08/26/2008 - Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox made a slew of roster moves as the club placed right fielder J.D. Drew on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain and activated pitcher Tim Wakefield from the 15-day disabled list to start Tuesday's game against the rival New York Yankees.
Drew has stiffness in his back, in addition to a herniated disc, that led to the move, which was retroactive to August 18. Drew is eligible to return on September 2 against the Orioles and is hitting .280 with 19 homers and 64 RBI in 107 games.
Wakefield, who was shelved on August 12, is 7-8 with a 3.67 ERA in 23 starts for the BoSox this season and hasn't started on the bump since an August 6 matchup against the Royals.
In addition to these moves, Boston also purchased the contract of infielder/outfielder Joe Thurston from Triple-A Pawtucket to add depth to its bench. Righty Chris Smith was optioned to Pawtucket and the Sox moved pitcher Bartolo Colon from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.
<< Report: Strahan to stay retired
East Rutherford, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former New York Giants defensive end
Michael Strahan will reportedly remain retired, turning down an offer to come
back and play for the Super Bowl champions.
According to a report on FoxSports.c
<< Panthers sign WR Parker
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Panthers signed wide receiver
Samie Parker on Tuesday.
Parker, who was signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent on April 15 and
released on Monday, spent the first four seasons of hi
<< Detroit calls up Lambert to make debut
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers purchased the contract of
pitcher Chris Lambert from Triple-A Toledo to make his major league debut
Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians.
Lambert, 25, was 12-8 with a 3.50 earned r
<< MLB enacts instant replay for home run calls
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that
it will enact instant replay for home run calls this week, becoming the last
of the four major North American sports leagues to do so.
The use of replay will
Mets C Castro leaves game in Philly >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets catcher Ramon Castro
left Tuesday's game with the Philadelphia Phillies due to a hamstring injury.
Castro suffered the setback as he reached first thanks to an error by Ryan
Howar
This Week in Auto Racing August 29 - 31 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After a wild night of racing at the
Bristol Motor Speedway last Saturday, the Sprint Cup Series will run under the
lights again this Labor Day weekend at the Auto Club Speedway. The Nationwide
Series
Chicago OF Swisher leaves game >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox center fielder Nick Swisher
left Tuesday's 8-3 win against the Baltimore Orioles with a leg injury.
Swisher, who hit a two-run homer in the first inning, struck out in the fourth
inning and
Guzman, Nats edge Dodgers >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cristian Guzman finished 3-for-4 with an RBI
to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in
the opener of a three-game series.
Lastings Milledge homered while Collin Baleste
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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