August 28th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)A terrible 6-11-0 day for me yesterday after going 16-3-2 the past two days. I started out with Werder Bremen's defense holding strong and allowing zero goals while scoring only two of their own. Aktobe never had a chance as they went down a man with 10 minutes left in the first half. Then I picked up my only win of the day as Sigma Olomouc drew against Everton. Things went poorly from there as Manchester City won their Europa League match 2-0 as well, then J.A. Happ got left in one inning too many. He allowed 5 hits through 7 innings and was sitting just below 100 pitches. They trotted him back out, however, and he gave up a single and a two run jack in the eighth. The Phillies ended up losing the game 3-2. To finish things off the 'high powered' Angels offense was shutout and the Mariners/Royals combined for many more runs than the Athletics could score. Bahhh, good to be away from that day and on to the picks.

Picks
1) Sergio Garcia vs. Padraig Harrington - Garcia cards a lower or equal front 9 score
2) Tiger Woods' 2^nd Round Score: 68 or lower vs. 69 or higher - 69 or higher
3) Mainz @ Borussia Monchengladbach - Mainz win or draw
4) Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies - Atlanta
5) Tampa Bay @ Detroit Tigers - Detroit
6) Calgary Stampeders @ Toronto Argonauts - 53 points or fewer
7) Sacramento Monarchs @ Minnesota Lynx - 78 points or more scored in the 1^st half
8) New England Patriots @ Washington Redskins - Washington
9) New York Liberty @ Chicago Sky - Chicago
10) Green Bay Packers @ Arizona Cardinals - Arizona
11) Felix Hernandez (v. Royals) vs. Tim Lincecum (v. Rockies) - Hernandez allows fewer earned runs

August 27th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)9-3-0 today. My first 3 picks turned out badly but from then on I couldn't miss. I lost my W3 from yesterday with Hanescu losing one set in a tiebreak and getting trounced in the final set 6-1. Then I made the mistake of picking Wigan Athletic who were thrashed by Blackpool 4-1. Finally I was able to pick up a win with the Yankees hitting two home runs before the 6^th inning and from there I grabbed another win with the Dodgers beating up on converted reliever Josh Fogg. Tomorrow looks to be jam-packed with 7 picks or more if some of the over/unders go over quickly. Good luck and on to the picks!

Picks
1) Luke Donald vs. Kevin Na - Na cards a lower or equal front 9 score
2) Werder Bremen @ Aktobe Lento - 4 goals or more
3) J.B. Holmes' Score On The Par 4 16^th: Par (4) vs. Any Other Score - Any other score
4) Everton @ Sigma Olomouc - Sigma Olomouc win or draw
5) Tiger Woods' Score On The Par 5 8^th: Birdie (4) vs. Any Other Score - Any other score
6) Lucas Glover vs. Phil Mickelson - Mickelson cards a lower or equal front 9 score
7) Manchester City @ Crystal Palace - 3 goals or more
8) Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies - Colorado
9) K.J. Choi's Score On The Par 4 16^th: Par (4) vs. Any Other Score - Par (4)
10) How Many Hits Will J.A. Happ Allow: 5 hits or fewer vs. 6 hits or more - 5 hits or fewer
11) Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox - Boston
12) Atlanta Dream @ Detroit Shock - Detroit
13) Miami Dolphins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay
14) How Many Runs Scored In Innings 6 Through 8 (Padres @ Braves): 2 or fewer vs. 3 or more - 2 or fewer
15) Which Game Will See More Total Runs Score: Royals @ Mariners vs. Athletics @ Angels - Athletics @ Angels
16) Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Francisco Giants - San Francisco
17) Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks

August 26th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)BOOM! Broke out of that slump with a perfect 7-0-2 record. Got my streak back up to three with Kunitsyn, Blackburn, and the Marlins. Florida blew a number of chances to score but still found themselves up 2-1 thanks to the Mets blowing it with bases loaded as well. After that nailbiter I passed on the 8 o'clock matchups and passed up on another win. Hopefully tomorrow will be half as good and so on to the picks.

Picks
1) Victor Hanescu vs. Jurgen Melzer - Hanescu
2) Who Will Be Winning After 5 Innings: Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals - Kansas City
3) Wigan Athletic @ Blackpool - Wigan Athletic win
4) Celtic @ Arsenal: Will Celtic Score A Goal, Yes vs. No - Yes, Celtic scores
5) Detroit Tigers @ Los Angeles Angels - Los Angeles
6) How Many Home Runs Will Be Hit Before The 6^th Inning (Rangers @ Yankees): 0 or 1 home run vs. 2 or more - 2 or more
7) Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays - Toronto
8) Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals - St. Louis
9) Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies - Los Angeles
10) Chivas USA @ Real Salt Lake - Real Salt Lake win
11) Oakland Athletics @ Seattle Mariners - Seattle
12) How Many Runs Scored In Innings 4 Through 6 (Diamondbacks @ Giants): 2 or fewer vs. 3 or more - 2 or fewer

August 25th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Had another sub-par day yesterday. First Hammarby goes down 1-0 off an own goal, then Aston Villa and Liverpool combined for 4 goals for my lone win of the day. Villa won 3-1 by the way, Liverpool lost twice all of last season but have lost twice in the first 3 games of this season, yikes. Then Roy Halladay had an abysmal game allowing 8 earned runs in 5 innings. I picked against Halladay when Tampa Bay played the Jays in Florida on the 14^th but lost that game as Halladay played well that day. Then Toronto had the good faith to lose quickly so instead of winning with 1 or more runs in the fifth inning I got a loss with the Angels as Detroit's bats finally woke up on the road. Sheesh. These picks are late but I did manage to get a win with Kunitsyn this morning. Good luck and on to the picks.

Picks
1) Taylor Dent vs. Igor Kunitsyn - Kunitsyn
2) Blackburn Rovers @ Gillingham - Blackburn Rovers win
3) Philadelphia Phillies (@ Pirates) vs. New York Yankees (v. Rangers) - Phillies have a larger margin of victory
4) New York Mets @ Florida Marlins - Florida
5) Cincinnati Reds @ Milwaukee Brewers - Cincinnati
6) Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies - Colorado
7) Candice Dupree vs. Lisa Leslie - Leslie more points
8) Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Francisco Giants - San Francisco
9) Dan Haren vs. Matt Cain - Cain more innings pitched

August 24th, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Wow, that was quite a fall there. I lost my 8 game streak taking VfL Wolfsburg instead of Burnley. From what I saw in the 2^nd half Wolfsburg was just outhustled by HSV. They looked like a team that had forgotten how to earn a victory, which I guess is what happens after you win 20 games at home in a row. Then the Little League props got replaced by MLB matchups. I took the Nationals who beat up on Manny Parra right on cue but I ended the day without a streak when the Houston Dynamo were unable to create much against Seattle in MLS play. Oh well, now it's time to go for a flurry of picks and try to get a big run up by throwing caution into the wind. So on to the picks.

Picks
1) Hammarby IF @ Gefle IF - Hammarby IF win or draw
2) How Many Earned Runs Will Cliff Lee Allow: 0 or 1 vs. 2 or more - 0 or 1
3) Aston Villa @ Liverpool - 3 goals or more
4) Prince Fielder vs. Ryan Zimmerman - Zimmerman records more total bases
5) Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays - Toronto
6) New York Jets @ Baltimore Ravens - Baltimore
7) Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals - Kansas City
8) Detroit Tigers @ Los Angeles Angels - Los Angeles
9) How Many Total Runs Scored In The 5^th Inning: 0 runs vs. 1 or more - 1 or more

August 23rd, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Holy hell and damnation. I neglected to make any picks on Saturday and ended up going 11-3 overall. Of course, I have no way of knowing when I'm going to get better than 3 out of 4 picks right beforehand but it would have been nice to rack up a couple wins today. A week straight of over-.500, here's to 8 days in a row. So on to the picks!

Picks
1) Everton @ Burnley - Burnley win or draw
2) Hamburger SV @ VfL Wolfsburg - VfL Wolfsburg win
3) Mercer Island, Washington vs. Urbandale, Iowa - Mercer Island
4) Los Angeles Angels @ Toronto Blue Jays - Los Angeles
5) Milwaukee Brewers @ Washington Nationals - Washington
6) Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals - Minnesota
7) San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies - Colorado
8) Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics - Detroit
9) San Antonio Silver Stars @ Detroit Shock - San Antonio
10) New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox - Boston
11) Seattle Sounders FC @ Houston Dynamo - Houston win

August 22nd, 2009 Picks

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(skip to picks)Well, I bumped my streak up to 8 with Warner Robins from Georgia but aside from Little League my baseball picks were total shyte yesterday. The Red Sox were simply no match for the Yankees offensively, and San Francisco beat the Rockies with Aaron Cook heading out early (after 47 pitches) with a sore shoulder. The Cardinals just couldn't generate any offense and lost to SD while the Royals were oh so close to winning their game against Minnesota, or at least taking it into even more extra innings. I'll be going for a week straight picking over .500 tomorrow, so beware. I may not make it. And so on to the picks!

Picks
1) Stoke City @ Birmingham - Stoke City win or draw
2) Vancouver, British Columbia vs. Reynosa, Mexico - Reynosa
3) Willemstad, Curaçao vs. Maracaibo, Venezuela - Willemstad
4) Los Angeles Angels @ Toronto Blue Jays - Los Angeles
5) Roger Federer vs. Andy Murray - Federer
6) Warner Robins, Georgia vs. Staten Island, New York - Staten Island
7) Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles
8) Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros - Houston
9) Matt Kenseth vs. Mark Martin - Martin has a better final position
10) Pittsburgh Steelers @ Washington Redskins - Washington
11) New York Giants @ Chicago Bears - Chicago
12) Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics - Oakland
13) Indiana Fever @ Seattle Storm - Indiana
14) San Diego Chargers @ Arizona Cardinals - Arizona