Tuesday MLB free winner: Mets at Brewers

Take the New York Mets on the moneyline. We are getting great value with the Mets, who have the superior pitcher on the mound Tuesday night. The Mets are 12-3 in Johan Santana’s (9-5, 3.08 ERA) last 15 starts when pitching with four days rest and they are 7-1 in Santana’s last eight starts against [...]

Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: AL West race; Tuesday free play

At least it was fun while it lasted. I know there are three months still remaining before the curtain comes down on the 2009 regular season. And a quick look at the current standings in the AL West would certainly lead one to believe there’s a great chance for a dynamite three-team duel for the [...]

Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: Trade analysis; Monday free play

The first tap-out of the 2009 season has taken place. The Cleveland Indians basically tossed in the towel on the campaign with the first of what could be a series of deals designed to improve the team for next year. That’s not a bad idea, as the reality is that this team is simply not [...]

Friday free play: Reds at Indians

Take the Cleveland Indians on the moneyline. The Cleveland Indians are at home Friday night where they are 7-1 in their last eight home games against a team with a losing record on the road. The Indians are also 6-1 in their last seven home games against a team with a losing overall record. And [...]

Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: NL sellers; Friday free pick

Let’s close out the week with a look at potential NL sellers over the next several weeks as the march toward the trade deadline continues. The Nationals are the most obvious sellers. They were eliminated from contention in spring training, and their eyes on the future. The idea for Washington right now is to build [...]

Free MLB winner

Play San Francisco Giants on the moneyline The San Francisco Giants (39-32) will be sending one of the hottest pitchers in the league to the mound when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers (38-33). Matt Cain (9-1, 2.28 ERA) will take on face off against Yovani Gallardo ( 7-4, 3.00). The Giants have one of [...]

Thursday MLB free play

Take the Boston Red Sox on the moneyline, There is just too much value here tonight to pass on the superior overall team at this low price. The Red Sox are now 10-1 in their last 11 games against the Nationals and they are 8-1 in their last nine road games. John Smoltz makes his [...]

Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: NL buyers

Today’s focus is on potential NL buyers as we head into July. Unlike the AL, things are really wide open in the National League, and I have a feeling that we’ll see a good deal of activity on several fronts. Don’t expect many blockbusters, but my opinion is that several teams will look to add [...]

Wednesday free play: Twins at Brewers

Take the Milwaukee Brewers on the moneyline. The Minnesota Twins are just 0-5 in their last five games as a road favorite of -110 to -150. The Twins are also 0-10 in Nick Blackburn’s (6-2, 3.09 ERA) last 10 road starts against a team with a winning record and they are also just 1-4 in [...]

Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: AL sellers

I took a look at some likely AL buyers in yesterday’s column. Today, I’ll turn it around and examine teams more likely to be in sell mode as we hit the mid-season mark of the 2009 campaign. The Baltimore Orioles are clearly getting better. They have a solid corps of offensive talent already on the [...]