Angels send Garland to hill against former club

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05/15/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Garland will face the team that traded him this past offseason when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hurler takes the mound for his new club in tonight's finale of a four-game series with the visiting Chicago White Sox.

Garland spent his first eight major-league seasons in a White Sox uniform and compiled a 92-81 overall record during his tenure with the Pale Hose, including back-to-back 18-win campaigns in 2005 and 2006. The lanky right- hander was traded to the Angels in November, with steady shortstop Orlando Cabrera going to Chicago in return.

The 28-year-old Garland has been solid so far as an Angel, having posted a 4-3 record and a 4.30 earned run average in eight starts. His last two outings have been two of his best, with Garland surrendering just one run over a combined 16 innings in matchups against Baltimore and Tampa Bay.

He held the Orioles to one run and three hits over eight frames to lead Anaheim to a 3-1 home win on May 3, then came through with eight shutout innings in Friday's matchup with the Rays. Garland wound up with a no-decision in that game, which Tampa won by a 2-0 count by scoring twice in the bottom of the ninth.

Garland will be attempting to clinch a series win over his former club tonight. The Angels took the first two tests before Chicago rebounded with a 6-1 decision on Wednesday, fueled by Carlos Quentin's eighth-inning grand slam that broke a 1-1 deadlock.

Quentin also delivered an RBI single in his first at-bat to help the White Sox snap a three-game slide. His eighth-inning blast made a winner out of Jose Contreras (4-3), who tossed seven frames of one-run ball and held the Angels to four hits.

Nick Swisher capped the scoring for the Sox with a solo home run in the top of the ninth.

John Lackey made his first start of the season for Anaheim and threw seven strong innings, yielding just one run on six hits in a 99-pitch effort. The Angels ace had missed the first month with a strained triceps.

Scot Shields (2-1) relieved Lackey and allowed Chicago to load the bases before serving up Quentin's go-ahead slam.

The White Sox will try to make it two in a row behind Javier Vazquez, who brings a 4-3 record and 3.63 ERA into this evening's tilt. The veteran righty was a winner his last time out, although he surrendered four runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings in Chicago's 8-4 triumph at Seattle on Saturday.

Vazquez, who comes in tied for third in the American League with 52 strikeouts, has an 0-1 record and a 2.95 ERA over three lifetime starts against the Angels. In his lone career outing at Angel Stadium, the Puerto Rico native threw seven shutout innings but did not receive a decision during the 2004 campaign.

Chicago won five of its nine matchups with the Angels last season and is 12-9 in the series since the start of the 2006 campaign, including wins in eight of its last 12 in Anaheim.

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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.

We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.

Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.

Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.

Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.

NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.

The Dolphins will make NFL wagering fans a lot of money this season, get in early and enjoy the cash.

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