Dumbfounded....

Tonight's game five matchup between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants features a rematch of the unexpected game one slugfest between Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum. Unlike last Wednesday, when the Giants won an 11-7 contest, do not expect a repeat peformance from either team. After having four days rest, both Lee and Lincecum should be in their usual lockdown mode.

At Giants +159 the natural inclination is to jump all over them. With a comfortable three games to one lead, all the pressure has shifted to the Texas Rangers who are playing just to get the series back to San Francisco for game six. Furthermore, the Giants have the defending two time Cy Young award winner on the mound. Why wouldn't I bet the Giants?

This line stinks. I lean Giants because I expect both starting pitchers to be highly effective and go at least seven innings tonight. While the Giants possess a decided edge in the matchup of bullpens, Cliff Lee is more than capable of pitching a complete game. As a result, I will release the Under 6.5 in anticipation of a 3-2 type of game. When the series opened this same line was set at 5.5. Take advantage of the extra run that has been provided.

Much to the chagrin of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and fans everywhere, Wade Phillips has once again announced that he is "dumbfounded". Even more shocking is the need that he would continually have to make such an announcement. Anyone watching a single minute of any Cowboys game would clearly see that Wadeface is either suffering from constipation or incredibly fustrated by his teams putrid play. As poorly coached as this team is, that does not explain the gutless effort put forth by the Cowboys as a whole. This is without a doubt, the most heartless collection of professional athletes I have seen in my lifetime. When the highlight of their season was the $57,000 dinner bill racked up during a training camp dinner on rookie Dez Bryant, that served as a foreshadowing of how bad the situation would unravel in big D.