Game Picks - Thursday: July 23, 2009

This picker is going to ride this bus as long as it keeps on rolling. Only four wrong last night. Picked against the Dodgers for some reason. Oh yes, Arroyo. Ah well. Picked the Rays to beat the White Sox. For some reason, those geezers always find a way to win, especially against a bullpen. Picked the Twins who were destroyed by Oakland. And picked the Mets to win with Pelfrey. Should have gone with the Nationals. But eleven out of fifteen is great and with a light schedule tonight, the Fan can bask a while with his gaudy record for a couple of days at least.

Tonight's picks:

• The Indians over the Blue Jays: In a battle of young pitchers, Huff has been around longer than Rzepcynski. Isn't it odd that the Fan can spell Rzepcynski but can't ever spell Francoeur? or Wieter?


• The Mariners over the Tigers: The Mariners are starting Washburn while the Tigers are starting French. The Fan was never good at French.


• The Braves over the Giants: Like Kawakami at home over Zito.


• The White Sox over the Bay Rays: Buehrle has been great lately. Kazmir has not been.


• The Cardinals over the Nationals: Wainwright should beat a kid named, Balester.


• The Phillies over the Padres: Hamels in a cake walk.


• The Yankees over the Athletics: Sabathia isn't Perkins and the Yankees aren't the Twins.


• The Diamondbacks over the Pirates: Haran!


• The Twins over the Angels: Yeah, yeah, the Twins just lost 16-1. But that was yesterday.

Yesterday: 11-4
Week: 40-18
Month: 137-96

P.S. - The Fan is now 1179-1026 at BallHype.com this year and still has -0.7 points there overall. Is that stupid or what? What a lousy system.