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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
MLB teams with the least revenue in 2024:
$257M— A’s
#277M— White Sox
$297M— Rays
$317M— Marlins
$318M— Rockies
$320M— Tigers
Quote of the Day
“One small positive thought can change your whole day.”
Zig Ziglar
Tuesday’s quiz
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick in the draft; who was the only quarterback selected before Mahomes in that draft?
Monday’s quiz
In the last ten NCAA Tournaments, #1-seeds won the national title seven times.
Sunday’s quiz
New Orleans Saints have gone the longest since the last time they drafted a quarterback in the first round; they drafted Archie Manning, in 1971.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……
— Way back in 1979, a team selected Dan Marino and John Elway in the same draft; you figure that team would’ve won a Super Bowl or two, but the Kansas City Royals play baseball.
Marino was a pitcher who never played pro baseball; Elway was an outfielder who actually hit .318 in 42 games as an OF for Oneonta in the NY-Penn League, in 1982.
— Boston Red Sox opened their wallet, gave P Garrett Crochet a six-year contract extension worth $170M. Crochet was 6-12, 3.58 with a 1.07 WHIP for a dreadful White Sox team last year; he gave up two runs in 5 IP in his first start for Boston last week.
— Atlanta Braves’ OF Jurickson Profar was suspended 80 games by MLB for a PED violation, adding to the Braves’ troubles this spring. 32-year old Profar signed a three-year, $42M deal this winter. This suspension costs him $6M of that money.
Dodgers 6, Braves 1
Braves put P Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder) on the IL.
Atlanta is 0-5; they scored one run in their last three games.
— Detroit Tigers put 2B Gleyber Torres on the IL with an oblique strain; Torres was 3-7 in first two games with the Tigers.
— Last 19 Opening Days, San Francisco Giants have started 19 different left fielders; this year’s left fielder was Heliot Ramos.
— No one said much last year when the Cubs signed P Shota Imanaga, but he’s started 31 games for Chicago, and they’re 24-7 in those 31 games.
— Of the 26 players on the Houston Astros’ Opening Day roster, 16 are international players, the most of any team in the big leagues.
— The record for most home runs in a game? 10, by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1987.
— Famous birthdays, April 1st:
Ali McGraw, 86
Annette O’Toole, 73
Jim Jeffcoat, 64
Mark Jackson, 60
Daniel Murphy, 40
Brook Lopez, 37
Robin Lopez, 37
David Dahl, 31
Happy heavenly birthday to my grandmother. Happy birthday Neeny!!!
— Orioles’ OF Colton Cowser broke his left thumb, is out 6-8 weeks; he hurt the thumb sliding headfirst into a base at Toronto over the weekend.
— White Sox 9, Twins 0
Martin Perez threw six no-hit innings, was lifted after throwing 93 pitches.
Andrew Benintendi hit his 2nd HR for the 2-2 White Sox, who were 41-121 last year.
— Phillies 6, Rockies 1
Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 5.1 IP, but didn’t get the win.
Phillies scored four runs in 7th inning; Kyle Schwarber hit a 2-run dinger.
— Orioles 8, Red Sox 5
Tyler O’Neill went 4-4 in his first home game for the Orioles.
Cedric Mullins had four RBI for Baltimore.
— Cubs 18, A’s 3
Cubs’ C Carson Kelly hit for the cycle in the first major league game ever played in Sacramento, the first catcher to hit for the cycle since JT Realmuto two years ago.
— Reds 14, Rangers 3
Cincinnati led 6-0 in the second inning.
Elly De La Cruz homered twice, knocked in seven runs.
Brady Singer allowed only one hit in seven IP on a cold night.
— Angels 5, Cardinals 4 (10)
3 of the 5 runs the Angels scored came in on sacrifice flies.
Cardinals’ 1B Willson Contreras is off to an 0-18 start.
22-year old Ryan Johnson got a save in his 2nd MLB game; he has never pitched in the minor leagues.
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
MLB teams with the least revenue in 2024:
$257M— A’s
#277M— White Sox
$297M— Rays
$317M— Marlins
$318M— Rockies
$320M— Tigers
Quote of the Day
“One small positive thought can change your whole day.”
Zig Ziglar
Tuesday’s quiz
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick in the draft; who was the only quarterback selected before Mahomes in that draft?
Monday’s quiz
In the last ten NCAA Tournaments, #1-seeds won the national title seven times.
Sunday’s quiz
New Orleans Saints have gone the longest since the last time they drafted a quarterback in the first round; they drafted Archie Manning, in 1971.
***********************************************************
Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……
— Way back in 1979, a team selected Dan Marino and John Elway in the same draft; you figure that team would’ve won a Super Bowl or two, but the Kansas City Royals play baseball.
Marino was a pitcher who never played pro baseball; Elway was an outfielder who actually hit .318 in 42 games as an OF for Oneonta in the NY-Penn League, in 1982.
— Boston Red Sox opened their wallet, gave P Garrett Crochet a six-year contract extension worth $170M. Crochet was 6-12, 3.58 with a 1.07 WHIP for a dreadful White Sox team last year; he gave up two runs in 5 IP in his first start for Boston last week.
— Atlanta Braves’ OF Jurickson Profar was suspended 80 games by MLB for a PED violation, adding to the Braves’ troubles this spring. 32-year old Profar signed a three-year, $42M deal this winter. This suspension costs him $6M of that money.
Dodgers 6, Braves 1
Braves put P Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder) on the IL.
Atlanta is 0-5; they scored one run in their last three games.
— Detroit Tigers put 2B Gleyber Torres on the IL with an oblique strain; Torres was 3-7 in first two games with the Tigers.
— Last 19 Opening Days, San Francisco Giants have started 19 different left fielders; this year’s left fielder was Heliot Ramos.
— No one said much last year when the Cubs signed P Shota Imanaga, but he’s started 31 games for Chicago, and they’re 24-7 in those 31 games.
— Of the 26 players on the Houston Astros’ Opening Day roster, 16 are international players, the most of any team in the big leagues.
— The record for most home runs in a game? 10, by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1987.
— Famous birthdays, April 1st:
Ali McGraw, 86
Annette O’Toole, 73
Jim Jeffcoat, 64
Mark Jackson, 60
Daniel Murphy, 40
Brook Lopez, 37
Robin Lopez, 37
David Dahl, 31
Happy heavenly birthday to my grandmother. Happy birthday Neeny!!!
— Orioles’ OF Colton Cowser broke his left thumb, is out 6-8 weeks; he hurt the thumb sliding headfirst into a base at Toronto over the weekend.
— White Sox 9, Twins 0
Martin Perez threw six no-hit innings, was lifted after throwing 93 pitches.
Andrew Benintendi hit his 2nd HR for the 2-2 White Sox, who were 41-121 last year.
— Phillies 6, Rockies 1
Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 5.1 IP, but didn’t get the win.
Phillies scored four runs in 7th inning; Kyle Schwarber hit a 2-run dinger.
— Orioles 8, Red Sox 5
Tyler O’Neill went 4-4 in his first home game for the Orioles.
Cedric Mullins had four RBI for Baltimore.
— Cubs 18, A’s 3
Cubs’ C Carson Kelly hit for the cycle in the first major league game ever played in Sacramento, the first catcher to hit for the cycle since JT Realmuto two years ago.
— Reds 14, Rangers 3
Cincinnati led 6-0 in the second inning.
Elly De La Cruz homered twice, knocked in seven runs.
Brady Singer allowed only one hit in seven IP on a cold night.
— Angels 5, Cardinals 4 (10)
3 of the 5 runs the Angels scored came in on sacrifice flies.
Cardinals’ 1B Willson Contreras is off to an 0-18 start.
22-year old Ryan Johnson got a save in his 2nd MLB game; he has never pitched in the minor leagues.
