Looking good on 2 of 3 so far. Hope Pitt comes back for you. BTW, I saw your post in my DRF Race Of The Day and commented. Also, my selection is posted already for the race. A number of our horse posters agree. Also, I left a message for poster cocktailsnlongshots both in that thread and his own thread about your interest in learning about racing and going to Belmont with him and Betallsports. Hope you guys can hook up. You'll love horse racing but play small as you learn.
KingofNicotine
At this point, it's hard to really get a handle on Smoltz. He wouldn't have been released if he was really sharp. That doesn't mean he might not throw well today or the Cards won't win, just too many question marks for my taste. Best of luck whatever you decide.
At this point, it's hard to really get a handle on Smoltz. He wouldn't have been released if he was really sharp. That doesn't mean he might not throw well today or the Cards won't win, just too many question marks for my taste. Best of luck whatever you decide.
I can only speak for myself that it is much more then a pitchers ERA. I breakdown the pitchers current form in the last few games, not the year to date ERA, how has each pitcher done this year only, against their opponent today, how is the team playing. Are they on a streak (winning or losing) or playing consistent. Are they hitting or not hitting. How does the team fair against righties and lefties. What happened the day(s) before regarding the use of the bullpen and how did it do. At this time of year, is the team still in the playoff hunt or not. Overall, I try to match the teams looking for strengths against weaknesses to find a play. Hope that helps a little.
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AFBaldeagle
Thank you. Even though this appears to have all the makings of a pitcher's duel and might very well be looking at the history of both pitchers against their opposition, I didn't particularly care for Beckett's last outing against Toronto yielding 9 hits, 7 runs, 3 HR's and only striking out 4 while throwing 99 pitches in 5.1 innings. He may return to his usual form here, but I'm betting against it. The Yankees have faced him 4 times this year and he has a 4.13 ERA against them although each game was different. Meanwhile, Sabathia has faced the Red Sox twice and has a 2.45 ERA and held them to a .157 batting average. We shall see. Best of luck.
Thank you. Even though this appears to have all the makings of a pitcher's duel and might very well be looking at the history of both pitchers against their opposition, I didn't particularly care for Beckett's last outing against Toronto yielding 9 hits, 7 runs, 3 HR's and only striking out 4 while throwing 99 pitches in 5.1 innings. He may return to his usual form here, but I'm betting against it. The Yankees have faced him 4 times this year and he has a 4.13 ERA against them although each game was different. Meanwhile, Sabathia has faced the Red Sox twice and has a 2.45 ERA and held them to a .157 batting average. We shall see. Best of luck.
