Comments on: Peavy, Padres Roll in Opener

By: Coronado Mike

Coronado Mike — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:40:15 +0000

Funny because I know more about baseball than any other sport and I won't bet a dollar on it. I will bet on cricket or carriage racing before I bet on baseball.

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By: Stu

Stu — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:03:49 +0000

Every serious handicapper and railbird type I've ever spoken to agrees that baseball is the easiest professional sport to bet on. I find this very interesting because betting on baseball (at least in the Vegas sportsbooks) is not at all popular - pro and college football and basketball are the big moneymakers. Baseball is just something the sportsbooks put up to keep busy in the summer months. LaMar, your comment about wondering which Cain is going to show up is indicative of how someone who follows a team very closely *might* have a potential edge over an oddsmaker. An oddsmaker, especially on baseball, has to keep up with dozens of teams playing hundreds of games (but never forget, the oddsmakers are almost certainly smarter than we are). We, on the other hand, can limit our obsession to one team and 162 games, and if we're lucky, some postseason contests as well.

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By: LaMar

LaMar — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:52:19 +0000

#30 — Stu, I knew about Cain’s stats against us, but I seem to remember that his record last year at the start of the season was horrible. He didn’t get hot until the 2nd half, during the time when the Pads faced him. I’m wondering which Cain shows up. I would think the odds maker’s would too.

I unfortunately, do not know enough about baseball gambling, judging from my frequent losses. Lack of knowledge has never stopped me from dropping a few bucks, here and there. In fact, my pocket has a ticket for the Padres to win the World Series at 21-1.

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By: Stu

Stu — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:41:55 +0000

17 - LaMar, as someone who knows more than I should about baseball wagering, the betting line is influenced by the Giants' playing at home, but much more by Cain's past record of success against us. Starting pitching is the single biggest variable the bookies look at when setting baseball lines.

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By: planetjeffy

planetjeffy — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:38:21 +0000

It is going to be a very long year for Bochy...and the Giants' fans. He doesn't have half the talent he had with the Pads, and his poor decisions will stick out like a sore thumb.

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By: Schlom

Schlom — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:07:51 +0000

Watching the game yesterday made me wonder why Bochy would take that job. The Giants just aren’t that good. They might get lucky and have a bunch of guys with career years, but that probably only gets them to about 85 wins or so.

I understand that Bochy wanted a long term deal but why would you give up a better job to take a worse one? I don’t think that he was going to get fired in the last offseason although this would’ve been his last year with the Padres. You have to have serious questions about Bochy’s judgement after his decision.

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By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:03:41 +0000

25 I was just teasing you. I doubt anybody minds long comments. I need all the entertainment I can get. I'm just telling you that the words are appearing at the same speed in both boxes for me.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:02:47 +0000

Good to see Fick in the middle of a bottom-of-9th rally for victory … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=270404120

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By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:57:01 +0000

OK, that shoulda been 21. And, yes, I know Ducksnorts is not a msg. board.

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By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:55:14 +0000

22: I wish. When I type, text appears in the reply field and the preview field. I imagine it's that way for all of us. I haven't seen preview features work this way in other msg. boards I frequent.

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