Cnotes 2023 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
May 8, 2023	NBA	New York Miami	101 109	Under 209.5	Loss
May 7, 2023	NHL	Toronto Florida	2 3	FLA +110	Win
May 6, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee San Francisco	1 4	Under 8.5	Win
May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	114 121	PHO -4.0	Win
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in OPS:
1.122— Brent Rooker, A’s
1.048— Sean Murphy, Atl
1.039— Yandy Diaz, Atl
1.038— Matt Chapman, Tor
.988— Randy Arozarena, TB
.983— Ronald Acuna, Atl

Quote of the Day
“(It’s) the greatest feeling you could ever imagine. As a kid, this is something I’ve been dreaming of.”
Lonnie Walker, after the Lakers’ win Monday night

Tuesday’s quiz
From 1988-90, the A’s played in three straight World Series; losing two of them; who did they play in those three World Series?

Monday’s quiz
From 1972-74, the A’s won three straight World Series; they beat the Reds, Mets, Dodgers in those series.

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Little Big League, a 12-year old kid inherits the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather, who was played by Jason Robards

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

— Greetings from America’s favorite city, Las Vegas. Flew here Monday morning; I haven’t slept much in the last 40 hours, so excuse any spelling errors here. I’m going to bed very soon.

Travel was good, fairly normal. Was raining hard in Chicago when we left there; surprised the Cubs played last night.

— One of the flight attendants told me I looked like actor Christopher Lloyd; nothing like being told you look like an 84-year old when you’re 63.

— Spent most of Monday night in the Westgate Superbook, watching baseball, NBA playoffs and the Vegas-Edmonton hockey game. Was very fun; people were into the basketball game.

— Lakers 104, Warriors 101
Lonnie Walker scored all 15 of his points in the 4th quarter.
Steph Curry scored 31 points, had 14 assists, 10 rebounds, but he was 12-30 from the floor, taking twice as many shots as any other Warrior. He was only 3-14 on the arc.
Lakers lead this series, 3-1.

— Miami 109, Knicks 101
Miami’s bench outscored New York’s subs, 33-10.
Bam Adebayo had 23 points, 13 rebounds for Miami.
Heat leads this series, 3-1

— When I was a little kid, May 8th turned out to be a big day a couple of times; couldn’t let it pass this year without mentioning it.

May 8, 1968, in their first month playing in their new home ballpark, Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game for the A’s— he even drove in three of Oakland’s four runs in that game, going 3-4 at the plate, five years before the DH happened. I was in third grade.

Then two years later, May 8, 1970, it was a Friday night- I was playing wiffle ball out in the street and my father ordered me in the house- he never did that. My friends thought I was in trouble, but I hadn’t done anything wrong.

Turns out Game 7 of the Knicks-Lakers NBA Finals series was starting; I had been rooting for the Lakers in that series, but he was giving me one last chance to join him and my sister rooting for the Knicks. I declined his offer, then watching the Knicks crush the Lakers. Took some grief that night.

— NFL is going to release its 2023 schedule Thursday night at 8:00; they’ll leak some highlights before then, but there will be a lot to go over starting Thursday night.

— Apparently last year the Washington Commanders were making inquiries as to whether QB Andrew Luck was interested in returning to the NFL. This is against the rules; Luck is still under contract to the Colts, he couldn’t just bolt to another team.

That probably helps explain why Colts’ owner Jim Irsay wasn’t too helpful with Daniel Snyder’s issues owning/selling the Washington franchise.

— Juan Soto’s on-base % the last three weeks: .414/.381/.414, pretty good, but despite being on base 12 times last week, he didn’t score any runs. San Diego’s offense, once you get past the #4 spot in the lineup, hasn’t been productive, a big part of why they’re struggling.

— Kansas State football coach Chris Kliemann is signing a 5-year, $44M contract extension; he is 30-20 in five years at K-State, 20-16 in conference games.

— Most wins by NFL teams the last four years, counting playoffs:
Chiefs 62, Bills 51, Green Bay 49

— QB Nick Foles has earned $82M+ in his 11-year NFL career; his W-L record is 33-31, but three of those wins in 2017 got the Eagles their first Super Bowl title.

— There are 10 college basketball players who played in the ACC last year, who this spring have transferred to another ACC school. There used to be a rule if you transferred within a league you had to sit out two years, not one, but that was a long time ago.

— There were 1,628 kids in the college hop transfer portal as of Sunday night; 69 of them withdrew, 701 bolted to new schools, but there are still 848 other players looking for a new home.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, May 9

 

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DETROIT is 55-33 Under (18.7 Units) as an underdog of +175 to +250 in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 39-50 SU (-16 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 16-1 SU (14.9 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the current season.

NY METS are 0-9 SU (-10 Units) vs. poor power teams - averaging 0.9 or less HR's/game in the current season.

TORONTO is 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) after 4 or more consecutive road games in the current season.

OAKLAND is 11-0 Over (11 Units) in road games as an underdog of +175 to +250 in the current season.

ATLANTA is 34-66 SU (-38.6 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 60-52 SU (2.8 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 6-1 SU (4.9 Units) in home games as a favorite of -110 or higher in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 80-107 SU (-37.7 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 38-22 Over (13.8 Units) after a 3 game span with an OBP of .260 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 26-8 Under (17.2 Units) in May games over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 727-618 Over (47.2 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 since 1996.

SEATTLE is 15-35 SU (-23.5 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 13-3 SU (9.9 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 9

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, May 9

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 9

National League
Colorado (14-22) @ Pittsburgh (21-14)
— Seabold allowed 3 runs in 5 IP (75 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— Rockies are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— This is his first start against Pittsburgh.

— Rockies won six of their last eight games.
— Colorado is 7-13 on the road.
— under 10-2 last dozen road games
— scored run in first inning: 11-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.1-1

— Ortiz is making his first ‘23 start.
— He was 0-2, 4.50 in four starts last year.
— He is 2-1, 2.23 in seven AAA starts this year.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Pirates lost seven of last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 10-7 at home.
— over 4-2-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
— record in first 5 innings: 17-12-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-x

NY Mets (17-18) @ Cincinnati (14-20)
— Scherzer is 2-2, 5.56 in his first five starts.
— Mets are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 6-2, 1.67 in ten starts vs Cincinnati.

— Mets lost 10 of their last 12 games.
— Mets are 10-10 on the road.
— over 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 6-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-17-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-x

— Weaver is 0-2, 7.88 in three starts.
— Reds are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-0, 4.66 in two starts vs New York.

— Reds lost five of their last seven games.
— Cincinnati is 10-8 at home.
— over 8-3-1 last dozen home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-18-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-7.1-x

Los Angeles (21-15) @ Milwaukee (20-15)
— Syndergaard is 1-1, 6.33 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 2-1, 2.76 in five starts vs Milwaukee.

— Dodgers won 12 of last 17 games.
— Dodgers are 9-9 on road.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-36
— record in first 5 innings: 15-15-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-2

— Lauer is 0-2, 9.39 in his last two starts.
— Brewers are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 7-1, 2.37 in 11 starts against the Dodgers.

— Brewers lost five of their last seven games.
— Milwaukee is 10-6 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-34
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-3

St Louis (12-24) @ Cubs (17-18)
— Flaherty allowed 15 runs in 7 IP in his last two starts.
— St Louis is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 3-3, 3.28 in 13 starts vs Chicago.

— Cardinals won last two games, after a 3-15 skid.
— Cardinals are 6-11 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 16-36
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-4.2

— Taillon is 0-2, 5.82 in four starts.
— Cubs are 0-4 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 3-1, 3.15 in nine starts vs St Louis.

— Cubs are 6-12 in their last 18 games.
— Chicago is 10-10 at home.
— under 11-2-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-8-3

Miami (17-19) @ Arizona (20-15)
— Luzardo is 0-2, 5.66 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 5-2 in his starts
— over 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 1-1, 6.94 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Miami lost six of its last seven games.
— Marlins are 7-10 on road.
— Marlins are 11-0 in one-run games.
— over 6-3 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-36
— record in first 5 innings: 12-18-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days:-8-5.2-2.2

— Pfaadt allowed 7 runs in 4.2 IP (87 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Arizona is 1-0 in his starts (they won 12-7).
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Arizona won seven of its last ten games.
— Arizona is 11-7 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2

Washington (15-20) @ San Francisco (15-19)
— Corbin is 0-2, 4.44 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 4-2, 3.31 in his last eight starts vs San Francisco.

— Nationals are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Washington is 9-8 on road.
— under 13-6 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-35
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4.2-2.2

— Webb is 2-1, 2.53 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 2-0, 3.45 in three starts vs Washington.

— Giants won four of their last six games.
— San Francisco is 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4-2

American League
Detroit (16-18) @ Cleveland (16-19)
— Lorenzen is 1-1, 6.43 in four starts.
— Detroit is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 2-1, 3.00 in nine games (1 start) vs Cleveland.

— Detroit won six of its last seven games.
— Tigers are 8-11 on road.
— over 9-2 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 9-34
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3.1-3.1

— Bieber is 2-1, 3.21 in his last five starts.
— Guardians are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He is 8-4, 2.39 in 12 starts vs Detroit.

— Guardians are 7-13 in their last 20 games.
— Cleveland is 6-10 at home.
— under 18-5 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 14-14-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-5.1

Tampa Bay (29-7) @ Baltimore (22-13)
— Eflin is 4-0, 2.25 in five starts.
— Rays are 5-0 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-1
— He is 1-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Baltimore.

— Tampa Bay is 15-4 in its last 19 games.
— Rays are 10-4 on road.
— over 3-2 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 15-36
— record in first 5 innings: 25-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-3

— Rodriguez is 1-0, 3.95 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Orioles are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Baltimore is 9-5 at home.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-35
— record in first 5 innings: 17-13-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6.1-3

Oakland (8-28) @ New York (19-17)
— Rucinski is 0-2, 9.64 in two starts.
— A’s are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— This is his first start vs New York.

— A’s are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
— Oakland is 5-13 on the road
— under 3-2 last five
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
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— record in first 5 innings: 9-20-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2.2

— Schmidt is 0-3, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— New York is 2-5 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-3
— He gave up four runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs Oakland.

— New York is 7-10 in its last 17 games.
— Bronx is 12-8 at home.
— under 16-7 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-36
— record in first 5 innings: 18-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-5

White Sox (12-24) @ Kansas City (10-26)
— Giolito is 1-1, 2.36 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 1-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 2-3, 5.60 in his last seven starts vs Kansas City.

— Chicago is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— White Sox are 6-14 on road.
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3

— Lyles is 0-5, 7.59 in seven starts.
— Royals are 0-7 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-7
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6-1
— He is 1-3, 4.55 in seven starts vs Chicago.

— Royals lost 20 of their last 27 games.
— Royals are 4-16 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-38
— record in first 5 innings: 8-24-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-3.1

Houston (17-18) @ LA Angels (20-16)
— Valdez is 1-3, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-4
— He is 7-4, 3.98 in 15 games (11 starts) against the Angels.

— Astros are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— Houston is 9-7 on the road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3.2

— Ohtani is 4-0, 2.54 in seven starts.
— He allowed nine runs in 11 IP in his last two starts.
— Angels are 6-1 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 3-3, 3.47 in 10 starts vs Houston.

— Angels are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— Angels are 10-7 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-36
— record in first 5 innings: 19-12-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-6.1-2.2

Texas (21-13) @ Seattle (17-18)
— Heaney is 1-1, 5.94 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 4-6, 4.41 in 15 starts vs Seattle.

— Texas won seven of its last nine games.
— Rangers are 9-7 on the road.
— over five of last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-34
— record in first 5 innings: 22-10-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-5.1-2

— Kirby is 3-1, 2.43 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 3-3 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 2-0, 1.99 in four starts vs Texas.

— Seattle won six of its last eight games.
— Mariners are 9-11 at home.
— under 7-5 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-34
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2.1

Interleague games
Toronto (21-14) @ Philadelphia (16-19)
— Manoah is 0-2, 5.82 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.

— Toronto won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.
— Blue Jays are 12-11 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-12-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2.2-x

— Nola is 2-0, 3.62 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 0-2, 5.48 in four starts vs Toronto.

— Phillies lost six of their last seven games.
— Phillies are 9-7 at home.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-18-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-x

Boston (21-15) @ Atlanta (24-11)
— Pivetta is 2-2, 5.58 in six starts.
— Red Sox are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 6-3, 4.82 in 14 starts vs Atlanta.

— Red Sox won seven of their last eight games.
— Boston is 8-8 on the road.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-36
— record in first 5 innings: 12-19-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.1-x

— Morton is 1-2, 2.95 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 3-3 in his starts
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 7-1, 4.03 in 13 starts vs Boston.

— Atlanta is 10-3 in its last 13 games.
— Braves are 9-8 at home.
— over 20-8 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-35
— record in first 5 innings: 24-7-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6.2-x

San Diego (18-17) @ Minnesota (19-16)
— Wacha is 0-0, 4.80 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 3-1, 4.13 in five starts vs Minnesota.

— Padres are 10-6 in their last 15 games.
— San Diego is 8-6 on the road
— under 10-3-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-17-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x

— Varland is 0-0, 5.06 in two starts.
— Twins are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Twins are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Minnesota is 10-6 at home
— under 3-0 last three
— scored run in first inning: 7-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x

 

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MLB

Tuesday, May 9

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[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, MAY 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DET at CLE	06:10 PM	CLE -197 O 7.5	+500 +500
TB at BAL	06:35 PM	TB -138 U 8.0	+500 +500
COL at PIT	06:35 PM	PIT -168 O 9.0	+500 +500
NYM at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN +167 O 10.0	+500 +500
TOR at PHI	06:40 PM	TOR +124 U 9.0	+500 +500
OAK at NYY	07:05 PM	NYY -250 U 8.5	+500 +500
BOS at ATL	07:20 PM	ATL -178 O 10.0	+500 +500
STL at CHC	07:40 PM	CHC -124 O 7.5	+500 +500
CHW at KC	07:40 PM	CHW -148 O 9.0	+500 +500
LAD at MIL	07:40 PM	MIL +107 U 9.5	+500 +500
SD at MIN	07:40 PM	SD +100 O 9.0	+500 +500
HOU at LAA	09:38 PM	HOU +126 O 7.5	+500 +500
TEX at SEA	09:40 PM	SEA -155 O 7.5	+500 +500
MIA at ARI	09:40 PM	MIA -101 U 9.0	+500 +500
WAS at SF	09:45 PM	WAS +216 U 8.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
May 9, 2023	MLB	San Diego Minnesota	- -	07:40 PM	SD +101

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
May 8, 2023	NBA	New York Miami	101 109	Under 209.5	Loss
May 7, 2023	NHL	Toronto Florida	2 3	FLA +110	Win
May 6, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee San Francisco	1 4	Under 8.5	Win
May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	114 121	PHO -4.0	Win
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
May 9, 2023	MLB	San Diego Minnesota	6 1	SD +101	Win
May 8, 2023	NBA	New York Miami	101 109	Under 209.5	Loss
May 7, 2023	NHL	Toronto Florida	2 3	FLA +110	Win
May 6, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee San Francisco	1 4	Under 8.5	Win
May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	114 121	PHO -4.0	Win
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
05/09/2023	17-13-0	56.67%	+1465	Detail
05/08/2023	10-11-1	47.73%	-2230	Detail
05/07/2023	13-17-0	43.33%	-2830	Detail
05/06/2023	18-12-0	60.00%	+2675	Detail
05/05/2023	10-18-2	36.67%	-5190	Detail
05/04/2023	11-9-0	55.00%	+1010	Detail
05/03/2023	5-1-0	83.33%	+1830	Detail
05/02/2023	11-15-0	42.31%	-3465	Detail
05/01/2023	8-4-0	66.67%	+1975	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

MAY'S MLB BEST BETS !

05/09/2023................................7 - 9...............................43.75%......................................- 11.25
05/08/2023...........................6 - 5 -1...............................54.54%......................................- 0.85
05/07/2023..............................10 - 8...............................55.55%......................................+ 9.35
05/06/2023..............................10 - 6..............................62.50%............. .........................+ 27.65
05/05/2023...............................3 - 11.............................21.42%............. .........................- 43.80
05/04/2023...............................5 - 4...............................53.53%............ .........................+ 9.40
05/03/2023...............................5 - 1...............................83.33%............ .........................+ 18.30
05/02/2023...............................6 - 9...............................40.00%............ ........................- 24.30
05/01/2023...............................5 - 2...............................71.42%............ .......................+ 15.70

TOTALS....................................57 -55.............................50.89%............. ........................+ 0.20

 

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s Den: 13 of my favorite movie scenes…….

13) Jack Nicholson as Colonel Jessup on the witness stand in A Few Good Men– “You WANT me on that wall; you NEED me on that wall!!!” Great acting.

12) In Prince of Tides, when Nick Nolte’s character takes Barbra Streisand’s husband’s Stradivarius violin and dangles it over the edge of the balcony, until he apologizes to his wife for being rude. Then he tosses the million-dollar violin in the air but catches it, then walks out of the dinner party.

11) In Any Given Sunday, when QB Willie Beamen visits the coach’s house for dinner and a “talk” and coach Tony D’Amato lectures him— “You’re the goddamn quarterback!!!”

I think this scene is better than the “Game of Inches” speech that Pacino gives near the end of the movie, before the last game.

10) Rocky II wasn’t a good movie, but the last fight scene, where Rocky Balboa wins the heavyweight title for the first time, is a great fight scene, probably the best scene in all the Rocky movies.

9) In the movie Heat, there is a scene with Al Pacino (the cop) and Robert DeNiro (bank robber) where they actually talk in a diner about how someday, their situation will come to a head and either the arrest will be made, or harm will come to the cop. DeNiro and Pacino; a great scene.

8) Susan Sarandon and James Spader were in a 1990 movie called White Palace; I only saw this movie for the first time in the last couple years.

There is a scene where a lot of people were at Thanksgiving dinner and they’re talking about politics; the patriarch of the family is Steven Hill (the original DA on Law and Order).

When a younger person says something Hill’s character sees as uninformed, he snaps at her, “Would it kill you to pick up a newspaper?” Good stuff.

7) In the true story Invincible, when 30-year old bartender Vince Papale breaks the news to his best friend that he made the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster, despite never having played college football.

6) In Friday Night Lights, when the coach (Billy Bob Thornton) delivers a halftime speech when his team is getting smoked. He talks about “being perfect” and how giving your all is the most important thing of all.

Of all the sports movies I’ve seen, I think Thornton’s character in this movie is the best portrayal of a coach that I’ve seen.

5) In the original Bad News Bears, when the coach is talking to his worst player, ordering him into the championship game- the kid is too nervous to go out and play.

“Listen, Lupus, you didn’t come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.”

4) In Roxanne, Steve Martin’s character has a very long nose, like Cyrano de Bergerac; guy in a bar insults his long nose, the whole bar shuts down, and Martin mocks the insult.

“I suppose you could do better?” and Martin proceeds to give 20 jokes (actually 26) that were all funnier than the guy’s insult.

3) In Rounders, the scene where Mike (Matt Damon) finds his law professor (Martin Landau) in a restaurant and the professor tells him how his parents disowned him because he chose to study the law instead of becoming a rabbi.

2) Oakland A’s 20-game winning streak in Moneyball; at least they showed Miguel Tejada’s walk-off homer in the 18th straight win- they gave him almost no credit in the book/movie for how good the A’s were that year— he was the best shortstop in the game that year.

1) Bob Cousy shooting free throws in an empty gym with Nick Nolte in Blue Chips. Cousy was 65 at the time, made 10 in a row while wearing a shirt and tie- they filmed the scene in one take. He made the last foul shot left-handed.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, May 10

 

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PITTSBURGH is 7-0 SU (7 Units) against NL West opponents in the current season.

OAKLAND is 11-0 Over (11 Units) in road games as an underdog of +175 to +250 in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 12-4 SU (7.6 Units) in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 60-52 SU (2.8 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 31-29 SU (-0.9 Units) in home games as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 15-36 SU (-24.6 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 27-12 Under (13.8 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 118-169 SU (-66.4 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse since 1996.

HOUSTON is 26-9 Under (16.1 Units) in May games over the last 2 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 82-48 SU (29.3 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.

NY METS are 6-16 SU (-11.6 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 34-66 SU (-38.6 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 81-107 SU (-36.7 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 159-200 SU (-61 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 10

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 10

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 10

National League
Colorado (15-22) @ Pittsburgh (21-15)
— Senzatela allowed a run in 5 IP (69 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— Rockies are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He gave up 14 runs in 9.2 IP in three games (2 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Rockies won seven of their last nine games.
— Colorado is 8-13 on the road.
— under 10-3 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 11-37
— record in first 5 innings: 14-18-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-1-5

— Hill is 3-1, 3.57 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 2-4, 5.11 in eight starts vs Colorado.

— Pirates lost eight of last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 10-8 at home.
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-37
— record in first 5 innings: 17-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-4

NY Mets (17-19) @ Cincinnati (15-20)
— Verlander allowed 2 runs in 5 IP (79 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— Mets are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Mets lost 11 of their last 13 games.
— Mets are 10-11 on the road.
— over 5-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 6-36
— record in first 5 innings: 15-18-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-5.2

— Greene is 0-2, 3.86 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 2-0-1 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 5.1 IP in his one start vs New York.

— Reds are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Cincinnati is 11-8 at home.
— over 9-3-1 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.1-x-3

Los Angeles (22-15) @ Milwaukee (20-16)
— Kershaw is 4-1, 2.93 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 6-5, 3.09 in 16 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Dodgers won 13 of last 18 games.
— Dodgers are 10-9 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 17-37
— record in first 5 innings: 16-15-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-8

— Miley is 2-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 4-6, 4.03 in 15 starts against the Dodgers.

— Brewers lost six of their last eight games.
— Milwaukee is 10-7 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 8-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-5.1

St Louis (13-24) @ Cubs (17-19)
— Montgomery is 0-2, 1.93 in his last three starts.
— St Louis lost his last five starts- they scored 4 runs in his last 3.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 4-0, 0.63 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Cardinals won their last three games.
— Cardinals are 7-11 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-37
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.2-4

— Steele is 5-0, 1.85 in seven starts.
— Cubs are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 0-1, 5.25 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Cubs are 6-13 in their last 19 games.
— Chicago is 10-11 at home.
— under 11-3-1 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8-3-6.1

Miami (18-19) @ Arizona (20-16)
— Cabrera is 1-2, 5.65 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 4-3 in his starts
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Miami lost six of its last eight games.
— Marlins are 8-10 on road.
— Marlins are 11-0 in one-run games.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-2.2-3

— Kelly is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
— Arizona is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He is 0-2, 6.75 in three starts vs Miami.

— Arizona won seven of its last eleven games.
— Arizona is 11-8 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4

Washington (15-21) @ San Francisco (16-19)
— Gray is 2-1, 2.12 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in 2 games (1 start) vs San Francisco.

— Nationals are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Washington is 9-9 on road.
— under 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-36
— record in first 5 innings: 14-18-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.2-2

— Manaea is 1-1, 7.65 in five starts.
— Giants are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 5-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He gave up a run in 7 IP, in his one start vs Washington.

— Giants won five of their last seven games.
— San Francisco is 8-3 in last eleven home games.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2

American League
Detroit (16-19) @ Cleveland (17-19)
— Rodriguez is 3-0, 0.52 in his last five starts.
— Detroit is 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He is 3-0, 3.12 in five starts vs Cleveland.

— Detroit won six of its last eight games.
— Tigers are 8-12 on road.
— over 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 10-17-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-1

— Bottenfield is 0-3, 3.63 in his four starts.
— Guardians are 0-4 in his starts.
— under 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
— He lost 1-0 to Detroit April 18, going six IP.

— Guardians are 8-13 in their last 21 games.
— Cleveland is 7-10 at home.
— under 19-5 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
— record in first 5 innings: 15-14-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.1-3

Tampa Bay (29-8) @ Baltimore (23-13)
— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay is 15-5 in its last 20 games.
— Rays are 10-5 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 16-37
— record in first 5 innings: 25-10-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2

— Kremer is 3-1, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 0-1, 4.00 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Orioles are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 10-5 at home.
— over 9-6 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-36
— record in first 5 innings: 18-13-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-3-3.1

Oakland (8-29) @ New York (20-17)
— Muller is 1-1, 9.42 in three road starts.
— A’s are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— This is his first start vs New York.

— A’s are 3-11 in their last 14 games.
— Oakland is 5-14 on the road
— over 14-5 on road
— scored run in first inning: 12-37
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-21-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.2-3

— Brito is 0-3, 6.75 in his last five starts.
— New York is 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— New York is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Bronx is 13-8 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 19-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-5-3

White Sox (13-24) @ Kansas City (10-27)
— Lynn is 1-3, 6.56 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 1-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 8-3, 3.32 in 14 starts vs Kansas City.

— Chicago is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— White Sox are 7-14 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-38
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Keller is 0-2, 7.64 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 5-6, 3.97 in 16 starts vs Chicago.

— Royals lost 21 of their last 28 games.
— Royals are 4-17 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 15-39
— record in first 5 innings: 8-24-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-x

Houston (18-18) @ LA Angels (20-17)
— Javier is 1-1, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 3-1, 2.59 in 8 games (4 starts) against the Angels.

— Astros are 4-7 in their last 11 games.
— Houston is 10-7 on the road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-36
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.2-1

— Canning is 2-0, 5.31 in four starts.
— Angels are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 0-1, 9.22 in four starts vs Houston.

— Angels are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Angels are 10-8 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 11-37
— record in first 5 innings: 19-13-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-2.2-2

Texas (21-14) @ Seattle (18-18)
— Dunning allowed no runs in 5 IP (72 PT) in his first ’23 start.
— Texas is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 1-1, 4.26 in five starts vs Seattle.

— Texas won seven of its last ten games.
— Rangers are 9-8 on the road.
— under 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-35
— record in first 5 innings: 22-11-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-2-1.1

— Castillo is 0-0, 4.76 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 4-3 in his starts
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Seattle won seven of its last nine games.
— Mariners are 10-11 at home.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-35
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-2

Interleague games
Toronto (21-15) @ Philadelphia (17-19)
— Gausman is 1-1, 4.15 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-3
— He is 1-3, 4.33 in six starts vs Philadelphia.

— Toronto won three of its last four games.
— Blue Jays are 12-12 on road.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 16-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-x-3.1

— Wheeler is 3-1, 4.13 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-1
— He is 0-2, 6.63 in four starts vs Toronto.

— Phillies lost six of their last eight games.
— Phillies are 10-7 at home.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-36
— record in first 5 innings: 16-18-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3

Boston (21-16) @ Atlanta (25-11)
— Bello is 0-2, 6.75 in four starts.
— Red Sox are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Red Sox won seven of their last nine games.
— Boston is 8-9 on the road.
— over 13-5-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-37
— record in first 5 innings: 12-20-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-x-4

— Braves haven’t named a starter

— Atlanta is 11-3 in its last 14 games.
— Braves are 10-8 at home.
— over 21-8 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-36
— record in first 5 innings: 25-7-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-x-3

San Diego (19-17) @ Minnesota (19-17)
— Lugo is 1-2, 3.71 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 0-0, 3.25 in 3 games (1 start) vs Minnesota.

— Padres are 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— San Diego is 9-6 on the road
— under 11-3-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-36
— record in first 5 innings: 16-17-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3

— Lopez is 1-1, 6.88 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is starts vs San Diego.

— Twins are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Minnesota is 10-7 at home
— under 4-0 last four
— scored run in first inning: 7-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-15-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3

 

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MLB

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