Scott Boras is up to his typical antics and this time it’s centered on his pending free agent client Prince Fielder. Boras and Fielder are looking for a $200 million contract this offseason which would make him the highest paid player in the bigs outside of Alex Rodriguez. I understand Prince is only 25-years old and was only behind Pujols in homeruns and OPS+ in the National League, but the man is the size of a sumo wrestler. He is 5’11 and is ‘listed’ at 270 pounds, but there isn’t a day since he was called up by the Brewers that he weighed 270. The weight issues may have not affected his weight yet, but it’s inevitable it will and it will start to happen sooner rather than later. His weight places a lot of strain on muscles and joints and over time it will lead to his body breaking down. Mo Vaughn and Cecil Fielder are two examples of large baseball players who were basically out of the league by the time they reached 30 and they were taller and weighed a lot less than Prince. I highly doubt in the end the Brewers will even be in the discussion of wanting to pay Prince a pile of money so they should just sit back and laugh when the Mets decide to sign him.
MLB Bets of the Day – April 13th, 2010
So far so good this Major League Baseball season. The Rockies are 44-19 in their last 63 games and the A’s seem to have the Mariners number so just do it. Good luck!
Rockies -150
A’s -125
Overall Record:
NBA 6-4 (2010) 50-40 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 7-3 (2010) 97-72-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball 60-46-3 (2009-10) 257-195-9 (overall)
MLB Bets of the Day – April 12th, 2010
Monday, Monday, Monday. (ugh) Peavy and Garza get it done today on the mound so make sure you contact your bookie. Hope everyone had a good weekend!
White Sox -120
Rays -130
Overall Record:
NBA 6-4 (2010) 50-40 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 5-3 (2010) 95-72-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball 60-46-3 (2009-10) 257-195-9 (overall)
MLB Bets of the Day – April 9th, 2010
2-0 yesterday and we have two more solid picks for you today. The Tigers are 14-3 against the Indians in the last 17 meetings and they have the young Porcello on the mound. Like Tim Hudson and the Braves tonight as well.
Tigers -150
Braves -100
Overall Record:
NBA 6-4 (2010) 50-40 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 4-2 (2010) 94-71-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball 60-46-3 (2009-10) 257-195-9 (overall)
MLB Bets of the Day – April 8th, 2010
Yesterday the picks went .500 again because the Tigers blew it in the bottom of the 11th. Thanks a lot Jose Valverde. Below are the picks for today. Good luck!
Tigers +110
Marlins +115
Overall Record:
NBA 6-4 (2010) 50-40 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 2-2 (2010) 92-71-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball 60-46-3 (2009-10) 257-195-9 (overall)
MLB Bets of the Day – April 7th, 2010
Started off the 2010 season by kissing our sister, but at least we went .500 for the day. Below are the picks for today. Good luck!
Giants -120
Tigers -120
Overall Record:
NBA 6-4 (2010) 50-40 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 1-1 (2010) 91-70-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball 60-46-3 (2009-10) 257-195-9 (overall)
MLB Bets of the Day – April 6th, 2010
College basketball is now officially over so we change our focus to the NBA, MLB and NHL. Today we are going to roll with Major League Baseball. Good luck!
Mariners +135
Brewers -160
Overall Record:
NBA 6-4 (2010) 50-40 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball 60-46-3 (2009-10) 257-195-9 (overall)
MLB Salaries on Opening Day
Today Major League Baseball kicks into high gear with 26 teams taking the field after the Red Sox defeated the Yankees last night 9-7 in a wild game. According to the USA TODAY the salaries of MLB players on opening-day rosters has decreased drastically by 17% since last year. This is the biggest dip in salaries since the survey began over 20 years ago in 1988. The main reason for the fall is directly correlated to the economy, but some teams decided to let high priced players sign with the usual suspects. The Boston Red Sox spared no cost boosting their payroll 33% percent over last year and the Evil Empire (Yankees) increased 2%. Believe it or not, the payroll for the Yankees’ has ballooned to six times that of the Pittsburgh Pirates and their starting infield will earn more than 16 teams in MLB. How can Bud Selig and all the other artifacts running baseball not realize this is a serious issue?
Oh yea, and PLAY BALL!
Dwight Gooden Doesn’t Get It
Doc Gooden has been arrested AGAIN and the list of charges from this latest arrest isn’t pretty at all. Yesterday morning the former Mets and Yankees (don’t forget about Rays, Indians, and Astros) pitcher was in a car crash with a kid in his car and unfortunately Gooden was under the influence of drugs. The list of charges looks more like a grocery list due to the length, but here we go: Failure to Keep Right, Reckless Driving, Failure to Notify Change of Address Regarding Driver’s License, Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident, Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs, DWI with a Child Passenger, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Being Under the Influence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Does anyone want to bet the substance was a little snowflake?
Mauer is Officially Set, Are the Twins?
Minnesota Twins fans are basking in the glory of the Joe Mauer signing right now, but even as loved as he is in Minnesota should they really be so happy? Mauer’s contract extension is completely ludicrous ($184 million for 8-years) for a mid-market team even if he continues to play at the very high level he has displayed to date. The new Target Field will inevitably bolster their financial situation, but can they really continue to put enough talented players around Mauer to actually contend for a title? Minnesota’s payroll for this season will be around $97 million which is a $30 million jump from just last year. Things really start to get out of control next year when the Twins will have over $70 million sunk in just a mere eight players. How in the world do you fill out a complete roster without drastically increasing your payroll to a dangerous level? Mauer is fantastic and barring an injury he will only get better, but the jury is still out on whether this will be a good move fore the Twins in the end.