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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for this fall:
— Tennessee (-5) vs NC State
— Nebraska (-5) vs Colorado
— Iowa (-2) vs Iowa State
— Texas (-5) vs Michigan
— Alabama (-8) vs Wisconsin
— LSU (-10) vs South Carolina
Quote of the Day
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
CS Lewis
Wednesday’s quiz
Which NHL team is the last one to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0?
Hint: They went on to win the Stanley Cup that year.
Tuesday’s quiz
Paul Pierce was the Celtics’ leading scorer in the last season where they won the NBA title.
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— RIP to baseball icon Willie Mays, who passed away at age 93.
He made the All-Star Game 19 years in a row.
He won a World Series ring with the 1954 Giants.
He was NL Rookie of the Year in 1951.
He won 12 Gold Gloves, was MVP of the NL in 1954, 1965.
He ranks 6th all time in home runs (660),
He ranks 7th in runs scored (2,068),
He ranks 12th in RBI (1,909),
He ranks 13th in hits (3,293).
When you talk about who is the greatest player ever, you can make a strong argument for him.
RIP, sir.
— Was watching Florida State play in the College World Series, but I couldn’t hear what they were saying on TV; all the FSU players were wearing wristbands, like quarterbacks wear.
Why? What information would be on wristbands for position players?
— New York 1B Anthony Rizzo broke his arm Monday, is out 4-6 weeks; they called up rookie Ben Rice to take his place— he went 1-4 in his MLB debut Tuesday.
Ben Rice has a good commercial opportunity, if they still sell Uncle Ben’s rice; do a commercial with his uncle, seems like it would be good TV.
— LA Clippers hired Jeff Van Gundy to be their top assistant coach; he spent this year working with the NBA champion Celtics, after working on ESPN for 16 years as an analyst.
— Brewers P Tobias Myers beat the Angels Tuesday; two years ago, that would’ve seemed very unlikely, seeing how he went 1-15, 7.82 in 22 starts for three different AAA teams. Milwaukee is his 6th organization, and he’s only 25 years old.
— Pirates’ OF Bryan Reynolds has a career batting average of .347 in June, the highest June batting average of any player in the last 50 years.
Famous birthdays, June 19th:
Duane Kuiper, 74
Kathleen Turner, 70
Mike Renfro, 69
Paula Abdul, 62
Poppy Montgomery, 52
Anthony Parker, 49
Dirk Nowitzki, 46
Jacob deGrom, 36
Joe Noteboom, 29
— Edmonton 5, Florida 3
Oilers scored two power play goals, scored 5 times on only 24 shots.
Edmonton also scored a short-handed goal, for second game in a row.
Teams head back to Alberta with Florida leading the series, 3-2.
— Dodgers 11, Rockies 9
Dodgers scored seven runs in the top of the 9th.
Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam, Teoscar Hernandez hit a 3-run blast.
Colorado led 7-2 after five innings.
— Phillies 4, Padres 3
San Diego led 3-1 in 8th inning, have now lost five games in a row.
Nick Castellanos had the walk-off hit for the Phillies.
— A’s 7, Royals 5
JJ Bleday hit three doubles, as Oakland snapped a 9-game skid.
Hogan Harris pitched 5 innings, allowed one earned run.
— Marlins 9, Cardinals 8 (10)
Marlins snap a 6-game losing skid.
Vidal Brujan had the game-winning hit for Miami.
— White Sox 2, Astros 0
Jonathan Cannon got 26 outs on 106 pitches, for his first MLB win.
1B Andrew Vaughn knocked in both Chicago runs with ground outs.
— Mets 7, Rangers 6
Mets have now won seven games in a row.
Texas led this game 6-2 after five innings.
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for this fall:
— Tennessee (-5) vs NC State
— Nebraska (-5) vs Colorado
— Iowa (-2) vs Iowa State
— Texas (-5) vs Michigan
— Alabama (-8) vs Wisconsin
— LSU (-10) vs South Carolina
Quote of the Day
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
CS Lewis
Wednesday’s quiz
Which NHL team is the last one to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0?
Hint: They went on to win the Stanley Cup that year.
Tuesday’s quiz
Paul Pierce was the Celtics’ leading scorer in the last season where they won the NBA title.
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— RIP to baseball icon Willie Mays, who passed away at age 93.
He made the All-Star Game 19 years in a row.
He won a World Series ring with the 1954 Giants.
He was NL Rookie of the Year in 1951.
He won 12 Gold Gloves, was MVP of the NL in 1954, 1965.
He ranks 6th all time in home runs (660),
He ranks 7th in runs scored (2,068),
He ranks 12th in RBI (1,909),
He ranks 13th in hits (3,293).
When you talk about who is the greatest player ever, you can make a strong argument for him.
RIP, sir.
— Was watching Florida State play in the College World Series, but I couldn’t hear what they were saying on TV; all the FSU players were wearing wristbands, like quarterbacks wear.
Why? What information would be on wristbands for position players?
— New York 1B Anthony Rizzo broke his arm Monday, is out 4-6 weeks; they called up rookie Ben Rice to take his place— he went 1-4 in his MLB debut Tuesday.
Ben Rice has a good commercial opportunity, if they still sell Uncle Ben’s rice; do a commercial with his uncle, seems like it would be good TV.
— LA Clippers hired Jeff Van Gundy to be their top assistant coach; he spent this year working with the NBA champion Celtics, after working on ESPN for 16 years as an analyst.
— Brewers P Tobias Myers beat the Angels Tuesday; two years ago, that would’ve seemed very unlikely, seeing how he went 1-15, 7.82 in 22 starts for three different AAA teams. Milwaukee is his 6th organization, and he’s only 25 years old.
— Pirates’ OF Bryan Reynolds has a career batting average of .347 in June, the highest June batting average of any player in the last 50 years.
Famous birthdays, June 19th:
Duane Kuiper, 74
Kathleen Turner, 70
Mike Renfro, 69
Paula Abdul, 62
Poppy Montgomery, 52
Anthony Parker, 49
Dirk Nowitzki, 46
Jacob deGrom, 36
Joe Noteboom, 29
— Edmonton 5, Florida 3
Oilers scored two power play goals, scored 5 times on only 24 shots.
Edmonton also scored a short-handed goal, for second game in a row.
Teams head back to Alberta with Florida leading the series, 3-2.
— Dodgers 11, Rockies 9
Dodgers scored seven runs in the top of the 9th.
Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam, Teoscar Hernandez hit a 3-run blast.
Colorado led 7-2 after five innings.
— Phillies 4, Padres 3
San Diego led 3-1 in 8th inning, have now lost five games in a row.
Nick Castellanos had the walk-off hit for the Phillies.
— A’s 7, Royals 5
JJ Bleday hit three doubles, as Oakland snapped a 9-game skid.
Hogan Harris pitched 5 innings, allowed one earned run.
— Marlins 9, Cardinals 8 (10)
Marlins snap a 6-game losing skid.
Vidal Brujan had the game-winning hit for Miami.
— White Sox 2, Astros 0
Jonathan Cannon got 26 outs on 106 pitches, for his first MLB win.
1B Andrew Vaughn knocked in both Chicago runs with ground outs.
— Mets 7, Rangers 6
Mets have now won seven games in a row.
Texas led this game 6-2 after five innings.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for this fall:
— Clemson (-8) vs NC State
— Michigan (-9) vs USC
— Oklahoma (-2) vs Tennessee
— Miami (-7) vs Virginia Tech
— Georgia (-5) vs Alabama
— Florida State (-9) vs SMU
Quote of the Day
“I am very excited to go home and see them, hug them, talk with them, play with them. I saw them before the game and it’s a totally different feeling. Very cool.”
Phillies P Ranger Suarez, who pitched in front of his wife and two kids for the first time
Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; who was the first pick?
Wednesday’s quiz
2014 Los Angeles Kings are last NHL team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0.
Tuesday’s quiz
Paul Pierce was the Celtics’ leading scorer in the last season where they won the NBA title.
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After the season, Detroit fired their general manager, then Wednesday, they fired Williams, eating $65M in the process. How much do you have to dislike someone or the job they’re doing to pay them $65M to go away????
NBA Draft is next week; Lakers/Cavaliers are also looking for new coaches. Detroit has the 5th pick in the draft. Will they hire a new coach before the draft?
— Ten years ago, the NHL’s LA Kings played San Jose in the first round of the playoffs; they lost the first two games 6-3/7-2 in San Jose, then lost Game 3 in overtime, 4-3 at home. Things were not looking good, but they swept the last four games against the Sharks, winning all four games by 3+ goals, including a 5-1 win at San Jose in Game 7.
Then they beat Anaheim in seven games, in a series where the road team won five of the seven games. Kings won Game 7 6-2 in Anaheim.
Western Conference final, Kings led Chicago three games to one, then lost Games 5-6, but they won Game 7 in Chicago, beating the Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime.
All of this was extremely unlikely, winning three Game 7’s on the road, but when the Kings beat the Rangers in five games to win the Stanley Cup, with three of their four wins in overtime, they finished one of the most unlikely runs to a championship of any team in any sport, ever.
This was also the last time an NHL team won a series after trailing 3-0, a feat the Edmonton Oilers are trying to pull off this week against Florida.
— Is the NHL the only league that announces trades while their playoffs are still going on?
— Tuesday night in Denver, the Dodgers trailed Colorado 9-4 after eight innings, but they scored seven runs in the top of the 9th to win 11-9, getting a grand slam from Jason Heyward, a 3-run blast by Teoscar Hernandez.
Before that, the Dodgers had lost 1,137 consecutive games when they trailed by 5+ runs in the 9th inning, or later. Their last win in this situation was in 1957, their last year in Brooklyn.
— Tuesday night in Anaheim, Milwaukee led the Angels 6-0 in the 9th inning; they put in a cruddy relief pitcher to wrap the game up, but that didn’t work, so they put their closer in with Taylor Ward up to bat with the score 6-3 and two men on base— tying run at the plate.
Ward hit a ball to deep centerfield that would’ve gone over the fence and tied the game, except Sal Frelick jumped up and caught the ball, robbing Ward of the game-tying homer and ending the game. Best defensive play of the week.
— When Willie Mays got elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, in 1979, there were 23 voters who didn’t put Mays on their ballot. Huh?
Who the BLEEP!!!! didn’t vote for Willie Mays as a Hall of Famer?
— Famous birthdays, June 20th:
Dave Elmendorf, 75
John Goodman, 72
Dickie Thon, 66
Nicole Kidman, 57
Rodney Rogers, 53
Lavar Arrington, 46
Kendrys Morales, 41
Josh Childress, 41
Darko Milicic, 39
— Word of the Day: Prudent- Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
— Braves 7, Tigers 0
Reynaldo Lopez tossed five shutout innings.
Detroit scored total of three runs in their last four games.
— Rays 3, Twins 2 (10)
Tampa Bay is 35-39, but 25-11 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs.
Loss snaps Minnesota’s six-game winning streak.
— Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 3
Boston has won five in a row, 8 of last 10 games.
Toronto made four errors; Red Sox scored two unearned runs.
— A’s 5, Royals 1
A’s win consecutive games for first time since May 4th.
Zack Gelof homered for the second day in a row.
— Astros 4, White Sox 1
This was first time in 5+ years Houston started 9 righty hitters in a game.
Backup C Salazar had two hits, two RBI- he didn’t start.
— Brewers 2, Angels 0
Freddy Peralta tossed six shutout innings.
Angels have been blanked in 21 of their last 22 innings.
— Orioles 7, New York 6 (10)
Baltimore is now 19-7 in its last 26 games.
Gerrit Cole allowed two runs in 4 IP (62 PT) in his first 2024 start.
College football spreads for this fall:
— Clemson (-8) vs NC State
— Michigan (-9) vs USC
— Oklahoma (-2) vs Tennessee
— Miami (-7) vs Virginia Tech
— Georgia (-5) vs Alabama
— Florida State (-9) vs SMU
Quote of the Day
“I am very excited to go home and see them, hug them, talk with them, play with them. I saw them before the game and it’s a totally different feeling. Very cool.”
Phillies P Ranger Suarez, who pitched in front of his wife and two kids for the first time
Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; who was the first pick?
Wednesday’s quiz
2014 Los Angeles Kings are last NHL team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0.
Tuesday’s quiz
Paul Pierce was the Celtics’ leading scorer in the last season where they won the NBA title.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Last year, the NBA’s Detroit Pistons hired Monty Williams as their new coach, giving him $78M for a 6-year contract, then they went 14-68 this year, which included a 28-game losing streak. Pistons are 94-290 (.245) over the last five years, the worst record in the NBA during that time.After the season, Detroit fired their general manager, then Wednesday, they fired Williams, eating $65M in the process. How much do you have to dislike someone or the job they’re doing to pay them $65M to go away????
NBA Draft is next week; Lakers/Cavaliers are also looking for new coaches. Detroit has the 5th pick in the draft. Will they hire a new coach before the draft?
— Ten years ago, the NHL’s LA Kings played San Jose in the first round of the playoffs; they lost the first two games 6-3/7-2 in San Jose, then lost Game 3 in overtime, 4-3 at home. Things were not looking good, but they swept the last four games against the Sharks, winning all four games by 3+ goals, including a 5-1 win at San Jose in Game 7.
Then they beat Anaheim in seven games, in a series where the road team won five of the seven games. Kings won Game 7 6-2 in Anaheim.
Western Conference final, Kings led Chicago three games to one, then lost Games 5-6, but they won Game 7 in Chicago, beating the Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime.
All of this was extremely unlikely, winning three Game 7’s on the road, but when the Kings beat the Rangers in five games to win the Stanley Cup, with three of their four wins in overtime, they finished one of the most unlikely runs to a championship of any team in any sport, ever.
This was also the last time an NHL team won a series after trailing 3-0, a feat the Edmonton Oilers are trying to pull off this week against Florida.
— Is the NHL the only league that announces trades while their playoffs are still going on?
— Tuesday night in Denver, the Dodgers trailed Colorado 9-4 after eight innings, but they scored seven runs in the top of the 9th to win 11-9, getting a grand slam from Jason Heyward, a 3-run blast by Teoscar Hernandez.
Before that, the Dodgers had lost 1,137 consecutive games when they trailed by 5+ runs in the 9th inning, or later. Their last win in this situation was in 1957, their last year in Brooklyn.
— Tuesday night in Anaheim, Milwaukee led the Angels 6-0 in the 9th inning; they put in a cruddy relief pitcher to wrap the game up, but that didn’t work, so they put their closer in with Taylor Ward up to bat with the score 6-3 and two men on base— tying run at the plate.
Ward hit a ball to deep centerfield that would’ve gone over the fence and tied the game, except Sal Frelick jumped up and caught the ball, robbing Ward of the game-tying homer and ending the game. Best defensive play of the week.
— When Willie Mays got elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, in 1979, there were 23 voters who didn’t put Mays on their ballot. Huh?
Who the BLEEP!!!! didn’t vote for Willie Mays as a Hall of Famer?
— Famous birthdays, June 20th:
Dave Elmendorf, 75
John Goodman, 72
Dickie Thon, 66
Nicole Kidman, 57
Rodney Rogers, 53
Lavar Arrington, 46
Kendrys Morales, 41
Josh Childress, 41
Darko Milicic, 39
— Word of the Day: Prudent- Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
— Braves 7, Tigers 0
Reynaldo Lopez tossed five shutout innings.
Detroit scored total of three runs in their last four games.
— Rays 3, Twins 2 (10)
Tampa Bay is 35-39, but 25-11 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs.
Loss snaps Minnesota’s six-game winning streak.
— Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 3
Boston has won five in a row, 8 of last 10 games.
Toronto made four errors; Red Sox scored two unearned runs.
— A’s 5, Royals 1
A’s win consecutive games for first time since May 4th.
Zack Gelof homered for the second day in a row.
— Astros 4, White Sox 1
This was first time in 5+ years Houston started 9 righty hitters in a game.
Backup C Salazar had two hits, two RBI- he didn’t start.
— Brewers 2, Angels 0
Freddy Peralta tossed six shutout innings.
Angels have been blanked in 21 of their last 22 innings.
— Orioles 7, New York 6 (10)
Baltimore is now 19-7 in its last 26 games.
Gerrit Cole allowed two runs in 4 IP (62 PT) in his first 2024 start.
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach.
— Rays 7, Twins 6 (10)- Rays won despite going 3-18 with RISP.
— Dodgers 5, Rockies 3- Shohei Ohtani hit his 21st home run.
— Astros 5, White Sox 3- Houston scored four runs in 7th inning.
— Houston Cougars fired athletic director Chris Pezman, after seven years there.
— Chicago Bulls traded G Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City for G Josh Giddey.
Quote of the Day
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Thomas Edison
Friday’s quiz
Who was the Oakland A’s manager, last time they won the World Series?
Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; 76ers picked Markelle Fultz with the first pick, Lakers took Lonzo Ball with the second pick.
Wednesday’s quiz
2014 Los Angeles Kings are last NHL team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0.
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— Arizona is 4-0-2 in its last six series, 12-6 in last 18 games.
Diamondbacks are 3-9 in road series openers.
— Braves won six of their last seven games.
Atlanta is 12-11 vs NL East rivals, 20-10 vs American League teams.
— Cubs are 9-17 vs NL Central rivals, 27-22 vs everyone else.
10 of Cubs’ last 12 games stayed under the total.
— Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
Under is 10-1 in their last 11 games.
— Rockies are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Dodgers won five of their last seven games.
Dodgers are 21-7 vs lefty starters, 26-23 vs righties.
— Marlins are 3-23 against lefty starting pitchers, 22-26 vs righties.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Brewers are 12-3 in their last 15 home games.
Milwaukee is 18-9 against its NL Central rivals.
— Mets are 11-3 in their last 14 games.
Mets are 16-9 in one-run games; last year, they were 25-28.
— Phillies are 25-4 in their last 29 home games.
Phillies are 20-3 in their last 23 series openers.
— Rookie P Skenes is 4-0, 2.29 in seven starts, with 53 strikeouts in 39.1 IP.
Under is 10-2 in Pirates’ last 12 games.
— St Louis is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.
Cardinals are 12-9 vs lefty starters, 25-28 vs righties.
— Padres lost nine of their last 10 road games.
San Diego is 12-16 vs lefty starters; last year, they were 28-13.
— Giants are 3-7 in their last 10 home games.
San Francisco is 20-14 in day games, 16-26 in night games.
— Washington is 9-3 in its last 12 games.
Nationals are 14-10 vs NL East rivals, 22-28 vs everyone else.
— Famous birthdays, June 21st:
Bernie Kopell, 91
Monte Markham, 89
Rick Sutcliffe, 68
Tom Chambers, 65
Derrick Coleman, 57
Maggie Siff, 50
Chris Pratt, 45
Richard Jefferson, 44
Garrett Crochet, 25
— Orioles are 15-6 in their last 21 games.
Baltimore is 19-7 vs its AL East rivals.
— Red Sox are 9-12 vs lefty starters; last two years, they were 47-31.
Boston is 1-11 in home series openers.
— White Sox are 4-17 in their last 21 road games.
Chicago is 5-23 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Guardians are 15-4 in their last 19 home games.
Cleveland is 14-6 vs lefty starting pitchers; LY, they were 24-35.
— Tigers are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
Over is 8-0 in their last eight home games.
— Under is 10-3 in Astros’ last 13 games.
Last 2 years, Houston was 70-33 vs lefty starters; this year, they’re 9-14.
— Royals are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
Kansas City is 25-14 at home, 17-20 on road.
— Over is 9-3 in Angels’ last 12 road games.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
— Minnesota is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— New York lost five of its last seven games.
NY scored in first inning in 6 of its last 10 games.
— A’s lost 10 of their last 12 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.
— Mariners are 11-1 in home series openers, 5-7 in road series openers.
Seattle is 23-6 in its last 29 home games.
— Rays are 12-7 vs lefty starters, 24-32 vs righty starters.
Tampa Bay is 4-9 in home series openers.
— Texas is 2-12 in its last 14 series openers.
Under is 21-8 in Rangers’ last 29 home games.
— Toronto lost five of its last seven games.
Blue Jays are 8-12 in one-run games.
— Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach.
— Rays 7, Twins 6 (10)- Rays won despite going 3-18 with RISP.
— Dodgers 5, Rockies 3- Shohei Ohtani hit his 21st home run.
— Astros 5, White Sox 3- Houston scored four runs in 7th inning.
— Houston Cougars fired athletic director Chris Pezman, after seven years there.
— Chicago Bulls traded G Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City for G Josh Giddey.
Quote of the Day
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Thomas Edison
Friday’s quiz
Who was the Oakland A’s manager, last time they won the World Series?
Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; 76ers picked Markelle Fultz with the first pick, Lakers took Lonzo Ball with the second pick.
Wednesday’s quiz
2014 Los Angeles Kings are last NHL team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0.
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Friday’s Den: Trends for all 30 MLB teams…….
Trends for all 30 MLB teams…….— Arizona is 4-0-2 in its last six series, 12-6 in last 18 games.
Diamondbacks are 3-9 in road series openers.
— Braves won six of their last seven games.
Atlanta is 12-11 vs NL East rivals, 20-10 vs American League teams.
— Cubs are 9-17 vs NL Central rivals, 27-22 vs everyone else.
10 of Cubs’ last 12 games stayed under the total.
— Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
Under is 10-1 in their last 11 games.
— Rockies are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Dodgers won five of their last seven games.
Dodgers are 21-7 vs lefty starters, 26-23 vs righties.
— Marlins are 3-23 against lefty starting pitchers, 22-26 vs righties.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Brewers are 12-3 in their last 15 home games.
Milwaukee is 18-9 against its NL Central rivals.
— Mets are 11-3 in their last 14 games.
Mets are 16-9 in one-run games; last year, they were 25-28.
— Phillies are 25-4 in their last 29 home games.
Phillies are 20-3 in their last 23 series openers.
— Rookie P Skenes is 4-0, 2.29 in seven starts, with 53 strikeouts in 39.1 IP.
Under is 10-2 in Pirates’ last 12 games.
— St Louis is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.
Cardinals are 12-9 vs lefty starters, 25-28 vs righties.
— Padres lost nine of their last 10 road games.
San Diego is 12-16 vs lefty starters; last year, they were 28-13.
— Giants are 3-7 in their last 10 home games.
San Francisco is 20-14 in day games, 16-26 in night games.
— Washington is 9-3 in its last 12 games.
Nationals are 14-10 vs NL East rivals, 22-28 vs everyone else.
— Famous birthdays, June 21st:
Bernie Kopell, 91
Monte Markham, 89
Rick Sutcliffe, 68
Tom Chambers, 65
Derrick Coleman, 57
Maggie Siff, 50
Chris Pratt, 45
Richard Jefferson, 44
Garrett Crochet, 25
— Orioles are 15-6 in their last 21 games.
Baltimore is 19-7 vs its AL East rivals.
— Red Sox are 9-12 vs lefty starters; last two years, they were 47-31.
Boston is 1-11 in home series openers.
— White Sox are 4-17 in their last 21 road games.
Chicago is 5-23 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Guardians are 15-4 in their last 19 home games.
Cleveland is 14-6 vs lefty starting pitchers; LY, they were 24-35.
— Tigers are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
Over is 8-0 in their last eight home games.
— Under is 10-3 in Astros’ last 13 games.
Last 2 years, Houston was 70-33 vs lefty starters; this year, they’re 9-14.
— Royals are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
Kansas City is 25-14 at home, 17-20 on road.
— Over is 9-3 in Angels’ last 12 road games.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
— Minnesota is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— New York lost five of its last seven games.
NY scored in first inning in 6 of its last 10 games.
— A’s lost 10 of their last 12 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.
— Mariners are 11-1 in home series openers, 5-7 in road series openers.
Seattle is 23-6 in its last 29 home games.
— Rays are 12-7 vs lefty starters, 24-32 vs righty starters.
Tampa Bay is 4-9 in home series openers.
— Texas is 2-12 in its last 14 series openers.
Under is 21-8 in Rangers’ last 29 home games.
— Toronto lost five of its last seven games.
Blue Jays are 8-12 in one-run games.
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Florida vs Edmonton
Florida is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 9 games when playing at home against Florida
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Florida vs Edmonton
Florida is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 9 games when playing at home against Florida
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Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Edmonton 5, Florida 1- Game 7 is Monday night in Florida.
— Mets 11, Cubs 1- Mets won eight of their last nine games.
— Marlins 3, Mariners 2 (10)- Miami won last 4 games, last 3 on walk-offs.
— Guardians 7, Blue Jays 1- Toronto pitchers threw 70 pitches in 2nd inning alone.
— Angels 3, Dodgers 2 (10)- Ohtani homered against his old team.
— A’s 6, Twins 5- Shea Langeliers hit a 2-run tater in 8th inning.
Quote of the Day
“I am grateful for the amazing doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals for providing me with needed care. My family and I are thankful for your prayers and support during this time.”
Hall of Fame RB Barry Sanders, who had a health scare last week, but is OK now
Saturday’s quiz
Who is the Milwaukee Brewers’ all-time leader in home runs?
Friday’s quiz
Tony LaRussa was the Oakland A’s manager, last time they won the World Series.
Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; 76ers picked Markelle Fultz with the first pick, Lakers took Lonzo Ball with the second pick.
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Saturday’s Den: Notes on SEC football………
— Favorites won/covered the last five national championship games.
— Best teams last year, in turnover margin:
+19- Michigan
+16- Penn State
+13- Northwestern
Worst teams last year, in turnover margin:
minus-20- Temple
minus-17- Nebraska
Minus-14- Rice
Some quick notes on SEC teams:
— Last four years, Alabama is 18-7-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Of course, a new era begins this year in Tuscaloosa, with Nick Saban leaving.
— Arkansas coach Sam Pittman is 16-7 ATS as an underdog, 6-11-1 as a favorite.
— In his career, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is 6-2 SU in bowl games, 28-13 ATS as am underdog.
— Last three years, Florida Gators are 17-21 SU; they lost their last three bowl games by an average score of 38-13.
— Georgia coach Kirby Smart is 18-27-1 ATS as a home favorite, 20-11 as a road favorite.
— Famous birthdays, June 22nd:
Kris Kristofferson, 88
Bobby Douglass, 77
Meryl Streep, 75
Clyde Drexler, 62
Amy Brenneman, 60
Kurt Warner, 53
Champ Bailey, 46
Josh Naylor, 27
Cam Akers, 25
— In his career. LSU coach Brian Kelly is 35-17-2 ATS as an underdog.
— Ole Miss Rebels are 2-3 SU/3-2 ATS in their last five bowls, giving up 37.6 ppg in the five games.
— Last two years, Missouri Tigers are 11-5 ATS against SEC opponents.
— South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is 11-4 ATS as a favorite.
— In his career, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel is 21-13 ATS as a home favorite, 3-8 ATS as an underdog.
Last two seasons, Vols were +17 in turnovers.
— Since 2014, Texas A&M is 15-26-2 ATS in games coming off a loss.
— Since 2019, Vanderbilt is 7-24 against the spread; they’re 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games coming off a win.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Edmonton 5, Florida 1- Game 7 is Monday night in Florida.
— Mets 11, Cubs 1- Mets won eight of their last nine games.
— Marlins 3, Mariners 2 (10)- Miami won last 4 games, last 3 on walk-offs.
— Guardians 7, Blue Jays 1- Toronto pitchers threw 70 pitches in 2nd inning alone.
— Angels 3, Dodgers 2 (10)- Ohtani homered against his old team.
— A’s 6, Twins 5- Shea Langeliers hit a 2-run tater in 8th inning.
Quote of the Day
“I am grateful for the amazing doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals for providing me with needed care. My family and I are thankful for your prayers and support during this time.”
Hall of Fame RB Barry Sanders, who had a health scare last week, but is OK now
Saturday’s quiz
Who is the Milwaukee Brewers’ all-time leader in home runs?
Friday’s quiz
Tony LaRussa was the Oakland A’s manager, last time they won the World Series.
Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; 76ers picked Markelle Fultz with the first pick, Lakers took Lonzo Ball with the second pick.
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Saturday’s Den: Notes on SEC football………
— Favorites won/covered the last five national championship games.
— Best teams last year, in turnover margin:
+19- Michigan
+16- Penn State
+13- Northwestern
Worst teams last year, in turnover margin:
minus-20- Temple
minus-17- Nebraska
Minus-14- Rice
Some quick notes on SEC teams:
— Last four years, Alabama is 18-7-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Of course, a new era begins this year in Tuscaloosa, with Nick Saban leaving.
— Arkansas coach Sam Pittman is 16-7 ATS as an underdog, 6-11-1 as a favorite.
— In his career, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is 6-2 SU in bowl games, 28-13 ATS as am underdog.
— Last three years, Florida Gators are 17-21 SU; they lost their last three bowl games by an average score of 38-13.
— Georgia coach Kirby Smart is 18-27-1 ATS as a home favorite, 20-11 as a road favorite.
— Famous birthdays, June 22nd:
Kris Kristofferson, 88
Bobby Douglass, 77
Meryl Streep, 75
Clyde Drexler, 62
Amy Brenneman, 60
Kurt Warner, 53
Champ Bailey, 46
Josh Naylor, 27
Cam Akers, 25
— In his career. LSU coach Brian Kelly is 35-17-2 ATS as an underdog.
— Ole Miss Rebels are 2-3 SU/3-2 ATS in their last five bowls, giving up 37.6 ppg in the five games.
— Last two years, Missouri Tigers are 11-5 ATS against SEC opponents.
— South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is 11-4 ATS as a favorite.
— In his career, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel is 21-13 ATS as a home favorite, 3-8 ATS as an underdog.
Last two seasons, Vols were +17 in turnovers.
— Since 2014, Texas A&M is 15-26-2 ATS in games coming off a loss.
— Since 2019, Vanderbilt is 7-24 against the spread; they’re 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games coming off a win.
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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in total bases:
191— Shohei Otani LA/Aaron Judge, NYY
178— Gunnar Henderson, Balt
169— Bobby Witt Jr, KC
165— Marcell Ozuna, Atl
156— Juan Soto, NYY
154— Ezequiel Tovar, Colo
Quote of the Day
“2009 can hold my beer. This is going to be crazy.”
Anonymous NL executive, talking about next month’s trade deadline, with so many teams still in contention
Sunday’s quiz
What famous actor played Trapper John McIntyre in the M*A*S*H movie?
Saturday’s quiz
Ryan Braun is the Milwaukee Brewers’ all-time leader in home runs.
Friday’s quiz
Tony LaRussa was the Oakland A’s manager, last time they won the World Series.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
— Rockies 8, Nationals 7
Ryan McMahon drew a bases loaded walk on a pitch clock violation which ended the game in favor of the Rockies, who scored twice in bottom of the 9th.
It was the ninth pitch clock violation for Washington closer Kyle Finnegan, most in the major leagues this season.
— They were talking on the Milwaukee Brewers’ game the other night about how Milwaukee players think the baseballs aren’t going as far this season as they have in the past.
They didn’t talk about it for long; I get the impression that MLB is discouraging such talk, but offense is down and less lively baseballs would be a good reason why.
— Cardinals 9, Giants 4
Alec Burleson had two homers, five RBI
Giants have lost six of their last seven games.
— White Sox 5, Tigers 1
Rookie P Thorpe got his first MLB win, throwing six shutout IP.
White Sox won for only 8th time in 40 road games.
— Dodgers 7, Angels 2
Shohei Ohtani hit another home run against his old team.
Dodgers were -410 favorites in this game; you do not see baseball teams favored by that much very often.
— Rangers 6, Royals 0
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam; he has 18 RBI in his last 21 games.
Royals are 3-10 in their last 13 games, scoring a total of 36 runs.
— Marlins’ P Jesus Luzardo is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a back injury, which likely screws up any chances the Marlins had of dealing him at the trade deadline July 30.
— Wild Card races:
AL- Orioles, Twins, Royals are the three Wild Cards.
Red Sox trail Kansas City by half-game, Astros/Rays trailed KC by 4.5 games.
NL- Braves, Cardinals, Padres are the three Wild Cards.
Arizona is game behind, Pirates/Nationals 1.5 games behind.
— Famous birthdays, June 23rd:
Bryan Brown, 77
Jim Deshaies, 64
LaSalle Thompson, 63
Shaun O’Hara, 47
LaDainian Tomlinson, 45
Rodney McLeod, 34
Tim Anderson, 31
— Dodgers’ OF Chris Taylor is the only major leaguer whose first career home run and 100th career home run were both grand slams.
— White Sox OF Tommy Pham hit a home run down the left field line in Detroit Friday that would’ve been a home run in 28 of 30 ballparks, with Fenway/Wrigley the two exceptions- that seems unusual, except it was a line drive that wouldn’t have cleared the Green Monster.
— Friday night, Cleveland Guardians scored seven runs in second inning against Toronto; the two Blue Jay pitchers threw 70 pitches, just in that inning.
— When Mets scored 10 runs in three innings against Shota Imanaga Friday, his ERA went from 1.89 to 2.96.
— Cardinals’ 1B Paul Goldschmidt became the 100th major leaguer with 350+ home runs.
— Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach; he has zero coaching experience, and is the Lakers’ 7th head coach since Phil Jackson left in 2011.
— RIP to the great actor Donald Sutherland, who passed away at age 88; I remember him best as Matthew McConaughey’s mentor in A Time to Kill, the John Grisham movie, but he was also Hawkeye Pierce in the M*A*S*H movie and he was in Kelly’s Heroes, among many other movies.
He has 200 acting credits on IMDB.com; RIP, sir.
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in total bases:
191— Shohei Otani LA/Aaron Judge, NYY
178— Gunnar Henderson, Balt
169— Bobby Witt Jr, KC
165— Marcell Ozuna, Atl
156— Juan Soto, NYY
154— Ezequiel Tovar, Colo
Quote of the Day
“2009 can hold my beer. This is going to be crazy.”
Anonymous NL executive, talking about next month’s trade deadline, with so many teams still in contention
Sunday’s quiz
What famous actor played Trapper John McIntyre in the M*A*S*H movie?
Saturday’s quiz
Ryan Braun is the Milwaukee Brewers’ all-time leader in home runs.
Friday’s quiz
Tony LaRussa was the Oakland A’s manager, last time they won the World Series.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
— Rockies 8, Nationals 7
Ryan McMahon drew a bases loaded walk on a pitch clock violation which ended the game in favor of the Rockies, who scored twice in bottom of the 9th.
It was the ninth pitch clock violation for Washington closer Kyle Finnegan, most in the major leagues this season.
— They were talking on the Milwaukee Brewers’ game the other night about how Milwaukee players think the baseballs aren’t going as far this season as they have in the past.
They didn’t talk about it for long; I get the impression that MLB is discouraging such talk, but offense is down and less lively baseballs would be a good reason why.
— Cardinals 9, Giants 4
Alec Burleson had two homers, five RBI
Giants have lost six of their last seven games.
— White Sox 5, Tigers 1
Rookie P Thorpe got his first MLB win, throwing six shutout IP.
White Sox won for only 8th time in 40 road games.
— Dodgers 7, Angels 2
Shohei Ohtani hit another home run against his old team.
Dodgers were -410 favorites in this game; you do not see baseball teams favored by that much very often.
— Rangers 6, Royals 0
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam; he has 18 RBI in his last 21 games.
Royals are 3-10 in their last 13 games, scoring a total of 36 runs.
— Marlins’ P Jesus Luzardo is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a back injury, which likely screws up any chances the Marlins had of dealing him at the trade deadline July 30.
— Wild Card races:
AL- Orioles, Twins, Royals are the three Wild Cards.
Red Sox trail Kansas City by half-game, Astros/Rays trailed KC by 4.5 games.
NL- Braves, Cardinals, Padres are the three Wild Cards.
Arizona is game behind, Pirates/Nationals 1.5 games behind.
— Famous birthdays, June 23rd:
Bryan Brown, 77
Jim Deshaies, 64
LaSalle Thompson, 63
Shaun O’Hara, 47
LaDainian Tomlinson, 45
Rodney McLeod, 34
Tim Anderson, 31
— Dodgers’ OF Chris Taylor is the only major leaguer whose first career home run and 100th career home run were both grand slams.
— White Sox OF Tommy Pham hit a home run down the left field line in Detroit Friday that would’ve been a home run in 28 of 30 ballparks, with Fenway/Wrigley the two exceptions- that seems unusual, except it was a line drive that wouldn’t have cleared the Green Monster.
— Friday night, Cleveland Guardians scored seven runs in second inning against Toronto; the two Blue Jay pitchers threw 70 pitches, just in that inning.
— When Mets scored 10 runs in three innings against Shota Imanaga Friday, his ERA went from 1.89 to 2.96.
— Cardinals’ 1B Paul Goldschmidt became the 100th major leaguer with 350+ home runs.
— Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach; he has zero coaching experience, and is the Lakers’ 7th head coach since Phil Jackson left in 2011.
— RIP to the great actor Donald Sutherland, who passed away at age 88; I remember him best as Matthew McConaughey’s mentor in A Time to Kill, the John Grisham movie, but he was also Hawkeye Pierce in the M*A*S*H movie and he was in Kelly’s Heroes, among many other movies.
He has 200 acting credits on IMDB.com; RIP, sir.
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Monday’s 6-pack:
Week 2 NFL spreads:
— Bills @ Miami (-1.5, 51.5)
— Saints @ Dallas (-6.5, 44.5)
— Buccaneers @ Detroit (-6, 48.5)
— Colts @ Green Bay (-4, 47.5)
— Chargers (-3.5, 42.5) @ Carolina
— Jets (-3.5, 44) @ Tennessee
Quote of the Day
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells
Monday’s quiz
Who was the first player taken in last year’s NBA Draft?
Sunday’s quiz
Elliott Gould played Trapper John McIntyre in the M*A*S*H movie.
Saturday’s quiz
Ryan Braun is the Milwaukee Brewers’ all-time leader in home runs.
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Monday’s Den: Random Lists of 4………
— Las Vegas hotels:
MGM, Vdara, Westgate, SouthPoint
— TV shows:
Law & Order
Magnum PI
CSI
Odd Couple
— Sports movies:
American Underdog
Moneyball
Blue Chips
Any Given Sunday
— Non-sports movies:
Rounders
A Star is Born
Leap of Faith
Begin Again
— Food:
Pizza, spaghetti/meatballs, scrambled eggs/sausage, chicken parm
— Current college basketball coaches:
John Calipari
Mark Few
Danny Hurley
Tom Izzo
— All-time college basketball coaches:
John Wooden
Dean Smith
Mike Krzyzewski
Jerry Tarkanian
— Actresses:
Gina Gershon, Diane Lane, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sela Ward
— Musicians:
Bob Seger, Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, Van Morrison
— best NFL coaches:
Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh, Bill Belichick, Tom Landry
— In-person events:
2000 NFC title game: Rams 11, Buccaneers 6
2008 World Series game: Rays @ Phillies
Frank Sinatra concert in Albany, 1990
2008 Tennessee @ South Carolina football game
—Bucket List:
Spring training game, preferably in Arizona
LSU home football game, on a Saturday night
A’s home game in Oakland Coliseum
Rams’ home game in SoFi Stadium
— best quarterbacks, in Super Bowl era:
John Elway, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes
— best MLB starting pitchers (since 1960):
Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, Greg Maddux
— Best-ever NBA players:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Lebron James
— favorite television characters:
Oscar Madison, Odd Couple
Jonathan Higgins, Magnum PI
Ray Donovan
Henry Blake, M*A*S*H
— Major league managers:
Bruce Bochy, Dick Williams, Sparky Anderson, Terry Francona
— My favorite sodas:
Dr Brown’s cream soda
Cherry Coke
Orange Crush
Dr Pepper
— Batman villains:
Riddler, Joker, Catwoman (Julie Newmar), Penguin
— Famous birthdays, June 24th:
Michele Lee, 82Joe Penny, 68
Chris Barnes, 59 (Tanner in Bad News Bears)
Alaa Abdelnaby, 56
JJ Redick, 40
Taj Gibson, 39
Tremayne Anchrum, 26
Wilyer Abreu, 25
Christopher Morel, 25
— Al Pacino movies:
Any Given Sunday
Heat
Danny Collins
Sea of Love
— Baseball movies:
Moneyball
For Love of the Game
Bull Durham
Major League
— Denzel Washington movies:
He Got Game
Pelican Brief
Remember the Titans
Out of Time
— Gene Hackman movies:
Hoosiers
Runaway Jury
The Replacements
Class Action
— Basketball movies:
Blue Chips
One on One
Fast Break
The Way Back
(He Got Game gets an honorable mention here)
— Steve Martin movies:
Leap of Faith
Shopgirl
Roxanne
Grand Canyon
— Gambling-related movies:
Rounders
Let It Ride
The Gambler (Mark Wahlberg version)
Lucky You
— Gina Gershon movies:
Bound
PS I Love You
Showgirls
Pretty In Pink
— Bill Murray movies:
Lost In Translation
Caddyshack
Meatballs
St Vincent
— Marisa Tomei movies:
My Cousin Vinny
The Rewrite
The Big Short
Lincoln Lawyer
— Robert DeNiro movies:
Last Vegas
Heat
Jackie Brown
Midnight Run
— Kevin Costner movies:
For Love of the Game
The Bodyguard
Bull Durham
Draft Day
Monday’s 6-pack:
Week 2 NFL spreads:
— Bills @ Miami (-1.5, 51.5)
— Saints @ Dallas (-6.5, 44.5)
— Buccaneers @ Detroit (-6, 48.5)
— Colts @ Green Bay (-4, 47.5)
— Chargers (-3.5, 42.5) @ Carolina
— Jets (-3.5, 44) @ Tennessee
Quote of the Day
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells
Monday’s quiz
Who was the first player taken in last year’s NBA Draft?
Sunday’s quiz
Elliott Gould played Trapper John McIntyre in the M*A*S*H movie.
Saturday’s quiz
Ryan Braun is the Milwaukee Brewers’ all-time leader in home runs.
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Monday’s Den: Random Lists of 4………
— Las Vegas hotels:
MGM, Vdara, Westgate, SouthPoint
— TV shows:
Law & Order
Magnum PI
CSI
Odd Couple
— Sports movies:
American Underdog
Moneyball
Blue Chips
Any Given Sunday
— Non-sports movies:
Rounders
A Star is Born
Leap of Faith
Begin Again
— Food:
Pizza, spaghetti/meatballs, scrambled eggs/sausage, chicken parm
— Current college basketball coaches:
John Calipari
Mark Few
Danny Hurley
Tom Izzo
— All-time college basketball coaches:
John Wooden
Dean Smith
Mike Krzyzewski
Jerry Tarkanian
— Actresses:
Gina Gershon, Diane Lane, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sela Ward
— Musicians:
Bob Seger, Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, Van Morrison
— best NFL coaches:
Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh, Bill Belichick, Tom Landry
— In-person events:
2000 NFC title game: Rams 11, Buccaneers 6
2008 World Series game: Rays @ Phillies
Frank Sinatra concert in Albany, 1990
2008 Tennessee @ South Carolina football game
—Bucket List:
Spring training game, preferably in Arizona
LSU home football game, on a Saturday night
A’s home game in Oakland Coliseum
Rams’ home game in SoFi Stadium
— best quarterbacks, in Super Bowl era:
John Elway, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes
— best MLB starting pitchers (since 1960):
Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, Greg Maddux
— Best-ever NBA players:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Lebron James
— favorite television characters:
Oscar Madison, Odd Couple
Jonathan Higgins, Magnum PI
Ray Donovan
Henry Blake, M*A*S*H
— Major league managers:
Bruce Bochy, Dick Williams, Sparky Anderson, Terry Francona
— My favorite sodas:
Dr Brown’s cream soda
Cherry Coke
Orange Crush
Dr Pepper
— Batman villains:
Riddler, Joker, Catwoman (Julie Newmar), Penguin
— Famous birthdays, June 24th:
Michele Lee, 82Joe Penny, 68
Chris Barnes, 59 (Tanner in Bad News Bears)
Alaa Abdelnaby, 56
JJ Redick, 40
Taj Gibson, 39
Tremayne Anchrum, 26
Wilyer Abreu, 25
Christopher Morel, 25
— Al Pacino movies:
Any Given Sunday
Heat
Danny Collins
Sea of Love
— Baseball movies:
Moneyball
For Love of the Game
Bull Durham
Major League
— Denzel Washington movies:
He Got Game
Pelican Brief
Remember the Titans
Out of Time
— Gene Hackman movies:
Hoosiers
Runaway Jury
The Replacements
Class Action
— Basketball movies:
Blue Chips
One on One
Fast Break
The Way Back
(He Got Game gets an honorable mention here)
— Steve Martin movies:
Leap of Faith
Shopgirl
Roxanne
Grand Canyon
— Gambling-related movies:
Rounders
Let It Ride
The Gambler (Mark Wahlberg version)
Lucky You
— Gina Gershon movies:
Bound
PS I Love You
Showgirls
Pretty In Pink
— Bill Murray movies:
Lost In Translation
Caddyshack
Meatballs
St Vincent
— Marisa Tomei movies:
My Cousin Vinny
The Rewrite
The Big Short
Lincoln Lawyer
— Robert DeNiro movies:
Last Vegas
Heat
Jackie Brown
Midnight Run
— Kevin Costner movies:
For Love of the Game
The Bodyguard
Bull Durham
Draft Day
NHL
Dunkel
Monday, June 24
NHL
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Edmonton vs Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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Dunkel
Monday, June 24
NHL
Monday, June 24
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Edmonton vs Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting Week 6 NFL spreads:
— Chargers (-3) @ Denver
— Steelers (-3) @ Las Vegas
— Lions (-3.5) @ Dallas
— Falcons (-6) @ Carolina
— Bengals (-3.5) @ Giants
— Bills (-2.5) @ Jets
Quote of the Day
“We are preparing for the highest evacuations we have ever seen, most likely since 2017.”
Kevin Guthrie, Florida’s director of emergency management
Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Patrick Mahomes play his college football?
Monday’s quiz
Bruce Bochy managed the San Diego Padres, last time they were in a World Series.
Sunday’s quiz
Former NFL QB Jay Cutler threw for 8,697 yards in his college days, playing for Vanderbilt.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— Chiefs 26, Saints 13
Chiefs in first half: 47 plays, 272 yards, one TD, 3 FG’s.
Chiefs led 16-7 at half, only 2nd game they’ve led at halftime.
Kansas City outgained the Saints, 460-220.
Chiefs/Vikings are NFL’s only 5-0 teams.
New Orleans lost its last three games, 12-24-13 points.
Saints ran ball only 15 times for 46 yards.
QB Carr got KO’d late in game; check status for next week.
NFC South teams are 6-8 ATS in non-divisional games.
— Tigers 3, Guardians 0
Kerry Carpenter broke a scoreless tie with a 9th inning HR.
Tarik Skubal allowed three baserunners in 7 shutout IP.
Former Tiger Boyd got the first 14 outs for Cleveland.
Series heads to Detroit, tied 1-1.
— Detroit has an odd team, lot of platooning; three of their top five hitters Monday didn’t even start in Game 1 of the series.
Tigers are first team EVER to make the playoffs in a 162-game season that didn’t have any players with any of these things:
150+ hits
75+ RBI
25+ home runs
25+ stolen bases
— Royals 4, New York 2
Royals scored all four of their runs in the 4th inning.
Four KC relievers got the last 15 outs, allowing only one run.
New York’s payroll is $302,491,525; Jon Berti is playing 1B in a playoff game?
Series heads to Kansas City, tied 1-1.
— Kansas City’s payroll, by the way, is $113,530,905.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading to New Orleans today, to avoid Hurricane Milton, which is supposed to hit the Florida gulf coast starting Wednesday. Bucs play the Saints Sunday in the Superdome.
— Famous birthdays, October 8th:
Chevy Chase, 81
Sigourney Weaver, 75
Enos Cabell, 75
Mike Morgan, 65
Tony Eason, 65
Matt Damon, 54
Olmedo Sáenz, 54
Monty Williams, 53
Nick Allen, 26
— Vanderbilt upset Alabama Saturday night; now they’re trying to capitalize on it:
The $chool is auctioning item$ from $aturday’$ game:
$1,005- 4-inch piece of a goal post
$4,035- 8-inch piece of a goal post
$2,830- Game helmet signed by Vandy coach Clark Lea
$500 or $1,000- Footballs used in the game.
$1,500- End zone pylons.
— Army and Navy are a combined 10-0 in football for first time since 1945.
— NHL starts tonight, except for the two games Devils-Sabres played in Europe (New Jersey won both of those).
NHL players with the most power play goals last year:
27- Sam Reinhart
21- Leon Draisaitl
19- Kirill Kaprizov
19- Steven Stamkos
18- Chris Kreider
— Coming into this season, only four NHL teams have had the same head coach more than three years:
Jon Cooper, 12 years with Tampa Bay
Mike Sullivan, nine years with Pittsburgh
Jared Bednar, eight years with Colorado
Rod Brind’Amour, six years with Carolina
10 NHL teams have a new coach this season; 12 more teams have a coach in their second year with that team.
— There are 12 unbeaten teams left in college football:
Army, BYU, Indiana, Iowa State
Liberty, Miami, Navy, Ohio State
Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Texas
— SMU’s football team is off to a fast 5-1 start, in their first year as an ACC member, with ACC wins over Florida State/Louisville. Mustangs’ only loss was 18-15 to BYU.
In its last three games, SMU is +7 in turnovers; Mustangs were 11-3 last year, are heading towards their sixth winning season in a row.
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting Week 6 NFL spreads:
— Chargers (-3) @ Denver
— Steelers (-3) @ Las Vegas
— Lions (-3.5) @ Dallas
— Falcons (-6) @ Carolina
— Bengals (-3.5) @ Giants
— Bills (-2.5) @ Jets
Quote of the Day
“We are preparing for the highest evacuations we have ever seen, most likely since 2017.”
Kevin Guthrie, Florida’s director of emergency management
Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Patrick Mahomes play his college football?
Monday’s quiz
Bruce Bochy managed the San Diego Padres, last time they were in a World Series.
Sunday’s quiz
Former NFL QB Jay Cutler threw for 8,697 yards in his college days, playing for Vanderbilt.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— Chiefs 26, Saints 13
Chiefs in first half: 47 plays, 272 yards, one TD, 3 FG’s.
Chiefs led 16-7 at half, only 2nd game they’ve led at halftime.
Kansas City outgained the Saints, 460-220.
Chiefs/Vikings are NFL’s only 5-0 teams.
New Orleans lost its last three games, 12-24-13 points.
Saints ran ball only 15 times for 46 yards.
QB Carr got KO’d late in game; check status for next week.
NFC South teams are 6-8 ATS in non-divisional games.
— Tigers 3, Guardians 0
Kerry Carpenter broke a scoreless tie with a 9th inning HR.
Tarik Skubal allowed three baserunners in 7 shutout IP.
Former Tiger Boyd got the first 14 outs for Cleveland.
Series heads to Detroit, tied 1-1.
— Detroit has an odd team, lot of platooning; three of their top five hitters Monday didn’t even start in Game 1 of the series.
Tigers are first team EVER to make the playoffs in a 162-game season that didn’t have any players with any of these things:
150+ hits
75+ RBI
25+ home runs
25+ stolen bases
— Royals 4, New York 2
Royals scored all four of their runs in the 4th inning.
Four KC relievers got the last 15 outs, allowing only one run.
New York’s payroll is $302,491,525; Jon Berti is playing 1B in a playoff game?
Series heads to Kansas City, tied 1-1.
— Kansas City’s payroll, by the way, is $113,530,905.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading to New Orleans today, to avoid Hurricane Milton, which is supposed to hit the Florida gulf coast starting Wednesday. Bucs play the Saints Sunday in the Superdome.
— Famous birthdays, October 8th:
Chevy Chase, 81
Sigourney Weaver, 75
Enos Cabell, 75
Mike Morgan, 65
Tony Eason, 65
Matt Damon, 54
Olmedo Sáenz, 54
Monty Williams, 53
Nick Allen, 26
— Vanderbilt upset Alabama Saturday night; now they’re trying to capitalize on it:
The $chool is auctioning item$ from $aturday’$ game:
$1,005- 4-inch piece of a goal post
$4,035- 8-inch piece of a goal post
$2,830- Game helmet signed by Vandy coach Clark Lea
$500 or $1,000- Footballs used in the game.
$1,500- End zone pylons.
— Army and Navy are a combined 10-0 in football for first time since 1945.
— NHL starts tonight, except for the two games Devils-Sabres played in Europe (New Jersey won both of those).
NHL players with the most power play goals last year:
27- Sam Reinhart
21- Leon Draisaitl
19- Kirill Kaprizov
19- Steven Stamkos
18- Chris Kreider
— Coming into this season, only four NHL teams have had the same head coach more than three years:
Jon Cooper, 12 years with Tampa Bay
Mike Sullivan, nine years with Pittsburgh
Jared Bednar, eight years with Colorado
Rod Brind’Amour, six years with Carolina
10 NHL teams have a new coach this season; 12 more teams have a coach in their second year with that team.
— There are 12 unbeaten teams left in college football:
Army, BYU, Indiana, Iowa State
Liberty, Miami, Navy, Ohio State
Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Texas
— SMU’s football team is off to a fast 5-1 start, in their first year as an ACC member, with ACC wins over Florida State/Louisville. Mustangs’ only loss was 18-15 to BYU.
In its last three games, SMU is +7 in turnovers; Mustangs were 11-3 last year, are heading towards their sixth winning season in a row.
NHL
Tuesday, October 8
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Trend Report
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St. Louis vs Seattle
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
St. Louis is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
Boston vs Florida
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home
Chicago vs Utah
Chicago is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
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Tuesday, October 8
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Trend Report
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St. Louis vs Seattle
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
St. Louis is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
Boston vs Florida
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home
Chicago vs Utah
Chicago is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
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