Reds Once Again Proving Their For Real In NL Central
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 05:15
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 After losing three straight MLB betting games to the St. Louis Cardinals, their main competition in the National League Central, the Cincinnati Reds have gotten red hot once again and have re-established some distance between them and the Cardinals for top spot. Since the three-game sweep, the Reds have won eight of ten games, including their own three-game sweeps of both the Florida Marlins at home, and in the desert against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Reds have not only gotten the job done defensively with some excellent pitching, but have also seen their offense step up to make a major impact, as illustrated by the fact that they have put up five or more runs in seven of those ten games.
The three-game sweep by the Cardinals was bookmarked by a nine-game winning streak for the Reds, proof that although this team struggled in that series they are still for real. Manager Dusty Baker has gotten his team ready for every contest, and most importantly, the Reds have been just as good on the road as they have been at home, with 36 wins for both sides. It has been a two-team race in the NL Central, with the runner up a prime candidate for the NL Wild Card spot, but at this point in the online sports betting season it appears as though Baker’s squad has one goal: a division crown. Whether they achieve that goal or not is yet to be determined, but at this point it appears as though the Reds are a legitimate contender.
Presidential First Pitches
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 19:41
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 Betting enthusiasts commonly playing the overnight and moneyline's for baseball betting, occasionally are able to wager on another option, the ceremonial first pitch. Ever since the MLB was created in 1880, there has been a ceremonial first pitch at every ball game, to symbolize the game can officially start. From 1910 to 2010 there has been 84 ceremonial pitches thrown out by the Presidents of the United States. Starting in 1910 with then president William Taft throwing the first ever Presidential pitch to a player from the Washington Senators, the result of the game was an opening day victory for the Senators. From 1910 to 1916, two Presidents combined for six first pitches, for fans betting on those matches at the time, they would have gone five and one in terms of the home team winning the game. Presidents Franklin Roosevelt from 1933 to 1941 and Dwight Eisenhower from 1950 to 1960 have thrown the most opening day pitches, combining for 20 in 18 years in office. Fans wagering on the teams they threw to wound up with a record of 11 wins and 9 losses. From 1946 to 52, Harry Truman beginning the post war era accumulated a record of three wins and four losses when throwing out the ceremonial first pitch of the ball game. The Washington Senators, who are now the present day Minnesota Twins, hold the record as the team to receive the most opening day pitches by the President of the United States. In a rather unique moment, President George H.W. Bush in 1990 threw the opening day pitch to the Toronto Blue Jays of Canada, the only president to throw to a non-American team. Current President Barrack Obama has thrown two opening day pitches, one at the All Star game in St. Louis in 2009 and on opening day this year for the Washington Nationals.
2 Ways To Fix MLB Economics
Monday, 28 June 2010 20:23
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 When betting on the MLB, a winning wager has become synonymous with teams such as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, as Major League Baseball is the only top sport without a salary cap. As a result, fans betting on dark horses with smaller pay rolls then the Yankees and Red Sox to win a division or the wild card or the World Series, frequently lose out on their predictions.
Ever since the end of the MLB strike in the early 1990s, teams such as the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, and Phillies, have absolutely dominated the league. From acquiring the top talent in the league to bringing in a ton of revenue, baseball powerhouses such as the ones previously mentioned, have put a damper on the fun of the league. Prior to the strike in the early 1990s, the playing field was more wide open as teams from across the board could compete fairly for a chance at glory. When the strike occurred, the powerhouse high payroll teams were the ones to come out of the ashes appearing stronger than ever. Below we toss up two ways to fix MLB economics in order to get the playing field back to being equal. 1. Institute a Salary Cap - In all three other big brand leagues, the NFL, NBA and NHL they all have salary caps to control large spending and keep the players at bay. The MLB is the only league without a salary cap, and as it stands this appears to be giving the powerhouse teams an unnecessary competitive edge. If a salary cap is instituted in the MLB, each team will have a fair shot at winning the World Series, because spending will not be an issue. 2. Revenue Sharing - Similar to the idea of a salary cap, revenue sharing would make the league stronger as each team would receive its cut of the television deals. As it currently stands, because the powerhouse teams can afford top notch players, they receive the best television deals. Essentially, if revenue sharing is instituted, teams that are poorer in the league can get better TV deals which then will allow for better players to come to their teams.
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