Betting the Mets on the Runline

The New York Mets are doing their best to choke away first place in the NL East, a spot they have occupied for almost 2 years now.  The Phillies, once a wildcard long shot, now find themselves only 1.5 games behind the Mets and knocking on the door.  New York has lost 5 games in a row (for the third time this season - they haven’t lost six in a row in a few years).  Tonight’s game against the Washington Nationals in Washington is THE single biggest game of the regular season for the Mets in years.  The youngster Mike Pelfrey will go against the Nationals Matt Chico.  As the Mets bullpen has imploded in recent weeks, we find out that Moises Alou (and his current 22 game hitting streak) may be out for the season due to a re-injury of the quadriceps.   Despite the Mets recent problems, they HAVE to win tonight.  Plain and simple.  Backing the Mets straight up costs -149, but backing them on the runline boosts the payout to +115.  I don’t like to bet large amounts on baseball games, but I have a pretty sizable bet on the Mets tonight.   Good luck.

Written by Jon on September 19th, 2007 with no comments.
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