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2006 Philadelphia Phillies Predictions
If you
want to back this team this year then you are going to have to read our
2006 Philadelphia Phillies predictions to get the low down on
what that could mean to your bankroll. Despite
being a solid National League team, the Phillies lost their backers 18
units from 2002 to 2004. But they rebounded last season with a 4 unit
gain for their supporters. The public never fails when it comes to
falling in love with favorites. The Phillies were the wrong favorite to
fall in love with in 2005 however. Few bettors jumped on the Phillies as
an underdog. If they would have done their homework, it wouldn’t take
long to see that that’s where the value was.
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Many times being an underdog coincides with being on the road. I would
suggest looking for places to take the Phillies away from home as they
have gained their supporters 14 units on the road the past 2 seasons.
Despite finishing just 2 games back from Atlanta for the AL East title,
public perception seemed to be that Philly was bad last season, probably
because they seemed to play a lot of close games. If this public
perception persists in 2006 and bettors go against the Phillies, you
should be able to find value in taking them, especially in the right
spots as an underdog.
The Phillies were a tough egg for bettors to crack in 2005. Paying
attention early on to their performance as an underdog could be the best
thread to follow in 2006. I wouldn’t jump on the Phillies right away as
there are still some questions up in the air with their pitching, but
they have some solid bats, namely Bobby Abreu, that will keep them in
games. Jimmy Rollins comes into this season riding high on a 36 game
hitting streak and should be a nice option at the leadoff spot for
plenty of seasons to come. Solid bats back up Abreu in Chase Utley, Pat
Burrell, and Ryan Howard. Howard was dangerous in winning the rookie of
the year last year and allowed the club to get rid of injury-riddled Jim
Thome. They picked up Aaron Rowand for Thome and this guy should
provide a lot of help in center.
The
pitching staff did lose a lot in Billy Wagner, and they are taking a
chance that Tom Gordon can regain his form as a dominant closer. Brett
Myers has the stuff to be the ace of this staff, but it goes down hill
after him. Can Lidle and Lieber get enough wins to propel this team
ahead of the Braves and Mets? I doubt it. This means there will be a
lot of pressure on this team to score a lot of runs, which they are
capable of but when they go cold the team will see some streaks of
extended losses.
Charlie
Manuel didn’t get things down when he was with the Chicago White Sox and
I don’t see him doing it with this less talented team in Philadelphia.
I wouldn’t steer clear of the Phillies or go against them religiously
like so many bettors did in 2005. Remember that they were a positive 4
unit team last season and they were even better as an underdog, which is
where the best value is.
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