Baseball, baseball, and more baseball will dominate the action as the pundits stage a few debates about who will win the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup. They all think history has been written and they all 'know' that the Magic and Penguins will be forgotten soon enough, but time will tell. Tomorrow, however, won't tell us anything about it so we focus on the game of baseball.
The initial game on our bet card tomorrow features Shairon Martis as a pick'em. Its hard to find a positive thing to say about what young Mr. Martis brings to the mound. His fastball could be mistaken for a change up and he hits the glove slightly less frequently than Mark Reynolds hits the baseball. Aaron Harang won't soon be mistaken for Cy Young, but he has shown the ability to win in the majors and the Nationals lineup still is not at 100%. The Reds are no longer much of a machine, but Martis is like Nodoz for bats; they shuold look alive tomorrow.
Starting at nearly the same time, weather permitting of course, Mike Pelfrey looks to bounce back. That sounds fine, Mike Pelfrey finds ways to get people out sometimes. I'm not exactly sure as to how, but I've witnessed it first hand. Sadly for the Pelfrey Nation, the tall righty will walk out on to the field only to see the world Champions. Not just that, but he will also have to pitch to them. Only a few hours ago, The Champs pounded Johan Santana around, I can not imagine how fat Mike Pelfrey's pitchers are likely to one of just two National League teams who have topped the 300 run mark this early in the season. The news doesn't get a lot better, the once again locked in Cole Hamels will be his counterpart on the mound. A few of the Mets have had decent success against the stud lefty, but the one guy who has owned Cole is Carlos Delgado and he is still out. Look for the Phills to get back the game they let slip away on Tuesday.
Our third gambling gift from the heavens is one that should erase all doubt that there is, indeed, a God. The Giants, a pathetic team in their own right, have absolutely demolished gas can Doug Davis and still this last place team opens as a -135 favorite. How, you might ask? God is good; god is great. Don't expect the Diamond backs to turn around that 12-20 home record just yet.
Finally we have one more small gift from the great beyond. Moments ago we, duly, sent our thanks to the appropriate parties for making Doug Davis a -135 favorite, someone you don't think of as being in the same realm as a Doug Davis is Justin Verlander. However, he too is a -135 favorite. Just as unjustifiable as Davis being a favorite tomorrow is Verlander being such a small favorite over the fourth worst offense in the American League. Cy Young award front runner Justin Verlander enters tomorrow sporting a 6-2 record and has been the hardest pitcher to hit in all of baseball. Against just 67 hits allowed, the Tigers ace has punched out 97 opposing batters. John Danks was a nice little story for about a season, but his ERA is back in the 5.00 range and the lineup supporting him resembles a random group of parts more than it does a team. You have the old guys who used to slug but are past their prime and then a few youngsters who don't seem to come to the plate with much idea at all. Justin is giving up just 0.47 home runs per 9 and, disappointingly for CWS fans, the HR is how the Sox try and win games. There is little reason to believe they'll pose much resistance to Just Verlander posting his 7th win of the 2009 season.
So, what will we see? The Reds take another step towards a sweep in Washington, Pelfrey praying for rain, an underdog to prevail in Arizona, and Verlander to keep pace with Halladay and Greinke in the Cy Young race. Oh yeah, and people who all think the Red Wings will win it all pretending to disagree for your viewing pleasure.
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