2015-16 MLB Predictions: AL West Picks – Astros, Rangers, Angels I really am starting to like the Houston Astros, and nothing makes me happier than watching Jesus Montero tank and Robinson Cano complain about how great it was to be the second baseman for the New York Yankees. Watching the Seattle Mariners crumble is a great joy. So far, I’ve liked how the AL West has shaken out in recent years. Heck, even with the Texas Rangers finally driving out their cracked our manager that cost them a World Series win, all the teams in this division seem to be doing ...
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MLB World Series Prediction Contest: $100 Prize
MLB Picks Contest: World Series Prediction ($100 Prize)
Low participation and the prize being attainable by only a few members has forced my hand. I love these contests, but with hockey around the corner and the NFL already started, we’re just going to move forward. Since I, your beloved lead writer and contest organizer Mark Donatiello, am one of the leaders, I’m going to step aside and leave this one to our loyal followers who are in legitimate contention to get to ten wins first and I will just sit back and watch your predictions for the 2015 MLB ...
MLB Picks Contest ($100 Prize): Cubs at Pirates
MLB Picks Contest: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Thursday, September 17th The NL Wild Card race is heating up. The Chicago Cubs have made a very nice run of late and the Pittsburgh Pirates have been settled into a playoff spot for a while. These two divisional rival do battle on Thursday, September 17. Who will win this game,money line, as we approach the playoffs? As always, simply comment on this post to participate. First to 10 wins $100.
Six Wins
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MLB Picks Contest ($100 Prize): New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
MLB Picks Contest ($100 Prize): New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
Monday, August 31st AND Tuesday, September 1st
The New York Yankees have squandered their AL East divisional lead, while the Boston Red Sox continue to float around the bottom. In addition to the improvements by the rest of the division, the Yankees are slumping a bit. Still, the Red Sox are awful. So, we’re going to get a little weird on this one, and make this a parlay.
Will the New York Yankees win BOTH games at Fenway to open this series?
As always, simply comment on this post to participate. The first participant to get to ten wins will get a FREE $100 prize. Good luck, and let’s keep winning together.
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MLB Picks: Pittsburgh Pirates, LA Dodgers AB Doubler Progressions
MLB Picks: Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins, LA Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds I’m posting a little late today so I’m giving you guys two picks. Hopefully we can clear some more money. We’re killing it this month on the forum, and we’re up about six units (where average bets are around .5 units).
The LA Dodgers have the best pitcher in the league waiting in the wings, so I like an AB doubler against a mediocre Cincinnati Reds team. I think the Dodgers are simply the better team, so even on the road and with a little bit of a sharp line, I like to take a stab at this one knowing Zach Greinke is behind us in the next one and try to get ahead of the likely sharp odds that are coming.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have been good to us this year. We got on them right as they started to turn their season around and they’ve been ...
MLB Picks: Mets Phillies
MLB Picks: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies The computer isn’t very confident in this one and the line is kind of sharp, but for me when a pitcher of this caliber goes against a weak offense it’s too hard to stay away. With the New York Mets playing such good baseball right now, I think they will win tonight on the road.
The Philadelphia Phillies have been kind of streaky in the second half and certainly can be dangerous. In fact, with the pitching matchups shaking out the way they are this series looks like a dangerous progression. ...
MLB Picks: Mark D’s Baseball Predictions, 2015 Results Update
MLB Picks and Predictions: Mark D’s Baseball Forum After another string of wins in our MLB Picks forum, I wanted to post an update about our progress so far – but first, we’re on the Kansas City Royals here in a possible progression opportunity with Johnny Cueto kicking off the series tonight.
Now, back to the recap. We’ve got one progression miss all season and it was on the San Francisco Giants who slumped away our perfect season. Most of our AB doubler losses have been rain outs and dropped progressions (I think all of them actually), and our flat ...
MLB Picks: Washington Nationals at New York Mets, Sunday Night Baseball
MLB Picks: Sunday Night Baseball – Nats Mets
Where did the New York Mets come from? The New York Yankees had a huge losing streak earlier in the year and surged to take a big lead in the AL East. The New York Mets did the same with an epic skid of their own in the NL East, and have surged back to be a game behind the Washington Nationals. At home, they can send a real message by sweeping their way into a tie for the division lead. What’s more, the Mets were buyers at the deadline for the first time since their owner lost all his money to a Wall Street scheme.
If you’re the Mets, you have to be excited right now. While I avoided this series because I don’t like to bet against the Washington Nationals, I saw pitching match ups that made me very nervous. The Mets looked poised to make a dent in the ...
MLB Picks: Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds
MLB Picks: Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds It’s always nice when the night games haven’t started and you’re already up money on the day, but the early games today gave us a victory behind Max Scherzer and we’re playing with a little bit of house money. I think the Pittsburgh Pirates have a ton of value in an ABC progression against the Cincinnati Reds, and we’re on them here.
The Pirates have their three best pitchers lined up for this one and the Reds traded away the only guy in the rotation that was worth fearing. Pittsburgh is the better team ...
MLB Picks: Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins, AB Doubler
MLB Picks: Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins This game has a weak signal and some sharp line movement towards the road favorite, but I like it for a system play here. The Washington Nationals are the better team, and coming off a loss with Max Scherzer sitting in the wings, I like an AB doubler progression here.
The Washington Nationals are a strong team with versatility and depth up and down the lineup. What’s more, they have some of the best and most consistent pitching in baseball. With one of the best arms in the game coming in to ...
