Nats recall Maya for highly-anticipated debut
Baseball Betting Lines
09/07/2010 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals recalled pitcher Yunesky Maya from Triple-A Syracuse among a quartet of moves on Tuesday prior to their game with the New York Mets.
Maya, a right-hander, is slated to make his major league debut as the Nationals' starter Tuesday night opposite New York's Dillon Gee, also making his big league debut.
The Cuban defector signed with Washington on August 3 and made five starts at three different levels in the minor leagues, going a combined 1-2 with a 3.38 earned run average.
The Nats also selected the contract of right-handed hurler Joe Bisenius from Syracuse.
The 27-year-old appeared in two games with Philadelphia in 2007.
Left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list after missing 30 games due to a hip injury. He is 0-2 with a 3.46 ERA in three big league starts this season.
Washington also designated catcher Carlos Maldonado for assignment on Tuesday. He was 3-for-11 with a home run and three runs batted in over four games this season and is a career .185 hitter over 54 at-bats with the Pirates and Nats in parts of three different seasons.
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies on Tuesday recalled right- handed pitcher Edgmer Escalona from Triple-A Colorado Springs. The 23-year-old Escalona will look to make his debut in the majors. The Venezuelan native
<< Broncos ink DL Vickerson, cut Smith
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos bolstered their defensive
line on Tuesday by agreeing to terms with Keith Vickerson to a contract.
Details were not released per team policy.
The 6-foot-5, 321-pound defensive lineman
<< Hendrick taking different approach to Chase this year
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Team owner Rick Hendrick arguably had his
best season in NASCAR's premier series in 2009, with Jimmie Johnson, Mark
Martin and Jeff Gordon finishing 1-2-3, respectively, in points. That same
scenario won't be un
<< Nets waive F May
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets have requested
waivers on forward Sean May less than a month after signing him.
May had signed with New Jersey on August 9 and suffered a stress fracture in
his left foot las
<< A's bring up Hermida
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics on Tuesday selected the
contract of outfielder Jeremy Hermida from Triple-A Sacramento.
The A's signed Hermida last week after he was released by the Boston Red Sox,
and was promptly
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo will likely not play in his club's next game with the Hamilton Tiger- Cats on Saturday. TSN of Canada and CFL.ca both reported on Tuesday that while
Chicago's Boquete wins WPS Player of the Week >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Red Stars attacker Veronica Boquete
was named Women's Professional Soccer Player of the Week for Week 21 on
Tuesday.
Boquete led the Red Stars to wins in their final two games of the 2010 sea
Youzhny reaches Open quarters; Querrey ousted in five sets >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former semifinalist Mikhail Youzhny
was a fourth-round winner Tuesday at the 2010 U.S. Open, while Sam Querrey,
the final American in the field, was beaten in five sets by Switzerland's
Stanislas Wawrinka
Jets bring back FB Richardson >>
Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets re-signed Tony
Richardson on Tuesday, just two days after releasing the veteran fullback.
He had re-signed with the team in March after blocking last season for the
NFL's t
Garcia leaves start early >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Freddy
Garcia left Tuesday's start against Detroit with what appeared to be a lower
body injury.
Garcia lasted two innings and allowed two runs on three hits.
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FOOTBALL TRASH TALK
NFL Football Trash TalkTrash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
NFL ODDSTop Football Betting Free Agents to Change Teams
It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.
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