The Angels rock in day games so far (3-0) allowing 1.3 runs per game and holding teams to a .194 batting avg. against them. Plus- You have to bet the Angels on Easter Sunday! Angels in the outfield!
Toronto has had to score a lot of runs out of necessity because the Jays’ starters have routinely left the offense needing to carry the load. Already, the Blue Jays have given up nine runs on four occasions this season, and the starters carry a combined 4.79 ERA.
Atlanta’s pitching stepped up to start the week, going to St. Louis and holding the Cardinals to seven runs in three wins at Busch Stadium. Given that the Redbirds opened the year by hammering Toronto for 22 runs in three games, Atlanta’s pitching looks like it’s for real.
It’s time to kick that dusty, Charlie-Brown-lookin’ tree out to the curb, load the grill with bratwurst, crack the coldest beer you’ve got, and give a toast to the game so fine that it’s played on diamonds. Let’s rip into those Opening Day gifts and see what we got!
This pick falls into one of my top MLB analysis systems: I call it the bounce back spot. Teams like Houston rarely get swept at home. Christian Javier, tonight’s Space Men starter, has owned the White Sox, dicing them last season at .118 with just two hits. Javier is a beast and started strong last season: 1.35 ERA over his first five outings in 2022.
When God handed out courage, the morally corrupt and feckless executives at MLB hid behind the barn in fear. After all, the Yankees and Dodgers were there to protect them.
NEW YORK YANKEES: FIVE OFFSEASON TRADES THAT MAKE SENSE –Â The New York Yankees have had a very good offseason.
They signed their super star out-fielder, Aaron Judge, to a 9 year, 360 million dollar contract and secured 1st baseman, Anthony Rizzo, to a 2 year, 40 million dollar deal.
So, the Mets paid $86 million over two years for a fragile, 40-year pitcher who has won exactly one World Series game in his entire career. To be starker: he struggled through five innings to win that one last year, making him 1-6 in World Series play with a 5.63 ERA.Â
Folks, this is the finest example of what the new playoff structure has to offer. An absolute juggernaut of a team that has been the cream of the crop in the American League for the last six seasons matched up against the team that would still have the longest playoff drought in the National League if not for the additional postseason spots instituted with the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement.