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Subject: Daily Blurb - October 19, 2011
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Wed, Oct 19, 2011, 09:04
Quote of the day
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa." -- Bob Veale, 1966Daily blurb
The Rangers are the betting favorites to win the World Series, but this one really looks too close to call. Chris Carpenter is probably the best pitcher in the Series, but he’s certainly not unbeatable. Both bullpens have been solid. St. Louis may have the hotter hitters, although Nelson Cruz has been hot enough to carry the team. And neither team has had any trouble scoring runs. The Cards get the home field advantage, which means that Texas will lose the DH for 4 out of 7 games. But Texas doesn’t have the quintessential DH who can’t play the field, so this just means they’ll have one more decent hitter available on the bench. This one could easily go either way. Carson Palmer got his wish, and should probably add Jason Campbell to his Christmas list. While Palmer certainly has marquis name recognition, he really hasn’t performed that well in the last few years, so it remains to be seen whether this week’s hot pickup on the fantasy waiver wire will really be an impact player. Last season, his QB rating ranked 19th in the NFL – immediately behind Jason Campbell. Two years ago, he ranked #16 – again, right behind Jason Campbell. If nothing else, this is starting to look like a seamless transition! |