07 Jul Anthony “Three Fingas” Abundanzo Sets Betting Line in SLAMT1D’s 15th Annual Summer Classic
Anthony “Three Fingas” Abundanzo
Sets Betting Line in SLAMT1D’s 15th Annual Summer Classic
Brooklyn’s Top Bookie drops the latest line for 2026 tournament
Brooklyn, NY-July 2026
Yeah, the 15th! This one’s gonna be big, gonna be a lotta action…no doubt about it! Them Vegas books are tellin’ me they got sharps lookin’ at this here, possibly goin’ heavy on the unders. That ain’t what the street’s tellin’ me so far. But I’ll tell youz all right here and now…Mancino’s out! He’s my cousin. I love him…but fuggedhabouddit, he’s done up! Last year he had me layin’ here, layin’ there. For what?! I dropped some serious cheddah when I coulda gone straight up with the boys from Staten Island; or killed it hittin’ the unders with them Junkies and Striders! This year, I ain’t goin’ with nobody’s scoutin’ who ain’t got a couple bands on the line. Ya know what I’m sayin’? I’m takin’ the L from last year and movin’ on.
That’s why I got my guy, Patsy “Sweeps” Bonfiglio. He just knows this, knows that; gets into the numbers and what ya call the intangibles.
The AWAA: A HUGE (pronounced “yooj”) trade just before the deadline! A lotta heads shakin’. The guy Cole falls in love with one of them old Caprice wagons and gives up Cruz, Kain and Aly Boy Parise! Madon! Now the pressure’s on Gadani and Kelly! Cole’s .833 average is insane, but West’s bat and .143 average…it’s gotta go north! Patsy says Nelson
could surprise in his second year. What kinda surprise, I got no clue. That trade? I’m layin’ at 8-1.
Baldwin Wiffleball: Patsy says Ramantino with his .444 average is gonna break out. In what I dunno. That joint Atria, it’s like a beehive of chiacherones over there. I couldn’t bank on nuthin’. Ruggieri and Ramantino gotta get into the two’s ERA-wise and Exler and them gotta move runners. More four-baggers, gotta have ‘em. That Saturday game against them Dell Ave Devils could be a tella. I’m goin’ EVEN, they get in as a wild card. If so, Patsy says 7-1. I agree.
Bat Attitudes: Patsy got wind people saw Tim Rahaim in mummy strips! He ain’t playin’ this year…gonna support from the stands he says! Field manager told Patsy they’ll have a special chair for him…one of them liftin’ chairs. That’s a huge loss, arthritis or not! The kid Lionel’s gettin’ big, probably in the lineup next year the way he’s growin’. Betty B’s gonna belt out the anthem to inspire. Meghan Begins and them .500’s Campbell, Laughlin and Keefe are gonna have to do some beltin’ of their own to build on that 3-0 run to the playoffs last year. I’m gonna take, stickin’ at 12-1 not knowin’ what’ll show from the mound.
Bobo Bombers: Please don’t tell me they’re gonna be runnin’ around bases with them little bobo socks…ya know, with the pompom things on ‘em? Sweeps is sayin’ they’re itchin’ to skyrocket in this thing after two solid wins last year. Patsy says, “Four Johnsons don’t make a right, but they may not be wrong!” Gotta see. That Connor J was a beast, but he’s gotta push more runs to get them to the next level. Dan “Sullivan’s Crossing” and the Curler guy gotta join the run parade to get Trista “TJ” Johnson around the diamond. I’m raisin’ the possibilities, bumpin’ the odds to 15-1, takin’ on this one.
Boston Terriers: This team’s like one of them pinball machines they had in that place next to Wimpy Boys Social Club down in Dyker Heights back in the day. Everything’s flyin’ this way and that. These guys, they got balls goin’ all over the place. Everybody’s hittin’ and scorin’ while that Kirkie “Soft Cheese” Fontana’s shuttin’ down everyone from the mound! Fontana, Niles and Whitney got more total bases than Prince got noodles, and then youz add Sleeper…fuggedhabouddit, it’s a whole nuther thing! I gotta go 2-1 this year. A heavy this year, no doubt abouddit!
Burlington Beavers: Year 1 for these Beavers! The guy Cordova’s been playin’ in the tournament and decided to break out a new team! Patsy points out he’ll bring over a .667 batting average, 1.250 SLG and a 1.917 OPS. Yeah, good numbers. Gotta see what this here lineup produces. I’m gonna open at 20-1, takin’.
Dell Ave Devils: Murphy, Murphy, Murphy…Murphy, Murphy, Murphy. And…Murphy, Murphy, Murphy. Youz kiddin’ me? And more…Murphy, Murphy, Murphy…mingya…Wait! There’s a Paparo! Patsy tells me the Paparo guy’s from Connecticut, solid with a stick. Key here is will the pitcher…what’s his name? Oh yeah, Murphy… is he gonna be able to keep his arm from fallin’ off? Good pitchin’. Decent bats. Got them funny accents. They come close every year. A little somethin’ here, a little somethin’ there and youz never know. Kinda like their podcast Tales from Dell Ave…it gets released, it’s ovah! G’night! Go home! They get in the playoffs, they could be dangerous this crew. I’m layin’, 6-1.
Dugout Dawgs: This here team is HUGE! I’m bein’ serious! They bring like 38 players these guys! What’s goin’ on over here? They got a kazoo band, backups for the backups, managers, coaches, guest appearances, food staff and a cheerin’ squad. It’s a whole operation this team! Cory Knowles has big numbers at the plate, and itches pretty good. Them Chamberlins, Farnhams and Garcias could be their own teams they got so many! They played real good last year, lost some close ones and they’re gettin’ better. They could surprise a team or two if they get into the playoffs. Tightnin’ the line, takin’ at 18-1.
Dunder Wifflin: Evangelo’s bringin’ back a team that split two close ones last year around gettin’ a taste of them Terrier bats. Patsy says the guy Patnaude at .625 is solid and Finemore (or less) is ready to jack his .385 average. That could be the start. I gotta believe Patsy’s onto somethin’…we’ll see. Dunder’s bringin’ energy, could juice ‘em this year. 16-1, takin’.
Speakin’ of juice, I got the best bettin’ spread anywhere. Lowest vig, full stop. Whadda they say? “Friendly rates”? I got the friendliest rates. Youz want buffas? I got buffas. Fuggedhabouddit! Youz want some action? Talk to Patsy, he’ll hook you up.
Electric City Heartbreak Kids: Youz all see that thing in the Post? Ya know, that thing about Auspelmyer beatin’ the brakes off AWAA in that trade? Speakin’ of brakes, wouldn’t surprise me that Caprice wagon ain’t got no brakes! With Cruz, Kain and my paisan Aly Boy Parise, this here team is gonna be tough to beat. Straight gully these ones. The Howland guy, he’ll come up big again no doubt about it. I say 3-1, Patsy agrees.
Glucose Guys: Up from PA, these guys. Other side of Philly or somewhere like that there. New team. Patsy says he hears they got guys who can play, but the best player supposably is this Amanda Andrews. He says to me, “There’s this guy Pisarchuk. Ain’t that the Giants quarterback?” I says, “Maybe it’s his grandkid or somethin’, I dunno. If it is, he gotta hit better than Pops did handin’ off the ball!” Mingya! Patsy says Hartney can go yard, but my boy Pats don’t know nuthin’ else. I say 15-1. They gotta get them first-year jitters outtuv ‘em.
Gluebags: Patsy’s got big news on them. The news…it’s up, it’s down. Two O’Days are down and out; Shanks can’t play Friday; new-signee Chris O’Brien comes with HUGE promise, but he’s only good for Saturday and Sunday; Cram’s engaged…is his game back? They got talent but then they keep throwin’ the ball around like it’s a hot podaduh. The kid Wheeler’s almost as tall as O’Day and Noel but can he hit? The Springer-Cram pitchin’ duo…could be W’s and K’s, could be dingers and walks; tough when they’re on. They got Josh Springer. Patsy says he seen him and he’s like in his prime. .556 BA, 1.556 SLG and 2.112 OPS! Youz kiddin’ me? I mean, what? He buy them numbuhs? Dunno with this team. They gotta tightin’ up. I say 4-1, but I’m sweatin’ bullets on this one.
Hallam-ICS: Right here my guy Patsy got it over Benny. Last year, I aks Ben, “What’s an ICS?” He goes, “I think it’s one of them Vermont type sangwitches.” This winter, I says to Sweeps, “When you’re up there get me one of them ICS sangwitches. I gotta try one.” He goes, “Stoonad, that’s short for Integrated Control Systems; it ain’t no sangwitch!” Sangwitch or not, them Hallams can score runs with the guy Niarchos a dinger machine and Joachim keepin’ opponents off the bases. Abair might have ‘em poised, dunno. Gotta see. 20-1, but might get an upset in them bats.
Hawkins Bay Yacht Club: Patsy’s tellin’ me Benny was right last year. These yacht club guys weren’t playin’ croquet! The pitcher Westenfeld…tough; he threw 38 K’s this guy. They need more runners, give the guy Ritzie somethin’ to do in the coaches box. If Jaycee Douglas comes back with her .467 battin’, Groshans with his hittin’, who knows come playoff time they get in. Braeden “Black and” Decker and Ben “Flycast” Orvis…them two hit homers; a few more and they could be in business. Ah right, ah right…I’m goin’ big bump here, 15-1!
Highlanders: Patsy’s hearin’ it’s a whole revamp with this here roster. The young Atwood pulled off the Big Poach gettin’ the ageless “Cover Boy” Atwood to bounce from Staten Island over to BTV. He’ll deal from the mound, should keep opponent run counts low. I got nuthin’ else on the lineup…dunno. But the kid Atwood’s into this thing so it’s kinda like waitin’ on a sub at Bombalona: it don’t matter what it is when it comes out, cuz it’ll be good! Me and Patsy are thinkin’ 12-1, takin. Good pitchin’ but don’t know nuthin’ about the bats.
Insulin Junkies: Big surprise last year! I had ‘em 10-1, laid a Made it to the semifinals, lost a close one to them Lions Striders. Still a straight up non-paisan roster, but I gotta give ‘em credit…it looked like they had some Joe D and Yogi out there in their game! “Curvin’ and Swervin’” Cole Sampson pitched like he meant business, but he gotta get that ERA under 3-point-oh to get them Junkies deep this year! Craig “Walk Off” Sampson brings a thousand-volt energy and smiles that got him on the program cover, but Patsy says it’s gotta be Stevie Larsson, Jason “Best Dressed” West and Caleb Mikita who gotta amp it up. And not for nuthin’…America may run on Dunkin’ but these here Junkies run with
Chiuho! I say 8-1, might have that sophomore thing!
Lakers: This here team is a new team, from some place up there called Cold Chester. It got islands, beaches, parks…the whole nine yards. Don’t sound cold to me; sounds more like The Rockaways or up in City Island. Patsy’s hearin’ they got a bunch of young baseball players. I’m tellin’ youz right now…look out, they could be somethin’. I’m gonna go 12-1 with the youth. This could be my surprise pick of the whole thing if it wasn’t first year. I mean, a pick to make trouble they get in the playoffs. Let’s see what happens.
Lions Club Striders: This here team was my dark horse pick last year. They go up Five-Nuthin’ in the championship game, you woulda thought that was it…baked, done…howyadoin’! I laid three large when I seen ‘em goin’ to the finals! They lose 8-7! Madon…I’m still hearin’ it from my cousin over there in Rossville! This year? Patsy says they’re loaded. I ain’t so sure. They got that Anthony “Moon Shot” Hope hittin’ all them dingers, and them Kovals also. Patsy was talkin’ with Gillette the manager. He says they’re gonna be ready. Dunno, eight years back they made The Game, then…statazit! Nuthin’, like church mice. Maybe same thing this year, dunno. I’m goin’ 7-2, let’s see with this one.
Maine P-Pods: New team comin’ from up there where they get them huge lobstahs. Patsy says the leader Garceau was an MMA fighta, beatin’ the snot outta people in the ring but sweet as bomboloni, with the sugar and everything. We don’t got a lot on this here roster, but thinkin’ it’s gonna take ‘em a few. 25-1 with a big guess. Gotta see what’s what.
Mustangs: Another new team, this one here from Manchester, NH. Ain’t that where Sandler’s from? That guy’s a riot! I love that one where he wakes up and the moose or somethin’s in his bedroom! Probably like Vermont…sure ain’t Bay Ridge! The guy Bonilla, could be related to Bobby from up in the Bronx, played with the Mets. Lemme tell ya, he got Bobby B’s swing, they could push a lotta runs this team. Another one…gotta see the first year, so I’m goin’ 22-1 on possibilities this Jason guy’s got the genes with the bat.
NYL: Tony “The Colorado Kid” Caligaris brings this team in and BANG! They hit the lottery and get in the playoffs first year! You kiddin’ me? That just don’t happen…it’s like catchin’ lightnin’ or whatevuh in a bottle! The All Star Adamson…he got a 1.56 ERA and .545 battin’ average. Patsy’s sayin’ me he got more room to go up. That’s gonna be trouble right there. They gotta get more outta their bats this year from Caligaris, the guy Brooksie, Brouillette and Shane “Little Red” Cor-BETT. Lemme tell youz though they got a cheering squad…fuggedhabouddit! Huge! I gotta say, they got building blocks. Still, I’m takin’ 20-1.
Novo Nordisk Da Bulls: Fourteen years this team! Unbelievable! Adams and Ternisky, it’s like AT & T without the other T. And check this out: they both went .286! Twins them two! Patsy swears he knows the guy Darcy Spear. They could have somethin’ buildin’ with them Degrees. Not for nuthin’ but they gotta capitalize on that cheerin’ section they got. It’s huge! They gotta be up over fifty of ‘em! Patsy hears their zone it’s like up at Orchard Beach…they got grills, blankets down, jerseys hangin’…it’s one of them whaddyacallem…encampments! Everybody keeps askin’ could this be their year? Ahhh…25-1.
Let’s box or highlight this next one…exhibition game….
MY EXHIBITION GAME PICK! Novo Nordisk Da Bulls vs OmniPod Pod Squad!
This ain’t just one of them whaddyamacallem “play around games”! This here is gonna be a good one! They’re gonna compete these teams! And not for nuthin’ but them Novos better be ready! Patsy says them Pod Squad are built to go the full seven, even longer. This ain’t gonna be like last year when Pod Squad pummeled Blue Circle Health seven-zip! It’ll be close…could end up in a home run derby or even a wheelbarrow race! I got it goin’ to the derby…it’ll be home run city between Pod Squad’s Steve _____ and Novo’s Dylan Degree. This one’s too tight…so I ain’t takin’ nuthin’ but straight up on the win…Thinkin’ Pod Squad with the upset!
Polli Swingers: They’re constructin’ somethin’ here this team. They were in every game last year, just couldn’t get that extra run across the plate. I dunno, maybe they gotta grease somethin’. Down here, it’s like you gotta help ‘em read the buildin’ codes a little better. Ya know, pay for a vacation they can read them zonin’ books more relaxed…know what I’m sayin’? Wiffle ball, maybe that’s a different thing, butta thought. Look, Patsy says they got hitters with them Pollis…Tucker and Ella. And then with Ashley, Rachlin and Viau all hittin’ over .500, I agree…they got bats. Close games, a few more runs, and my paisan Racioppi…could be the next steps. I’m takin’ and tightenin’, 9-1.
Red White n’ Brew: I’m gonna say it right outta the gate…this here team is gonna show up big time this year! They’ve been knockin’ for years; Patsy says they’re gonna be tough as evah with DeMarino and Booth sub Two-Oh ERA and Nightengale signin’ from the plate. With them, Webstah and Roachie all over .400 battin’ they could flip them close L’s to dubbyas. Patsy says me I oughtta go tight, thinkin’ 6-1. Gotta think he’s right. So it is, 6-1, layin’ on this here play.
SB Wiffle: This here is a puzzlah to me: Every year, they get close but “il nulla”, nuthin’. They got hitters, they got pitchers, they got yoot. I mean, c’mon already. I been droppin’ G’s thinkin’ they’re gonna bust out. This year, tough schedule I’ll say that, but Patsy says they’re all winnable. Them Chandlers gotta own the plate more; Lamothe and Hockenbury gotta launch them homers…gotta push more runs. I still got faith, layin’ at 7-1…one of the faves if they get into the playoffs.
Sons of Pitches: Patsy’s tellin’ me they got one of them identity crisis things goin’ on. They go from Growlers to GOATs, they been getting’ fleeced every year since. Not for nuthin’ but youz switch from somethin’ with teeth and claws to somethin’ with hoofs that goes “bahhh”? Sei pazzo?! You crazy, or what? But this team, they got that Antoniak and he’s pitchin’ like Mo, Whitey and Clemens in one! I mean, a 0.52 ERA and 42 K’s?! You kiddin’ me? Lyman and Blake go plus .500 and Patsy says he was talkin’ with Lean ‘em O’Farrell and he’s got some surprises, includin’ he’s gettin’ rid of the massage tables and kambucha. I’m goin’ out on a limb with this one, still takin’ but I say 6-1.
Staten Island Yankees: Two in a row for the B&T Boys! They brought it back to the The Rock! A three-peat this year? Patsy says he heard Tirone’s been doin’ ice baths since last August…says he’s ready. Rigatti, O’Hara, Lenhart and Danny Dubya all got OPS over plus one-three. I mean, that ain’t too shabby! Patsy says they’re addin’ pitchers. Tough defense, solid pitchin’ and bats everywheres. This team’s gotta be a heavy favorite…good a shot as anyone to repeat again. Tough to go three-in-a-row, so goin’ 2-1. Team to beat, no doubtabouddit.
Ultimate Warriors: 2nd year team. Patsy says they’re battle-tested and ready. He says they got a plan they call small ball…a lotta singles. They gotta mix in a few homers here and there and with all them singles. Who knows, maybe MJ Thomas or Nolan Carrien can deliver a Grand Salami! I’m takin’ 12-1.
Weekend Wifflers: Anyone seen a manager churn a roster more than this Pion character? I mean, he’s gotta better chance of makin’ butter this guy! Patsy’s tellin’ me they’re puttin’ everything on the shoulders of Shawn Quinn, their ace pitcher. Seriously? I mean Quinn’s got nasty stuff he throws, but he’s like one of them crash-test dummies. He might not make it outta the first inning of the first game! If he does, this team always gonna finds ways to compete in them playoffs. Patsy says Cayden Chevalier’s gettin’ a home run swing goin’ and Shadoe Adams’ got good numbahs, so’s we’ll see. I’m takin’ 10-1.
Wild Wifflers: Another second year team. Patsy says the team captain Mckenzie’s really got somethin’ getting’ two solid W’s in their first three games. Patsy’s tellin’ me they got hitter all over the lineup. I gotta give my propers to fellow Siciliano Ruby Dasaro battin’ .600. I mean, look at these numbers over here with this team: McKenzie his own self hittin’ .750; Laroche and Hurteau .750 and .875 and Michael Weber .500. I see what Patsy’s sayin’ with this team…they got bats. And Laroche with a 1.00 ERA. If they get in the playoffs, they could be big time trouble. Odds way up on these Wifflers…I’m layin’ at 12-1. They get in the Sunday dance, they’re my dark horse. Full stop. Fuggedhabouddit.