Game Picks - Wednesday: May 6, 2009

Another crappy day of picking games! Ugh! Livan pitched a great game. What!? The Rockies couldn't figure out Josh Geer. Who!? The A's couldn't figure out Shane Loux. Who!? The guy with the lifetime 5.72 ERA? Wainwright sucked even more than Brett Myers? Porcello pitched like a pro and Blackburn pitched like a rookie. Come on! The Red Sox beat the Yankees....AGAIN! And the Fan's favorite, Washington and Houston played ten innings, tied 10-10 and had the game suspended by rain. So that pick won't even be known until July. Amazing.

All you can do is keep on trying. So full of pluck against bad luck, here are today's picks:

• Twins over the Orioles: Hendrickson has been terrible for the Orioles. The way things are going, he'll throw a no-hitter tonight.
• Yankees over the Bay Rays: Burnett will right the ship. Right? Right? Oh man...
• Mets over the Phillies: Santana has to be better than Chan Ho Park, right?
• Brewers over the Reds: Milwaukee is on a roll. Arroyo has numb fingers. This sounds right.
• Braves over the Marlins: Derek Lowe should beat Graham Taylor. But if the Braves keep batting Garrett Anderson cleanup... [sigh]
• Indians over the Red Sox: This is the upset pick of the day. Not only are the Indians going to beat the Red Sox, but Pavano is going to get the win. The Fan must be off his John Rocker.
• Cubs over the Astros: The heart wants to go with Mike Hampton for the Astros, but the head says Harden will out pitch him.
• Royals over the Mariners: It's becoming sad how the success of the Mariners is becoming tied to whether Griffey DHes or Sweeney. Wait, did the Fan just pick Sidney Ponson to win? Sheesh.
• Pirates over the Cardinals: Have immense confidence in Zack Duke this year. Boggs has been great, but the Fan isn't feeling it.
• Giants over the Rockies: Randy Johnson hasn't thrown back-to-back strong games yet this year. He's great, he stinks, he's great, he stinks. Uh oh, he was great last time. But the Rockies can't hit. We'll see.
• Diamondbacks over the Padres: Great pitching matchup of Garland against Peavy. Garland should win.
• Blue Jays over the Angels: Never bet against Halladay.
• Rangers over the A's: Feldman should be better than Giese. If both stink, Rangers hit more than the A's.
• Dodgers over the Nationals: The Dodgers are 12-0 at home this year. Make that 13-0. Please.

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