June 12, 2006 (New York, NY) – the New York Yankees were at it again this weekend at the venerable ball park and if you had your cash on them against the Oakland As, the overpaid ballplayers sure burned you dough!
In the three game set with the As and the game before against the Red Sox, the Yankee pitchers yielded 26 runs, while the vaunted New York hitting attack, delivered just 15. With about $50 million a year sitting on the bench in the form of Gary Sheffield, Hideki Matsui and Jason Giambi and Derek Jeter as the designated hitter, New York is very vulnerable.
Two teams that were money in the bank this past weekend were the As and the Mariners who are quietly strolling up the standings in the AL West. So much for the slump that everyone was concerned with regarding Ichiro Suzuki who is now hitting .366 and has an incredible 20 stolen bases! Bettors may want to keep an eye on the over/under totals with Settle as they are hitting up a storm and second basemen Jose Lopez is putting up astonishing numbers. Prior to this season he had a total of 7 homeruns and 47 RBIs in 397 at bats, while this year he has 9 homeruns and 50 RBIs in 261 plate...
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