Every year I take on 25 bets for the upcoming baseball season. The bets I take on are player prop bets such as over/under for batting average, hits, home runs, etc… I also take on bets for teams such as over/under for wins. In 2009, I went 64 percent on my bets. Good, but not [...]
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Prediction week keeps off here at The Baseball Index with predicting who will win the American League and National League Comeback Player of the Year award. Last year, Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox and Lance Berkman of the St. Louis Cardinals took home the awards. Let’s see who the candidates are this year [...]
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It’s time for my personal favorite series of the year. It’s time for the “Key” player for each team series. For those of you who aren’t familiar with my “Key” player series, the “Key” player for each team is someone who was injured or had a down year the year before and if they can [...]
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It’s always one step forward and two steps back for the New York Mets. On Monday, I wrote how the Mets have to be pleased with what they have seen so far from staff ace Johan Santana. That was some good news. But with the Mets, with every bit of good news, there always seems [...]
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The more LHP Johan Santana throws, the more the New York Mets have to like what they see. Santana was strong again for the Mets on Sunday against the Miami Marlins as he went 2.2 innings and struck out two in the 42-pitch effort. He did allow a run, but it was unearned thanks to [...]
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Today has become a very sad day in baseball as Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has passed away. Carter, who was 57-years-old, was battling tumors in his brain for almost a year. As someone who grew up in Queens in the 80′s and literally 10 minutes away from then Shea Stadium, Carter was a [...]
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