09/03/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher CC Sabathia was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for the second consecutive time in August.
Sabathia is just the fourth pitcher since 2000 to win the award in consecutive months joining Jake Peavy (August-September 2007), Mark Prior (August- September, 2003) and Greg Maddux (June-July, 2001).
The bulky left-hander, who was 5-0 with a 1.12 earned run average, led the NL in ERA and innings pitched with 48 1/3 and was tied with teammate Jeff Suppan for the league-lead with five victories and tied for second with 51 strikeouts.
In his last six starts, CC tossed three complete games, including two shutouts on August 8 vs. Washington and August 31 at Pittsburgh.
The 2007 AL Cy Young Award Winner has won a career-high 12 consecutive decisions over his past 16 starts, dating back to June 10.
For the season, Sabathia is 15-8 with a 2.82 ERA and 208 strikeouts in 210 1/3 innings pitched. Since joining the Brewers, he is a perfect 9-0 with a 1.43 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 88 innings pitched.
Other pitchers considered for the award were San Francisco's Tim Lincecum (4-0, 1.27 ERA), Chicago's Rich Harden (3-0, 1.82 ERA), and Houston's Jose Valverde (10 SV, 0.64 ERA).
<< Toronto signs Barrett to four-year extension
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Toronto FC signed 23-year-old American
forward Chad Barrett to a four-year contract extension, the Major League
Soccer club announced on Wednesday.
"We are very happy to get this deal finished a
<< Rapids trade Gomez to Kansas City
Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rapids traded veteran
forward Herculez Gomez to Kansas City in exchange for the Wizards' natural
fourth round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, a first round pick in the 2009
MLS Su
<< Around FCS: Sizing Up Cal Poly And Montana
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - You don't usually get a great number of
games with major playoff and ranking implications in the second week of the
FCS season, but one of the most anticipated games of the year will be played
on Saturday eve
<< Texans sign S Wilson
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Texans signed safety Eugene Wilson
on Wednesday.
Wilson, who was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, had spent
his entire five-year career with New England where he amassed 251 ta
Hoops, Rapids battling to stay in playoff race >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids aren't in
must-win territory just yet, but it's getting close. The two Major League
Soccer clubs square off on Thursday night at Pizza Hut Park with the hopes of
not get
BoSox rally late to edge O's >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Cora scored the game-winning run in the
ninth to help the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles to
complete a three-game sweep at Fenway Park.
In the ninth, Cora led off with a si
Former PGA Tour winner Tommy Bolt dead at 92 >>
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World Golf Hall of Fame member
Tommy Bolt died last week at the age of 92.
Bolt, who began his PGA Tour career at age 28 after serving in World War II
and working for a decade in the constr
Cubs recall Hart >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs recalled pitcher Kevin Hart
from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.
Hart, 25, is up for his fourth stint with the Cubs this season. He is 2-1 with
a 7.91 earned-run average in 14 relief appearances
Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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