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Betting on the 2012 MLB playoffs and pizza aren’t usually linked unless your wager involves a pizza. Mine doesn’t. In fact I can’t even make a bet via my computer because online gambling is illegal in my state. But notice how it appears to be easy to clean up on a World Series bet if you interpret the sample SuperBook betting card too literally (see graphic). I will explain and also try to resolve the pizza dilemma.
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MLB’s new expanded wild-card format ushers in complexities in roster decisions, scheduling, and tiebreaker rules. If your team is the current wild-card leader in its league, there’s also the issue of figuring out how far ahead you are in the playoffs race. The wild-card standings on the Sport Illustrated web site (see screen capture above for the National League) don’t always make it simple.
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Win or lose, a dedicated baseball fan always stays at the stadium until the final out is recorded. However, if you live in Bremerton and depend on a ferry ride to get home, it isn’t always easy to be dedicated. During last night’s Mariners game against the Orioles (a 4-2 Baltimore win in 18 innings), I took the easy way out.
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Seattle’s Felix Hernandez retired all 27 batters in yesterday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, won by the Mariners 1-0. A perfect game! Although I caught the last few innings of the contest on the radio, I’m not sure whether to count it as my first perfect game.
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