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Saturday, April 10

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Updated odds to win The Masters:
Even— Hideki Matsuyama
9-2— Xander Shauffele
10-1— Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose, Marc Leishman
17-1— Jordan Spieth
25-1— Corey Conners
80-1— Brian Harman

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 556,529
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Golf is harder than baseball. In golf, you have to play your foul balls.”
Anonymous

Sunday’s quiz
What team did Alex Rodriguez begin his major league career with?

Saturday’s quiz
Joe Musgrove is a life-long Padres’ fan who wears #44 to honor former San Diego pitcher Jake Peavy.

Friday’s quiz
NBA’s Rockets were an expansion team in 1967; they played their first four seasons in San Diego, before moving to Houston.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) This is very random, because it is 2:50am and my mind is wandering, but think back to a Giants-Eagles game in 1978, November 19 to be exact.

Giants were 5-6, Eagles 6-5, both teams fighting to become playoff contenders. Giants led 14-0 early, 17-6 after three quarters- they led 17-13 and were killing the clock when QB Joe Pisarcik tried to handoff to a running back, but the exchange was fumbled, the Eagles ran the fumble in for the game-winning TD that propelled them to their first playoff game in 18 years.

This game was unusually relevant for many reasons:

— Teams didn’t take a knee back then; this game started teams taking a knee.
— This was the first of four straight playoff years for the Eagles; they won the NFC in 1980.
— Eagles’ DB who scored the winning TD? Herman Edwards.
— Guy who coached the Giants that day? John McVay, Sean McVay’s grandfather.

— John McVay was fired after that season, replaced by Ray Perkins. Perkins coached the Giants for four years, then replaced Bear Bryant as the coach at Alabama.
— Eagles’ coach that day was Dick Vermeil, who had gone 9-19 his first two years in Philly; this game was the turning point for his program.
— Vermeil left the Eagles after the ’82 season, went on TV for 14 years, then returned to the NFL with the Rams in 1997— he won the Super Bowl there, in his third season as head coach.

You just wonder how many careers would’ve been different had that fumble never happened.

Major league leaders after nine days:
12) batting average:
.556— Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.471— Ryan Zimmerman, Wsh
.462— Ketel Marte, Ariz
.458— Nelson Crux, Minn

11) runs scored:
11— Jose Altuve, Hst
10— Mark Canha, A’s
9— Castellanos, Moustakas, Senzel, all on the Reds
8— Mike Trout LAA, Garrett Hampson Colo, Adam Eaton CWS

10) RBI’s::
14— Tyler Naquin Cin/Nate Lowe Tex
12— JD Martinez Bos
11— Kyle Tucker Hst, Jonathan India Cin

9) Mike Trout has been on base 22 of 39 times this season; he’s already walked 10 times.

8) Tampa Bay 4, New York 0— Why does Aaron Hicks bat third? He isn’t a good hitter.

— he’s a career .234 hitter, .331 OB%. For his CAREER
— he’s hitting .147 this year.
— He’s hit more than 15 homers once in his career.
— You put this guy between Judge and Stanton in the lineup? Why?

7) Arizona 8, Cincinnati 3— Reds are fun to watch; they have some guys who can hit, not sure how good their infield defense is. Suarez should be playing third. They have lot of outfielders; not sure what happens when Akiyama comes off the IL.

6) Manager AJ Hinch got suspended for a year because of the Astros’ cheating thing, then he went to Detroit— the Astros didn’t hire him back after his suspension.

Alex Cora got suspended for a year for the same thing, but the Red Sox brought him back as manager after the suspension was up. Whats the difference?

5) Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore are teaming up to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA; Mr Lore used to be the CEO of Walmart eCommerce.

4) Candidate for Bad Beat of the Week: If you had A-Rod’s Timberwolves (+8.5) Friday night, you went to bed a bit queasy- they lost 145-136, in overtime to the Celtics in Boston.

3) Colorado Rockies’ OF Raimel Tapia walked Saturday, his first walk in his last 131 at-bats, which may explain why he got dropped from leadoff to the 6-spot in the order Saturday.

Tapia is hitting .258 this year, with a .281 on-base %age. That ain’t good enough to bat leadoff.

2) Marlins 3, Mets 0— Jacob deGrom has allowed one run in 14 IP this season, striking out 21 guys, but he doesn’t have a win, because the Mets usually don’t hit when he pitches. Guy is the best pitcher in baseball, with a 2.75 ERA, 1.05 WHIP in 184 career starts, but his record is only 70-51.

1) Happy 85th birthday to the great football coach John Madden, who became way more famous later on, as a TV analyst/pitch man. Had the pleasure of meeting coach Madden in St Louis in 1995, after a Rams’ game; good guy, very big guy, pretty much like he seems on TV.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, April 11

 

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951CHICAGO CUBS -952 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 18-5 SU (12.2 Units) with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (NL) over the last 2 seasons.

951CHICAGO CUBS -952 PITTSBURGH
DEREK SHELTON is 18-5 SU (12.5 Units) with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (NL) (Coach of PITTSBURGH)

953MIAMI -954 NY METS
NY METS are 8-18 SU (-13.8 Units) vs. poor power teams - averaging 0.9 or less HR's/game in the last 3 seasons.

955MILWAUKEE -956 ST LOUIS
MILWAUKEE is 12-29 SU (-20.6 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .250 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

957COLORADO -958 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 20-10 SU (12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

957COLORADO -958 SAN FRANCISCO
GABE KAPLER is 20-10 SU (9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)

959WASHINGTON -960 LA DODGERS
WASHINGTON is 5-13 SU (-14.1 Units) in road games vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

961CINCINNATI -962 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 35-21 SU (16.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the last 3 seasons.

963PHILADELPHIA -964 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 102-83 SU (34.1 Units) in home games vs. excellent defensive catchers - allowing <=0.35 SB's/game since 1996.

965BOSTON -966 BALTIMORE
BOSTON is 10-3 SU (6.7 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.

 

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Dunkel

Sunday, April 11

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 11

NL games
Miami (2-6) @ Mets (2-3)
— Miami hasn’t named a starting pitcher.

— Marlins lost six of first eight games.
— Miami split its first two road games.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-4

— Stroman allowed one run in six IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He has never pitched against Miami.

— Mets lost three of their first five games.
— Mets split their first two home games.
— Over 3-2
— scored run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2

Milwaukee (4-4) @ St Louis (4-3)
— Anderson allowed four runs in five IP (79 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 1-3, 3.32 in four starts vs St Louis, 0-2, 4.50 in two starts here.

— Brewers split their first eight games.
— Milwaukee won three of first five road games.
— Under 5-3
— scored run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2

— Ponce de Leon allowed one run in five IP (93 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 1-0, 2.00 in four games (3 starts) vs Milwaukee.

— Cardinals won four of their last five games.
— St Louis split its first two home games.
— Under 3-1-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1

Colorado (3-6) @ San Francisco (5-3)
— Marquez is 0-0, 3.60 in his first two ’21 starts.
— He is 4-4, 5.53 in 10 starts vs San Francisco, 3-3, 4.46 in six starts here.

— Colorado lost six of its last eight games.
— Rockies lost their first two road games.
— Under 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1

— DeSclafani allowed one run in five IP (86 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 1-1, 4.24 in three starts vs Colorado.

— Giants are 5-3 in their first eight games.
— Giants won their first two home games.
— Last six games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2

Cubs (4-4) @ Pittsburgh (2-6)
— Former Pirate Williams allowed two runs in six IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— This is his first start against his old team.

— Cubs split their first eight games.
— Chicago split their first two road tilts.
— Six of last seven games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1

— Brubaker allowed one run in four IP (82 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 1-1, 1.84 in three games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— Pirates lost six of their first eight games.
— Pittsburgh split its first two home games.
— Under 4-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1

Philadelphia (5-3) @ Atlanta (4-4)
— Moore allowed two runs in 3.1 IP (74 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He allowed three runs in seven IP in his one start vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won five of their first eight games.
— Phillies lost their first two road games.
— Last five games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1

— Smyly allowed four runs in six IP (94 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— This is his first start vs Philadelphia.

— Braves won their last four games.
— Atlanta won its first two home games.
— Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3

Cincinnati (6-2) @ Arizona (3-6)
— DeLeon allowed two runs in five IP (81 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He allowed six runs (4 earned) in 3.2 IP in his one start vs Arizona.

— Cincinnati won six of its last seven games, scoring 60 runs.
— Reds split their first two road games.
— Over 7-0-1
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1

— Weaver allowed three runs in 5.2 IP (82 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 3-0, 5.06 in six games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Arizona lost six of first nine games.
— Arizona split its first two home games.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6

Washington (1-4) @ Dodgers (7-2)
— Scherzer allowed four runs in six IP (91 PT) in his first ’21 start
— He is 5-4, 2.76 in 14 games (12 starts) vs LA, 4-2, 2.96 in eight starts here.

— Washington lost four of its first five games.
— Nationals are 02 on road; they’re still missing guys.
— Over 3-2
— scored run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-3

— Kershaw is 1-1, 4.97 in his first two ’21 starts.
— He is 12-3, 2.23 in 17 games (16 starts) vs Washington.

— Dodgers won seven of their last eight games.
— Dodgers won their first two home games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2

AL games
Bronx (3-5) @ Tampa Bay (4-4)
— Montgomery blanked Orioles for six IP (73 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 1-2, 5.14 in six starts vs Tampa Bay, five of which were in NYC. He threw two shutout innings in his one start at the Trop.

— New York lost five of its first eight games.
— New York lost its first two road games.
— under 6-2
— scored run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4

— Honeywell will be an opener in this game. He has been injury-prone, hasn’t pitched in a pro game since 2017.

— Tampa Bay lost four of its last six games.
— Rays won their first two home games.
— Six of last seven games went over
— scored run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3

Kansas City (3-3) @ White Sox (3-4)
— Minor allowed four runs in six IP (93 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 0-2, 2.89 in seven games (2 starts) vs Chicago, 0-2, 3.38 in three games (2 starts) here.

— Royals split their first six games.
— Royals are 1-2 on the road.
— last three games under
— scores run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3

— Cease allowed three runs in 4.2 IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 2-1, 4.22 in four starts vs Kansas City.

— Chicago won three of its last four games.
— White Sox won their home opener Thursday.
— over/under 4-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1

Seattle (4-4) @ Minnesota (5-3)
— Flexen blanked Giants for five IP (94 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota

— Seattle lost three of its last five games.
— Seattle split its first two road games.
— over 5-3
— scored run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1

— Shoemaker allowed one run in six IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 4-5, 4.42 in 15 games (13 starts) vs Seattle.

— Twins won five of their last seven games.
— Minnesota split its two home games.
— over 4-4
— scores run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2

Detroit (3-5) @ Cleveland (4-3)
— Urena allowed six runs in three IP (81 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Detroit lost five of their last six games.
— Detroit lost its first two road games.
— under 5-3
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3

— Allen allowed two runs in five IP (72 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He allowed three runs in 4.2 IP in one relief appearance vs Detroit.

— Cleveland won three of their last four games.
— Indians won three of first four home games.
— under 5-2
— scores run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5

Boston (5-3) @ Baltimore (4-4)
— Pivetta blanked Tampa Bay for five IP (92 PT) in first ’21 start.
— He is 3-0, 2.41 in three starts vs Baltimore.

— Boston won its last five games, after an 0-3 start.
— Red Sox won their first two road games.
— Last six games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2

— Lopez allowed four runs in 4.2 IP (75 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He allowed seven runs in six IP in two relief stints vs Boston.

— Orioles lost four of their last five games.
— Baltimore lost its first two home games.
— under 4-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2

Angels (6-3) @ Toronto (4-5)
— Cobb allowed three runs in six IP (97 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 3-7, 5.10 in 13 starts vs Toronto.

— Angels won six of their first nine games.
— Halos won two of their first three road games.
— over 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2

— Blue Jays haven’t named a starting pitcher.

— Toronto lost four of its last five games.
— Toronto lost two of their first three home games.
— under 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— For now, Blue Jays are playing home games in Dunedin, FL

Interleague games
San Diego (6-3) @ Texas (3-5)
— Morejon allowed two runs in four IP (64 PT) in his first ’21 start.

— Padres won three of their last four games.
— San Diego won its first two road games.
— Seven of last eight games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1

— Foltynewicz allowed seven runs in four IP (95 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— He is 1-2, 5.06 in four starts vs San Diego.

— Texas lost last two games, outscored 11-4.
— Texas is 2-3 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3

 

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MLB

Sunday, April 11

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Baltimore
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home

LA Angels @ Toronto
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
LA Angels is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing LA Angels

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Miami @ NY Mets
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games

NY Yankees @ Tampa Bay
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games

Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Seattle @ Minnesota
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

Milwaukee @ St. Louis
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home

San Diego @ Texas
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Texas's last 21 games when playing at home against San Diego

Colorado @ San Francisco
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Cincinnati @ Arizona
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Washington @ LA Dodgers
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 15 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


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Monday’s 6-pack
Teams that have scored the most runs:
66— Cincinnati
58— Boston
57— Dodgers
56— Houston
55— Minnesota
51— White Sox
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 556,529
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I’d keep playing. I don’t think the heavy stuff’s going to come down for quite a while.”
Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

Monday’s quiz
When Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, what famous athlete was his team’s center?
Hint: He isn’t a football player now

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Rodriguez began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners.

Saturday’s quiz
Joe Musgrove is a life-long Padres’ fan who wears #44 to honor former San Diego pitcher Jake Peavy.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Phillies 7, Braves 6— Brutal non-reversal by the replay guys in New York City, as Phillies scored winning run in top of the 9th. Replays clearly showed Alec Bohm never touched the plate when he slid, but after a review, the safe call wasn’t overturned. Not good.

They need to announce, before the game, who the replay umpires are in NYC, make them more accountable. Only time I’ve heard it spoken during a game was Gary Cohen did it on a Mets’ game once.

12) Red Sox 14, Orioles 9:
— JD Martinez hit three homers, Rafael Devers hit two; Boston has won six in a row, after the Orioles swept them in Fenway to start the season.

11) Royals 4, White Sox 3 (10):
— Loss snaps Chicago’s 17-game win streak against lefty starting pitchers, one short of the record.
— Carlos Santana tied the game with a 9th-inning homer.

10) Arizona 7, Cincinnati 0:
— Luke Weaver had a no-hitter thru six innings.
— Eduardo Escobar has homered in four straight games.

9) In the major leagues, the home team controls whether a game starts or not; once the game starts, then the umpires run things.

Mets decided that it was OK to start their game Sunday, but it started pouring a few minutes later and the umpires stopped the game, which was later postponed, after only nine pitches.

Marcus Stroman is the Mets’ 2nd-best pitcher; he threw nine pitches, and now won’t pitch again until this weekend in Denver. This isn’t a good way to run a major league franchise.

For what it is worth, the game will be picked up from the spot where it stopped.

8) Seattle 8, Minnesota 6:
— Twins led 6-0 after five innings; Twins starter Matt Shoemaker got tossed in the 6th inning, for arguing balls/strikes while a batter who had homered off him circled the bases.
— Kyle Seager hit a 3-run homer in the ninth inning for the dramatic comeback win.

7) Baseball injuries:
— Dodgers put OF Cody Bellinger (calf) on IL
— Detroit put 1B Miguel Cabrera (biceps) on IL
— Angels lost OF Dexter Fowler (torn ACL) for the year.

6) White Sox DH Yermin Mercedes has 29 big league at-bats, but his batting gloves are already headed to the Hall of Fame. Mercedes had hits in his first eight AB’s this season, which is why his batting gloves will be in Cooperstown soon.

5) It is surprising how few major league catchers there are who can hit.

4) A’s/Astros had Sunday scheduled off; vert strange not to watch the A’s on a Sunday.

3) Hofstra named former NBA guard/Hofstra alum Speedy Claxton its new basketball coach; he’s been an assistant at Hofstra since 2013. Claxton played in the NBA for nine years.

2) Portland big guy Enes Kanter had 24 points, 30 rebounds in the Blazers’ 118-103 win over Detroit Saturday night. Portland was +19 in the 37:00 he played, -4 in the 11:00 he sat out.

1) Random but fairly amazing fact:
— Since 1969, Pittsburgh Steelers have had three head coaches. Three.
— Since 2004, Cleveland Browns have had eleven head coaches.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, April 12

 

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901SAN DIEGO -902 PITTSBURGH
SAN DIEGO is 24-35 SU (-22 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

903PHILADELPHIA -904 NY METS
NY METS are 0-7 SU (-9.2 Units) vs. poor power teams - averaging 0.9 or less HR's/game over the last 2 seasons.

905MIAMI -906 ATLANTA
MIAMI is 15-2 SU (12.6 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

907CHICAGO CUBS -908 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 3-14 SU (-14.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

909WASHINGTON -910 ST LOUIS
WASHINGTON is 5-14 SU (-15.3 Units) in road games vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

911CINCINNATI -912 SAN FRANCISCO
CINCINNATI is 2-10 SU (-12.7 Units) vs. a team with an excellent bullpen whose WHIP is 1.150 or better over the last 2 seasons.

913BOSTON -914 MINNESOTA
BOSTON is 1-10 SU (-11.7 Units) vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better over the last 2 seasons.

915SEATTLE -916 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 12-25 SU (-15.5 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

917NY YANKEES -918 TORONTO
NY YANKEES are 5-15 SU (-12.2 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

919TEXAS -920 TAMPA BAY
TEXAS are 1-9 SU (-11.9 Units) in road games with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (AL) over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, April 12

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 12

NL games
San Diego (7-3) @ Pittsburgh (3-6)
— Darvish is 0-0, 4.22 in his first two starts
— Padres won both his starts, both at home.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— Darvish is 2-2, 2.50 in six starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Padres won four of their last five games.
— San Diego won its first three road games.
— Eight of last nine games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1

— Cahill allowed seven runs in four IP (73 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Pirates lost his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— Cahill is 2-5, 3.97 in 14 games (10 starts) vs San Diego.

— Pirates lost six of their first nine games.
— Pittsburgh won two of first three home games.
— Under 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1

Philadelphia (6-3) @ Mets (2-3)
— Anderson allowed two runs in five IP (80 PT) in his first start.
— Phillies lost his first start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— Anderson is 2-4, 4.47 in nine starts vs New York.

— Phillies won six of their first nine games.
— Phillies lost two of their first three road games.
— Last six games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

— Peterson allowed six runs in four IP (78 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Mets lost his only start.
— over/under 1-0 over
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed 11 runs in six IP in two starts vs Philly.

— Mets lost three of their first five games.
— Mets split their first two home games.
— Over 3-2
— scored run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2

Miami (2-6) @ Atlanta (4-5)
— Alcantara is 0-1, 2.25 in his first two starts.
— Marlins are 0-2 in his starts, both at home.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-0, 2.41 in three starts vs Atlanta.

— Marlins lost six of first eight games.
— Miami split its first two road games.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-4

— Ynoa blanked Washington for five IP (68 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Braves won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He allowed three runs in three IP in one start vs Miami.

— Braves won four of their last five games.
— Atlanta won two of its first three home games.
— Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-4

Cubs (4-5) @ Milwaukee (5-4)
— Alzolay allowed four runs in five IP (77 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Cubs lost his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed five runs in six IP (2 games, 1 start) vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs lost four of their last five games.
— Chicago lost two of their first three road tilts.
— Seven of last eight games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1

— Peralta blanked Cubs in five IP (91 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Milwaukee won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 3-1, 3.78 in seven games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers won four of their last five games.
— Milwaukee lost two of first three home games.
— Under 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

Washington (1-5) @ St Louis (5-4)
— Strasburg blanked Atlanta for six IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Nationals lost his one start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 3-2, 2.50 in eight starts vs St Louis.

— Washington lost five of its first six games.
— Nationals are 0-3 on road; they’re still missing guys.
— Over 3-3
— scored run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-3

— Gant allowed one run in four IP (82 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Cardinals won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 1-1, 4.61 in six games (3 starts) vs Washington.

— Cardinals won four of their last six games.
— St Louis lost two of its first three home games.
— Under 3-2-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1

Cincinnati (6-3) @ San Francisco (6-3)
— Miley blanked Pirates for six IP (78 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Reds won his one start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 4-4, 3.88 in 12 games (11 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Cincinnati won six of its last eight games.
— Reds are 5-1 at home, 1-2 on road.
— Over 7-1-1
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1

— Sanchez allowed one run in five IP (74 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Giants lost his one start, at San Diego.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He’s never pitched against the Reds.

— Giants are 6-3 in their first nine games.
— Giants won their first three home games.
— Last seven games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

AL games
Boston (6-3) @ Minnesota (5-4)
— Perez allowed three runs in five IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Red Sox won his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-3, 4.91 in five games (4 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Boston won its last six games, after an 0-3 start.
— Red Sox won their first three road games.
— Last seven games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2

— Happ allowed one run in four IP (89 PT) in his first start.
— Twins lost his only start, in extra innings.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 13-4, 2.79 in 27 games (26 starts) vs Boston.

— Twins lost three of their last five games.
— Minnesota lost two of its three home games.
— over 5-4
— scores run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2

Seattle (5-4) @ Baltimore (4-5)
— Sheffield allowed six runs in five IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Seattle lost his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed four runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.

— Seattle won three of its last four games.
— Seattle won two of its first three road games.
— over 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1

— Kremer allowed three runs in three IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Orioles lost his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He’s never pitched against Seattle.

— Orioles lost five of their last six games.
— Baltimore lost its first three home games.
— last three games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

Bronx (4-5) @ Toronto (4-5)
— Cole is 1-0, 1.46 in his first two starts.
— Bronx split his first two starts.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— Cole is 3-0, 2.97 in five starts vs Toronto.

— New York lost five of its first nine games.
— New York lost two of its first three road games.
— under 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5

— Ray is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts vs Bronx.

— Toronto lost four of its last five games.
— Toronto lost two of their first three home games.
— under 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— For now, Blue Jays are playing home games in Dunedin, FL

Texas (3-6) @ Tampa Bay (4-5)
— Dunning allowed one run in five IP (70 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Texas won his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He’s never pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Texas lost last three games, outscored 13-4.
— Texas is 1-2 on the road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4

— Glasnow allowed one run in 12 IP in his first two starts.
— Tampa Bay split those two games.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He allowed two hits, no runs in six IP, in his one start vs Texas.

— Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games.
— Rays won two of their first three home games.
— Seven of last eight games went over
— scored run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-3

Angels (6-3) @ Kansas City (4-3)
— Cobb allowed three runs in six IP (97 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Angels won his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 3-7, 5.10 in 13 starts vs Toronto.

— Angels won six of their first nine games.
— Halos won two of their first three road games.
— over 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2

— Singer allowed six runs in 3.1 IP (77 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Royals lost his one start.
— over/under 0-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He’s never pitched against the Angels.

— Royals won four of their first seven games.
— Royals are2-1 at home.
— last four games under
— scores run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1

Cleveland (5-3) @ White Sox (3-5)
— Bieber is 0-1, 3.65 in two starts.
— Indians split his two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-2, 2.94 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Cleveland won four of their last five games.
— Indians are 1-2 on the road.
— under 6-2
— scores run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5

— Rodon blanked Seattle for five IP (95 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— White Sox won his first start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 5-5, 2.94 in 17 games (15 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Chicago won three of its last five games.
— White Sox split their first two home games.
— under 5-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-2

Detroit (3-6) @ Houston (6-3)
— Mize allowed one run in four IP (82 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Detroit won his first start in extra innings.
— under 0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He’s never pitched against Houston.

— Detroit lost six of their last seven games.
— Detroit lost its first three road games.
— under 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4

— Greinke is 1-0, 1.38 in his first two starts.
— Astros won both his starts, both on road.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 13-7, 2.69 in 29 games (26 starts) vs Detroit.

— Astros won six of their first nine games.
— Astros lost two of their first three home tilts.
— over 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2

Interleague games
Oakland (3-7) @ Arizona (4-6)
— Bassitt is 0-2, 5.56 in two starts.
— A’s were outscored 13-2 in those games.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in one start vs Arizona.

— A’s won three of last four games, after an 0-6 start.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won two of its three road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-2

— Bumgarner is 0-1, 11.00 in two starts, both on road.
— Arizona was outscored 16-7 in those games.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 5-2, 4.25 in nine starts vs Oakland.

— Arizona lost six of first ten games.
— Arizona won two of its first three home games.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6

 

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MLB

Monday, April 12

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Minnesota
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston

San Diego @ Pittsburgh
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Pittsburgh is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing San Diego

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

NY Yankees @ Toronto
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 13 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home

Texas @ Tampa Bay
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home

Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami

Chi Cubs @ Milwaukee
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Washington @ St. Louis
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home

Cleveland @ Chi White Sox
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home

Detroit @ Houston
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home

LA Angels @ Kansas City
LA Angels
LA Angels is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Kansas City
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home

Oakland @ Arizona
Oakland
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Oakland

Cincinnati @ San Francisco
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati


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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Teams that have scored the fewest runs:
16— Mets
17— Nationals
24— Marlins
26— Cubs
29— Tigers
31— Giants

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“[Doug Pederson] was ridiculed and criticized for every decision. If you won by three, it wasn’t enough. If you lost on a last-second field goal, you’re the worst coach in history.”
An unnamed source, telling The Athletic how the Eagles’ front office gave Doug Peterson a hard time during his tenure as head coach

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the NBA, who has made the most 3-point shots?

Monday’s quiz
When Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, his team’s center was Clayton Kershaw. Now both of them are playing ball in Los Angeles.

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Rodriguez began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners.

****************************************************************

Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Maryland passed a sports betting bill Monday; the law will allow as many as 60 online operators and 30 retail sportsbooks between casinos, professional sports stadiums, small businesses and lot of other organizations.

They’re hoping to kick off sports betting in Maryland before football season season starts.

12) Warriors 116, Nuggets 107:
— Steph Curry scored 53 points, made 10-18 shots on the arc, 14-16 on foul line, even grabbed six rebounds. It is a pleasure to watch him play.

11) Chicago Cubs have two coaches on the COVID list, including their bullpen coach; they also put three relief pitchers on the list, for contact tracing.

10) Best fried chicken ever? Church’s Fried Chicken; I had it in South Carolina long time ago, very, very good. Church’s is also in Las Vegas; you should try it.

9) White Sox 4, Indians 3— Chicago is only MLB team that has scored 3+ runs in all of its games this season.

8) Ryan Odom leaves UMBC to become the new head coach at Utah State; Odom coached the only #16-seed to beat a #1-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Odom replaces Craig Smith, who bolted to in-state rival Utah.

Ryan Odom is Dave Odom’s son; Dave Odom was Tim Duncan’s coach at Wake Forest.

7) Eastern Michigan hired alum Stan Heath as its new basketball coach; Heath was once a rising star in coaching, going from Kent State to Arkansas, but after going 43-24 his last two years with the Razorbacks, he made the strange career move of going to South Florida, which was in the Big East at the time. It didn’t go well.

Heath had been coaching the G-League the last few years.

6) Richest owner in the NFL is David Tepper, who owns the Carolina Panthers; he is worth $12B, that’s billion, with a B. He is a hedge fund manager.

Richest owner in the NBA is Steve Ballmer, who owns the Clippers; the guy is worth freakin’ $51B— can you imagine that? He used to be the CEO of Microsoft.

Only difference their bank accounts and ours are a lot of zeroes. A whole lot of zeroes, on the left side of the decimal point.

5) Wizards 125, Jazz 121— Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists in sparking the big upset. Game was 70-65 at the half.

4) Patriots’ WR Julian Edelman retired from the NFL; he had 6,822 receiving yards in his career, 1,442 more in playoff games. Not bad for a guy who played QB at Kent State.

3) Tigers 6, Astros 2— Detroit catchers hit five home runs in 58 games last year; they’ve already hit five in their first ten games this season.

2) Reds 3, Giants 0— Bullpens at Oracle Park in San Francisco are under the bleachers in right-center field now, instead of on the field down the foul lines, the way they used to be. The home run Jesse Winker hit in the third inning wouldn’t have been a home run before this season

1) Lot of baseball on tap today; doubleheaders in Philly, Baltimore. Marcus Stroman is starting one game for the Mets; he threw nine pitches Sunday before the game got rained out- pitching today probably gets him out of starting at Coors Field this weekend.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, April 13

 

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951SAN DIEGO -952 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 17-6 SU (10.4 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

951SAN DIEGO -952 PITTSBURGH
DEREK SHELTON is 17-6 SU (10.4 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse (Coach of PITTSBURGH)

953PHILADELPHIA -954 NY METS
PHILADELPHIA is 5-18 SU (-15.6 Units) vs. poor fielding teams - averaging 0.75+ errors/game in the last 3 seasons.

955MIAMI -956 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 102-85 SU (32.1 Units) in home games vs. excellent defensive catchers - allowing <=0.35 SB's/game since 1996.

957CHICAGO CUBS -958 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 3-14 SU (-14.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

959WASHINGTON -960 ST LOUIS
WASHINGTON is 6-16 SU (-16.8 Units) in road games vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

961CINCINNATI -962 SAN FRANCISCO
CINCINNATI is 2-10 SU (-12.7 Units) vs. a team with an excellent bullpen whose WHIP is 1.150 or better over the last 2 seasons.

963COLORADO -964 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 25-14 SU (13 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

965BOSTON -966 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 17-29 SU (-15.2 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game over the last 2 seasons.

967SEATTLE -968 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 20-36 SU (-21.1 Units) in home games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 13

NL games
San Diego (8-3) @ Pittsburgh (3-7)
— Snell is 0-0, 1.86 in two starts this season.
— Padres’ bullpen split his two starts, both at home.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— Snell allowed six runs in five IP in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Padres won five of their last six games.
— San Diego won its first four road games.
— Eight of last ten games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2

— Kuhl is 0-1, 9.00 in two starts (7 IP)
— Pirates split his two starts, both on road.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— Kuhl is 1-0, 4.60 in three starts vs San Diego.

— Pirates lost seven of their first ten games.
— Pittsburgh split their first four home games.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2

Philadelphia (6-3) @ Mets (2-3)
— Anderson allowed two runs in five IP (80 PT) in his first start.
— Phillies lost his first start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— Anderson is 2-4, 4.47 in nine starts vs New York.

— Nola is 0-0, 2.53 in two starts this year.
— Phillies bullpen won both his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— Nola is 8-2, 3.26 in 17 starts vs New York.

— Phillies won six of their first nine games.
— Phillies lost two of their first three road games.
— Last six games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

— Peterson allowed six runs in four IP (78 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Mets lost his only start.
— over/under 1-0 over
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed 11 runs in six IP in two starts vs Philly.

— Stroman allowed one run in six IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He threw 9 pitches Sunday before the game got rained out.
— Mets won his first start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— Stroman is 3-1, 3.16 in six games (4 starts) vs Philly.

— Mets lost three of their first five games.
— Mets split their first two home games.
— Over 3-2
— scored run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2

Miami (3-6) @ Atlanta (4-6)
— Lopez is 0-1, 1.54 in two starts this year.
— Marlins are 0-2 in his starts, both at home.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
— He is 2-4, 4.43 in eight starts vs Atlanta.

— Marlins lost six of first nine games.
— Miami won two of its first three road games.
— under 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-4

— Fried is 0-0, 9.00 in his first two starts (7 IP)
— Braves split his two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-1, 5.13 in six starts vs Miami.

— Braves won four of their last six games.
— Atlanta split its first four home games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-4

Cubs (4-6) @ Milwaukee (6-4)
— Hendricks is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts.
— Cubs lost both his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 9-6, 2.72 in 24 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs lost five of their last six games.
— Chicago lost three of their first four road tilts.
— Seven of last nine games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1

— Woodruff is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts.
— Milwaukee won both his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 0-1, 3.79 in nine games (7 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers won five of their last six games.
— Milwaukee split their first four home games.
— over last three games
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2

Washington (2-5) @ St Louis (5-5)
— Strasburg blanked Atlanta for six IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Nationals lost his one start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 3-2, 2.50 in eight starts vs St Louis.

— Washington lost five of its first seven games.
— Nationals are 1-3 on the road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-4

— Flaherty is 1-0, 5.23 in two starts.
— Cardinals won both his starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He allowed one run in five IP in his one start vs Washington.

— Cardinals lost their last three games.
— St Louis lost three of its first four home games.
— Under 4-2-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2

Cincinnati (7-3) @ San Francisco (6-4)
— Castillo allowed 10 runs in 3.1 IP in his first start this year, threw seven shutout innings in his second start.
— Reds split his two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-0, 2.29 in three starts vs San Francisco.

— Cincinnati won seven of its last nine games.
— Reds are 5-1 at home, 2-2 on road.
— Over 7-2-1
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1

— Gausman is 0-0, 1.32 in two starts.
— Giants split his two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-3, 12.79 in three starts against the Reds.

— Giants are 6-4 in their first ten games.
— Giants won three of their first four home games.
— Last eight games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2

Colorado (3-7) @ Dodgers (8-2)
— Senzatela is 1-1, 5.56 in two starts.
— Colorado split his two starts, both at home.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 3-4, 6.70 in 11 games (9 starts) vs LA, 0-3, 6.84 in six games (5 starts) here.

— Colorado lost its last three games.
— Rockies lost their first three road games.
— Under 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1

— Bauer is 1-0, 4.15 in two starts.
— Dodgers split his two starts, both on road.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 1-1, 4.37 in four starts vs Colorado.

— Dodgers won eight of their last nine games.
— Dodgers won their first three home games.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2

AL games
Boston (6-3) @ Minnesota (5-4)
— Perez allowed three runs in five IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Red Sox won his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-3, 4.91 in five games (4 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Boston won its last six games, after an 0-3 start.
— Red Sox won their first three road games.
— Last seven games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2

— Happ allowed one run in four IP (89 PT) in his first start.
— Twins lost his only start, in extra innings.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 13-4, 2.79 in 27 games (26 starts) vs Boston.

— Twins lost three of their last five games.
— Minnesota lost two of its three home games.
— over 5-4
— scores run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2

Seattle (5-4) @ Baltimore (4-5)
— Sheffield allowed six runs in five IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Seattle lost his only start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed four runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.

— Marcevicius is making his first ’21 start; he is 4-10, 5.94 in 29 career games (19 starts).
— He’s never pitched against Baltimore.

— Seattle won three of its last four games.
— Seattle won two of its first three road games.
— over 6-3
— scored run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1

— Kremer allowed three runs in three IP (85 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Orioles lost his only start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He’s never pitched against Seattle.

— Means is 1-0, 0.77 in two starts.
— Orioles won both his starts, both on road.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He allowed one run in seven IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.

— Orioles lost five of their last six games.
— Baltimore lost its first three home games.
— last three games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2

Bronx (5-5) @ Toronto (4-6)
— Taillon allowed two runs in 4.2 IP (74 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Bronx lost his first start in extra innings.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He allowed two runs in six IP in his one start vs Toronto.

— New York split its first ten games.
— New York split its first four road games.
— under 7-3
— scored run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5

— Ryu is 0-1, 2.92 in his first two starts.
— Toronto split his first two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-2, 5.53 in five starts vs Bronx.

— Toronto lost five of its last six games.
— Toronto lost three of their first four home games.
— under 7-3
— scored run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7
— For now, Blue Jays are playing home games in Dunedin, FL

Texas (3-7) @ Tampa Bay (5-5)
— Gibson got KO’d in 1st inning of his first start, threw six shutout innings in his last start.
— Texas split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 4-5, 5.12 in 11 games (10 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— Texas lost last four games, outscored 14-4.
— Texas is 1-3 on the road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1

— Yarbrough threw 5.2 shutout innings in his first start, gave up nine runs in his 2nd start.
— Tampa Bay split those two games.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 1-0, 4.91 in two games (1 start) vs Texas.

— Tampa Bay won three of its last four games.
— Rays won three of their first four home games.
— Seven of last nine games went over
— scored run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-4

Angels (7-3) @ Kansas City (4-4)
— Bundy is 0-0, 3.75 in two starts.
— Angels split his two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 1-1, 4.54 in seven games (6 starts) vs Toronto.

— Angels won seven of their first ten games.
— Halos won three of their first four road games.
— over 6-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2

— Duffy threw six shutout innings (97 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Royals won his one start.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 3-2, 3.86 in eight games (7 starts) against the Angels.

— Royals split their first eight games.
— Royals are 2-2 at home.
— four of last five games under
— scores run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1

Cleveland (5-4) @ White Sox (4-5)
— Bieber is 0-1, 3.65 in two starts.
— Indians split his two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-2, 2.94 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Cleveland won four of their last six games.
— Indians are 1-3 on the road.
— under 7-2
— scores run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6

— Giolito is 1-0, 4.22 in his first two starts.
— White Sox split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-2, 2.67 in seven starts vs Cleveland.

— Chicago won four of its last six games.
— White Sox won two of their first three home games.
— under 6-4
— scored run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-2

Detroit (4-6) @ Houston (6-4)
— Boyd is 1-1, 2.13 in two starts.
— Detroit split his first two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-1, 5.91 in four starts against Houston.

— Detroit lost six of their last eight games.
— Detroit lost three of its first four road games.
— under 7-3
— scored run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4

— Odorizzi is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 6-1, 3.09 in 12 starts vs Detroit.

— Astros lost three of their last four games.
— Astros lost three of their first four home tilts.
— over 6-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2

Interleague games
Oakland (4-7) @ Arizona (4-7)
— Luzardo is 0-1, 6.10 in two starts.
— A’s split those two games.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He blanked Arizona for 6.1 IP in one start against them.

— A’s won four of last five games, after an 0-6 start.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won three of its four road games.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-2

— Gallen is making his first ’21 start; he likely limited to 80 pitches.
— He had a stress fracture in his throwing arm.
— He allowed one run in seven IP in his one start vs Oakland.

— Arizona lost seven of first 11 games.
— Arizona split its first four home games.
— under 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7

 

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MLB

Tuesday, April 13

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Minnesota
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Boston
Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston

Oakland @ Arizona
Oakland
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home

San Diego @ Pittsburgh
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
Pittsburgh is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing San Diego

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

NY Yankees @ Toronto
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games

Texas @ Tampa Bay
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas

Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Miami

Chi Cubs @ Milwaukee
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home

Washington @ St. Louis
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home

Cleveland @ Chi White Sox
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home

Detroit @ Houston
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
Houston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit

LA Angels @ Kansas City
LA Angels
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home

Cincinnati @ San Francisco
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home

Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home


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[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 13

 

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
NFL teams that pay out the most $$$ in workout bonuses:
$5.1M— Green Bay
$3.7M— Jacksonville
$3.2M— Buffalo
$3.1M— Kansas City
$1.9M— Carolina, Cincinnati
$1.8M— Las Vegas
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“The worst part of this approach is that it doubles the stress of the compressed schedule. Rather than playing for a playoff spot and being able to rest players as the standings become clearer, teams have to approach every game as a playoff game to either get into or stay in the top 6 since the consequences, as Luka said, are enormous. So players are playing more games and more minutes in fewer days.”
Mark Cuban, on the NBA’s play-in playoff format

Wednesday’s quiz
Since the 1983-84 season, who holds the NBA record for most rebounds in one game?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the NBA, Ray Allen has made the most 3-point shots, 2,973.

Monday’s quiz
When Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, his team’s center was Clayton Kershaw. Now both of them are playing ball in Los Angeles.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Dak Prescott got a 4-year, $160M contract from the Cowboys, which apparently includes a $1M incentive for winning a Super Bowl. $126M of that money is guaranteed.

Prescott has a 42-27 career W-L record in regular season, 1-2 in playoffs; he played in only five games last season, after he broke/dislocated his ankle.

12) Here’s something you don’t see every day; Monday night, Milwaukee Brewers brought in a relief pitcher late in their game, but turns out the guy’s name wasn’t written on the lineup card, so he couldn’t pitch, and they had to quickly get someone else warmed up to enter the game.

You wouldn’t think stuff like that would happen in the major leagues.

11) Players who have had 3+-homer games for three different teams:
— Johnny Mize— StL, NYG, NYY
— Alex Rodriguez— Sea, Tex, NYY
— Dave Kingman— Cubs, NYM, A’s
— Mark Teizeira— Tex, Atl, NYY
— JD Martinez— Det, Ariz, Bos

10) Most pitches thrown in a game this season:
118– Johnny Cueto
113— Shane Bieber (last night)
112— Joe Musgrove (perfect game)
111— Lance Lynn
110– Trevor Bauer
105— Johnny Cueto

9) Longtime major league ump Joe West has been awarded $500,000 plus interest in damages in a defamation suit against former MLB catcher Paul LoDuca that was filed in October 2019.

There was a podcast where LoDuca accused reliever Billy Wagner of bribing West to get a bigger strike zone. He accused that Wagner let West use his 1957 vintage Chevrolet to make the strike zone change when he was up at bat.

Apparently, LoDuca lied in the podcast about how many times West has ejected him in his career; the judge who made the ruling raised the possibility that West will not be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame because of LoDuca’s statements.

West, by the way, was one of the umpires in the replay center Sunday night, when they missed a call on the Phillies scoring the winning run on a close play at home plate in the last inning.

8) Rangers 8, Rays 3— Texas breaks out for eight runs, after being shut out in three of their previous four games.

7) Red Sox 4, Twins 2— Boston wins its 7th game in a row on a snowy afternoon in Minnesota. Rafael Devers has hit five homers in his last four games.

6) Denver Nuggets’ star Jamal Murray tore his ACL, is out for the year, tough break for a Denver team that is 34-20, the #4-seed in the Western Conference.

5) Mets 4-4, Phillies 3-0: Big day for the Metropolitans, who swept a twinbill, holding the Phils to three runs total.

4) “I don’t know who that is. I know he’s going to be the owner. But I don’t know anything about baseball.”

Thats Timberwolves’ star rookie Anthony Edwards, talking about baseball Hall of Famer Alex Rodriguez, who will soon be a co-owner of Minnesota’s NBA team.

3) Former NFL running back Eddie George is the new football coach at Tennessee State; George played nine seasons in the NFL and ran for 10,441 yards, but he has never coached before.

George played for the Tennessee Titans, where his coach was Jeff Fisher, whose son Brandon is expected to be on the Tennessee State coaching staff.

2) Now that Chris Beard is the basketball coach at Texas, they’re going to poach players from teams all over the country. Longhorns poached kids from Utah/Kentucky on Tuesday, and also announced that Andrew Jones will be staying with the Longhorns next season.

1) Having trouble getting used to doubleheaders being 7-inning games; a game is 2-2 in fifth inning and you forget that this is a late-inning situation. You do the same thing for 60 years, it is difficult to shift gears and think in a different way.