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Las Vegas - Before we get to the picks, here's a look at what happened in Vegas/Nevada last month.
This is a list of the Nevada casino's net winnings in June from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Note the last spot in the list, which is an HISTORIC NEGATIVE dollar figure.
- Penny slots $174.7 million
- Blackjack $54.5 million
- Baccarat $47.5 million
- Craps $19.9 million
- Roulette $16.5 million
- Sports -$483,000
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Las Vegas - Mike Soroka. Get to know that name. This 22-year old baby from Calgary, Canada can make other teams look silly. He started out kinda slow in 2018, with a 2-1 record and a 3.51 ERA. Last season, he busted out with a 13-4 mark, a skinny 2.68 ERA, and a spot on the All-Star team. His first effort this season against the Mets was another master class, going 6 innings, allowing four hits, with all ZEROES on the board.
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Las Vegas - As we saw yesterday with the Phillies/Yankees and Marlins/Orioles being postponed, this 60 game sprint is gonna be a WILD ride. Pitchers shutdown, position players shutdown and entire teams shutdown. Obviously, we have been looking at today's pitching matchups since yesterday. Normally, we find one, maybe two undecided pitchers on the board, but with all the crazy, there's as many as seven or eight.
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Las Vegas - Before we get to the pick, thought you might like to see a phenomenal exchange between the GREAT Ted Williams and a Boston sportswriter. It comes from the book about Teddy Ballgame, "Ted Williams: The Seasons of the Kid" by the GREAT Richard Ben Cramer.
From the book...
Las Vegas - Holding my nose tight, real tight, so the smell of HATRED doesn't surround me, and gonna rock the Red Sox over the Orioles. It's pricey for sure, but the opposition is Wade LeBlanc. Frenchy is a 35-year old below average pitcher that has made stops in San Diego, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York with the Yankees, Pittsburgh and now Baltimore. His career record is 45-47, and 2019 with the Mariners was UGLY.
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