Archive for March, 2010

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Odds – Cardinals Are A World Series Contender

It was a very sour finish to the St. Louis Cardinals season after Matt Holliday dropped an easy fly ball and choking away a very productive season. It was their first division title in three years but with most of the same parts back – including Holliday for a full season – the Cardinals will [...]

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Seattle Mariners Betting Odds – Good Plan, Bad Luck

In sports betting circles, the Seattle Mariners provide a very intriguing team to follow in 2010. In a new-look A.L. West, the Mariners – due to the wheeling and dealing of highly-regarded General Manager Jack Zduriencik – have made many definite upgrades to their roster. However, recent developments this Spring have cast a shadow over [...]

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Tigers camp: Ordonez’s redemption year has happy start

He had the highest batting average in baseball from the All-Star break on. He had an awful first half, but a good reason for it. He’s a one-time batting champ, a near-MVP. He worked out harder in the winter than he ever has in his career, and he came to spring training in the best [...]

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Tigers: Five things to know

Tigers: Camp tour | Outlook | Cactu Five things to know about the Detroit Tigers: 1. The three top candidates for the final two spots in the Tigers rotation have all pitched in a World Series. Each one has at least one season with double-digit wins, and each has more than 50 career big-league wins. [...]

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Rays: Expecting a lot more ups than downs from Upton

Listen to Justin Upton. “I want to be great,” the younger Upton brother proclaimed, the day he signed his six-year, $51.25 million contract with the Diamondbacks. Now listen to B.J. Upton. “I definitely wouldn’t say those words,” the older Upton said this week at Rays camp. “I’ve always been the quiet, confident guy.” There are [...]

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