monster 66

Las Vegas - Never seen a player step on a referee and sprain an ankle. Probably happened somewhere over the last 75 years, but my eyes have never caught it. Kinda sad for Ice Trae Young. He was having an ENORMOUS game, and he cashed a YUGE ticket for me when we took Over 2.5 made threes. He had SIX. Then at the end of the 3rd quarter, the ref, the ankle, then basically NOTHING! You think it made a difference? Well, he had 32 points before stepping on Sean Wright's foot, then ONLY THREE POINTS the rest of the way. OUCH! So, without sitting next to Young in the trainer's room, it's IMPOSSIBLE to know how well he will be able to move, jump, shoot, guard. And since he is THE BEST PLAYER on the Hawks, can't possibly make a move on this game without knowing his status. Gotta take a hall pass.

On the baseball board, we're rocking the Red Sox against the Royals as long as Brad Keller is on the hill for Kansas City. Keller lost to Boston in Kaycee on June 19, and his last four starts have been BRUTAL. He has allowed 30 hits and 20 earned runs in just 20 innings of work. That translates to a 9.00 ERA, and now he has to deal with Fenway and the Green Monster. Gimme the Sox for money and you can BOOK IT!!!

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