Tuesday MLB Around The Horn. Betting Info, ITD and more

[TheGame]

A Bostons fan comment from MLB.com regarding Wakefield starting

"No offense intended to anyone but when I watch Wakefield pitch i realize what a person goes through with Tourrette's Syndrome. He's the only pitcher I've ever watched where within one batter, I've screamed, swore, laughed and then lunged at the TV. I need to find my pills or turn the TV off."

[TheGame]

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals

Recent Trends
Cleveland:   
Under is 11-4-1 in CLE last 16 Tue. games.
Under is 5-2-1 in CLE last 8 road games.
CLE are 12-5 in their last 17 overall.

Kansas City:   
Over is 9-2-1 in KC last 12 Tue. games.
Under is 7-2 in KC last 9 overall.
Under is 7-2 in KC last 9 on grass.

Head to Head:   
Over is 35-17-2 in the last 54 meetings

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
CARRASCO is 1-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.418.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 unit

Umpire: Chris Guccione
2011 Stats
2-5 Home
4-2 Over
2.6 HR's
15.9 K's to 7.4 walks
10.00 runs per game

Ump vs Team
CLE 4-6 (7-3 under)
KC 4-6 (5-4-1 over)

Ump vs Pitcher
N/A

Head to Head
Indians are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Over is 15-5-2 in the last 22 meetings in Kansas City.
Over is 35-17-2 in the last 54 meetings.

Umpire Trends - Chris Guccione
Home team is 17-5 in Gucciones last 22 games behind home plate vs. Kansas City.
Road team is 10-3 in Gucciones last 13 games behind home plate.
Over is 3-1-1 in Gucciones last 5 Tuesday games behind home plate.
Under is 8-3 in Gucciones last 11 games behind home plate vs. Cleveland.
Road team is 5-2 in Gucciones last 7 games behind home plate vs. Cleveland.
Royals are 2-5 in their last 7 games with Guccione behind home plate.
Indians are 2-5 in their last 7 games with Guccione behind home plate.

[TheGame]

Anybody like Boston ?

Another note on that game. Totals at 9 went 5-0 over in 2010 with Culbreth.

[TheGame]

Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox

Recent Trends
Texas:   
TEX are 2-6 in their last 8 games following a win.
TEX are 3-7 in their last 10 road games.

Chi. White Sox:   
CHW are 1-10 in their last 11 home games.
Over is 10-4 in CHW last 14 Tue. games.
CHW are 3-7 in their last 10 Tue. games.

MATT HARRISON vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
HARRISON is 2-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

JOHN DANKS vs. TEXAS since 1997
DANKS is 1-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.11 and a WHIP of 1.272.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.9 units)

Umpire: Jeff Kellogg
2011 Stats
1-7 Home
5-3 Under
1.5 HR's
13.5 K's to 6.8 walks
6.25 runs per game

Ump vs Team
TEX 7-3 (7-3 under)
CHW 5-5 (7-3 under)

Ump vs Pitcher
Harrison 1-0 (1-0 over)

Head to Head
Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
Rangers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago.
Under is 4-1 in Danks' last 5 starts vs. Rangers.
Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago.

Umpire Trends - Jeff Kellogg
Under is 5-0 in Kelloggs last 5 games behind home plate.
Road team is 6-0 in Kelloggs last 6 games behind home plate.
Under is 3-0-1 in Kelloggs last 4 Tuesday games behind home plate vs. Chicago.
Under is 6-1 in Kelloggs last 7 games behind home plate vs. Chicago.
Rangers are 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games with Kellogg behind home plate.
Rangers are 12-3 in their last 15 games with Kellogg behind home plate.
Under is 4-1 in Kelloggs last 5 games behind home plate vs. Texas.
Road team is 17-5 in Kelloggs last 22 games behind home plate vs. Texas.
Under is 3-1-2 in Kelloggs last 6 Tuesday games behind home plate.
Road team is 14-5 in Kelloggs last 19 games behind home plate vs. Chicago.

[TheGame]

If you like the under in the Texas game. There are some numbers to back it.
It missed for me since we have no numbers with Danks and the ump.

Over the last 3 years prior to this season. The under is 14-5 when the total is 9 with Kellogg

[TheGame]

Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals

Recent Trends
Philadelphia:   
PHI are 1-7 in their last 8 Tue. games.
PHI are 35-16 in their last 51 road games.
PHI are 57-27 in their last 84 overall.

St. Louis:   
Over is 9-3 in STL last 12 games following a win.
STL are 3-9 in their last 12 Tue. games.
Over is 23-9-1 in STL last 33 overall.

ROY OSWALT vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
OSWALT is 11-7 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.214.
His team's record is 15-15 (-4.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 20-10. (+9.3 units)

JAIME GARCIA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
GARCIA is 2-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 1.38 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

Umpire: Wally Bell
2011 Stats
5-4 Home
4-3 Over
2.7 HR's
16.4 K's to 7.7 walks
8.33 runs per game

Ump vs Team
PHI 4-6 (5-3-2 under)
STL 4-6 (5-3-2 under)

Ump vs Pitcher
Oswalt 2-0 (1-1) Starts were in 2006 and 08

Head to Head
Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in St. Louis.
Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
Phillies are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in St. Louis.
Phillies are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Umpire Trends - Wally Bell
Under is 5-1-2 in Bells last 8 games behind home plate vs. Philadelphia.
Under is 4-1 in Bells last 5 games behind home plate vs. St. Louis.
Over is 3-1-2 in Bells last 6 games behind home plate.
Home team is 5-2 in Bells last 7 games behind home plate.
Home team is 36-15 in Bells last 51 Tuesday games behind home plate.
Cardinals are 1-4 in their last 5 games with Bell behind home plate.

[TheGame]

San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks

Recent Trends
San Diego:   
Over is 13-3-3 in SD last 19 overall.
Over is 13-3-3 in SD last 19 on grass.
Under is 16-5-1 in Stauffers last 22 on grass.

Arizona:   
Under is 8-1 in ARI last 9 games following a loss.
ARI are 2-6 in their last 8 overall.
ARI are 2-6 in their last 8 games on grass.

Head to Head:   
SD are 34-73 in the last 107 meetings in Arizona.

TIM STAUFFER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
STAUFFER is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.42 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

DANIEL HUDSON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HUDSON is 2-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 0.61 and a WHIP of 0.682.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

Umpire: Angel Hernandez
2011 Stats
5-4 Home
5-4 Over
2.1 HR's
14.3 K's to 7.3 walks
8.44 runs per game

Ump vs Team
SD 6-4 (4-4-2)
ARI 4-6 (7-3 under)

Ump vs Pitcher
Stauffer 1-0 (1-0 under)

Head to Head
Padres are 34-73 in the last 107 meetings in Arizona.

Umpire Trends - Angel Hernandez
Over is 7-0 in Hernandezs last 7 Tuesday games behind home plate.
Over is 5-0 in Hernandezs last 5 games behind home plate.
Road team is 8-0 in Hernandezs last 8 games behind home plate vs. Arizona.
Road team is 6-1 in Hernandezs last 7 Tuesday games behind home plate.
Home team is 11-2 in Hernandezs last 13 games behind home plate vs. San Diego.
Road team is 4-1 in Hernandezs last 5 games behind home plate.
Padres are 4-1 in their last 5 games with Hernandez behind home plate.
Under is 7-2 in Hernandezs last 9 games behind home plate vs. Arizona.
Over is 3-1-1 in Hernandezs last 5 games behind home plate vs. San Diego.
Under is 5-2 in Hernandezs last 7 Tuesday games behind home plate vs. San Diego.
Diamondbacks are 0-4 in their last 4 games with Hernandez behind home plate.

[Oscarxena]

Here's a video that exemplifies this thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA&feature=related

 

[jumperjack]

A Bostons fan comment from MLB.com regarding Wakefield starting

"No offense intended to anyone but when I watch Wakefield pitch i realize what a person goes through with Tourrette's Syndrome. He's the only pitcher I've ever watched where within one batter, I've screamed, swore, laughed and then lunged at the TV. I need to find my pills or turn the TV off."

I was considering Baltimore until I saw the line when I woke up. I can't justify playing the Orioles favored at Fenway no matter how good Britton has been. Britton pitched a complete game shutout his last time out and last time he gave up zero runs to a weak hitting team he came out the next game nad had his worst outing of the year against a good hitting team. Pretty similar situation to tonight where he comes off shutting out the weak hitting Marners and faces a very hot hitting team. Vlad is pretty hot right now and he hit the shit outta Wakefield so over might be worth a look in my opinion. At this price I actually like Boston. When I sent my plays out this morning I told my guys I might add Baltimore, but I expected Boston to be -130.

[HOVA]

Name suggestion:

Circling the Bases or something along those lines. 

Wish I could chime in with some input, but I'm taking another summer off to just enjoy the games themselves.

[TheGame]

Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics

Recent Trends
LA Angels:   
LAA are 7-1 in their last 8 Tue. games.
Over is 6-2-1 in LAA last 9 overall.
Over is 6-2-1 in LAA last 9 on grass.

Oakland:   
Over is 8-3 in OAK last 11 Tue. games.
OAK are 8-3 in Gonzalezs last 11 home starts.
Over is 7-3-2 in Gonzalezs last 12 home starts.

Head to Head:   
LAA are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

TYLER CHATWOOD vs. OAKLAND since 1997
CHATWOOD is 1-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.07 and a WHIP of 1.689.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GONZALEZ is 3-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.361.
His team's record is 4-2 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

Umpire: Marvin Hudson
2011 Stats
4-3 Home
4-3 Under
1.3 HR's
10.9 K's to 6.9 walks
8.43 runs per game

Ump vs Team
LAA 8-2 (7-3 over)
OAK 6-4 (5-5)

Ump vs Pitcher
N/A

Head to Head
Over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings in Oakland.
Angels are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Angels are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Oakland.

Umpire Trends - Marvin Hudson
Over is 4-1 in Hudsons last 5 games behind home plate vs. Oakland.
Home team is 4-1 in Hudsons last 5 games behind home plate vs. Oakland.
Angels are 17-5 in their last 22 games with Hudson behind home plate.
Over is 6-2 in Hudsons last 8 games behind home plate vs. Los Angeles.
Home team is 14-5 in Hudsons last 19 games behind home plate.
Over is 21-8 in Hudsons last 29 Tuesday games behind home plate.

[TheGame]

A Bostons fan comment from MLB.com regarding Wakefield starting

"No offense intended to anyone but when I watch Wakefield pitch i realize what a person goes through with Tourrette's Syndrome. He's the only pitcher I've ever watched where within one batter, I've screamed, swore, laughed and then lunged at the TV. I need to find my pills or turn the TV off."

I was considering Baltimore until I saw the line when I woke up. I can't justify playing the Orioles favored at Fenway no matter how good Britton has been. Britton pitched a complete game shutout his last time out and last time he gave up zero runs to a weak hitting team he came out the next game nad had his worst outing of the year against a good hitting team. Pretty similar situation to tonight where he comes off shutting out the weak hitting Marners and faces a very hot hitting team. Vlad is pretty hot right now and he hit the shit outta Wakefield so over might be worth a look in my opinion. At this price I actually like Boston. When I sent my plays out this morning I told my guys I might add Baltimore, but I expected Boston to be -130.

Even with Wakefield it's hard not to like Boston at that number.
I might have to take a look at the over a little more. Seems like Baltimore might have a couple of guys that could hit Wakefield.

If anybody has time and could pull up some numbers for that. It would be a big help.

[Oscarxena]

It doesn't post very well but for those interested here is how you pull up stats for pitchers against batters:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/2748/tim-wakefield

Baltimore Orioles Career statistics vs. Tim Wakefield

BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Vladimir Guerrero 25 12 1 0 5 9 10 3 .480 .629 1.120 1.749
Derrek Lee 7 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 .571 .636 .857 1.494
Cesar Izturis 16 7 2 0 0 1 0 2 .438 .438 .563 1.000
Brian Roberts 47 8 2 0 0 1 1 7 .170 .188 .213 .400
J.J. Hardy 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Luke Scott 9 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Robert Andino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Nick Markakis 27 5 2 0 2 5 2 6 .185 .241 .481 .723
Adam Jones 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .286 .231 .516
Mark Reynolds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Matt Wieters 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200

Totals 154 43 9 0 8 19 19 21 .279 .356 .494 .850
945974

[TheGame]

Thanks Oscar

It doesn't post very well but for those interested here is how you pull up stats for pitchers against batters:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/2748/tim-wakefield

Baltimore Orioles Career statistics vs. Tim Wakefield

BATTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Vladimir Guerrero 25 12 1 0 5 9 10 3 .480 .629 1.120 1.749
Derrek Lee 7 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 .571 .636 .857 1.494
Cesar Izturis 16 7 2 0 0 1 0 2 .438 .438 .563 1.000
Brian Roberts 47 8 2 0 0 1 1 7 .170 .188 .213 .400
J.J. Hardy 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Luke Scott 9 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Robert Andino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Nick Markakis 27 5 2 0 2 5 2 6 .185 .241 .481 .723
Adam Jones 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .286 .231 .516
Mark Reynolds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Matt Wieters 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200

Totals 154 43 9 0 8 19 19 21 .279 .356 .494 .850
945974

[TheGame]

Action Play #1
SF Giants +135

If you followed this thread as In The Dugout in the past. We rate plays 2 ways.
Action play = 25% of your normal unit
Official play = 50% of your normal unit

[TheGame]

Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners

Recent Trends
Minnesota:   
Over is 16-5-1 in MIN last 22 Tue. games.
MIN are 14-38 in their last 52 overall.
MIN are 38-17 in their last 55 Tue. games.

Seattle:   
Under is 12-2 in Hernandezs last 14 home starts.
Under is 23-8-2 in Hernandezs last 33 on grass.
SEA are 43-21 in Hernandezs last 64 home starts.

Head to Head:   
Under is 10-3-2 in the last 15 meetings.
Under is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings in Seattle.

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. SEATTLE since 1997
LIRIANO is 5-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.78 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 6-3 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-6. (-3.6 units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 4-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.69 and a WHIP of 1.066.
His team's record is 6-5 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.7 units)

Umpire: CB Bucknor
2011 Stats
3-4 Home
4-3 Over
3.1 HR's
15.1 K's to 5.6 walks
9.57 runs per game

Ump vs Team
MIN 4-6 (6-4 under)
SEA 4-6 (5-4-1 under)

Ump vs Pitcher
N/A

Head to Head
Twins are 4-0 in Lirianos last 4 starts vs. Mariners.
Under is 4-1-1 in Hernandezs last 6 home starts vs. Twins.
Under is 4-1-1 in Hernandezs last 6 starts vs. Twins.
Under is 10-3-2 in the last 15 meetings.
Twins are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Under is 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings in Seattle.
Twins are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings in Seattle.

Umpire Trends - CB Bucknor
Road team is 4-0 in Bucknors last 4 games behind home plate vs. Seattle.
Under is 2-0-2 in Bucknors last 4 Tuesday games behind home plate vs. Minnesota.
Over is 6-1 in Bucknors last 7 Tuesday games behind home plate.
Home team is 12-5 in Bucknors last 17 games behind home plate vs. Minnesota.
Over is 7-3 in Bucknors last 10 games behind home plate.
Home team is 11-5 in Bucknors last 16 Tuesday games behind home plate.
Mariners are 1-4 in their last 5 games with Bucknor behind home plate.
Twins are 0-4 in their last 4 games with Bucknor behind home plate.

[MacDaddy]

How about this name, "The Silent Thread!"

Also considering.
Thinking out loud and
Talking to myself thread

I like talking to myself thread! 

I did alot of those recently in the NBA. Only a few responded.

I felt is was not worth posting when you have to beg people to get involved!


Good luck,hope you can get people active!

You always did a great job with baseball!