Thursday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in OPS:
1.138— Brandon Marsh, Phil
1.129— Max Muncy, LA
1.105— Matt Chapman, Tor
1.065— Jarred Kelenic, Sea
1.058— James Outman, LA
1.035— Luis Arraez, Miami
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t even know what to do when [the fans] started chanting my name. I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to take off my helmet. … I was trying to focus on the at-bat but also trying to really enjoy the moment, too. There was a lot going on in my mind. It was the coolest thing I could ever imagine. It was the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Drew Maggi, on his first major league at-bat, after 13 years in the minors
Thursday’s quiz
Of the 16 NFC teams, how many of their current starting quarterbacks have started a Super Bowl?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino plays the coach of the Miami Sharks; Dennis Quaid and Jamie Foxx are two of his quarterbacks. Cameron Diaz plays the owner of the Sharks.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before he was a pro wrestler and later an actor, Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson played college football. He was a defensive lineman at Miami, FL.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Heat 128, Bucks 126 OT
Milwaukee led by 16 after the third quarter.
Jimmy Butler scored 42 points for Miami.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points, had 20 rebounds, but was 10-23 on foul line.
First time since 2012 a #8-seed beat a #1-seed in the playoffs.
— Warriors 123, Kings 116
Golden State wins third straight game, leads series 3-2.
Draymond Green scored 21 off the bench, was +13 in 32:00.
De’Aaron Fox was only 9-25 from the floor.
— Knicks 106, Cavaliers 95
Knicks win a playoff series for first time in ten years.
Donovan Mitchell’s teams are 2-13 ATS in their last 15 playoff games.
— Grizzlies 116, Lakers 99
Lakers’ subs were a combined minus-97
Desmond Bane scored 33 points, Ja Morant 31.
Memphis was +26 in the 18:00 Luke Kennard played.
— Houston Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach; Udoka went 65-41 in his one year coaching the Celtics, losing in the NBA Finals, but then he got suspended by Boston for off-court reasons.
Now he gets a second chance with a franchise that, over the last three years went 59-177 since they stupidly fired Mike D’Antoni.
— If you like the NBA, I highly recommend going to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas; this year, it is July 7-17 at UNLV.
There are several games every day, in two arenas; it is fun to watch guys who were great college players fighting like hell just to get invited to NBA training camps. Excellent competition.
Plus, if you like meeting famous people, you’ll see your share at the summer league. Team owners, TV broadcasters, current NBA players, lot of them will be there. It is fun, it doesn’t cost so much and the arena has good air conditioning; July in Las Vegas is really, really hot.
— Nationals 4, Mets 1— Washington was 17-59 against their NL East rivals last year; they’re 3-2 so far this year, beating the Mets the last two days.
— Pirates 8, Dodgers 1— After 13 years, 1,154 games and 4,494 plate appearances in the minor leagues, 33-year old Drew Maggi played in his first major league game. Pretty awesome.
It is April 27th and the Pirates are in first place.
-Giants 7, Cardinals 3—— St Louis lost seven of its last nine games, is already eight games out of first place. Cardinals are 0-8 in series openers; their 9-15 start is the Cardinals’ worst since 1973.
— Arizona 2, Royals 0— Zac Gallen tossed 6.1 scoreless innings, now has a 28-inning scoreless streak. Gallen had a 44.1-inning scoreless streak last year; he is really good, and the funny thing, he’s been traded twice, from St Louis to Miami, from Miami to Arizona.
Go figure.
— Reds 5, Rangers 3— Cincinnati sweeps the Rangers; Nick Senzel’s walk-off honer won the game. It was the Reds’ first home run in eight games.
— Astros 1, Rays 0— Tampa Bay started the season 20-3, now they’ve been shut out two games in a row. It is a long season; Rays lead the AL East by 3.5 games. Astros are only half a game behind Texas in the AL West.
— San Diego P Blake Snell has averaged 96.2 pitches/start in his five starts this season, but he still hasn’t gotten an out after the fifth inning. Starting pitchers need to finish six innings, to take the strain off their bullpen; five innings per start isn’t enough.
— NFL Draft starts tonight; for the next three days, we’ll look ahead to the fall and see which teams can improve themselves. The draft is a fascinating process; some teams are so much better at it than others. It’ll be fascinating to see how it plays out.
Major league leaders in OPS:
1.138— Brandon Marsh, Phil
1.129— Max Muncy, LA
1.105— Matt Chapman, Tor
1.065— Jarred Kelenic, Sea
1.058— James Outman, LA
1.035— Luis Arraez, Miami
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t even know what to do when [the fans] started chanting my name. I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to take off my helmet. … I was trying to focus on the at-bat but also trying to really enjoy the moment, too. There was a lot going on in my mind. It was the coolest thing I could ever imagine. It was the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Drew Maggi, on his first major league at-bat, after 13 years in the minors
Thursday’s quiz
Of the 16 NFC teams, how many of their current starting quarterbacks have started a Super Bowl?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino plays the coach of the Miami Sharks; Dennis Quaid and Jamie Foxx are two of his quarterbacks. Cameron Diaz plays the owner of the Sharks.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before he was a pro wrestler and later an actor, Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson played college football. He was a defensive lineman at Miami, FL.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Heat 128, Bucks 126 OT
Milwaukee led by 16 after the third quarter.
Jimmy Butler scored 42 points for Miami.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points, had 20 rebounds, but was 10-23 on foul line.
First time since 2012 a #8-seed beat a #1-seed in the playoffs.
— Warriors 123, Kings 116
Golden State wins third straight game, leads series 3-2.
Draymond Green scored 21 off the bench, was +13 in 32:00.
De’Aaron Fox was only 9-25 from the floor.
— Knicks 106, Cavaliers 95
Knicks win a playoff series for first time in ten years.
Donovan Mitchell’s teams are 2-13 ATS in their last 15 playoff games.
— Grizzlies 116, Lakers 99
Lakers’ subs were a combined minus-97
Desmond Bane scored 33 points, Ja Morant 31.
Memphis was +26 in the 18:00 Luke Kennard played.
— Houston Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach; Udoka went 65-41 in his one year coaching the Celtics, losing in the NBA Finals, but then he got suspended by Boston for off-court reasons.
Now he gets a second chance with a franchise that, over the last three years went 59-177 since they stupidly fired Mike D’Antoni.
— If you like the NBA, I highly recommend going to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas; this year, it is July 7-17 at UNLV.
There are several games every day, in two arenas; it is fun to watch guys who were great college players fighting like hell just to get invited to NBA training camps. Excellent competition.
Plus, if you like meeting famous people, you’ll see your share at the summer league. Team owners, TV broadcasters, current NBA players, lot of them will be there. It is fun, it doesn’t cost so much and the arena has good air conditioning; July in Las Vegas is really, really hot.
— Nationals 4, Mets 1— Washington was 17-59 against their NL East rivals last year; they’re 3-2 so far this year, beating the Mets the last two days.
— Pirates 8, Dodgers 1— After 13 years, 1,154 games and 4,494 plate appearances in the minor leagues, 33-year old Drew Maggi played in his first major league game. Pretty awesome.
It is April 27th and the Pirates are in first place.
-Giants 7, Cardinals 3—— St Louis lost seven of its last nine games, is already eight games out of first place. Cardinals are 0-8 in series openers; their 9-15 start is the Cardinals’ worst since 1973.
— Arizona 2, Royals 0— Zac Gallen tossed 6.1 scoreless innings, now has a 28-inning scoreless streak. Gallen had a 44.1-inning scoreless streak last year; he is really good, and the funny thing, he’s been traded twice, from St Louis to Miami, from Miami to Arizona.
Go figure.
— Reds 5, Rangers 3— Cincinnati sweeps the Rangers; Nick Senzel’s walk-off honer won the game. It was the Reds’ first home run in eight games.
— Astros 1, Rays 0— Tampa Bay started the season 20-3, now they’ve been shut out two games in a row. It is a long season; Rays lead the AL East by 3.5 games. Astros are only half a game behind Texas in the AL West.
— San Diego P Blake Snell has averaged 96.2 pitches/start in his five starts this season, but he still hasn’t gotten an out after the fifth inning. Starting pitchers need to finish six innings, to take the strain off their bullpen; five innings per start isn’t enough.
— NFL Draft starts tonight; for the next three days, we’ll look ahead to the fall and see which teams can improve themselves. The draft is a fascinating process; some teams are so much better at it than others. It’ll be fascinating to see how it plays out.
