win streak away from home. The Rockies are 7-2 to the under in interleague games this season and they're 29-16 to the under in interleague games the last three seasons. This pitching match-up also is pointing to an under at Angel Stadium on Monday. The Angels send Matt Palmer to the mound and he's 6-0 this season with a 4.13 ERA and a very impressive .237 BAA. One of his few poor outings this season came against the Dodgers but that was at Dodger Stadium. Now he gets a chance for payback at home where he's compiled a 3.41 ERA this season. Colorado sends sinkerballer Aaron Cook to the mound and he's been in top form in his last three starts. This included a pair of road starts where he allowed just one earned run each time with as many strikeouts as hits (11) in 14 innings. The Angels have only seen him once in his career so that's a big plus for Cook and he will have the Angels hitters pounding out groundballs. Note that Cook enjoys success even at hitter-friendly Coors Field so he will certainly find Angel Stadium and the heavy night air off the Pacific Ocean to be even more to his liking. Cook has allowed one earned run or less in four of his last six road starts and he comes up big at Los Angeles and with the Angels Palmer also continuing his fine season, this one should prove to be a well-pitched affair.

Consider the Under.

 

[GOFOR2]

Dimeclub

Cubs +142

Mets -110

Rockies -103

Are these the DimeClub picks that cost 3999 a month to get??

 

[Can'tPickaWinner2]

Are these the DimeClub picks that cost 3999 a month to get??

couldn't tell you, have no idea.

 

[MrUnlucky]

Looks like too many on St Louis.

 

[Yanks]

hey yank,
now that you got all thr free picks posted do you what to split christ jordan's pick,it will cost you $11??????????????

Sorry Cork, I wasn't ignoring you.
I was out for a couple hours.

Good Luck

 

[JimmieJ]

can someone confirm VR 3 * . ATL or Chi

If you follow VR you got a problem !