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07/23/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners continue to push forward in their attempt to take over the top spot in the American League West. Although the club has gone just 5-5 since the All-Star break, a recent slump by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim now has Seattle finding itself just two games out of first place in the division standings.
The Mariners' climb towards the top has not been an easy one, as they have trailed the Angels by as many as eight games over the last month. Seattle's resurgence began about three weeks ago, as they won nine of 10 games to close out the month of June. The winning carried over into early July and at 13 games above .500 (54-41), Seattle is very much alive in both the races for the AL West crown and the league's wild card spot.
The Mariners closed the gap in AL West earlier this week by taking two out of three games from the Baltimore Orioles. However, they failed to capitalize on the momentum, as they dropped two out of three games to the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend.
Seattle opened the series with a 4-2 win on Friday night. Starter Miguel Batista earned his 10th win of the season, limiting the Blue Jays to just two runs on five hits through 5 2/3 innings. The Mariners' bullpen took care of the rest, holding the Blue Jays scoreless over the final 3 1/3 innings. Closer J.J. Putz continued his dominance by collecting his 29th save of the season.
Seattle registered just six hits in the win, but received a two-run homer from Adrian Beltre in the fourth inning to take control of the game.
Friday's win would be the last for Seattle, as it dropped two straight to end the series. The Mariners lost a 1-0 heartbreaker on Saturday despite an outstanding effort from starter Jeff Weaver. The right-hander was dominant in the loss, allowing just one run on four hits through eight innings. However, the Mariners' struggles at the plate continued, as they collected just three hits in the loss.
Seattle's hitting problems were evident again during Sunday's 8-0 setback, as the Mariners were held to a meaningless three hits for a second straight day.
Starting pitcher Felix Hernandez was saddled with the loss after surrendering six runs on seven hits through six innings. The Mariners also suffered a meltdown in the fifth inning that led to the ejection of manager John McLaren.
SUZUKI SIGNED THROUGH 2012
Although the trade deadline is still a week away, the Mariners have already made their most important move of the season by re-signing center fielder Ichiro Suzuki to a five-year contract extension. The re-signing was a must for Seattle, which would have had to go through a bidding war for Suzuki during the offseason.
Suzuki did not come cheap, signing for a reported $90 million over the next five years, but the deal, which was finalized on July 13, will keep the All- Star in Seattle through the 2012 season.
Signing Suzuki before the offseason gives merit to the Mariners' stance that they are dedicated to building a winner. Ichiro has been the cornerstone of the franchise since joining Seattle in 2000. He has more than 200 hits in each of his seven major league seasons while earning a Gold Glove in each of the past six years.
Suzuki has continued to thrill this season, batting .346 with 136 hits on the year. Just two weeks ago, he recorded the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history on his way to being named the contest's MVP. He became the first Mariner to garner the honor since Ken Griffey Jr. did so in 1992.
Suzuki's deal includes much more than the reported $90 million in guaranteed salary. The Japanese star will also receive a $5 million signing bonus, a yearly housing allowance, a new car, a personal trainer and interpreter, plus four first class tickets from Seattle to Japan each year.
Executive vice president Bill Bavasi spoke about the importance of re-signing Suzuki and what the outfielder has meant to the Mariners and the city of Seattle.
"This is a tremendously important day for our ballclub, the club's fans and for Ichiro, but more importantly, it's a real exciting day for us," Bavasi said. "Ichiro is a cornerstone that you use to build a winning club. He plays hard, he plays the game right, he sets a great example for our younger players, and any players, just based on his dedication and his preparation."
As for Ichiro, he is happy to be able to call Seattle home for the next five seasons.
"Well, I can't say there was a particular day that I decided [to stay]," said Suzuki. "But during the season we go to different teams, different places on the road, and the fans from opposing teams always told me, 'Please come here, please come to our team,' in many different places. To be honest, I was moved during those times, and also the fans in Japan [who] asked me to come back to Japan to play. But in the end, when I came back to Seattle and the fans here asked me to stay here, that was a moment that meant the most to me and that's when I decided."
REITSMA GIVES PEN A BOOST
Chris Reitsma's return to the Seattle bullpen has given the Mariners a solid right-handed set-up man. Unfortunately, the Mariners will be unable to gauge Reitsma's long term affect until he proves that he can be called upon on a nightly basis. The oft-injured hurler has spent the majority of this season on the disabled list, missing time from April 19 to June 4 with an elbow injury only to go back on the DL from June 11 to July 5 for the same reason.
Reitsma has been solid since re-joining the club earlier this month, having allowed just one run over his last four appearances. He has shown power and control on the mound and has given the Mariners another option in the late innings. However, the right-hander has yet to pitch on consecutive nights and many in the organization are unsure as to how his elbow will respond.
If Reitsma is able to regain full strength and become a solid reliever, the Mariners may have found the missing piece to a run at the AL West crown. However, if his troublesome elbow limits his playing time, the Mariners may have to hit the market in search of another setup man.
Reitsma is confident that his elbow is ready for the test. He has dealt with elbow problems in the past and believes that he is more than ready to pitch on back-to-back nights.
"At this point in time, I feel I am fully able to do that," he said. "I realize there are going to be days when I wake up after pitching the night before and my elbow will ache a little. But I don't anticipate anything happening to debilitate me the rest of the way. If it stays like this, I definitely can pitch in back-to-back games."
McLaren will be proactive in testing Reitsma's endurance, but is not going to do anything that may jeopardize the health of his already-stellar bullpen.
"When you are coming off an injury, pitching back-to-back is one step back," McLaren said. "We had that issue with (Brandon) Morrow, because he had never done it before. We got over that hurdle a little bit and now we have to do the same with Chris."
WHO'S HOT
Designated hitter Jose Vidro has been hot out of the break, hitting safely in five of his last six games and going 15-for-39 (.385) at the plate since July 6. Vidro, who is a career .301 hitter, is batting .299 with 47 runs scored this season.
WHO'S NOT
Raul Ibanez is battling through a slump right now, going just 4-for-35 at the plate over his last 10 games. He has gone hitless in four of his last five outings and was a pitiful 1-for-12 during the Toronto series. The outfielder is batting .258 with six home runs and 57 RBI on the season.
ON DECK
The Mariners will travel to Arlington for a four-game set against the Texas Rangers beginning Monday. The opener will feature Horacio Ramirez (5-2, 5.89) and Texas ace Kevin Millwood (6-8, 5.50). Tuesday's double-header will kick off with a showdown between Mariners lefty Jarrod Washburn (8-7, 4.02) and John Rheinecker (0-0. 12.00), with Ryan Feierabend (1-3, 9.31) pitching the nightcap for Seattle opposite Kameron Loe (5-8, 5.69). Wednesday night's finale will feature Batista (10-7, 4.32) and Brandon McCarthy (4-7, 5.53).
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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