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American League and National League Manager's of the Year: Angels Skipper Mike Scioscia takes A.L. honors while Rockies Manager Jim Tracey takes honors in the senior circuit.

American League Cy Young Winner: Goes to...Zack Greinke! The Royals SP had an amazing 2.16 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 242 strikeouts. He only had 16 wins, but who can fault him for that? He had SIX no decisions in which he gave up two runs or less. He would surely have been a 20 game winner on a decent team that had some offense.

N.L. Rookie of the Year: Surprisingly, honors went to Marlins OF Chris Coughlan. The rook hit .321 in 128 games and was consistent all season. The reason we say surprisingly is because we figured it'd be either Tommy Hanson, Andrew McCutchon, or Phillies starter J.A. Happ.

A.L. Rookie of the Year: Goes to Oakland Closer Andrew Bailey. Bailey was 6-3 on the year with 26 saves, a 1.84 ERA, a 0.88 WHIP in 83 1/3 innings. He beat out Rangers SS Elvis Andrus and Tigers SP Rick Porcello.

Triple Crown in 2010? The Texas Rangers are very interested in signing free agent OF Vladimir Guerrero. His career numbers in their park? A FAT .394 batting average, .471 on base percentage and .705 slugging pct. Could happen if he was able to stay healthy which is a whole'nother conversation in itself!

Mariners Fans Rejoice: The team announced that Ken Griffey Jr. will be returning to the team for his 22nd season in the majors. The slugger has 630 round trippers and is likely to add on another 20 or so to his total next season.

Trade: The Milwaukee Brewers have traded SS J.J. Hardy to the Minnesota Twins for OF Carlos Gomez. - 11/6

Yanks Win! The New York Yankees have won the 2009 World Series by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in game 6 of the series. The win marked the 27th time that the NYY have won it all. - 11/4

World Series Previews and Picks:
2009 World Series Game 6
2009 World Series Game 5
Game 4: Take the UNDER 8.5
Game 3: Passing
2009 World Series Game 2 (Pedro Martinez vs. A.J. Burnett)
2009 World Series Game 1 (Cliff Lee vs. C.C. Sabathia)

Trade Rumor: The Chicago Cubs are said to be interested in dealing OF Milton Bradley to Toronto for Vernon Wells. This is of course a rumor and as we all know most of the time these don't pan out. - 11/1

Sunday MLB: We like the UNDER 9.5 runs in the Angels/Yankees game. - 10/25

Tribe Hires New Manager: Former Nationals skipper Manny Acta has been hired as the new manager of the Cleveland Indians. - 10/25

Tuesday MLB: We like the Angels at +122 today! - 10/20

Going Home: Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has opted out of the final two years of his contract and will return back to Japan to finish his professional baseball career. - 10/19

Saturday: PASSING!

Friday: Take the UNDER 8.5 in the Angels/Yankees game. - 10/16

Thursday MLB: We like the Dodgers at -137. Good luck! - 10/15

Sunday MLB Playoff Pick: Take the Rockies at -110 - 10/11

Friday/Saturday MLB Playoffs: Passing.

Thursday MLB Playoff Picks: Take the Anaheim Angels at -107. - 10/8

Wednesday MLB Playoff Picks: No surprises today. We like the Phillies at -150 and the Cards at -133. When will Carpenter ever get any respect? - 10/7

You're Fired! Eric Wedge was fired today, just days before the regular season ends, but will stick with the team through the final game. Just when you thought you've heard everything. - 9/30

2010: Braves manager Bobby Cox said that next year will be his last and then he will retire. Love him or hate him, his career as the Braves manager has been very solid. - 9/23

You're Fired! Despite the end of the season just around the corner, the Houston Astros have fired Manager Cecil Cooper. He must have really pissed somebody off! - 9/21

102MPH Throwing Lefty? Yes, it's true. Aroldis Chapman who has defected from the Cuba, may become a free agent and end up in MLB soon. - 9/21

Bradley in Trouble Again: The Chicago Cubs have suspended OF Milton Bradley after he was quoted as saying that Chicago is "not a positive environment" and that he can understand why the Cubs haven't won in 100 years. - 9/20

Thursday 9/17 through Sunday 9/30: We are passing for a couple weeks. Our MLB picks have stunk lately. Time for a break.

Wednesday: We like the Texas Rangers at -157! - 9/16

Monday: Passing. Sorry, the arrival of football has us all tied up in knots. Picks should resume tomorrow. - 9/15

Post Season Thoughts: David A. Lane makes his 2009 MLB Playoff Predictions

Monday: We like the San Diego Padres tonight at -152! - 9/14

Friday-Sunday: Passing!

Thursday: Passing. We found absolutely no value in tonight's card. - 9/10

Wednesday: We like the White Sox today at -132. - 9/9

Tuesday: We like the New York Mets today at -105. - 9/8

Injury: The Rays will be without 1B Carlos Pena for the rest of the season due to broken fingers. - 9/8

Monday: Going for 3 wins in a row today and looking to do so with a huge bang. We like the Reds at +220 today! - 9/7

Sunday: Take the Washington Nationals at +108! - 9/6

Saturday: We like the Baltimore Orioles at +122. Good luck! - 9/5

Friday: Today's recommended play is the Washington Nationals at +110! - 9/4

All Stars Hurt: The Cleveland Indians have shut down OF Grady Sizemore for the season. He has an elbow issue that he had previously been playing with for most of the season. That explains his un-Grady like stats. He'll need surgery in the off-season. The Cubs have decided to sit Alfonso Soriano who has a bum knee. The word is that he's out INDEFINITELY with no timetable for a return. - 9/4

Thursday: We like the Oakland A's at -133! Good luck! - 9/3

Wednesday: We like the Nationals today at +115. 3:35PM EST Start!

Tuesday MLB: We're on the Phillies at -182! Laying such chalk is a really bad habit and not one you want to fall into consistently but the SF Giants Pitcher Sanchez's stats are so horrible on the road, we're going to bite. - 9/1

The Los Angeles Angels have acquired P Scott Kazmir from the TB Rays for 3 prospects. - 8/30

Saturday: We're on the Detroit Tigers at +125. - 8/29

Friday: We like the Colorado Rockies today at +113! - 8/28

Ouch: Washington Nationals OF Nyjer Morgan broke his hand and will miss the rest of the 2009 season. Kinda sad as this guy was really coming into his own with the Nats hitting .351 since the trade with a very high OBA as well. - 8/28

Thursday: We like the Mariners at -155 to beat KC. - 8/27

Wednesday: We like the Rangers tonight at +175. - 8/26

Brewers Still Cleaning House: The Milwaukee Brewers have put CL Trevor Hoffman, OFMike Cameron, INF Craig Counsell, C Jason Kendall, S Braden Looper and 2B Felipe Lopez on waivers. - 8/26

Tuesday: It's a dog day at Predictem! We like 2 plays today... First we're on the Pirates at +158. Next we like the Bluejays at +124. Decent potential for both to cash and hoping for a split at worst which would lock in a bit of profit! - 8/25

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies Preview and Pick - 8/25

Changing Uni's: 1B/DH Jason Giambi has signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. He's supposedly going to come up after September 1st to help the Rocks make a playoff run. - 8/24

Sunday Added Play: We're taking the Padres to score more than 3.5 runs. This wager can be found at 5Dimes

Sunday: We like the OVER 9 runs in the Cards/Padres game at 4PM EST. - 8/23

Saturday: We like the Pirates at =142 today! - 8/22

Friday: We like the OVER 9.5 runs in the Brewers/Nationals game. - 8/21

Thursday Pick: We like the Giants today at -141. - 8/20

Thursday MLB Notes: The St. Louis Cardinals have signed 42 year old P John Smoltz. - 8/20

Wednesday: We're passing today. We can't find any VALUE anywhere. Sure, we could lay -300 on the Tigers but it's not worth the risk. See ya'll tomorrow. - 8/19

The Washington Nationals have signed the number one pick in the draft, Stephen Strasburg. Baseball America is reporting that it's a $15.67 million contract. More dtails to come soon. In other news, there's rumors out of St. Louis that John Smoltz may be signing with the team. - 8/18

Tuesday: We like the Pirates at -102 today. Brewer starter Parra is HORRIBLE on the road as evidenced by his 7.18 ERA 1.89 WHIP and opposing hitters are waxing him to the tune of a .319 average (on the road). - 8/18

Monday: We like the Braves at -168 today. Scherzer hasn't pitched that well lately. Braves are 7-3 in their last 10 games and Hanson is the real deal. Hate to be so chalky, but this looks like a low risk wager. - 8/17

Sunday: We like the Arizona Diamondbacks at +147 today! - 8/16

Tic-Tock The Washington Nationals have reportedly offering star college pitcher Stephen Strasburg a "record breaking offer". We have not gotten word yet if Strasburg is going to accept it. He was originally looking for a 35+ million dollar signing bonus! Yikes. - 8/16

Saturday: We like the Baltimore Orioles today at +141! - 8/15

Injury:

Seattle Ace Erik Bedard is OUT indefinitely with a torn labrum and inflamed bursa. He looked good when he was on the mound, but injuries limited him to only 83 innings this season. - 8/15

Friday: We like the Tigers at -118 today! - 8/14

That's Nuts! Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre was put on the 15 day DL with an INJURED TESTICLE. While attempting to field the BALL, it bounced up and hit him in the sack. It caused internal bleeding. If surgery is necessary, he may miss up to a month. OUCH! - 8/14

Thursday: No value on today's board. Tons of big favs. Passing! (We do have an NFL preseason pick though: Raiders -2) - 8/13

Wednesday: We like the Cubs tonight. Pedro is back but he isn't the same Pedro we all used to know and love. Look for the Cubs to put up some runs tonight. - 8/12

Tuesday: We like the Padres today at +126! - 8/11

Monday: We're on the Baltimore Orioles at -163! - 8/10

Sunday: We're on the Baltimore Orioles at +250! - 8/9

Saturday: We like the Mariners today at +145 - 8/8

Thursday: Let's make it four in a row today! We're on the Mariners at -110! - 8/6

Wednesday: Going for three in a row today. We're on the Braves at -149. - 8/5

Tuesday: Finally off the schnide! Today we like the Twins at -143! - 8/4

Monday: We have really been sucking lately. Tread with caution. We're on the Padres at -105 tonight. Good luck! - 8/3

Sunday: We like the Minnesota Twins today at -110! - 8/2

Saturday: We're on the UNDER 8.5 runs in the Bluejays/A's game! - 8/1

It's Official: Jake Peavy has been traded to the CWS for Clayton Richard and 3 minor league pitchers.

Unconfirmed Trade Rumors: Rumors are swirling that Jake Peavy has been sent to the CWS for minor leaguers. Another unconfirmed rumor is is that the Angels may have made a trade for Roy Halladay. Stay tuned, we'll report the real scoop shortly!

MLB Trades: LHP Jarrod Washburn has been traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league players P Luke French and P Mauricio Robles. Neither are said to be "star quality" prospects. The Oakland A's have sent SS Orlando Cabrera to the Twins for Single-A SS Tyler Ladendorf. Cleveland has shipped C Victor Martinez to Boston for J. Masterson and 2 other players. The Jays have sent 3B Scott Rolen to the Reds, we're not sure for what yet though. The Red Sox have sent 1B Adam LaRoche to the Braves for 1B Kotchman. The Marlins acquired 1B Nick Johnson from the Nationals for a minor league pitcher. - 7/31

Friday: We like the Pittsburgh Pirates today at +107! - 7/31

MLB Trade Deadline: Rumors are a'swirlin'! Apparently all talks between the Rangers and Bluejays involving a deal that would send Roy Halladay to Texas are dead. Nobody is willing to succumb to the BlueJays hefty asking price for "Doc". The Twins are in hot pursuit of SS Orlando Cabrera, the Marlins are trying to acquire Nationals 1B Nick Johnson, the Tigers would like to get their mitts on Seattle Jarrod Washburn but don't seem to have enough trade bait and the biggest new rumor is that the Red Sox are trying to acquire Padres HEAVY HITTING 1B Adrian Gonzalez and/or Indians C Victor Martinez. - 7/31

Trade: The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired closer George Sherrill from the Baltimore Orioles. Sherrill will take over the setup role and J. Broxton will continue to close. - 7/30

Thursday: We're on the Cincinnati Reds at -157. - 7/30

Wednesday: We're on the Toronto Bluejays at -176! Chalky, but solid! - 7/29

Ailing Arms: Astros SP Roy Oswalt is likely to land on the DL after straining his lower back. He was removed in the 2nd inning of Tuesday's game. Chien-Ming Wang will have season ending shoulder surgery. Giants LHP Randy Johnson has been diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff and this may be the last we've seen of him on the field. Johnson, who is 46, is only under contract for this season and one would think with such an injury that he'd be inclined to call it quits. He's a hell of a competitor though, so the only person that really knows that is the big unit. - 7/29

Tuesday: We're on the Toronto Bluejays today at -110. Good luck! - 7/28

News: The SF Giants have landed heavy hitting 1B Ryan Garko in a trade with the Indians. SF sent LHP Scott Barnes who was 12-3 in A-Ball to Cleveland to complete the deal. - 7/28

Monday: Looking to break a three game skid today. We're on the Reds at -171. Good luck! - 7/27

Dodgers Taking Page out of Yankees Book: The L.A. Dodgers are apparently serious about winning a World Series title THIS season. It's rumored that they're trying to acquire heavy hitting C-1B Victor Martinez and stud LHP Cliff Lee from the Cleveland Indians. Players rumored to be involved are a mixture of promising young arms Kershaw and/or Billingsley and 1B James Loney would likely be part of the deal as well. In other MLB news, Roy Halladay is likely to stay in Toronto as the team is asking the world for him. - 7/27

Sunday: Take the Seattle Mariners at +128! - 7/26

Saturday: We're on the Texas Rangers at -105! - 7/25

Slugger Lands in STL: The Cardinals bolstered up their lineup for a playoff run by acquiring heavy hitting Matt Holliday in exchange for third baseman Brett Wallace, pitcher Clay Mortensen and outfielder Shane Peterson.

Friday: Take the Philadelphia Phillies at -132! - 7/24

Thursday: Passing! - 7/23

Wednesday: Passing! - 7/22

Tuesday: Take the San Diego Padres at -110! - 7/21

Monday: We're on the Atlanta Braves at -171. Laying such wood isn't a very good long term approach to baseball betting, but J. Sanchez's numbers on the road are absolutely horrible. His no hitter happened at home and we expect a complete collapse from him tonight despite his previous no hitter effort. - 7/20

Saturday: We're on the KC Royals at -125! - 7/18

All Star Week: Sorry, no picks for All Star game. Despite one league dominating the series, when you get a bunch of "good" baseball players together for a game, anything can happen! Back late this week with more regular season picks! Enjoy the break fellas!

Pedro Watch: RHP Pedro Martinez is headed to Philly for a physical. If he passes, he is said to be signing with the Phillies immediately. - 7/13

Sunday Pick: San Diego Padres at +117. - 7/12

Injured Star: Reds OF Jay Bruce went down today with a fractured wrist he sustained while trying to make a sliding catch in right field. The "initial take" is that he will likely miss 4-6 weeks with the injury. - 7/12

Saturday: Not much opportunity on the board today. We're going to take the Pirates at +240 and Kansas City at +157 and hope for a split or better. - 7/11

Friday: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels Preview and Pick (Chamberlain vs. Saunders) - 7/10

Thursday: Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies Preview and Pick (Hanson vs. Cook) - 7/9

Trade Rumor: The Cardinals are said to be interested in Bluejays Ace Roy Halladay. - 7/9

Wednesday: Passing!

Tuesday: Take the Seattle Mariners at -138! - 7/7

Monday: Take the SF Giants at -155! - 7/6

Sunday: Take the Pittsburgh Pirates at +154! - 7/5

Saturday: Take the Atlanta Braves at -115! - 7/4

Friday: Take the Houston Astros at -105! - 7/3

Thursday: Take the Braves with Vazquez on the hill at -136! - 7/2

Wednesday: SF Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview and Pick (Cain vs. Wainwright) - 7/1

The Washington Nationals have acquired OF Nyjer Morgan and LHP Sean Burnett from the Pittsburgh Pirates for OF Lastings Milledge and RHP Joel Hanrahan. - 6/30

Tuesday: Passing.

Monday: Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers Preview and Pick - 6/29

Walking Wounded: Three big boppers are scheduled to return this week as Josh Hamilton, Raul Ibanez and Aramis Ramirez all return from injury. Manny is due back shortly as well.

Friday Pick: Take the Atlanta Braves at +106! - 6/26

Thursday MLB: Boston Red Sox vs. Washington Nationals Preview and Pick (Smoltz vs. Zimmerman) - 6/25

Wednesday: Take the Houston Astros at -169 to be a hapless Royals team. - 6/24

Back Soon: Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez is shaking off the rust by putting in some time with the team's AAA affiliate in Albuquerque. He went 0-2 yesterday. He's eligible to be activated on the MLB roster on July 3rd. - 6/24

Tuesday: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays Preview and Pick (Moyer vs. Price) - 6/23

Monday: Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves Preview and Pick - 6/22

Sat/Sun: Passing!

Friday: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels Preview and Pick (Billingsley vs. Saunders) - 6/19

Thursday: We're playing the Marlins at +180. - 6/18

Wednesday: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Kansas City Royals Preview and Pick (Max Scherzer vs. Zack Greinke) - 6/17

Tuesday: Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs Preview and Pick (Danks vs. Zambrano) - 6/16

Information about the Jake Peavy Injury - 6/16

Monday MLB: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cleveland Indians Previewa and Pick (Bush vs. Pavano) - 6/15

Saturday: Take the St. Louis Cardinals to beat up Ohka and the Indians! - 6/13

Injury News: Bluejays P Roy Halladay left today's start with a hamstring injury. It is not known how series the injury is at this time. - 6/13

Injury News: Padres star RHP Jake Peavy has been diagnosed with longitudinal tearing in the posterior tibialis tendon in his right ankle. It is likely that he will miss up to 12 weeks of action. Ouch for the Pads. - 6/13

Friday: Take the Atlanta Braves to win on the road at Baltimore! - 6/12

Thursday: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Preview and Pick (Sabathia vs. Penny) - 6/11

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Wednesday on the Bases: We like the Minnesota Twins at +113! - 6/10

Tuesday: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Florida Marlins Preview and Pick (Carpenter vs. J.Johnson) - 6/9

Season-Long Slump: Phillies All-Star SS Jimmy Rollins has been in a funk and hitting around .200 all year long. AFter being benched for a game on Saturday, he returned to the lineup Monday hitting out of the 6 hole. He promptly responded by going 2-4. Maybe this is what it'll take to get him back on track. 6/8

Monday: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres Preview and Pick (Garland vs. Peavy) - 6/8

Sunday: Take the Atlanta Braves at -150! - 6/7

Friday: Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Preview and Pick (Price vs. Sabathia) - 6/5

Thursday: Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview and Pick - 6/4

Wednesday: Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves Preview and Pick (Lilly vs. Lowe) - 6/3

Tuesday Baseball: Take the UNDER 8 runs in the Giants/Nationals game! Also enjoy Badger's preview and pick: Angles vs. Bluejays - 6/2

Monday: Take the Seattle Mariners at -122! - 6/1

Thursday: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs Preview and Pick (Wolf vs. Wells) - 5/28

Wednesday: Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants Preview and Pick (Kawakami vs. The Big Unit) - 5/27

Tuesday NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic Game 4 Preview and Pick - 5/26

Tuesday: Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds Preview and Pick (Oswalt vs. Owings) - 5/26

Monday: Take the TB Rays and David Price at -118. If you have not seen this kid pitch, you are in for a REAL treat! - 5/25

Sunday: Passing!

Saturday: Take the Giants/Mariners to go UNDER 7.5 runs! - 5/23

Friday MLB: Take the Seattle Mariners at -138! - 5/22

Thursday: Toronto Bluejays vs. Boston Red Sox Preview and Pick (Ray vs. Lester) - 5/21

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Wednesday: Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview and Pick (Ryan Demptster vs. Chris Carpenter) - 5/20

Tuesday: Take the Minnesota Twins at +107!

Injury: Brewer 2B Richie Weeks injured his wrist and will miss the rest of the 2009 season. Look for Craig Counsell to pick up his playing time. - 5/18

Monday: Take the Pirates and Russ Ohlendorf at +110 as a LIVE underdog tonight! - 5/17

Sunday: We like the Oakland A's at +122 vs. Detroit! - 5/17

Saturday: We like Arizona and Max Scherzer to take down the Braves today at +109! - 5/16

Friday: Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview and Pick (Gallardo vs. Lohse) - 5/15

Thursday: Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals Preview and Pick (Guthrie vs. Meche)

Wednesday: Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins Preview and Pick (Willis vs. Perkins) - 5/13

Tuesday: New York Yankees vs. Toronto Bluejays Preview and Pick (Burnett vs. Halladay) - 5/12

Monday: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets Preview and Pick (Lowe vs. Santana) - 5/11

Sunday: We like the Rays as a juicy +130 dog! - 5/10

Saturday MLB: Take the Pittsburgh Pirates at +156! - 5/9

Friday on the Basepaths: Toronto Bluejays vs. Oakland A's (Richmond vs. Outman) - 5/8

Breaking News: Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games for violating MLB's drug policy. - 5/7

Thursday: Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox (Galarraga vs. Buehrle) - 5/7

Tuesday: Cincinnati Reds vs. Florida Marlins Preview and Pick - 5/5

Monday: Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview and Pick (Blanton vs. Lohse) - 5/4

Sunday: Take the Los Angeles Dodgers at -160. - 5/3

Saturday MLB: Take the St. Louis Cardinals at -136! - 5/2

Friday: Play the Washington Nationals at -115! - 5/1

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