Sportsbooks Have Yankees Missing Playoffs

The most popular sports gambling sites on the web are betting the NY Yankees will not make the playoffs this season. Now that the MLB All-Star game is over and the 2nd half of the season gets underway, the playoff stretch will begin as the top contenders try to separate themselves in the next three months.

Star players going on the DL, an aging pitching rotation and several other American League clubs enjoying great seasons, have many believing this will be the 1st season the New York Yankees miss the playoffs under Joe Torre. After originally opening as favorites in Spring Training to make the postseason for a 12th straight season, Pinnacle Sports lists the Yankees as underdogs to make the 2006 MLB playoffs.

The largest sports gambling site on the Internet, Pinnacle Sports opened betting with the NY Yankees as a 5/8 favorite to be playoff-bound again this season. Within less than 2 weeks, sports bettors flocked to the site backing another Yankees postseason appearance, which moved the odds to an overwhelming 2/9 favorite.

July 13, 2006
Posted By Bob Hartman
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