Still Feeling a Bit Odd, Baseball Odds and More

March 15, 2014 @ admin → No Comments

With Charles Tillman re-signing with the Chicago Bears, Phil Jackson apparently on his way to running the New York Knicks, the Cubs naming Jeff Samardzija their Opening Day pitcher, Big Ten Conference basketball tournament action and other assorted newsworthy items, there should be ample topics to cover today.

And indeed there are. I’m just not in a mood to do so. Blame it on allergies or whatever that makes it difficult to ~~craft the typical creativity you have grown to expect around here~~ type without having to find a tissue to blow my nose. Another day of sleep seems to have helped me ward off whatever mutant strain is attacking my system. It now seems to be isolated in my head (and, yes, there is plenty of empty space there to fill up). So once again we will be cutting short the text today.

Despite feeling under the weather, may we wish those celebrating a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We have a few of Loop Rock Girl Shannon Ihrke’s photos to mark the occasion. For her entire St. Patty’s photo gallery, you can click here.

Thankfully, from the fine folks at Bovada (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV) we have some odds regarding the upcoming baseball season:

2014 AL MVP – Odds to Win
Mike Trout 5/1
Miguel Cabrera 6/1
Jacoby Ellsbury 12/1
Albert Pujols 12/1
Josh Donaldson 14/1
Robinson Cano 14/1
Evan Longoria 14/1
Adrian Beltre 16/1
Chris Davis 16/1
Dustin Pedroia 16/1
Eric Hosmer 18/1
Prince Fielder 20/1
Joe Mauer 20/1
Adam Jones 20/1
Jose Bautista 20/1
Shin-Soo Choo 25/1
Mark Teixeira 25/1
Wil Myers 25/1
David Ortiz 25/1
Manny Machado 33/1
Yoenis Cespedes 33/1
Edwin Encarnacion 33/1
Jason Kipnis 40/1
Carlos Beltran 40/1
Josh Hamilton 50/1
Derek Jeter 100/1

2014 NL MVP – Odds to Win
Andrew McCutchen 6/1
Joey Votto 7/1

Paul Goldschmidt 9/1
Yadier Molina 12/1
Buster Posey 12/1
Freddie Freeman 14/1
Yasiel Puig 14/1
Ryan Braun 14/1
Carlos Gonzalez 16/1
Matt Kemp 16/1
Bryce Harper 16/1
Troy Tulowitzki 18/1
David Wright 18/1
Clayton Kershaw 20/1
Matt Holliday 25/1
Jayson Werth 25/1
Giancarlo Stanton 25/1
Hanley Ramirez 25/1
Allen Craig 25/1
Adrian Gonzalez 33/1
Ryan Zimmerman 33/1
Jay Bruce 33/1
Matt Carpenter 33/1
Carlos Gomez 40/1
Starling Marte 40/1

Odds to win the 2014 AL Cy Young
Yu Darvish 8/1
David Price 9/1
Clay Buchholz 10/1
Max Scherzer 10/1
Matt Moore 12/1
Chris Sale 12/1
Justin Verlander 12/1
Masahiro Tanaka 15/1
Jered Weaver 15/1
C.J. Wilson 15/1
Felix Hernandez 15/1
Hisashi Iwakuma 15/1
C.C. Sabathia 18/1
Anibal Sanchez 18/1
Jon Lester 20/1
James Shields 20/1
Justin Masterson 25/1
Sonny Gray 25/1
Koji Uehara 33/1
R.A. Dickey 33/1
Chris Tillman 33/1
Chris Archer 33/1
Ubaldo Jimenez 33/1
Alex Cobb 33/1
Martin Perez 33/1
Hiroki Kuroda 50/1
Grant Balfour 50/1
Jarrod Parker 50/1
Joe Nathan 50/1
Jim Johnson 50/1
Greg Holland 50/1
John Lackey 66/1
Joakim Soria 66/1
Fernando Rodney 66/1
Mark Buehrle 75/1

Odds to win the 2014 NL Cy Young
Clayton Kershaw 13/2
Stephen Strasburg 8/1
Adam Wainwright 8/1
Jose Fernandez 10/1
Madison Bumgarner 15/1
Zack Greinke 15/1
Cliff Lee 15/1
Gio Gonzalez 18/1
Cole Hamels 18/1
Jordan Zimmerman 18/1
Hyun-Jin Ryu 20/1
Patrick Corbin 20/1
Johnny Cueto 20/1
Matt Cain 25/1
Tim Lincecum 25/1
Bartolo Colon 25/1
Shelby Miller 25/1
Francisco Liriano 25/1
Julio Teheran 25/1
Gerrit Cole 25/1
Michael Wacha 25/1
Mike Minor 25/1
Matt Garza 33/1
Mat Latos 33/1
Craig Kimbrel 33/1
Aroldis Chapman 33/1
Doug Fister 33/1
A.J. Burnett 40/1
Tim Hudson 40/1
Zack Wheeler 40/1
Kenley Jansen 50/1
Yovani Gallardo 50/1
Rafael Soriano 50/1
Sergio Romo 50/1
Lance Lynn 50/1
Jorge De La Rosa 50/1
Josh Johnson 50/1
Jonathan Papelbon 66/1
Wade Miley 66/1
Jonathan Niese 66/1
Josh Beckett 100/1

Who will hit the most home runs in the regular season?
Chris Davis 8/1
Miguel Cabrera 9/1
Giancarlo Stanton 10/1
Pedro Alvarez 14/1
Jose Bautista 16/1
Paul Goldschmidt 16/1
Edwin Encarnacion 20/1
Mark Trumbo 20/1
Prince Fielder 20/1
Albert Pujols 20/1
Bryce Harper 25/1
Ryan Braun 25/1
Jay Bruce 25/1
Adam Dunn 33/1
Nelson Cruz 33/1
Robinson Cano 33/1
Matt Kemp 33/1
Carlos Gonzalez 33/1
Mike Trout 33/1
Josh Hamilton 33/1
Troy Tulowitzki 33/1
Jose Abreu 33/1
Chris Carter 33/1
Wil Myers 33/1
Adam Jones 40/1
Mark Teixeira 40/1
Yasiel Puig 40/1
Evan Longoria 50/1
David Ortiz 50/1
Adrian Beltre 50/1
Domonic Brown 50/1
Brandon Moss 50/1
Curtis Granderson 50/1
Ryan Howard 50/1
Yoenis Cespedes 50/1
Matt Adams 50/1
Joey Votto 50/1
Anthony Rizzo 66/1
Alfonso Soriano 75/1
Adrian Gonzalez 75/1
Justin Upton 75/1
Carlos Beltran 75/1
David Wright 75/1
Jayson Werth 75/1

SEASON LEADER PROPS

Highest Home Run total by a batter?
Over/Under 45½

Highest RBI total by a batter?
Over/Under 133½

Highest Batting Average by a batter?
Over/Under .345

Highest Hit total by a batter?
Over/Under 210½

Highest Stolen Base total by a player?
Over/Under 62½

Highest Win total by a pitcher?
Over/Under 21

Highest Loss total by a pitcher?
Over/Under 17

Highest Save total by a pitcher?
Over/Under 48½

Highest Strikeout total by a pitcher?
Over/Under 250½

Will any pitcher pitch a perfect game in the Season?
Yes +175 (7/4)
No -250 (2/5)

How many No-Hitters will there be in the Regular Season?
0 5/1
1 3/1
2 3/1
3 4/1
4 or more 2/1

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