Mariners turn triple play; win in Brown's debut as manager
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08/10/2010 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doug Fister pitched six innings of one-run ball, and Seattle turned its first triple play in 15 years en route to beating Oakland, 3-1, at Safeco Field.
It was a whirlwind day for the Mariners.
The disappointing club shook up the coaching staff, relieving manager Don Wakamatsu of his duties prior to Monday's series opener against the Athletics and replacing him on an interim basis with Daren Brown, who managed Seattle's Triple-A affiliate in Tacoma the past four seasons. Bench coach Ty Van Burkleo and pitching coach Rick Adair were also dismissed.
Fister (4-8) scattered seven hits, walked one and struck out five to record his first win since May 14. The towering right-hander had gone 0-7 in his previous 11 starts.
Vin Mazzaro (6-4) gave up three runs -- two earned -- on five hits over seven full frames for Oakland, which fell to eight games behind idle Texas in the AL West standings.
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Joyce homered and drove in two runs and David Price set a franchise record with his 15th win of the season as Tampa Bay doubled up Detroit, 6-3, in the opener of a three-game series at Comeric
<< Mariners turn first triple play since 1995
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners turned their first
triple play in 15 years during Monday's contest against the Athletics.
With runners on first and second in the fourth inning, Jose Lopez fielded a
chopper by
<< D'Backs rally past Brewers in 10
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Drew grounded a two-run single up the
middle in the 10th inning to lift Arizona to a 7-4 win over Milwaukee in the
opener of a four-game series at Miller Park.
Chris Young homered for the Diamond
<< Bengals RB Leonard to see foot specialist
Georgetown, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Bengals running back Brian
Leonard is set to have his left foot examined Tuesday after suffering a
potential season-ending injury in Sunday's Hall of Fame Game.
Leonard suffered what
<< Astros use late blitz to beat Braves
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Johnson's two-run single highlighted a
six-run seventh inning that featured two Atlanta errors, as the Houston Astros
pounded the NL East-leading Braves, 10-4, in the opener of a three-game series
at Minu
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bobby Abreu clubbed a two-run homer off former Angel Sean O'Sullivan and had four RBI, as Los Angeles beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-4, to begin a three-game series. Ervin Santana (11-8) yielded six hits
Burrell drives in winning run in 11th as Giants top Cubs >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pat Burrell provided the game-winning
sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the 11th inning for the second time in
four games as San Francisco topped the Cubs, 4-3, at AT&T Park.
Burrell had tw
49ers lose Heitmann to broken leg >>
Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Francisco 49ers center Eric Heitmann
suffered a broken leg during practice on Monday.
Heitmann is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks. He has been a
starter on San Francisco's offensi
Bombers release Serna >>
Winnipeg, MB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have released kicker
Alexis Serna.
In six games this season, Serna connected on just 8-of-14 field goal tries. He
also missed four of his six attempts from 40 yards or longer.
"At
Lions take losing streak on the road against the Roughriders >>
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders try to keep their
home record in perfect shape this season as they entertain the British
Columbia Lions at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on Thursday.
The Roughriders who, along with Calga
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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NFL Football Betting OnlineIn terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
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