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Oakland Athletics @ Los Angeles Dodgers o7.5 (-115 Odds) - Wed June 17 ‘09 10:10p
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Trevor Cahill of the Oakland Athletics has not pitched well when away from the spacious dimensions of home, and while Kiroki Kuroda has pitched well at home for the Los Angeles Dodgers, this total is low enough where the Dodgers may approach this Over by themselves.

Now Cahill is a highly regarded prospect with a bright future ahead of him, but his home/away splits in his rookie year suggest that while he has learned to pitch to the dimensions of his home stadium, this has not translated well on the road. He is winless in five road starts with a high 5.18 ERA and a horrible 1.81 WHIP, and he is facing an LA lineup that is batting a nice .283 as a team at home, and that has continued to play well here even without Manny Ramirez.

As for his counterpart, Kuroda is 1-2 but with a 2.86 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Keep in mind though that he has made only four starts, with three of them coming since June 1 when he was activated. What is somewhat alarming is that he is coming off of the worst outing since he comeback, as he was roughed up for five runs and eight hits in 5.1 innings by the Texas Rangers last Friday.

Besides, as mentioned earlier, Kuroda may only need to give up two or three runs to secure this Over, give the current road form of Cahill and the fact that the Oakland bullpen has imploded with a collective 5.40 ERA over the last 10 games.

MLB Free Pick: Athletics, Dodgers Over 7.5 (-115)

Sooner Sports Radio Network

The Sooner Sports Radio Network with Bob Barry Sr., Trent Smith and Merv Johnson blankets the state of Oklahoma and also delivers Sooner football games to fans and alumni in neighboring states.  The flagship stations for the network are 50,000-watt KOKC, AM 1520 and KRXO, 107.7 FM in Oklahoma City. In Tulsa, the Sooner Sports Radio Network broadcasts may be heard on 50,000-watt KFAQ, AM 1170.

These three stations, along with more than 35 regional affiliates, carry Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops on Tuesday nights, the Coaches Corner with Sooner Coordinators on Thursday evenings.

Game Broadcasts

Network broadcasts for all Sooner football games will begin 90 minutes prior to kickoff with a call-in segment. The show includes interviews with coaches and players plus a pre-game conversation with Bob Stoops. After the game, the Sooner Wrap-up features game highlights, player comments and a post-game interview show with Stoops and his assistant coaches.

Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops

Each Tuesday throughout the season, Sooner Sports Talk provides fans with the opportunity to talk to OU head coach Bob Stoops. The statewide broadcasts air from 7:05-8 p.m. Central. Call toll free (877) 600-6432.

TV: Inside Sooner Football with Bob Stoops

This 30-minute video magazine gives an insider’s look at Sooner football. Inside Sooner Football with Bob Stoops airs on KWTV-9 in Oklahoma City, KWBT-TV 19 in Tulsa, KOMI-TV 24 in Woodward, KSWO-TV 7 in Lawton, Fox Sports Net Southwest. Each week throughout the season, Stoops previews the upcoming game and provides viewers a unique perspective with special features and profiles on Sooner football.

Coaches’ Corner

Each Thursday throughout the season, Coaches Corner will feature OU assistant coaches on a statewide call-in show. The broadcast will air from 7:05-8 p.m. Central. Call toll free (877) 600-6432.

Sooner Sports Radio Network

The Sooner Sports Radio Network with Bob Barry Sr., Trent Smith and Merv Johnson blankets the state of Oklahoma and also delivers Sooner football games to fans and alumni in neighboring states.  The flagship stations for the network are 50,000-watt KOKC, AM 1520 and KRXO, 107.7 FM in Oklahoma City. In Tulsa, the Sooner Sports Radio Network broadcasts may be heard on 50,000-watt KFAQ, AM 1170.

These three stations, along with more than 35 regional affiliates, carry Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops on Tuesday nights, the Coaches Corner with Sooner Coordinators on Thursday evenings.

Game Broadcasts

Network broadcasts for all Sooner football games will begin 90 minutes prior to kickoff with a call-in segment. The show includes interviews with coaches and players plus a pre-game conversation with Bob Stoops. After the game, the Sooner Wrap-up features game highlights, player comments and a post-game interview show with Stoops and his assistant coaches.

Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops

Each Tuesday throughout the season, Sooner Sports Talk provides fans with the opportunity to talk to OU head coach Bob Stoops. The statewide broadcasts air from 7:05-8 p.m. Central. Call toll free (877) 600-6432.

TV: Inside Sooner Football with Bob Stoops

This 30-minute video magazine gives an insider’s look at Sooner football. Inside Sooner Football with Bob Stoops airs on KWTV-9 in Oklahoma City, KWBT-TV 19 in Tulsa, KOMI-TV 24 in Woodward, KSWO-TV 7 in Lawton, Fox Sports Net Southwest. Each week throughout the season, Stoops previews the upcoming game and provides viewers a unique perspective with special features and profiles on Sooner football.

Coaches’ Corner

Each Thursday throughout the season, Coaches Corner will feature OU assistant coaches on a statewide call-in show. The broadcast will air from 7:05-8 p.m. Central. Call toll free (877) 600-6432.

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Nearly a full slate of games today, with many being played in the afternoon. Boston goes for their 8th straight over the Yankees tonight, while Colorado will try to keep the magic going this afternoon when they try to sweep the Brewers in Milwaukee.

MLB Baseball Betting Odds: June 11th 2009
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Date # Team Money Spread Total
06/11/09 301 Cardinals(StLouis) Wellemeyer +102 +1.5 (-210) Over 9
12:10 ET 302 Marlins(Florida) Miller -112 -1.5 (+175) Under 9

06/11/09 303 Pirates(Pittsburgh) Maholm +158 +1.5 (-155) Over 8
13:10 ET 304 Braves(Atlanta) Vazquez -168 -1.5 (+135) Under 8

06/11/09 305 Cubs(Chicago) Dempster -140 -1.5 (+110) Over 9.5 (-105)
14:05 ET 306 Astros(Houston) Ortiz +130 +1.5 (-130) Under 9.5 (-115)

06/11/09 307 Rockies(Colorado) Cook +168 +1.5 (-140) Over 7.5
14:05 ET 308 Brewers(Milwaukee) Gallardo -178 -1.5 (+120) Under 7.5

06/11/09 309 Giants(SanFrancisco) Sanchez +145 +1.5 (-150) Over 9.5 (even)
15:40 ET 310 Diamondbacks(Arizona) Scherzer -155 -1.5 (+130) Under 9.5 (-120)

06/11/09 311 Reds(Cincinnati) Owings +113 +1.5 (-190) Over 9 (+105)
16:35 ET 312 Nationals(Washington) Lannan -123 -1.5 (+165) Under 9 (-125)

06/11/09 313 Phillies(Philadelphia) Moyer -110 OFF Over 9.5
19:10 ET 314 Mets(NY) Redding -110 OFF Under 9.5

06/11/09 315 Tigers(Detroit) Jackson -115 -1.5 (+130) Over 9 (+105)
14:05 ET 316 WhiteSox(Chicago) Floyd +105 +1.5 (-150) Under 9 (-125)

06/11/09 317 Twins(Minnesota) Blackburn even +1.5 (-220) Over 8 (-115)
15:35 ET 318 Athletics(Oakland) Cahill -110 -1.5 (+180) Under 8 (-105)

06/11/09 319 Royals(KansasCity) Greinke -135 OFF Over 8
19:05 ET 320 Indians(Cleveland) Sowers +115 OFF Under 8

06/11/09 321 Angels(LAA) Santana +125 OFF Over 9 (+105)
19:05 ET 322 Rays(TampaBay) Price -145 OFF Under 9 (-125)

06/11/09 323 Mariners(Seattle) Olson +140 OFF Over 9.5 (+105)
19:05 ET 324 Orioles(Baltimore) Uehara -160 OFF Under 9.5 (-125)

06/11/09 325 Yankees(NewYork) Sabathia -155 OFF Over 9.5 (-115)
19:10 ET 326 RedSox(Boston) Penny +135 OFF Under 9.5 (-105)

06/11/09 327 BlueJays(Toronto) Romero +140 OFF Over 10
20:05 ET 328 Rangers(Texas) Millwood -160 OFF Under 10

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I feel like this topic has been misconstrued from day one and my hope is that this will help everyone understand what BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall means when he says, “we don’t focus on the other team, we focus on ourselves.”

I wrote an entire post dedicated to the players preparation last season and I will not repeat it, but I do want to offer a few tid-bits from the coaches point-of-view.

It is impossible to approach a football game without having first scouted out your opponent to find out three very important things: what they like to do, what they are good at doing, and what they are not good at doing. It then becomes the job of the coaching staff to take that information and devise a GAME PLAN that will address those areas.

The problem for the fan is that there are two meanings for the term game plan. The first definition is, "Creating new plays or schemes designed specifically for one opponent and to be used exclusively in that game alone."

Examples of this type of game planning are when teams (BYU included in ‘04 and ‘05) will only put two defensive linemen in the game thinking “We can’t sack the QB so let’s play a ton of pass coverage so there is no where to throw the ball.

Another example is Tulsa’s game plan against BYU in ‘07. All the trick plays and shenanigans were designed specifically for us. They could not run their normal stuff against us and expect to win the game.

This kind of game planning is the kind that coach Mendenhall is not going to partake in. His stance is that he will not ruin the integrity of what we do by changing everything week to week to out smart the opponent.

The second kind of game planning is what our coaches preach to us as players and that is, "Take what you do best and adapt it to the opponent in order to neutralize their strengths and attack their weaknesses." Basically, find the plays within our system that will work best against what the other team does, and then spend the week of practice perfecting the execution of those plays.

Every week we tweak our alignments, coverage, routes, and blocking just a little in order to gain a competitive advantage over our opponent and to tighten up any perceived weaknesses.

To sum it up, our coaches get to the office around 6:00am each morning and are game planning until meetings start at 2:10pm. Then it is on the players to EXECUTE the game plan.

Braxton Dupree came out of Calvert Hall with big numbers and big expectations. The hope was that the wide-bodied Dupree would be Lonny Baxter 2.0, and would give the Terps a front-court presence that would crush the Duke Blue Devils’ perimeter-based team, and contend with the North Carolina barrage of big men.

Two years and 2.1 points and rebounds per later, Dupree is headed to Towson University; a campus minutes from his high school and light years away from any legitimate shot at basketball prominence.

Towson is the laughing stock of the CAA. It’s a program that hasn’t had a winning season or conference record in 14 years, and has lost at least 13 games 13 years in a row.

Throw in the fact that MEAC members Morgan State and Coppin State have won the last two conference championships, and a UMBC team that regularly contends for it’s conference championship, and you get a program that could use an uptick in talent and recognition in the Baltimore area.

Dupree is not that uptick.

Perhaps that thought out of Camp Dupree is that he will outsize and out-athlete most of his opponents in the CAA. Problem is, TU thought the same thing would occur with Tony Durant, a former Tiger forward who had great size and limited skill, which basically translated to no success on the floor.

His statistical averages may balloon, but so will his weight and conditioning with the cushioning of a receptive Towson U. welcoming home a prodigal center. The best thing Dupree could’ve done for himself and his career would be to get the heck out of Maryland, and into a thriving basketball culture with some no-nonsense coaches.

Locally, George Mason or George Washington would’ve fit the bill, but a better bet would’ve been Davidson or a like program.

Sports is the only culture where you can go home again and feel that you’ve never left the culture, and the culture has never left you. Dupree never left home, and it’s likely that the homegrown enabling and overvaluing that damaged his career at College Park will follow him to Towson.

Wily Mo Pena's first professional baseball contract was with the Mets, 11 years ago, but a technicality voided the deal and Pena signed with the Yankees. The reason Pena, then 16 years old, signed with the Yanks was that the contract guaranteed he'd be in the majors within four years.