Indian Cowboy
4 Unit Play. Take the Colorado Rockies +125 over the Philadelphia Phillies (Wednesday @ 2:35pm est). The Rockies gave the Phillies all they can handle during the regular season, the recent playoffs and I certainly believe they can be competitive here tonight. Keep in mind that although Cliff Lee started off with a bang with the Phillies, he has fizzled of late. Plus, 70% of the public are riding Lee at home in Philadelphia tonight. Lee has given up 10 runs over his last two starts and has struggled. He will face a Rockies team that loves the fast ball and will have a beat on his pitches as they faced him in Philly back on August 6th and fell short 1-3. They were only able to secure six hits in seven innings in that contest. I expect them to be successful today in hitting him well as they have seen his stuff and what he has to offer and frankly, I think Lee is just not pitching all that well coming into this game. Plus, Jiminez has been solid all year long despite not having a grace period like Lee has had. This is the same guy that went into LA back on October 2nd and won giving up just 1 run in 6 innings. That says a lot about the gusto of a pitcher. Having pitched 8 of 10 quality starts, I expect Ubaldo to continue pitching well and I'll take the Rockies on the dog tag here with Ubaldo on the mound. The Rockies are 5-1 in their last six games as Underdogs.
4 Unit Play. Take Over 9.5 between the Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees (Wednesday @ 6pm est). I know CC is amazing, blah, blah, blah. Great, Yankees fan. More props to you for purchasing both him and AJ. Actually, I'm just jealous as a Braves fan that you were able to do it. His entry has obviously changed the dynamic of the league and catapulted the Yankees into a powerhouse. The Yankees were not a powerhouse in the past few years as they had the hitters, but their rotation was certainly shaky. But, now, with these two gents, the rotation is as sturdy as ever- although, I believe the Cardinals can matchup to the Yankees rotation well - but that is for further down the road. Sabathia comes off a tough start where he gave up five runs in his last contest and I expect him to do well today - but having said that, the Twins have faced Sabathia in their last start and fell short. The Twins have a way of being active dogs and I can see them giving Duensing some help today as the young man is more than a 3:1 dog to hold his own today against CC. I like Minnesota to strike early and give the kid some support while the Yankees get their fair share of runs coming from behind. I like the fact that over 75% of the public indeed like the Yankees here which plays well to the over. The Over is 6-0-1 for the Twins overall and the Over is 3-0-1 in Duensing's last 3 road starts. The Over is also 3-1-1 in the Yankees five divisional games as well.
Good luck,
IC