August 14th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Well, Tiger killed my streak and played a great round to take the lead at Hazeltine. I figured he would get a bogey on the back nine like he did in all four rounds in 2002, but he did not. Detroit and then Mickelson for par got me back two wins, but I missed out picking the big favorite San Antonio to win over Bridge City. I ended up taking CC to allow more hits, but after the marathon game against the White Sox last night Seattle never had a chance. I did finish over .500 in my picks, barely, and that will be the goal today. So on to the picks.

Picks
1) David Toms vs. Phil Mickelson - Mickelson cards a lower front 9 score
2) Rory McIlroy vs. Jim Furyk - McIlroy cards a lower or equal front 9 score
3) Belenenses @ Leixoes - Belenenses win or draw
4) Tiger Woods' Score On No. 15: Birdie (4) vs. Any Other Score - Any Other Score
5) Andy Roddick vs. Novak Djokovic - Roddick
6) Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics - Washington
7) San Francisco Giants @ New York Mets - New York
8) BC Lions @ Toronto Argonauts - BC
9) Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves - Philadelphia
10) Minnesota Vikings @ Indianapolis Colts - Indianapolis
11) Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays - Tampa Bay
12) Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers - Texas
13) Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks - Los Angeles
14) Denver Broncos @ San Francisco 49ers - Denver
15) Chicago White Sox @ Oakland Athletics - Oakland

August 13th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Upped my streak to 5 with the Blue Jays going down by only one run to the Yanks. I guess Cano was close to hitting a 3 run shot instead of an RBI single so that was very fortunate. A lot of people complained about the refs in the USA-Mexico game, but really the United States just petered out at the end. It seemed wherever the ball went there were Mexico players around to scoop it up while the Americans were nowhere to be found. Kind of a bummer there. Oh well, on to hopefully another good day of picks.

Picks
1) Tiger Woods' Back 9 Score: 34 Or Lower vs. 35 Or Higher - 35 or higher
2) Michael Young vs. Grady Sizemore - Sizemore records more total bases
3) Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox - Detroit
4) Lucas Glover vs. Stewart Cink - Glover cards a lower or equal front 9 score
5) Genoa @ Villarreal - Villarreal win
6) Phil Mickelson's Score On Hole No. 13: Par (3) vs. Any Other Score - Par (3)
7) Florida Marlins (v. Astros) vs. Cincinnati Reds (v. Nationals) - Cincinnati has a larger victory margin
8) Bridge City vs. San Antonio - San Antonio
9) Arizona Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh
10) Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx - Minnesota
11) Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos - Edmonton
12) C.C. Sabbathia: Strikeouts vs. Hits Allowed - Hits allowed
13) Result Of Ichiro Suzuki's 3^rd Plate Appearance: Hit or Walk vs. Any Other Result - Hit or walk

August 12th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Got a win with Candace Parker today. It was looking bad for a while, she had one rebound and zero points at the half, managed to claw her way back even at 9 after the third and then ran away with it in the last few minutes of the game. Lot's of free throws and offensive rebounds allowed her to win the prop. Hopefully I can get a couple here tomorrow. So on to the picks.

Picks
1) Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees - Toronto wins or lose by 2 runs or fewer
2) Oakland Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles - Baltimore
3) Italy @ Switzerland - Switzerland win or draw
4) Tampa Bay Rays @ Los Angeles Angels - Los Angeles
5) United States @ Mexico - Mexico win
6) Texas Rangers @ Cleveland Indians - Cleveland
7) Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs - Philadelphia
8) Pedro Martinez: More Strikeouts vs. More Or Equal Innings Completed - More strikeouts
9) Chicago White Sox @ Seattle Mariners - Seattle
10) Mark Buehrle's Pitches Thrown: 109 or fewer vs. 110 or more - 109 or fewer

August 11th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)0-0-0 today, skipped 'em all today after my morning picks went down in fire. Tomorrow looks a bit more promising, however so on to the picks.

Picks
1) Tommy Haas vs. Ivo Karlovic - Karlovic
2) Grimsby Town @ Tranmere Rovers - Tranmere Rovers win
3) Detroit Shock @ Washington Mystics - Detroit
4) Houston Astros @ Florida Marlins - Florida
5) Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs - Philadelphia
6) Milwaukee Brewers (v. San Diego) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (v. Cincinnati) - Milwaukee has a larger victory margin
7) Shameka Christon vs. Candace Parker - Parker points and rebounds
8) Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Francisco Giants - San Francisco
9) Runs Scored In Innings 4 Through 6 (Rays @ Angels): 3 runs or less vs. 4 runs or more - 4 runs or more

August 10th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)2-0-0 on the day with Pakistan once again demolishing Sri Lanka and the Tigers pulling out an 8-7 victory over the Twins in the late innings. My blog picks also flipped going 8-4-0 the day after going 4-8-0. Go figure. Tomorrow doesn't look like a lot of real promising picks, but that's just like... my opinion.... Man. So on to the picks.

Picks
1) Jimmie Johnson vs. Kurt Busch - Johnson has a better final position
2) Hansa Rostock @ Arminia Bielefeld - Hansa Rostock win or draw
3) Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox - Boston
4) Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals - St. Louis
5) Tampa Bay Rays @ Los Angeles Angels - Tampa Bay
6) Chicago White Sox @ Seattle Mariners - Seattle
7) Indiana Fever @ Los Angeles Sparks - Los Angeles

August 9th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Well, a terrible day for my picks at 4-8-0, and 2-3-0 on my actual streak picks. Jason Marquis walking Dempster to send a Cubbie home ticked me off enough to take Hendricks without a second thought. I guess 5 walks was Marquis' high for the season, but he really hurt the Rockies' chances there. While I was looking up the recap for the Rockies game I guess Hendricks won his fight. I also got bombed by Queens Park Rangers and Bayern Munich. QPR especially had a ton of chances to win that game, but they just couldn't finish. The one goal they did score was actually pretty lucky where Ramage crossed the ball and it bounced past his own player and past the goalie into the net. So on to the picks and back over the gray-line!

Picks
1) Pakistan @ Sri Lanka - Pakistan^*
2) Anthony Kang vs. Y.E. Yang - Yang cards a lower front 9 score
3) Lorient @ Lille - Lille win
4) Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers - Detroit
5) Florida Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies - Florida
6) Who Will Win The WGC-Bridgestone: Tiger Woods vs. Any Other Player - Any Other Player
7) Milwaukee Brewers @ Houston Astros - Houston
8) Andy Roddick vs. Juan Martin del Potro - Roddick
9) Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies - Chicago
10) Chicago Sky @ Detroit Shock - Detroit
11) Buffalo Bills @ Tennessee Titans - Tennessee
12) Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees - New York

^*_{If you can manage it you'll get a chance to see who wins the toss and bats first which is an advantage at Premadasa, also to see if Jayawarende and Jayasuriya are in for Sri Lanka. And Pakistan is batting first.}

August 8th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)2-1-0 on the day. I woke up to Padraig Harrington being ahead by a stroke, but he missed the fairway with his first two shots on #8 and ended up with a bogey. Both Harrington and Verplank ended up even par on the front 9 and Harrington maintained his tournament lead into the weekend. I picked up my two wins for the day with VfL Wolfsburg and Real Madrid. Wolfsburg got goals from their top scorers Misimovic and Grafite to win 2-0, highlights are here. Real Madrid had Ronaldo and Kaka on show and the rest of their team did very well also. They won 5-1 and some great goals can be seen here. 12 picks on the board for tomorrow and hopefully a few more to be added later in the day. I really like the home teams to win in MLB, especially a couple that lost today. So on to the picks!

Picks
1) Ernie Els vs. Vijay Singh - Els cards a lower or equal front 9 score
2) Blackpool FC @ Queens Park Rangers - Queens Park Rangers win
3) Bayern Munich @ 1899 Hoffenheim - Bayern Munich win
4) Tiger Woods' 3^rd Round Score - 68 or higher
5) Kyle Busch vs. Carl Edwards - Busch has a better finishing position
6) Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels - Los Angeles
7) Edmonton Eskimos @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Edmonton
8) Milwaukee Brewers @ Houston Astros - Houston
9) Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies - Colorado
10) Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah - Hendricks
11) Indiana Fever @ Phoenix Mercury - Phoenix
12) Tampa Bay Rays @ Seattle Mariners - Seattle