Ben Burns burst onto the sports betting scene in the 1990s, first making his selections available to
the public in 1998. Now entering his tenth year, Ben has become one of the most successful and
well-respected handicappers on the entire Internet. From 1998 to 2006, Ben had his selections
documented by the Big Guy Sports Monitor. During that time, he accumulated numerous seasonal
titles in all the major sports ...
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Handicapping Articles
AL East: The Great Race!
There’s nothing unusual about a great pennant race in the American League East. The last decade has
seen races between the Red Sox and Yankees, and at times even the Blue Jays. All three are known for
stocking up during the offseason on free agents. However, the one thing unusual about the 2008 AL East
race is the new kid on the block: Tampa Bay! ... The young Rays are hungry and motivated. They are
also for real, with the kind of pitching staff built for the long haul of a 162-game ...
(read more)Trader Joe on the Mound
We’ve reached the halfway point of the season and it’s already become clear which teams will be in the
pennant race and how they got there. The more important point for the next four weeks is what do teams
need to add, before the trading deadline in late July. This is when a good general manager in baseball
can really earn his paycheck. ... GM's and their staff have to balance the team’s needs with the budget
plus player contracts. July is like the stock market floor in baseball, a time to shop, trade ...
(read more)The Domino Effect of Aces
True "ace" pitchers in baseball are the most coveted (and rarest) of commodities. World Series champions
almost always have a dominant starter on the staff, sometimes even two of them. When the Arizona Diamondbacks
won the 2001 World Series, the playoff MVPs were Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson. Who needs offense with a
dominant mound one-two punch like that? ... When the Cardinals won the 2004 NL pennant and advanced to
the World Series, they had a bad bit of luck ...
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Ben Burns burst onto the sports betting scene in the 1990s, first making his selections available to
the public in 1998. Now entering his tenth year, Ben has become one of the most successful and
well-respected handicappers on the entire Internet. From 1998 to 2006, Ben had his selections
documented by the Big Guy Sports Monitor. During that time, he accumulated numerous seasonal
titles in all the major sports ...