Sportsbook odds render the home team in baseball an edge. Philadelphia would have been slight favorites in Toronto but at home in Philadelphia they will be more likely favorites at the offshore sportsbook. Major Lague Baseball moved the series because of the G20 Summit scheduled for Toronto. The league is worried about security issues. “After reviewing all of the options with the parties and taking all of the security considerations into account, it was determined that the best course of action is to play the series in Philadelphia,” Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said.

the 2010 series is definitely going to be different in terms of how it is perceived in sportsbook odds. Since it is the one series between the teams this season it cant be played later. Toronto will be the home team and bat last and the DH will be used even though the games are being played in America. Toronto did not want to move the games, especially since Roy Halladay will be making his first trip to Toronto since signing with Philadelphia. Toronto president Paul Beeston said it was an “extremely difficult decision.” The series should have beenone of the most popular ones of the season for the Blue Jays. “We did not want to move the games but in looking at the realities of this situation, we felt that relocation was the most prudent course of action.” Beeston added.

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is home to the G20 summit and Toronto’s baseball stadium is inside of the security zone that is within range of the convention center. Security is going to be a huge undertaking anyway and with the baseball games it would have been nearly impossible for city officials. Some people have said that the security problems are even worse than the ones faced by officials in Vancouver during the Olympics.

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