Blumenherst leads way through first round of U.S. Women's Amateur
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08/04/2008 - Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NCAA Player of the Year Amanda Blumenherst crafted a six-under-par 66 to take the first round lead during the stroke play portion of the 108th U.S. Women's Amateur at Eugene Country Club.
Two days of stroke play will cut a field of 156 to 64 players and sort them by seed for five rounds of match play beginning Wednesday.
Blumenherst knows how this process works, finishing as the runner-up at last year's U.S. Women's Amateur. The decorated three-time reigning NCAA Player of the Year from Duke played her last nine holes at five-under, draining back-to- back snakes for birdie to close out her afternoon.
Westford, Massachusetts star Alison Walshe traveled across the country to post a four-under-par 68. A pair of international amateur stars, Australia's Stephanie Na and Canada's Stephanie Sherlock, each shot rounds of three-under- par 68.
In all, 10 players broke par and 16 posted par-or-better rounds at Eugene Country Club. One of those was Walshe, who starred for the United States at the Curtis Cup and finished a respectable 31st at the United States Women's Open this June.
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
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Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
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Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
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Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
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Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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