Devil Rays come back from down 6-1 to tie it 6-6 in the eighth. Because I was betting on them, they lost 9-6. Whoop dee doo.

I'm done with baseball this year. I suck. Take a look at my WNBA Picks, which are on fire.

Yovani Gollardo (R) is 1-0; 3.57 ERA; 1.25 WHIP; -1.2 Unit on the road.

Jeff Francis (L) is 5-3; 4.50 ERA; 1.42 WHIP; +3.2 Units at home.

I feel like my Aces just lost to Kings. Both Tampa Bay and Washington, substantial dogs, lost yesterday despite maintaining leads late in the game. The Nationals' defeat was most painful; the usually reliable Chad Cordero blew a save to one of the worst offensive teams in baseball. Ugh...

So, let's just move on and lose another day. The Phillies are hot and expectations are high, so that means they're going to lose.

Rick Vanden Hurk (R) is 2-0; 5.82 ERA; 1.47 WHIP; +2.4 Unit on the road.

Jamie Moyer (L) is 3-2; 4.26 ERA; 1.17 WHIP; +1.4 Units at home.

The Devil Rays just +165 at Detroit? Something's afoot - whatever that means. Go Tampa! Give me more debt!

Jason Hammel (R) is 0-0; 4.50 ERA; 1.50 WHIP; -1 Unit on the road.

Nate Robertson (L) is 4-3; 4.95 ERA; 1.57 WHIP; -6.4 Units at home.

Couldn't even get a parlay to hit on my birthday.

The Tigers will probably win this game by 20 runs, but Tampa Bay's worth a shot here because Detroit has been slumping. Plus, Edwin Jackson has shown that he can be dominant on occasion.

Edwin Jackson (R) is 1-5; 5.92 ERA; 1.62 WHIP; -1 Unit on the road.

Justin Verlander (R) is 5-2; 3.92 ERA; 1.19 WHIP; +3.2 Units at home.

I don't get this line. The Nationals have won six in a row. The Giants have the worse record. And a dead Beatle is pitching. How can you go wrong with Washington?

John Lannan (L) is 1-0; 8.31 ERA; 1.85 WHIP; +1.6 Unit on the road.

Tim Lincecum (R) is 3-1; 4.02 ERA; 1.36 WHIP; +0.3 Units at home.

Can't take the run line with the Giants because their offense sucks too much.

Ugh. We've entered a period where both top dogs are refusing to lose. It's really frustrating. I don't think either the White Sox or the Royals have a shot today. Then again, I thought the Rangers and Rockies had great chances yesterday, so I guess we'll just have to see what happens. Gavin Floyd really sucks, by the way, in case you didn't know.

Gavin "I Really Suck" Floyd (R) is 0-1; 9.57 ERA; 2.22 WHIP; 0 Units at home (no road starts).

Jordan Tata (R) is 1-0; 2.57 ERA; 1.14 WHIP; +1.2 Units at home.

Royals vs. Yankees? Hmmm... I wonder who's going to win (especially taking my bets into account). Maybe Gil "Paper" Meche will keep the Royals in the game.

Gil Meche (L) is 4-3; 2.93 ERA; 1.36 WHIP; +4.6 Units on the road.

Mike Mussina (R) is 4-4; 5.30 ERA; 1.21 WHIP; -5.1 Units at home.

Woe is me.

Now batting fifth for the Texas Rangers, Jason Botts, hitting .083! And now writing, on his Web site, Walter Cherepinsky, who will shoot himself if Ron Washington puts Botts in the middle of the order again.

Mike Wood (R) is 1-1; 6.00 ERA; 2.44 WHIP; +0.4 Units on the road.

Shaun Marcum (R) is 2-1; 4.58 ERA; 1.21 WHIP; +1 Units at home.

The Rockies are too good to be dogs of +180. I'll take 'em.

Ubaldo Jimenez (R) is 0-0; 3.60 ERA; 1.40 WHIP; -1.1 Units on the road.

Tim Hudson (R) is 6-4; 3.39 ERA; 1.22 WHIP; +1.5 Units at home.

After hitting five days in a row, I've lost three. Told you I was in for a cold spell. I think this might be the day we turn it around, however.

Both favorites won yesterday, as the two dogs I picked didn't score a single run. I said I was due to lose, but I didn't expect it to be that humiliating.

Trying something new in addition to my dog trick. I think this could work. Same principle but on a smaller scale.

Orlando Hernandez (R) is 4-3; 3.64 ERA; 1.16 WHIP; +1.6 Units on the road.

Carlos Zambrano (R) is 5-5; 4.26 ERA; 1.33 WHIP; -5.5 Units at home.

The second leg of this smaller dog trick. I guess we can call it a poodle trick. What? That's not corny, I thought it was funny!

Kyle Kendrick (R) is 1-1; 5.71 ERA; 1.39 WHIP; -0.5 Units on the road.

Yovani Gollardo (R) is 2-0; 1.86 ERA; 0.98 WHIP; +0.3 Units at home.

Now, on to the big dogs so I can lose even more money. The Yankees always seem to go on hot streaks and then crap out against garbage teams like the Devil Rays and Royals.

Odalis Perez (L) is 4-3; 5.27 ERA; 1.58 WHIP; +4.1 Units on the road.

Chien-Ming Wang (R) is 6-4; 2.92 ERA; 1.10 WHIP; -2.8 Units at home.

I have to say that Texas' manager is an idiot and the biggest tool known to man. You know how your No. 4 hitter is supposed to be your best or most powerful? Well, for two consecutive games, Ron Washington has placed Jason Botts at clean-up. The problem? Botts hits .125! He has one hit in the majors! On Wednesday, Botts was 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and 7 LOBs! Yesterday, he popped out with runners on second and third with one out! I almost threw my computer out the window in frustration.

I'm on the Rangers again. If you don't hear from me tomorrow, know that Washington has forced me to take my own life.

Kevin Millwood (R) is 2-6; 5.83 ERA; 1.67 WHIP; -2.4 Units on the road.

Roy Halladay (R) is 7-1; 3.27 ERA; 1.10 WHIP; +4.8 Units at home.

Let's go on another parlay streak. Yesterday was just ugly.

Texas has a good pitcher? Holy crap! How did that happen? I have no idea why the Red Sox gave up Kason Gabbard. I hope Eric Gagne was worth it.

Kason Gabbard (L) is 0-0; 6.91 ERA; 1.68 WHIP; -1 Units on the road.

Jake Westbrook (R) is 1-3; 4.14 ERA; 1.47 WHIP; -0.8 Units at home.

This line is a joke. The Padres' crappy offense doesn't deserve to be favored by -225 over anyone, especially the Diamondbacks, who are 7-3 against them this season.

Yusmeiro Petit (R) is 2-2; 2.54 ERA; 1.20 WHIP; -0.4 Units on the road.

Jake Peavy (R) is 5-5; 3.36 ERA; 1.27 WHIP; -1.9 Units at home.

Honestly, do you think anyone's betting on Phillip Dumatrait tonight? He sounds like some starving French painter.

Phillip Dumatrait (L) is making his first start.

Mike Bacsik (L) is 1-3; 4.19 ERA; 1.35 WHIP; -3 Units at home.

My streak of five parlays in a row was broken yesterday because the stupid Red Sox surrendered a solo home run to Miguel Tejada in the eight inning, winning 5-4 instead of 5-3. Jerks.

Going for my seventh consecutive winning day. I didn't deserve to collect money yesterday, though. I need to stop making these stupid side bets and start sticking to what works: Betting the top dogs and pitchers making their first start.

Julian Tavarez favored by -190? Thanks for feeding my family, Vegas!

Steve Trachsel (R) is 2-7; 5.95 ERA; 1.70 WHIP; -7 Units on the road.

Julian Tavarez (R) is 2-4; 5.21 ERA; 1.71 WHIP; -5.5 Units at home.

Paul Byrd favored by -190? Thanks for feeding my family, Vegas!

John Rheinecker (L) is 1-0; 3.60 ERA; 1.80 WHIP; +3.4 Units at home (first road start).

Paul Byrd (R) is 6-2; 5.46 ERA; 1.54 WHIP; +2.3 Units at home.

Five parlays in a row. I'll write what I wrote yesterday. Odds are I'm going to get one (or a million) wrong soon, but let's keep riding the streak.