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Kiss Today Goodbye

I typically don't like wagering on baseball on Mondays and Thursdays, when there are fewer games from which to choose. Today, however, there is a full slate of games, and yet I don't see any that thrill me enough to place a bet… real or hypothetical.
 
For he who fights and runs away
May live to fight another day;
But he who is in battle slain
Can never rise and fight again.
 
 
I'll take a day and allow my season record to stand at 6-3, +$249.
 
 
For those of you who just can't imagine going a day without having some action…
 
A's – Angels Under 7.5
The Under is 8-2-2 in the last 12 meetings between these teams in LA, 4-1 in the Angels last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record, and 4-0 in Haren's last 4 starts. Additionally, the Under is 9-2-1 in the A's last 12 vs. a team with a losing record, and 4-1-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a right-handed starter.