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(skip to picks)1-0-0 today with the Tigers as I kept to my strict regimen of one pick a day, at least during the week. Overall it looks like my picks will be right around .500 for the day. The day started with two players sitting at 25 wins, the longest streaks we've seen in seven months of playing. One of them went down with a missed pick on Allsvenskan soccer of all things. The other is looking good to reach 26 wins as the Sounders just went up 2-1 in extra time of their U.S. Open Cup match. My bet is that 25 to 28 wins will be the range containing the top 7 streaks in December, but hey, maybe someone with a big streak will get ballsy and hit 35 or 40 with a big run on a stunt day. Until then, it's on with the picks.Recaps
Detroit and Porcello got me the win though it looks like it was a much harder fight than the 8-1 score after the 2nd inning suggested.
``Seattle's Jack Hannahan hit two of the seven home runs in the game. Miguel Cabrera, Placido Polanco also homered for Detroit. Wladimir Balentien and Ryan Langerhans connected for Seattle. Seattle starter Garrett Olson (3-4) allowed seven runs in 1 1/3 innings while [Tigers] rookie Rick Porcello (9-6) got the win despite allowing five runs on nine hits and a walk in five innings. The Mariners went up 1-0 in the first on Jose Lopez's RBI single, but the Tigers quickly took command with five in the bottom half and three in the second. Curtis Granderson led off with a single and scored on Polanco's double. Olson walked Cabrera and Marcus Thames to load the bases, and Ordonez gave the Tigers a 5-1 lead with his first grand slam in seven years."
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1) Where Will Lance Armstrong Finish: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd vs. Any Other Place - Any other place
2) (Darts) Dennis Priestly vs. Denis Ovens - Priestly
3) Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates - Milwaukee
4) Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies - Chicago
5) FC Lucerne @ FC Sion Sitten - FC Lucerne win or draw
6) Florida Marlins @ San Diego Padres - Florida
7) San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves - Atlanta
8) New York Mets @ Washington Nationals - Washington
9) Seattle Mariners @ Detroit Tigers - Seattle
10) Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers - Boston
11) Dustin Pedroia vs. Ian Kinsler - Pedroia records more total bases
12) Deportes Savio @ CD Motagua - CD Motagua win
13) How Many Runs Scored In Innings 4 through 7: 3 or fewer vs. 4 or more - 3 or fewer
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(top) Proportion of games this season recording 'N' total bases. (bottom) Total bases in last 20 games played. Click image for larger version. |
Notes
12) CD Motagua is one of the staples of Honduran soccer having won the league championship 6 times since 1997. Last season was not their most successful but they did defeat Deportes Savio on the road last season 2-0. It's the very beginning of the Apertura portion of the season and I haven't looked to see what changes each team has made to their side. Motagua is favored to win the game but not by much and generally I'd stay away from these season opening sorties unless it's a league you're very familiar with.