The Florida Marlins are showing gamblers in the month of June why it is not a wise betting choice to keep chasing bad money. The Marlins lost again on Friday, and with five games left in June, Florida has just two wins in the month.
Conventional wisdom of some baseball gamblers is that long winning and losing streaks must come to an end. That has not been the case for the Marlins in June, and any gambler that has subscribed to the aforementioned theory has given Las Vegas sports books plenty of money this month.
A month ago, Florida was one of the feel-good story's in the league. They were just a few games behind Philadelphia in the National league East, and they had reasons to believe they would be in the wild card race through the end of the season. Then the calendar turned to June. The month that ushers in summer has given the Marlins and their fans a lesson in humility.
During June, Florida has had separate losing streaks of eight and eleven games. Their two wins came eleven days apart, and now with only five games left in June, the Marlins must win a couple of games to avoid having the worst month ever. In the meantime, gamblers have continued to place money on the team with the expectation that the losing must stop eventually.
During their long losing streak, Manager Edwin Rodriguez stepped down. The front office then dug into their history vault and pulled out Jack McKeon. The eighty-year-old manager has not been on the bench since his last stint with the Marlins, but management felt he was the right man to help turn around the team's fortunes.
McKeon brought his fiery personality to the clubhouse on day one, benching shortstop Hanley Ramirez. The all-star has responded well, but it has not translated into victories for Florida. The Marlins have two games left against Seattle, before finishing the month off with three games in Oakland.
June 25, 2011
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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