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Florida Marlins vs. Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds look to complete a four game sweep of the Florida Marlins today when they send pitcher Matt Belisle to the mound. Belisle is no stranger to losing. There really is no other way to write it. Belisle is 1 and 3 on the season with a 7.45 ERA. He has given up 19 runs in 19.1 innings pitched. He's also given up 3 home runs in that same amount of time. To put this into contrast for fans, pitcher Brandon Webb for the Arizona Diamondbacks has given up 3 home runs in 55.1 innings pitched. Yeah, Belisle has been that bad.
The Marlins counter with pitcher Andrew Miller. Miller isn't exactly an MLB stud himself, but he has been much better this season than Matt Belisle. Miller does have a record of 3 and 2 even though his ERA is a ridiculous 6.52. The good thing about Miller is that he has pitched 38.2 innings and has only given up 4 home runs.
The road team is 6 and 0 in umpire Mike Everitt's last 6 games behind home plate when the Florida Marlins are playing.
The last trend I've listed might require too much analysis. In reality it doesn't matter what Everitt does in this game because the truth is that Matt Belisle is not going to lead the Cincinnati Reds to the Promised Land.
It's just not going to happen. As good as the Reds have been during this series, Belisle is a tough pitcher-pill to swallow. Sure, he's at home, but he's not all that good.
Barkley says he‘ll pay huge gambling debt
LAS VEGAS - Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. "My mistake," Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. "I‘m not broke, and I‘m going to take care of it."
"He‘ll have an opportunity like anybody else to make restitution to the hotel," Roger said.
"To date, and despite repeated demands, Barkley has refused to repay the $400,000," the complaint said.
He told radio interviewers and a reporter at the golf tournament that the debt stemmed from a wager on the 2008 Super Bowl. He did not explain why Wynn alleged the loans were made in October.
Barkley, now a basketball analyst for Turner Network Television, denied any personal financial problems, and said the casino didn‘t call him before filing the complaint.
A Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman did not immediately respond to Barkley‘s comments. A hotel official earlier declined comment on the court case, citing ongoing litigation.
Roger said that if the case remains unresolved, as many as four felony theft or four felony bad check charges could be filed. The possible penalty for each theft conviction is one to 10 years in state prison. A conviction on a felony bad check charge could carry a one- to four-year term.
Barkley has made no secret of his gambling over the years. He estimated during a May 2006 interview with ESPN that he‘d gambled away about $10 million over the years.
He said he never bet on basketball, and only bet in casinos. He called it a bad habit, but said he intended to continue.
What is the over/under in Vegas for Harangs run support tonight? I'm guessing 2.5-3!
Chris in Cambridge01:44 PM EST