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Here's another week of picks for you. April: 35-36 +0.91 units May: 41-52 -3.99 units 2012: 76-88 -3.08 units May 31: If I win both of these, I'll be positive in May. Dodgers +116 vs. Milwaukee -1 unit Houston +113 @ Colorado -1 unit May 30: Blegh. Trying to shake things up today, 1-2 and 2-1 days are annoying. Cardinals +110 @ Braves -1 unit White Sox +130 @ Rays +1.3 units Arizona +114 @ Giants +1.14 units May 29: Philly -108 @ Mets -1 unit Yankees +124 @ Angels -1 unit Reds -115 @ Pirates +0.87 units May 28: Dodgers +100 vs. Milwaukee -1 unit Cardinals +110 @ Braves +1.1 units Houston +110 @ Colorado (game 1) -1 unit May 27: Meh, I guess that's what happens when you pick 2 big underdogs. Houston +150 @ Dodgers -1 unit Pittsburgh -110 vs. Cubs +0.91 units Tampa +105 @ Red Sox +1.05 units May 26: After that game yesterday, and considering the fact they're only a game under .500 (which most people don't realize) you're probably going ...

April: 35-36 +0.91 units May: 32-41 -3.08 units 2012: 67-77 -2.17 units May 24: Only 1 game I like on the short sked today. Minnesota +145 @ White Sox -1 unit May 23: I needed that. I really like the Nationals today. Giants +119 @ Brewers -1 unit Washington +150 @ Phillies -1 unit Dodgers -105 @ Arizona -1 unit Cleveland +110 vs. Detroit +1.1 units May 22: Bad day yesterday :/ I've got a boatload of picks today. I'm not sure I can recover if I drop 5 or 6 of these. Nats +145 @ Phillies +1.45 units Miami -127 vs. Colorado +0.79 units Houston -118 vs. Cubs +0.87 units Giants +103 @ Brewers +1.03 units Detroit +103 @ Cleveland -1 unit Kansas City +166 @ Yankees -1 unit May 21: Mets -102 @ Pirates -1 unit Baltimore +101 vs. Boston -1 unit Atlanta +108 @ Cincy -1 unit May 20: Perfect weather for camping. I'm quite exhausted, but here are my picks. Cardinals -115 @ Dodgers -1 unit Baltimore +143 @ Washington -1 unit Reds +170 @ Yankees +1.7 units Ma...

Here we go again! Most teams are almost a quarter of the way through the season, so it's a good time to re-evaluate. All stats and such are through Wednesday May 16th. No commentary for teams 16-30 this week. 1: Rangers It tells you how good a team is when they get swept by the Royals and remain number 1. The +77 run differential is otherworldly. Oh, and Yu Darvish has taken CJ Wilson's spot in the rotation reasonably well. Just reasonably. 2: Cardinals I'd like to point out here that the Cardinals' run differential is more than double that of the next team, Atlanta. In that respect, the Cardinals and Rangers are in a class of their own. 3: Dodgers Yes, this team can play baseball without Matt Kemp. Especially at home (where they're 16-4 so far this year). 4: Rays Matt Moore will come around, hopefully (considering he's on my fantasy team). The ex-Devil Rays are actually have a sub-.500 road mark. 5: Orioles Oh, I'm trying not to rank them any high...

I need to rethink my strategy after a roller coaster week. April: 35-36 +0.91 units May: 24-29 -0.29 units 2012: 59-65 +0.52 units May 17: Finally getting the ball rolling again. Houston +136 vs. Milwaukee +1.36 units Cardinals +110 @ Giants -1 unit Baltimore +116 @ Kansas City +1.16 units May 16: Seattle -115 @ Cleveland -1 unit Baltimore +120 @ Kansas City +1.2 units Miami +105 @ Atlanta +1.05 units May 15: Dodgers -132 vs. Arizona -1 unit Arizona sucks right now. Baltimore +142 vs. Yankees +1.42 units This is a good value for the O's with Chen pitching at hone. Rays -105 @ Blue Jays +0.95 units Price is on a roll right now. May 14: Really like Oakland today. Houston +165 @ Philly -1 unit Oakland +175 @ Angels +1.75 units Baltimore +102 vs. Yankees -1 unit May 13: These are the times that I'm so happy I don't use real money. New strategy today. Cleveland +130 @ Boston -1 unit Cardinals -140 vs. Atlanta -1 unit Detroit -175 @ Oakland +0.57 unit...

Another week, another set of power rankings! I think it's nice to do them on a Thursday, since most rankings come out on Mondays. That way there are updated rankings the whole week. Anyways, here we go. All records, stats and analysis are through last night (May 9). 1: Rangers The Rangers have a very small lead over Saint Louis, but they've ground a decent Orioles team into the infield dirt in the last two games. 2: Cardinals Baseball's Pythagorean Theorem currently has the Cardinals at 122-40. Obviously that's blind extrapolation, but pretty impressive anyways. Oh, and they're finally playing teams not in the NL Central. We could have a rematch World Series... 3: Rays Now that we've moved away from the two teams with ridiculous scoring margins,we have the Rays. Sans Longoria, they're still 7-3 in their last 10. 4: Dodgers Despite the fact that Matt Kemp has cooled off some, but you have to like the 12-3 home record, and the .500 road mark. 5: Bra...

This post will have my picks this week. April 2012: 35-36 +0.91 units May 2012: 14-19 -0.82 units 2012: 49-55 +0.09 units May 10: Just fade me. Seriously. Tampa +124 @ New York -1 unit Cleveland +135 @ Boston +1.35 units Pittsburgh +155 vs. Washington -1 unit May 9: Whelp. There goes my great month. A whopping 5 picks today. I could be down to -2.12 by tomorrow. Washington +101 @ Pittsburgh -1 unit Cardinals -113 @ Arizona +0.86 Giants +120 @ Dodgers -1 unit Texas -128 @ Baltimore Detroit -120 @ Seattle -1 unit May 8: Guess I'm bound to have days like that. Washington -110 -1 unit Edwin Jackson is better than AJ Burnett. Tampa +120 -1 unit Nova's ERA is not very good this year. Boston -128 -1 unit The Royals are incompetent. May 7: The homer drought is over!!! Angels will regain their mojo now. Amazed at my performance recently. Only 2 games I like today. Giants +148 @ Dodgers -1 unit Detroit -128 @ Seattle -1 unit May 6: After the Oakland game ende...

Rankings through Wednesday May 2nd. 1: Rangers The grip on this spot is slipping, as the Rays have a better winning percentage. 2: Rays The Rays are on pace for 112 wins, but losing Longoria hurts. 112 wins would be nice, considering Matt Moore and David Price are on my fantasy team. 3: Dodgers My list of studs is short. Matt Kemp is most definitely on that list. 4: Cardinals The only reason they aren't higher than this is the fact that they are 0-0 against teams above .500. The only games the Cardinals have played against teams not in the NL Central is the season opener against Miami. These top four teams are a tier of their own right now. 5: Braves Tough spot to fill. Pure winning percentage would put the Orioles here (!!!) and the Nationals behind them. Chipper Jones is defying Father Time, putting the Braves in this spot. 6: Yankees The rotation is lacking right now, for sure. This team is a lot better than their record indicates. 7: Orioles My O's are 8-2 in ...