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2006 Boston Red Sox
Predictions
If you want to bet on the AL east then you can make more money by
studying our 2006 Boston Red Sox predictions. After coming back from 3
games down against the Yankees in the ALCS 2 years ago, hopes were high
for the Redsox to take the division last season but they came up short.
The 2006 AL East is slated to go down to the wire once again. No matter
who takes the division though, the Redsox should be a good team to back
this season, especially at Fenway.
Boston has been a solid home bet over the last 3 seasons as they have
gone 162-81. But they haven’t been nearly as effective on the road.
Vegas has been successful in bating bettors with eye-pleasing lines when
the Sox have been away from Bean Town. For example, if Curt Schilling is
on the hill at home with a -240 line, most bettors will only wager a
small amount where as if he’s pitching away from Fenway with a -123
line, bettors are more likely to load up in this case. You need to try
to avoid this trap as bookmakers will take small defeats at home because
they’ll get their money back when these upper echelon teams fall on the
road.
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In looking at personnel, Josh Beckett will add another Cy Young quality
pitcher to an aging but solid staff. He has had post season experience
pitching in big games with the Marlins and already has a World Series
ring at just 25 years of age. He could put them over the top in the AL
East this season. Injuries really killed the BoSox season last year
when both Curt Schilling suffered to a 5.69 ERA while their closer Keith
Foulke ended up with a 5.91 ERA and only 15 saves. If they get these
two guys back and healthy then it will be so much of a boost that I
think they can over take the Yankees as the favorites to win the
American League.
Second baseman Mark Loretta who is coming over from San Diego figures
to be a solid contributor hitting in the number two slot. With Ortiz and
Ramirez hitting behind him, the Redsox appear to be stacked. Loretta has
a .365 career on base percentage. If he matches that Boston’s potent
offense may reach career highs in runs scored. Things are looking good
anyway, as Renteria scored 100 runs in a down year last season hitting
ahead of Ortiz and Ramirez. Boston is expecting more production out of
Loretta. The loss of Johnny Damon to the Yankees will provide a hole at
the top of their lineup, so it will be important for new guys like Coco
Crisp, who did bat .330 last season, and Willie Mo Pena, who has a lot
of power, to fit in quickly. Defensively this team should be a little
better this season, but the bats will most likely suffer a little bit.
Don’t expect this team to steal very many bases as people will get
released immediately for taking the bats out of Ramirez and Ortiz’s
hands.
This article was written by Jimmy Boyd Pick up his
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