MLB Baseball
NLDS Preview – Cardinals Take on Giants
The National League has now their Champion Series and we preview it for MLB baseball betting fans. The St. Louis Cardinals will face the San Francisco Giants, after both teams overcame two difficult challenges in their respective Divisional series.
Orioles vs Royals ACLS Playoffs Matchup Preview
Fresh off two unexpected sweeps on their series, the Orioles and the Royals are gearing up to a ALCS that will have MLB Baseball Betting closely watching. Both teams are coming with high morale and a huge momentum, thanks to two great performances on their respective series. Also both teams came into the series expected to be the losing effort, but both Baltimore and Kansas City have steamrolled over their opponents.
Thursday MLB Betting Picks
With the Wild card games over and the post season fully set, we now preview the Division series in our MLB Betting Picks. The Kansas City Royals were able to squeeze in after a dramatic win against the Oakland A’s and the San Francisco Giants powered through and shut out the Pittsburg Pirates to show they could be contenders for another trip to the Fall Classic. But the if there is something about baseball and the post season is that anything can happen.
Yankees announce Jeter retirement date and ticket prices Soar
This 2014 Major League Baseball regular season share with it fans a surprise announcement that the New York Yankees are going to officially honor their retiring and shortstop and Captain Derek Jeter in their 7th of September 2014 game with the Kansas City Royals. That announcement sent the ticket prices for that game increasing rapidly in the resale market for tickets.
Prior to that announcement the list average price for a ticket to the home game in the Bronx with KC had started at some $135 plus before that announcement and now the price as of this past Saturday is over $450 according to the ticket resale market.
Continue ReadingSome 2nd Half Predictions!
As I take a look at the 2nd half of the 2014 MLB season, here are some predictions that are a good guess in my book! Why not a guess, since the hitters try to guess what the pitcher will throw next, while the pitcher tries to guess what the hitter is thinking, and manager will guess what reliever they should use next, and we fans and reporters are second-guessing all. Thus, this may lead to some not so correct guessing. And if that’s what you were thinking, then you probably guessed correctly.
All-Star Game Recap!
Over the past some 85 years the MLB All-Star game has been a tradition in Baseball and each year it has grown in popularity and importance for the sport. Starting back in 2003 this All-Star game became a show piece ofthe best of baseball and the competition for home field advantage, all of which has made the All-Star game more exciting.
This year’s game was close with the final score 5-3 with the American League beating the National League while the Los Angeles star outfielder Mike Trout was designated as the 2014 All-Star Most Valuable Player after he had two hits that scored two runs and he scored a run for the American League as well.
Continue ReadingMLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby!
The 2014 MLB All-Star game takes place on Tuesday the 15th of July and is the 85th edition of the MLB All-Star Game. The game this year will be played in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Target Field which is the home of the Minnesota Twins. This 85th edition will be the 3rd time the Twins have hosted an All-Star game. Since 1965 Minnesota has hosted the game in three different locations, the first in 1965 at the Metropolitan Stadium, then in 1985 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and now at Target Field this 2014.
Continue ReadingMLB Betting: Trading News
The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, and the baseball betting landscape could irrevocably change in the days leading to July, 31st. In the most recent trading news, the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals have designated Greg Dobbs and Pete Kozma for assignment, respectively.
Baseball betting: Who will win the World Series?
According to MLB betting lines, if the World Series started today, it would pit the American League’s Detroit Tigers or Oakland Athletics versus the National League’s Los Angeles Dodgers or San Francisco Giants. Regardless of which teams make it though, the AL representative would be the favorite to become the 2014 to win the 110th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. Current champions the Boston Red Sox are nowhere near the title picture, and the loved/hated New York Yankees are just outside of the top ten contenders.
Baseball betting favorites for 2014 MVP
There are a few MLB betting favorites to win the World Series, but individual performance is also rewarded in the form of the National League and American League Most Valuable Player awards. Last year’s NL MVP Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates has good odds of repeating like his AL counterpart Miguel Cabrera did in 2012 and 2013. Cabrera himself has a good chance of pulling threepeat, but neither he nor McCutchen are in the lead at the moment. McCutchen is in fact trailing Troy Tulowitzki and Giancarlo Stanton (formerly known as Mike).