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Subject: Re: Pennant Odds & A Suggestion
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Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 15:50:00 EST
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Re: "Pennant Odds & A Suggestion"

--->Well, I just saw the list of odds for betting on pennant and
--->world series wins this year. It runs as follows:

--->NL: Cards, Dodgers, Mets, Reds 4-1 7-1; Cubs 6-1 10-1;
--->Padres 10-1 16-1; Astros, Expos 15-1 23-1;
--->Braves, Phillies, Pirates 50-1 75-1; Giants 100-1 150-1.

--->AL: Royals, Tigers, Yankees 4-1 7-1; Blue Jays 6-1 10-1;
--->White Sox 8-1 13-1; Orioles, A's 10-1 16-1;
--->Angels, Twins 15-1 23-1; Red Sox 20-1 30-1;
--->Brewers 30-1 45-1; Mariners 40-1 60-1;
--->Rangers 50-1,75-1; Indians 80-1 120-1.

--->My picks for undervalued teams:
--->Braves (how can any team with Dale Murphy and Bruce Sutter be 50-1?),

	Simple: that's all they have !!!!!

--->Phillies (played ok the second half of last year),

	Who do they have ?

--->Red Sox (I don't know anything about the AL but they seem better than 20-1).

	The Red Sox are an interesting team.  They're the only team in the
	Major Leagues that, year after year, fields the same type of team:
	all offense, no speed, no hitting, no pitching or defense.  About the
	only good thing about the Red Sox is the history and tradition of
	Fenway Park.

--->My picks for overvalued teams (man the asbestos shields!):
--->Cards (I don't think their offense and relief pitching will be as good),

	You're probably correct; they're bound to suffer a letdown after
	getting embarrassed in the World Series.  I also think they'll miss
	Andujar in the stretch run. Can't agree with you about their offense,
	though, because they didn't have that much to start with.

--->Yankees (ditto for the offense and middle relief - of course, they could
--->be an entirely different team by the time the season starts)

	That's the Yankees for you.