| October 2, 2006 (New York, NY)- Now that
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| | last 26 games in San Diego, but just 2-7
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| 22 teams have been banished from the post
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| | in their past 9 road games. Over/under
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| season party, we may now get down to the
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| | is 7!
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| business at hand, of anointing the 2006
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| | The Detroit Tigers are in the playoffs
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| World Series Champion. The proceedings
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| | and that should be cause for celebration
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| get under way just shortly after 1:00 pm
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| | in Motown. Unfortunately for Tiger fans,
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| EST on Tuesday when the AL West division
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| | what looked like an opening game at home
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| champion Oakland A's travel to
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| | to the A's was squashed when they got
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| Minneapolis to face the Twins.
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| | swept this past weekend by the inept KC
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| Oddmakers at my favorite sportsbook have
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| | Royals. They now will head to the Bronx
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| installed the Yankees and Mets as the
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| | Zoo and chances of survival for a young
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| odds on favorites to clash in the Fall
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| | tiger there is not good.
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| Classic with the Minnesota Twins expected
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| | The Yankees will not hand the ball to $19
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| to be the main opposition for the Bronx
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| | million per year Mike Mussina, nor $16
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| Bombers in the AL. The Twins will get
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| | million Randy Johnson either. They are
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| the betting action going when they invite
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| | paying Chien-Ming Wang exactly $353,175
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| the Oakland A's to the noisy Metrodome
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| | and have entrusted him with the start
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| and the Barry Zito and the rest of his
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| | Tuesday opposite Nate Robinson for
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| A's mates will need an early wakeup call.
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| | Detroit.
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| Game time is 10:00 PST on Tuesday. Johan
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| | With a click of your mouse, you can wager
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| Santana starts for the Twins!
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| | on this tilt and the Yankees are -205
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| Don't expect too many runs when Zito and
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| | with the run total sitting at 9 ½.
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| Santana hook up and the over/under has
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| | The Mets and Dodgers will not get it on
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| been set at 7.
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| | until Wednesday and while the Mets are
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| The St. Louis Cardinals basically backed
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| | favored in game, the Dodgers are sizzling
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| into the playoffs winning the NL Central
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| | these days. LA, winners of 7 in a row
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| division and avoiding one of the greatest
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| | and the past 6 on the road, will send
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| September collapses of all time. The
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| | Derek Lowe to the hill. This is the same
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| Redbirds flock to San Diego for a clash
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| | guy who led the Boston Red Sox to their
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| with the Padres and manager Tony LaRussa
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| | memorable World Series win in 2004 and he
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| will hand the ball to Chris Carpenter in
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| | and his experienced mates will be a
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| the opener. San Diego will start Jake
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| | handful for Mets starter Orlando
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| Peavy and neither of these teams is
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| | Hernandez.
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| getting any respect from the online
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| | The pressure is squarely on the shoulders
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| sportsbooks who are offering the Cards at
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| | of manager Willie Randolph and his troops
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| 12-1 and the Padres at 10-1 to win the
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| | as they try and take a step towards a
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| World Series.
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| | Subway Series with the cross-town
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| The Padres are the slight home favorite
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| | Yankees! The Mets are being offered at
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| although the Cardinals are 18-8 in their
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| | 5-1 to win the World Series!
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