Josh Beckett. Joe Saunders. Ben Sheets. Roy Halladay. Carlos Zambrano. Justin Duchscherer.
Reads like the pitcher lineup from Tuesday All-Star Game but it also represents the roster of events Saturday for our first slimmed-down Baseball PowerStat Challenge.
Instead of picking every game on the board, we changed things up at the suggestion of some contestants. So you will make picks on eight o Saturday's games with a chance to turn a $5 entry into $37.50 - just like that.
Oakland visits the Yankees, which makes for some interesting PowerStat handicapping because erratic Joba Chamberlain is on the hill for New York. He can strike people out , which is key for the contest. Edge: Yankees.
Duchscherer has been one of the AL's best pitchers and his ERA has been tiny of late. Edge: Athletics.
Power and hits. Edge: Yankees. Speed. Edge: Athletics.
The Yankees' hated rivals from Boston are in Los Angeles to face the Angels. Beckett (who has gotten 24 runs of support his past two starts) goes against Saunders , who got just two runs in his two recent losses. Boston is 13-5 vs. LHP starters.
There is plenty of data here to sort through to help you make winning picks on this contest. Click here for the Baseball Stats Center.
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CONTEST ACTION SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
With regret, we announce that the contest and fantasy action available here for the past year is being suspended until further notice. Anyone with outstanding balances in their player accounts is asked to request withdrawals at their earliest convenience. Thanks for playing and we hope to have news in the future about new games.