I noticed Glenn Clark’s blog about the Orioles’ Las Vegas odds of winning the World Series and it’s bad enough. But then I went further into the “futures” of Las Vegas and saw some more disturbing trends.
Here are the division-by-division odds. Check out how out of whack the Orioles are in their own division, which is more of a reflection of how strong the AL East is in the minds of the gamblers.
Odds to win the 2009 AL East Division
New York Yankees 6/5
Boston Red Sox 6/5
Tampa Bay Rays 5/1
Toronto Blue Jays 5/1
Baltimore Orioles 35/1
Odds to win the 2009 AL Central Division
Cleveland Indians 7/5
Detroit Tigers 5/2
Minnesota Twins 3/1
Chicago White Sox 6/1
Kansas City Royals 7/1
Odds to win the 2009 AL West Division
Los Angeles Angles 2/3
Oakland Athletics 2/1
Texas Rangers 8/1
Seattle Mariners 8/1
Odds to win the 2009 NL East Division
New York Mets 7/5
Philadelphia Phillies 7/4
Atlanta Braves 3/1
Florida Marlins 10/1
Washington Nationals 18/1
Odds to win the 2009 NL Central Division
Chicago Cubs 1/2
St. Louis Cardinals 3/1
Milwaukee Brewers 9/2
Cincinnati Reds 8/1
Houston Astros 20/1
Pittsburgh Pirates 20/1
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Odds to win the 2009 NL West Division
Los Angeles Dodgers 7/5
Arizona Diamondbacks 8/5
San Francisco Giants 7/2
Colorado Rockies 6/1
San Diego Padres 10/1
Want more?
Here are the “over-under” lines for wins…
2009 Regular Season Wins
American League
Baltimore Orioles
Over / Under 71½
Boston Red Sox
Over / Under 94½
Chicago White Sox
Over / Under 78½
8Cleveland Indians
Over / Under 85½
Detroit Tigers
Over / Under 81½
Kansas City Royals
Over / Under 75½
Los Angeles Angels
Over / Under 88½
Minnesota Twins
Over / Under 83½
New York Yankees
Over / Under 95½
Oakland Athletics
Over / Under 82½
8Seattle Mariners
Over / Under 72½
Tampa Bay Rays
Over / Under 88½
Texas Rangers
Over / Under 74½
Toronto Blue Jays
Over / Under 79½
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks
Over / Under 86½
Atlanta Braves
Over / Under 84½
8Chicago Cubs
Over / Under 92½
Cincinnati Reds
Over / Under 78½
Colorado Rockies
Over / Under 77½
Florida Marlins
Over / Under 75½
Houston Astros
Over / Under 73½
Los Angeles Dodgers
Over / Under 84½
Milwaukee Brewers
Over / Under 80½
8New York Mets
Over / Under 89½
Philadelphia Phillies
Over / Under 88½
Pittsburgh Pirates
Over / Under 67½
San Diego Padres
Over / Under 70½
San Francisco Giants
Over / Under 80½
St. Louis Cardinals
Over / Under 82½
Washington Nationals
Over / Under 71½
8The Orioles also do not have a listed player on the board for the Cy Young Award, HR leader or the AL MVP in a list of 50 candidates. (This was a VERY long list. No Markakis. No Roberts. No Guthrie. No Huff. No nothing…it’s like the Orioles don’t exist!)
Want some good news?
Dave Trembley is NOT on the list of “first MLB manager to be fired first.” Here’s that list:
Who will be the first MLB manager fired in the 2009 MLB Season?
Jim Leyland (DET) 2/1
Ron Washington (TEX) 3/1
Bud Black (SD) 5/1
Joe Girardi (NYY) 5/1
Cecil Cooper (HOU) 15/2
Clint Hurdle (COL) 15/2
Bruce Bochy (SF) 10/1
Bob Melvin (ARI) 10/1
Bob Geren (OAK) 10/1
Ozzie Guillen (CWS) 15/1
Jerry Manuel (NYM) 15/1
With the way the starting pitching has been, we’ll take any good news we can find.
