7/1/2009: Razor Free MLB Picks

Thank you Tigers. The week is back on track now. Zumaya was hitting 103 on the gun in Oakland. 103!!!! That's some sick stuff. Rodney tried his best to F it all up in the ninth but luckily the line drive went right to short for a game ending double play. I knew there was going to be trouble when they introduced him as 17 for 17 in save opportunities. Jinx the guy more. Of course this wasn't a save opportunity since the Tigers were up 4. Stupid announcers. So yeah Tigers and on with the show.

I'm going to the well again. Verlander is going tomorrow for the Tigers and I just can't pass up one of the most dominant pitchers this year against one of the most impotent offenses. Oakland is throwing Dallas Braden who has been brilliant for most of this year, but this line really stood out to me.

DATE

OPP

RESULT

IP

H

R

ER

HR

BB

SO

GB

FB

TBF

#Pit

Dec.

Rel.

ERA

05/16

@DET

L 1-9

5.0

9

6

6

1

2

5

12

7

26

107

L(3-5)

--

3.64

Yes it was over a month ago but that's a pretty nice thrashing by Detroit. Also, here are the numbers the Tigers have put up against Braden:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Placido Polanco	14	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.571	1.071
Magglio Ordonez	10	4	1	0	2	5	3	0	.400	.538	1.100	1.638
Ryan Raburn	10	5	2	0	1	4	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Brandon Inge	9	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	.111	.200	.111	.311
Gerald Laird	9	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	.444	.500	.556	1.056
Marcus Thames	8	4	2	0	1	5	0	1	.500	.500	1.125	1.625
Curtis Granderson	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.333	.500
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.250	.500	.250	.750
Carlos Guillen	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833
Clete Thomas	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Adam Everett	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ramon Santiago	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.500	3.500
Totals	80	30	9	1	4	18	8	10	.375	.432	.663	1.094

Me likey. By contrast, here are Verlander's numbers vs. the A's:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Orlando Cabrera	26	6	2	0	1	1	1	5	.231	.286	.423	.709
Mark Ellis	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	.235	.235	.294	.529
Jason Giambi	10	3	0	0	1	2	0	4	.300	.273	.600	.873
Eric Chavez	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.111	.222
Adam Kennedy	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.300	.222	.522
Jack Cust	8	2	1	0	0	1	1	5	.250	.333	.375	.708
Bobby Crosby	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Kurt Suzuki	8	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	.375	.444	.500	.944
Travis Buck	4	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	.500	.714	.500	1.214
Matt Holliday	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167
Jack Hannahan	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.667	.000	.667
Totals	102	24	5	0	2	7	10	28	.235	.307	.343	.650

The only guys with decent number have hardly any at bats against him. I'm taking Verlander and the Tigers at this nice price.

For my second game of the day, I'm taking Cole Hamels and the Phillies. This is going to be a great pitchers duel and in pitchers duels I always go with the better offense and you don't get a much better offense than the phillies.

RK	TEAM	R	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	NY Yankees	415	153	12	112	1221	393	.271	.354	.468	.822
2	Tampa Bay	438	165	16	102	1245	417	.277	.357	.465	.822
3	Boston	395	163	14	90	1154	376	.268	.352	.446	.798
4	Philadelphia	387	146	13	104	1139	373	.258	.337	.448	.785

As for the Braves:

27	Atlanta	308	143	9	58	987	293	.256	.326	.387	.713
28	San Francisco	305	139	15	51	985	286	.261	.313	.388	.700
29	San Diego	287	116	14	72	954	277	.236	.315	.379	.694
30	Oakland	317	120	7	61	925	303	.239	.312	.363	.676

The Phillies are just sick on the road and after the loss yesterday they'll get back in step today. I'm goin Phils and Hamels.

6/30/2009: Razor Free MLB Picks

I can't blame Halladay for yesterday's loss. The suckass Blue Jays can't hit worth a damn. Jeff Niemann is nothing fing special and they can't scratch a few runs across against this guy. Halladay coming off the DL was risky, but at -150 it was just too hard to pass up. I knew I should have just gone with my hometown boy Lincecum. He should replace Pujols on that ESPN commercial cause he is "The Machine" If you haven't had a chance to watch this kid pitch make sure you tune in or catch him at your local park cause this kid is something special. Ok then.... F the blue jays and let's get a win today.

I'm going with Galarraga and the Tigers. The A's SUCK! with a capital s-u-c-k. And to go along with their sucktitude they are throwing a pitcher in Gonzalez that couldn't get out of the 4th inning in his last 2 starts. These are his lines:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	#Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
06/24	SF	L 3-6	3.2	10	6	4	1	2	6	6	9	23	83	L(0-1)	--	8.03
05/18	@TB	L 4-13	3.2	6	4	4	0	3	6	6	4	19	91	--	--	7.27

If that isn't a pile of shit...I don't know what is.

Now don't get me wrong. I know that Galarraga ain't no huckleberry. His pitching performances have been easier to forget than Farrah Fawcett passing away. Too soon? He even had a beautiful gem against this oakland squad where he only lasted 2/3 of an inning. That's pitching folks. However, in the battle of crap Galarraga comes out on top here.

Detroit has the better offense. Oakland is dead last in the major leagues in BA, OBP, SLG, and if you're dead last in all that, then yes, you are dead last in OPS as well. The team is CRAP.

To summarize, the tigers have the better offense with the better pitcher going tonight against a AAA at best call-up pitcher and the worst offense in the major leagues. Chalk this one up for the tigers.

Since i took a shot at Farrah...here's the best MJ joke i've heard so far:

When farrah fawcett arrived at heaven, god granted her 1 wish. she wished for all the children to be safe. so god killed michael jackson

Good luck everyone except those picking oakland


Safe,

RAZ

6/29/09: Razor MLB Free Picks

Only pick for the day is Halladay and the Blue Jays.

New Format

Yes Yes Yes.....i've changed it up again. Each game now has it's own comment section for people to post their picks for that game and also a place for people to agree or disagree with the picks or just post information about the game. If you want to see the picks for the game or post your picks and/or comments you will need to click the link at the bottom of the game or click the time at the top of the game.

A nice 4-0 on Wednesday with the Bosox, Yanks, under CHC/DET, and Rangers all coming through to go along with my 2-1 record on Tuesday to make up for my ugly Monday. I'm back ahead of the man and ready to take it to him the rest of the week.

-RH

1:10 PM EDT Razor Pick

901 st. louis cardinals	(r) carpenter, c	-125	-1.5(+146)
902 new york mets	(l) santana, j	7u25	+1.5(-156)

1:05 PM EDT Razor Pick

903 chicago cubs	(l) lilly, t	-125	-1.5(+140)
904 detroit tigers	(r) galarraga, a	9u15	+1.5(-150)
WGN

2:05 PM EDT Razor Pick

905 los angeles dodgers	(r) billingsley, c	-155	-1.5(+109)
906 chicago white sox	(l) richard, c	8.5o25	+1.5(-119)

2:05 PM EDT Razor Pick

907 kansas city royals	(r) bannister, b	9o15	+1.5(-201)
908 houston astros	(r) moehler, b	-115	-1.5(+183)

2:05 PM EDT

909 minnesota twins	(r) baker, s	-125	-1.5(+133)
910 milwaukee brewers	(r) burns, mike	9.5u20	+1.5(-143)
MIL (R) M. Burns - 7-2, 2.55 era, 1.08 WHIP, 48-13 K/BBin 77.7 IP in 13 gms (12 starts) @ AAA Nashville (1 relief app. w/MIL in 2009)

4:40 PM EDT

911 san diego padres	(l) leblanc, w	9u15	+1.5(-131)
912 seattle mariners	(l) washburn, j	-185	-1.5(+121)

7:05 PM EDT

913 cincinnati reds	(r) cueto, j	8.5u15	+1.5(-191)
914 toronto blue jays	(l) cecil, b	-120	-1.5(+178)

7:05 PM EDT

915 cleveland indians	(l) lee, c	-160	-1.5(+101)
916 pittsburgh pirates	(r) ohlendorf, r	8.5u20	+1.5(-111)

7:05 PM EDT Razor Pick

917 boston red sox	(r) smoltz, j	-135	-1.5(+138)
918 washington nationals	(r) zimmermann, j	9u20	+1.5(-148)

7:05 PM EDT

919 philadelphia phillies	(l) bastardo, a	10u15	+1.5(-155)
920 tampa bay rays	(r) sonnanstine, a	-140	-1.5(+145)
MLB

7:10 PM EDT Razor Pick

921 new york yankees	(l) pettitte, a	-115	+1.5(-221)
922 atlanta braves	(r) lowe, d	8.5o20	-1.5(+201)
Lineup

7:10 PM EDT

923 baltimore orioles	(l) hill, r	9u15	+1.5(-187)
924 florida marlins	(l) west, s	-130	-1.5(+177)
Lineup

9:40 PM EDT

925 texas rangers	(r) feldman, s	-120	-1.5(+149)
926 arizona diamondbacks	(r) garland, j	9.5o20	+1.5(-159)

7:10 PM EDT

951 st. louis cardinals	(r) thompson, b	9u20	+1.5(-216)
952 new york mets	(r) nieve, f	-115	-1.5(+196)

7:05 PM EDT

953 cincinnati reds	(r) arroyo, b	8.5o15	+1.5(-160)
954 toronto blue jays	(r) richmond, s	-145	-1.5(+150)

7:05 PM EDT

955 philadelphia phillies	(r) blanton, j	9	+1.5(-133)
956 tampa bay rays	(r) garza, m	-170	-1.5(+123)

7:05 PM EDT

957 cleveland indians	(r) pavano, c	8.5o20	+1.5(-176)
958 pittsburgh pirates	(l) duke, z	-135	-1.5(+166)

7:05 PM EDT

959 boston red sox	(l) lester, j	-180	-1.5(-111)
960 washington nationals	(r) stammen, c	9	+1.5(+101)

7:05 PM EDT

961 chicago cubs	(r) harden, r	8.5o15	+1.5(-174)
962 detroit tigers	(r) porcello, r	-130	-1.5(+164)

7:10 PM EDT

963 new york yankees	(r) chamberlain, j	-145	-1.5(+124)
964 atlanta braves	(r) kawakami, k	8.5o20	+1.5(-134)
ESPN2

7:10 PM EDT

965 baltimore orioles	(r) berken, j	9o15	+1.5(-163)
966 florida marlins	(r) nolasco, r	-145	-1.5(+153)

8:05 PM EDT

967 minnesota twins	(r) blackburn, n	-128	-1.5(+143)
968 milwaukee brewers	(r) looper, b	9u20	+1.5(-153)

8:05 PM EDT

969 kansas city royals	(r) hochevar, l	8.5o20	+1.5(-140)
970 houston astros	(r) oswalt, r	-175	-1.5(+130)

8:10 PM EDT

971 los angeles dodgers	(l) wolf, r	-110	+1.5(-201)
972 chicago white sox	(r) floyd, g	9u20	-1.5(+183)

9:40 PM EDT

973 texas rangers	(r) padilla, v	8o15	+1.5(-145)
974 arizona diamondbacks	(r) haren, d	-170	-1.5(+135)

10:05 PM EDT

975 colorado rockies	(r) marquis, j	9o20	+1.5(-172)
976 los angeles angels	(l) saunders, j	-120	-1.5(+162)

10:05 PM EDT

977 san francisco giants	(l) johnson, r
978 oakland athletics	(l) gonzalez, g

10:10 PM EDT

979 san diego padres	(r) geer, j	8.5o20	+1.5(-160)
980 seattle mariners	(r) morrow, b	-140	-1.5(+150)

6/23/2009: Free MLB Picks

7:10 PM EDT
901 st. louis cardinals	(r) pineiro, j	-115	-1.5(+149)
902 new york mets	(r) hernandez, l	9	+1.5(-159)
ESPN2STL-SS-K. Greene-QuestionableNYM-OF-Beltran-Doubtful
7:05 PM EDT
903 philadelphia phillies	(l) moyer, j	9.5u20	+1.5(-131)
904 tampa bay rays	(l) price, d	-165	-1.5(+121)
PHI-1B-Howard-Questionable
7:05 PM EDT
905 boston red sox	(r) penny, b	-135	-1.5(+130)
906 washington nationals	(l) lannan, j	9u25	+1.5(-140)
BOS-3B-Lowell-Probable
7:05 PM EDT
907 cleveland indians	(l) huff, d	9.5u20	+1.5(-194)
908 pittsburgh pirates	(r) snell, i	-125	-1.5(+181)
CLE-DH-Hafner-NOT expected to start (avail. to PH), 1B-Garko-Questionable
7:05 PM EDT
909 cincinnati reds	(r) owings, m	9o20	+1.5(-151)
910 toronto blue jays	(l) tallet, b	-150	-1.5(+141)
TOR-RP-Accardo-Probable, SP-Tallet-3 days rest
7:05 PM EDT
911 chicago cubs	(r) zambrano, c	8.5u15	+1.5(-170)
912 detroit tigers	(r) jackson, e	-135	-1.5(+160)
WGNDET-OF-Ordonez-Expected to start, 2B-Polanco-Questionable
7:10 PM EDT
913 new york yankees	(r) wang, c m	9.5o15	+1.5(-180)
914 atlanta braves	(r) hanson, t	-120	-1.5(+170)
NYY-OF-Damon-Probable
7:10 PM EDT
915 baltimore orioles	(r) uehara, k	9	+1.5(-221)
916 florida marlins	(l) miller, a	-110	-1.5(+201)
8:05 PM EDT
917 minnesota twins	(l) liriano, f	9o25	+1.5(-191)
918 milwaukee brewers	(r) suppan, j	-125	-1.5(+178)
MIN-DH-Kubel-Probable
Razor's Take: Liriano hasn't pitched well all year long. He blew up against the worst offense in baseball(the a's) last week and now he faces the brewers who need to get back on track immediately before the cubs and cards start running away in the central. Suppan is not my favorite, but -125 for the brewers against the flash in the pan liriano looks good to me.
8:05 PM EDT
919 kansas city royals	(r) greinke, z	-140	-1.5(+128)
920 houston astros	(r) ortiz, ru	8.5u20	+1.5(-138)
Razor's Take: No no no.....this can't be true. Number one....WTF is Russ Ortiz doing starting again and number two...how the hell is greinke only a -140 favorite. Go Greinke and the Royals and enjoy your free money.
8:10 PM EDT
921 los angeles dodgers	(r) kuroda, h	8.5o15	+1.5(-201)
922 chicago white sox	(l) danks, j	-115	-1.5(+183)
CWS-OF-Dye-Probable
9:40 PM EDT
923 texas rangers	(l) harrison, m	9o20	+1.5(-166)
924 arizona diamondbacks	(r) scherzer, m	-135	-1.5(+156)
ARZ-OF-C. Young-Questionable
10:05 PM EDT
925 colorado rockies	(r) jimenez, u	9o20	+1.5(-183)	betting closed
926 los angeles angels	(r) o'sullivan, s	-120	-1.5(+173)
PLEASE NOTE OVERNIGHT PITCHING CHANGE
10:05 PM EDT
927 san francisco giants	(r) lincecum, t	-125	-1.5(+150)
928 oakland athletics	(r) mazzaro, v	7u30	+1.5(-160)
Razor's Take: Lincecum at -125 seems to good to be true and probably is. The Giants did well against Mazzaro a week ago in SF and should be able to scratch out enough runs to get the win here. Lincecum doesn't need much run support so if the Giants can get 2 or 3 runs it should be enough. Go Giants with Timmy at a great price.
10:10 PM EDT
929 san diego padres	(r) gaudin, c	8.5o15	+1.5(-165)
930 seattle mariners	(l) olson, g	-145	-1.5(+155)
SD-OF-Giles-QuestionableSEA-3B-Beltre-Probable, OF-Griffey-Questionable, 2B-Lopez-OUT

6/22/2009: Free MLB Picks

Hey folks,

I'm going to be going back to the old style of just posting my picks. It was a lot of work to post everyone's picks and keep track of the standings. Please feel free to still post your picks in the comments so that those that visit the site can see the thoughts on the day, but for now I'm going to just be posting my picks. Thanks to all that participated. I hope you had some fun with it.

7:10 PM EDT
951 st. louis cardinals	(r) wellemeyer, t	-105	+1.5(-230)
952 new york mets	(r) redding, t	9.5u15	-1.5(+190)
NYM-OF-Beltran-Doubtful
Razor's Pick I'll be taking the cardinals in this one. Tim Redding is garbage. A very nice price for the cards and wellemeyer.
10:05 PM EDT
953 colorado rockies	(r) cook, a	9u15	+1.5(-200)
954 los angeles angels	(r) palmer, m	-112	-1.5(+170)
Razor's Pick The Rocks will be cooled off here as the angels with their new sensation Palmer will take this one at home
10:05 PM EDT
955 san francisco giants	(l) sanchez, j	8o15	+1.5(-160)
956 oakland athletics	(r) cahill, t	-151	-1.5(+140)
Razor's Pick Sanchez has been struggling of late, but the Giants have been playing very well. The same cannot be said for the A's. I like the value for Sanchez here getting a nice plus line against a weak A's team.
7:10 PM EDT
957 chicago cubs	(r) dempster, r	7.5u20	+1.5(-165)
958 atlanta braves	(r) vazquez, j	-146	-1.5(+145)
WRITE-IN GAMECHC-OF-Soriano-NOT expected to start (rest)
Razor's Pick The cubs are coming alive after all those come from behind victories and tonight they face a braves team that has been struggling all year long. Take the Cubs and Dempster.

Razor on Vacation

I'll be taking the family off to a wedding starting tomorrow so no picks for Fri-Sun. Updated Standings will be up Sunday Night before Monday picks.

6/18/2009: Picks To Click

Yesterday's Results

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TOP 3 Picks of the Day
	Pick	Total Picked
1	twins	6
2	bosox	6
3	rangers	6

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Overall Pick Record
		W	L	P	%	D
1	Hollywood	34	18	1	65.38	3
2	Bunyah	15	9	0	62.50	1
3	Darkhorse	15	10	0	60.00	3
4	LJ	169	134	5	55.78	0
5	Fofofosho	5	4	0	55.56	0
6	Kaz	27	22	1	55.10	1
7	C-LOS	6	5	0	54.55	0
8	Bodio27	6	5	0	54.55	6
9	Big Tigga	50	42	1	54.35	1
10	RedRaider	47	41	0	53.41	0
11	Samls510	51	45	0	53.13	0
12	Tool	46	41	0	52.87	7
13	Bowlsnapper	55	51	2	51.89	0
14	Shade	14	13	0	51.85	8
15	Razor	47	44	1	51.65	1
16	Rez	83	78	7	51.55	2
17	canadaboy	66	63	0	51.16	0
18	Dawg	14	14	0	50.00	0
19	Show	28	28	0	50.00	0
20	Danno	57	58	1	49.57	0
21	Eflo	10	12	0	45.45	6
22	Dankone	19	23	1	45.24	3
23	MadEraRaider	9	11	1	45.00	6
24	Garsha	11	15	0	42.31	2
25	Troy	14	20	0	41.18	8
26	BamaHammer	14	21	0	40.00	2
27	Jimmy	7	12	0	36.84	2
28	Ginograz13	1	3	0	25.00	4
29	Chris	1	4	0	20.00	0
	TOTAL	917	844	21	52.07

Razor's Picks:



Rez's Picks:



Danno's Picks:

WOW... Brutal day for me yesterday !!! Rebound today to get back over .500 Goin with the Yankees... Texas and Padilla...Arizona and Haren.. Philly at home.. Big Z and the Cubs... Twins and Blackburn and LA Dodgers at Home with the Wolf on the hill !!!

Bunyah's Picks:

Yankees ML
Cubs ML

Tool's Picks:



Dankone's Picks:



EFlo's Picks:



BowlSnapper's Picks:

I'll post early games now:

Braves ML
Twins ML
Phillies ML
Mariners +1.5

Yanks will probably rain out as it's forecast to rain all day in NYC. I'll post some evening picks later.

And for the rest of the day...

Sea/SD Over 8.5
Red Sox ML
Rangers ML
Royals +1.5
Oak/LA Over 7.5

Good luck to all!

Garsha's Pick:



BamaHammer's Picks:



RedRaider's Picks:

Alright...let's turn it around today.

1. Yankees -1.5 (ML I have is -330)
2. Red Sox ML
3. Phillies ML
4. Rangers ML
5. Twins ML
6. Mariners +1.5
7. Oakland +1.5
8. Cubs/White Sox Under 8.5

Hollywood's Picks:



Canadaboy's Picks:

hello everyone hoping to turn things around today
1=braves
2=yankees
3=phillies
4=rockies
5=mets
6=red sox
7=tigers
8=rangers
9=twins
10=padres
well heading off to work so good luck and have a great day!!!

Mad Era Raider's Picks:



Big Tigga's Picks:

Early games are as follows:

Twins ML
Nationals/Yanks Under 10.5
Atlanta ML
Phillies ML
Rays ML



-Tig

Shade's Picks:

LJ's Picks:

Troy's Picks:



Bodio27's Picks:



Lou Brown's Picks:



Trent's Picks:



Show's Picks:

Mets
Tigers

Samls510's Picks:

Red Sox ML
Rangers ML
Mets ML
D'Backs ML
Cardinals ML
DET/STL Under 8.5
NYM/BAL Over 10.5


Kaz's Picks:



Dawg's Picks:

Cubs
Yankees


Darkhorse's Picks:



Jimmy's Picks:

Yankees ML
Twins ML
Boston ML
Texas ML



Ginograz13's Picks:



Fofofosho's Picks:

1.Detroit
2. The under on Dodgers game 7.5.
3. The under on Rockies game 9.


C-LOS's Picks:




Chris's Picks:

Cubs, Arizona, Mets, Boston

...

Combined Picks
	Pick	Total Picked
1	twins	6
2	bosox	6
3	rangers	6
4	phillies	5
5	yankees	5
6	cubs	4
7	mets	4
8	braves	3
9	tigers	3
10	dbacks	3
11	mariners +1.5	2
12	a's +1.5	2
13	rockies	1
14	padres	1
15	yankees -1.5	1
16	CHC/CWS under 8.5	1
17	NYY/DC under 10.5	1
18	rays	1
19	dodgers	1
20	COL/TB under 9	1
21	LAD/OAK under 7.5	1
22	SEA/SD over 8.5	1
23	royals +1.5	1
24	LAD/OAK over 7.5	1
25	cards	1
26	DET/STL under 8.5	1
27	NYM/BALT over 10.5	1

Yesterday's Results

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6/17/2009 Pick Record
		W	L	P	%
1	Show	4	2	0	66.67
2	Bowlsnapper	5	4	0	55.56
3	RedRaider	4	5	0	44.44
4	Fofofosho	1	2	0	33.33
5	Samls510	2	5	0	28.57
6	canadaboy	2	6	0	25.00
7	Chris	1	3	0	25.00
8	C-LOS	1	4	0	20.00
9	LJ	1	5	0	16.67
10	Big Tigga	0	9	0	0.00
11	Dawg	0	3	0	0.00
12	Danno	0	5	0	0.00
	TOTAL	21	53	0	28.38