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2006 New York Yankees Predictions
With our 2006 New York Yankees predictions you can once again expect this
team to contend
for their division with the Redsox, and you can expect them to be one of
the most potent lineups in baseball. What you can’t expect is to make a
lot of money by betting on the Yankees. The New York Yankees derive more
public attention than any other team by far, which drives the value of
betting on them way down. It’s a startling statistic that the Yanks have
won 60% of their games over the past 7 seasons, but are –60 units. They
may win the majority of their games, but when they lose, Yankee
supporters take huge hits because of the juice. I would heavily advise
staying away from the pin stripes unless you are betting against them.
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The Yankees had their worst season in recent
history last year, totaling just 97 wins in the regular season despite
having one of the most talented teams they’ve ever had and finishing
strong to take the AL East. They were once again a disappointment in the
playoffs, however. I don’t anticipate Johnny Damon being a player who
can single-handedly put this team back over the hump. The Yankees did
need a center fielder, but acquiring Damon almost seems like an
under-handed move by the Yankees to take one of Boston’s most beloved
players away from them.
This lineup is the most potent in all of baseball
with Damon setting the table followed by the likes of Jeter, Alex
Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi, Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada,
and a great young talent in Robinson Cano. The team has 9 guys that
could get to 100 RBIs or 100 runs scored. ARod won the MVP with a .321
average and 48 home runs, while Giambi and Sheffield both put more than
32 out of the park. There isn’t another lineup in baseball that can
compete with these guys, and you’ll see some inflated totals this season
as such.
On paper this staff looks tough with Randy Johnson,
Mike the Moose Mussina, and Carl Pavano. New guys like Wang and Chacon
if they can step up will round out this rotation. The questions come as
to whether RJ, and Moose are too old to go an entire season effectively,
and Pavano has struggled with injury problems in the past. The bullpen
is loaded with talent, ending with the most dominant closer maybe in the
history of the game with Mariano Rivera. Farnsworth will be a nice
addition to the set up role, but we will have to see how the other guys
perform.
Here are some things to consider when evaluating
your betting opportunities on the Yankees. The Yankees have been
victorious in an overwhelming 63% of their games played at Yankee
Stadium the last 7 seasons and they have torched interleague opponents
on their home diamond, boasting 51 wins in 72 games. In stark contrast,
they fall to just 49% away from Yankee Stadium in interleague play. I
think some of the huge gap in winning percentages has to do with the
different styles of play in each league, and some has to do with the
Yankees being a great home team with the best players money can buy.
National League teams do tend to struggle when using a designated hitter
as most teams don’t have a worthy bat to stick in the position where as
the majority of American League teams have power hitters in the spot.
Keeping in mind these numbers, you may be able to
find some value betting against the Yankees as road favorites in
interleague play. You could have found some value betting against them
when they were playing division rivals last season as following this
trend would have gained you 12 units. But I don’t anticipate this trend
to carry over as strongly this season.
Find spots to go against the Yankees in 2006. Often
times their legacy gets in the way of the present state of the team and
bookmakers give bettors some excellent odds.
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