Tomlin shines in MLB debut; A-Rod held homerless on birthday
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07/27/2010 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Tomlin pitched into the eighth inning in his major league debut and Matt LaPorta provided enough support with two RBI, as Cleveland downed the Yankees, 4-1, in the continuation of a four-game series from Progressive Field.
Tomlin (1-0), who was filling in for the injured Aaron Laffey, baffled the Bombers over seven-plus innings. He scattered three hits and did not walk a batter while striking out two.
The young right-hander was charged with a run in the eighth after giving way to Cleveland's bullpen, but got the better of former Indians ace CC Sabathia (13-4), who gave up four runs (two earned) on nine hits and three walks in seven innings.
Sabathia lost for the first time in more than two months and was seeking his 150th career victory. The All-Star lefty had come out on top in each of his previous nine decisions and was unbeaten in 11 straight starts since falling to the Mets on May 23.
Alex Rodriguez again failed to deliver career home run No. 600 -- and on his 35th birthday. He finished 0-for-4 and has now gone without a homer in five games since hitting No. 599 versus Kansas City last Thursday.
The three-time American League MVP bounced out to short in his final at-bat with two out in the ninth representing the tying run. Chris Perez picked up his 10th save as a result as New York was dealt only its second defeat in the last seven games.
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miguel Batista, thrust into emergency duty after the late scratch to phenom Stephen Strasburg, hurled five scoreless frames as Washington downed Atlanta, 3-0, in the first of three games at Nationa
<< Broncos sign draft picks Beadles, Decker
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos came to terms with their
second and third-round draft picks, offensive lineman Zane Beadles and wide
receiver Eric Decker, the team announced on Tuesday.
Terms of the deals were not di
<< Caps sign Fleischmann for one year
Arlington, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals inked forward Tomas
Fleischmann to a one-year contract on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old native of the Czech Republic notched career-highs with 23
goals, 28 assists and 51 points in
<< Big Hurt returns to White Sox as team ambassador
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time American League MVP Frank Thomas, who
announced his retirement last winter, will rejoin the Chicago White Sox as a
team ambassador.
Thomas, who played 19 seasons in the majors, will have his un
<< Dolphins sign veteran DE Douglas
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins signed veteran defensive end
Marques Douglas to an undisclosed contract on Tuesday.
Douglas has spent each of the past three seasons with a different club,
playing in all 16 regular se
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Bautista went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs and knocked in five, as the Toronto Blue Jays downed the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, in the second of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. Vernon Wells
Shields follows Garza's no-hit gem with strong outing >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One night after Matt Garza pitched the
first no-hitter in Tampa Bay franchise history, the Rays used a solid outing
from starter James Shields and a timely RBI double by Matt Joyce to defeat the
Detroit
Mets return home, rock Wainwright and Cards >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Francoeur and Jose Reyes each homered as
the New York Mets made a successful return to Citi Field by roughing up Adam
Wainwright and the Cardinals, 8-2, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Mets
White Sox rout Mariners, Floyd strong again in victory >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexei Ramirez, Paul Konerko and Andruw Jones
each homered, and Gavin Floyd threw seven scoreless frames for Chicago en
route to an 11-0 annihilation of Seattle in the second meeting of a four-game
series.
Tomlin wins in major league debut for Indians >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Tomlin pitched into the eighth inning
in his major league debut and bested former Indians ace CC Sabathia in a 4-1
Indians win against the Yankees.
Tomlin was recalled from Triple-A Columbus Tues
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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