CNOTES MLB NEW-NOTES-BEST BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !

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BEST BETS !

05/13/2024..........................5 - 11 - 0..................31.25%................- 36.25
05/12/2024..........................14 - 8 - 0..................63.63%................+ 34.85
05/11/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%.................+ 12.70
05/10/2024..........................10 - 3 - 0..................78.57%.................+ 41.25
05/09/2024..........................7 - 10 - 0..................41.17%.................- 22.05
05/08/2023..........................7 - 11 - 0..................38.88%..................- 22.35
05/07/2024........................12 - 7 - 0....................63.15%..................+ 11.90
05/06/2024.....................10 - 11 - 0....................47.61%...................- 10.40
05/05/2024..........................9 - 7 - 0...................56.25%...................+12.50
04/04/2024..........................3 - 4 - 0...................42.85%...................- 8.55
04/03/2024.........................12 - 8 - 0...................60.00%.................+ 14.75
04.02/2024...........................7 - 9 - 0...................43.75%...................- 12.55
04/01/2024...........................8 - 7 - 2...................53.33%..................+ 4.30
03/31/2024..........................14 - 7.......................66.66%..................+ 27.00
03/30/2024..........................10 - 9.......................52.63%..................+ 10.00
03/29/2024............................4 - 2.......................66.66%..................+ 8.65

TOTALS........................137 - 117 - 2..................53.93%...................+ 65.75

 

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Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in plus/minus this season:
+665— Nikola Jokic, Den
+619— Derrick White, Bos
+608— Jayson Tatum, Bos
+580— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
+549— Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Den
+511— Jalen Brunson, NY
Plus/minus is the scoring margin while that player is in the game.

Quote of the Day
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more of it I have.”
Thomas Jefferson

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, what team did he play for?

Saturday’s quiz
Pete Rose played for the Reds, Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

Friday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager the last time they won a playoff game.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..​

— Angel Hernandez is a terrible umpire; how does he keep his job?
Friday night, he had the plate in Houston; once the Rangers got a big lead, Hernandez started calling every pitch the Astros threw a strike. He called Wyatt Langford out on a pitch that was 6.8 inches outside!!!!
Hernandez called 55 pitches strikes in that game; 12 of them were balls, a terrible %age for a big league umpire. No idea how the guy hasn’t been fired.

— Twins 11, Tigers 5 (12)
Zach McKinstry had a really bad 12th inning in this game; his error at third base let three runs score, including the go-ahead run. Then, when Detroit threw the towel in later that inning, they put McKinstry in to pitch, since it was the first game of a doubleheader. Not really sure why they did that, but they did.
McKinstry then gave up a 3-run homer to Matt Wallner in the same half-inning.

— Phillies 4, Pirates 3- Philadelphia’s last ten games stayed under the total.

— Dodgers 5, Padres 2- There was a 2:15 rain delay before this game, which doesn’t happen much in Los Angeles. Game ended around 2am here in the east.

— Brewers 11, Orioles 5- Over is 7-1-1 in Milwaukee’s last nine games; in their last six games, Brewers scored 58 runs.

— Royals 11, Mets 7- Catcher Salvador Perez hit his 250th career home run.

— Defenders 29, Renegades 28
Washington kicked a 49-yard FG at the gun, improve to 2-1.
Arlington led 14-9 at halftime.
Renegades outgained the Defenders, 419-259.

— Stallions 33, Showboats 14
Birmingham outgained Memphis 424-212.
Stallions outscored Memphis 15-2 in second half.
Understatement; the Memphis offensive line had a bad day.

— Famous birthdays for April 14:
Julie Christie, 84
Pete Rose, 83
Brad Garrett, 64
Stan Humphries, 59
David Justice, 58
Greg Maddux, 58
Craig Kupp, 57
Adrien Brody, 51
Baker Mayfield, 29

— Baseball players get hurt a lot:
Dodgers put P Bobby Miller (shoulder) on IL
Texas reliever Brock Burke punched a wall after a poor outing, broke his non-throwing hand.
Colorado OF Kris Bryant (ribs) left Saturday’s game after he ran into a fence catching a line drive.

— Of the 655 position players last year, only four played in all 162 games:
Matt Olson
Marcus Semien
Juan Soto
Eugenio Suarez

— Last three years, Freddie Freeman played in 159-159-161 games.

— French-born big man Alex Sarr will be an interesting player when the NBA Draft rolls around; he is 7-foot-1, 19 years old, averaged 9.4 points/game in an Australian pro league this past season.

— There are weasels around college basketball who are calling for the end of automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. This would be a HUGE mistake; the mid-majors are what gives March Madness its appeal, especially the first weekend.
I’d rather watch the champs of the Big Sky, Ivy League and Sun Belt play than a bunch of teams that went 7-11 in their conference season. March Madness is a great event; they need to keep it the way it is.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, April 14

 

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PITTSBURGH is 17-24 SU (-15.7 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 95-66 Over (22.4 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 94-68 SU (19.6 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game over the last 2 seasons.

TORONTO is 26-44 SU (-22.4 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 7-0 Over (7 Units) against division opponents in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 48-18 SU (28.2 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 88-59 Under (23.1 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 6-17 SU (-17.1 Units) in road games vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game over the last 2 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 80-90 SU (-19 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 86-61 Over (18.9 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 10-26 SU (-18.6 Units) in home games in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 487-487 SU (48.1 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game since 1996.

ARIZONA is 125-88 SU (28.2 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 20-7 Over (12.3 Units) in road games in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 39-29 SU (7.1 Units) in home games as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 14

National League
Pittsburgh (10-5) @ Philadelphia (8-7)
— Keller is 1-1, 7.02 in three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-3, 5.74 in five starts vs Philadelphia


— Pirates split their last eight games.
— They’re 7-3 on the road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-4-2.1


— Wheeler is 0-2, 2.84 in three starts.
— Philly is 0-3 in his starts, scoring 4 runs in 3 games.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 4-0, 2.14 in seven starts vs Pittsburgh.


— Phillies are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Phillies are 5-4 at home.
— under 10-0 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5


Atlanta (8-5) @ Miami (3-12)
— Morton is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts.
— Atlanta is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 12-6, 3.92 in 24 starts vs Miami.


— Braves are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— They’re 4-3 on road.
— over 9-3-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-1


— Luzardo is 0-2, 7.20 in three starts.
— Miami is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 3-3, 3.52 in six starts vs Atlanta.


— Marlins split last six games, after an 0-9 start.
— Marlins are 1-8 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-3


St Louis (7-8) @ Arizona (7-8)
— Mikolas is 1-1, 4.76 in three starts.
— St Louis is 1-2 in his starts, scoring nine runs.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 2-1, 2.10 in five games (3 starts) vs Arizona.


— Cardinals lost four of their last six games.
— They’re 4-5 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4.1-2


— Gallen is 2-0, 2.25 in three starts (16 IP).
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 0-1, 4.76 in two starts vs St Louis.
— Cardinals traded Gallen to Miami six years ago.


— Arizona lost six of last nine games.
— Diamondbacks are 5-4 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 10-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-3


San Diego (8-9) @ Los Angeles (11-6)
— Darvish is 0-1, 4.34 in four starts.
— San Diego is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 4-5, 2.27 in 13 starts against the Dodgers.


— Padres are 3-2 in their last five games.
— They’re 2-3 in true road games.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6-3


— Paxton is 2-0, 1.59 in his two starts.
— Dodgers are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-1, 1.83 in four starts vs San Diego.


— Dodgers split their last eight games.
— Dodgers are 7-2 at home.
— over 6-2-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 8-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6-2.1


American League
Bronx (12-3) @ Cleveland (9-5)
— Cortes is 1-1, 3.50 in three starts.
— New York is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-0, 2.50 in five games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.


— New York won 12 of its first 15 games.
— They’re 8-1 on road.
— under 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-x-7


— Allen is 2-0, 4.60 in three starts.
— Cleveland is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.


— Cleveland lost three of its last four games.
— Guardians are 2-3 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-x-9.1


Minnesota (6-7) @ Detroit (8-6)
— Ober is 0-1, 8.53 in two starts.
— Minnesota is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-2, 5.40 in seven starts vs Detroit.


— Twins won three of their last four games.
— They’re 5-3 on road.
— under 8-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-9


— Flaherty is 0-1, 5.25 in his first two starts.
— Detroit is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up a run in 5.2 IP, in his only start vs Minnesota.


— Detroit lost five of last seven games.
— Tigers are 2-4 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-8.1


LA Angels (7-6) @ Boston (7-6)
— Anderson is 2-0, 0.00 in two starts (14 IP).
— Angels are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 02-0
— He is 1-0, 5.02 in three starts vs Boston.


— Angels are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— They’re 5-3 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.2-4


— Bello is 1-1, 4.96 in three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-2, 6.52 in two starts vs Anaheim


— Boston lost five of last seven games.
— Red Sox are 1-4 at home.
— under 3-2 home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-5


Texas (8-7) @ Houston (5-11)
— Eovaldi is 1-0, 1.45 in his three starts.
— Texas is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He is 3-4, 4.42 in ten starts vs Houston.


— Rangers are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— They’re 3-2 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-4.1


— Javier is 1-0, 1.65 in three starts.
— Houston is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 5-1, 3.84 in ten starts vs Texas.


— Houston lost 11 of its first 16 games.
— Astros are 3-6 at home.
— under 5-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.1-5-3


Interleague Games
San Francisco (6-9) @ Tampa Bay (8-7)
— Snell allowed 3 runs in 3 IP (72 PT) in his first ‘24 start.
— San Francisco is 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He tossed 6 shutout IP, in his one start against the Rays.
— He pitched for Tampa Bay from 2016-20.


— Giants are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— They’re 3-6 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-2


— bullpen game


— Tampa Bay won five of last seven games.
— Rays are 4-5 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-4


Milwaukee (10-3) @ Baltimore (8-6)
— Rea is 2-0, 2.45 in two starts.
— Milwaukee is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He threw 5 shutout IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.


— Brewers are 5-1 in their last six games.
— They’re 7-1 on road.
— over 7-1-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 11-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-5.2


— Burnes is 2-0, 1.93 in three starts.
— Baltimore is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He pitched for Milwaukee from 2018-23.


— Baltimore is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Orioles are 4-4 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-5-5


Colorado (4-11) @ Toronto (7-8)
— Freeland is 0-2, 17.72 in his three starts.
— Colorado is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.


— Rockies are 4-11 in their first 15 games.
— They’re 2-7 on road.
— over 6-3 in their road games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-2


— Berrios is 2-0, 1.45 in three starts.
— Toronto is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 01-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He threw 7.2 scoreless IP, in his one start vs Colorado.


— Toronto is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 3-2 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5.1-5.1


Kansas City (10-5) @ NY Mets (6-8)
— Ragans is 0-1, 2.55 in his three starts.
— Kansas City is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He threw 6 shutout IP, in his one start against the Mets.


— Royals won eight of their last nine games.
— They’re 2-3 on the road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4


— Butto allowed one run in 6 IP (90 PT) in his first ‘24 start.
— New York is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.


— New York is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Mets are 2-6 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-5.1


Cincinnati (8-6) @ White Sox (2-12)
— Ashcraft is 1-1, 6.94 in two starts.
— Cincinnati is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up 8 runs in 1.2 IP, in his one start vs the White Sox.


— Reds are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— They’re 4-1 on road.
— over 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3.1


— Soroka is 0-1, 6.14 in three starts.
— Chicago is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He gave up a run in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Cincinnati.


— White Sox lost 12 of first 14 games.
— Chicago is 1-6 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6.1-4.1


Cubs (8-6) @ Seattle (6-9)
— Assad is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts.
— Chicago is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.


— Cubs are 2-3 in their last five games.
— They’re 3-5 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-3.2


— Castillo is 0-3, 6.89 in his three starts.
— Seattle is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 7-5, 3.64 in 17 starts vs Chicago.


— Seattle lost seven of last ten games.
— Mariners are 4-5 at home.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.2-3


Washington (6-8) @ Oakland (6-9)
— Williams is 2-0, 2.70 in his two starts.
— Washington is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-0, 7.94 in three games (2 starts) against the A’s.


— Nationals are 4-2 in their last six games.
— They’re 4-4 on the road.
— under 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-4


— Wood is 0-1, 8.03 in his three starts.
— Oakland is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 6-6, 3.52 in 16 starts vs Washington.


— A’s won five of their last seven games.
— Oakland is 2-7 at home.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3.2-4

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, April 14

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Sunday, April 14

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, APRIL 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PIT at PHI	01:35 PM	PHI -176 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIL at BAL	01:35 PM	BAL -179 O 8.5	+500 +500
LAA at BOS	01:35 PM	BOS -127 O 10.0	+500 +500
COL at TOR	01:37 PM	COL +219 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at DET	01:40 PM	DET -115 U 8.0	+500 +500
NYY at CLE	01:40 PM	CLE +118 O 8.5	+500 +500
SF at TB	01:40 PM	SF -105 U 8.0	+500 +500
KC at NYM	01:40 PM	KC -112 O 8.0	+500 +500
ATL at MIA	01:40 PM	ATL -142 O 8.5	+500 +500
TEX at HOU	02:10 PM	TEX +106 O 8.5	+500 +500
CIN at CHW	02:10 PM	CHW +128 O 9.0	+500 +500
WAS at OAK	04:07 PM	OAK -124 U 8.0	+500 +500
STL at ARI	04:10 PM	ARI -144 O 9.0	+500 +500
CHC at SEA	04:10 PM	SEA -135 U 7.5	+500 +500
SD at LAD	07:10 PM	SD +134 U 8.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

BEST BETS !

05/14/2024........................14 - 11 - 0..................56.00%...............+ 13.85
05/13/2024..........................5 - 11 - 0..................31.25%................- 36.25
05/12/2024..........................14 - 8 - 0..................63.63%................+ 34.85
05/11/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%.................+ 12.70
05/10/2024..........................10 - 3 - 0..................78.57%.................+ 41.25
05/09/2024..........................7 - 10 - 0..................41.17%.................- 22.05
05/08/2023..........................7 - 11 - 0..................38.88%..................- 22.35
05/07/2024........................12 - 7 - 0....................63.15%..................+ 11.90
05/06/2024.....................10 - 11 - 0....................47.61%...................- 10.40
05/05/2024..........................9 - 7 - 0...................56.25%...................+12.50
04/04/2024..........................3 - 4 - 0...................42.85%...................- 8.55
04/03/2024.........................12 - 8 - 0...................60.00%.................+ 14.75
04.02/2024...........................7 - 9 - 0...................43.75%...................- 12.55
04/01/2024...........................8 - 7 - 2...................53.33%..................+ 4.30
03/31/2024..........................14 - 7.......................66.66%..................+ 27.00
03/30/2024..........................10 - 9.......................52.63%..................+ 10.00
03/29/2024............................4 - 2.......................66.66%..................+ 8.65

TOTALS........................151 - 128 - 2..................54.12%...................+ 79.60

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Tampa Bay Rays’ career leaders in runs scored:
780— Evan Longoria
765— Carl Crawford
565— Ben Zobrist
539— BJ Upton
410— Kevin Kiermaier
402— Carlos Pena

Quote of the Day
“I understand the assignment. We are here to win banners. As we go through this journey, we’re here to win banners in Nashville [at the SEC tournament] because you guys turn out in Nashville like nobody else and that matters. And our job here and our assignment is here to win banners in the Final Four, national championships. That’s our job.”
Kentucky’s new basketball coach, Mark Pope

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs?

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, he played for the Iowa Barnstormers.

Saturday’s quiz
Pete Rose played for the Reds, Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

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Monday’s Den: Happy Tax Day, everyone…….​

— Yesterday, I complained about what a terrible umpire Angel Hernandez is, which is true; well, here is the other side of the coin.
Friday night, Chad Whitson worked home plate at the Chicago-Seattle game; of the 129 pitches that were taken by hitters, Whitson only missed one call the whole freakin’ game. Now that is what a major league umpire is supposed to do.

— Padres 6, Dodgers 3
Second night in a row, start of a game at Dodger Stadium was delayed by rain.
San Diego is surprisingly 9-9; Manny Machado hit a home run for the Padres.
Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games.
Dodger pitchers walked 14 batters, had only 3 strikeouts.

— A’s 7, Nationals 6
Trailing 6-1 in sixth inning, A’s scored six times in bottom of the 6th.
After a 1-6 start, A’s are 6-3 in their last nine games.

AL West standings, after 18 days of games:
Texas 8-8
LA Angels 7-8
A’s 7-9
Seattle 6-10
Houston 6-11
— Most career home runs, leading off a game:
81- Rickey Henderson
57- George Springer
54- Alfonso Soriano
53- Craig Biggio

— Toronto Blue Jays are 4-2 at home; they’ve scored in first inning in five of those six games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: New York, Cleveland, Texas. Wild Cards: Royals, Orioles, Tigers
NL: Atlanta, Milwaukee, Los Angeles. Wild Cards: Pirates, Reds, Cubs

— Famous birthdays for April 15:
Julie Sommars, 83
Ted Sizemore, 79
Michael Cooper, 68
Emma Thompson, 65
Jason Sehorn, 53
Brock Huard, 48
Seth Rogen, 42

— Movie of the Day: Prince of Tides (1991)- A high school football coach from the South comes to New York City to meet with his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand is the psychiatrist. George Carlin is her neighbor, Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife.
Not the most pleasant movie, but a very good one.

— Fresno State hired Vance Walberg as its new basketball coach; he is the innovator of the dribble drive motion offense, and has coached in high school, junior college, college and the NBA. He was once head coach at Pepperdine, was an assistant for three NBA teams and has coached in high school for 20+ years.
Walberg is 67 years old; his last college job was 13 years ago, but if Fresno gets some NIL $$$ to recruit better ballplayers, they’ll make some noise in the Mountain West.

— Knicks 120, Bulls 119 OT— Knicks win 50+ games for the first time since 2013.

— Tuesday’s NBA play-in games:
Lakers @ New Orleans
Warriors @ Sacramento

— Wednesday’s NBA play-in games:
Heat @ Philadelphia
Hawks @ Chicago

— Panthers 34, Roughnecks 20
Michigan outscored Roughnecks 22-3 in third quarter.
Panthers converted 7-12 third down plays.
Houston is off to an 0-3 start.

— Battlehawks 31, Brahmas 24
St Louis led 17-9 at halftime.
Butler caught six passes for 87 yards and a TD.
There were only five penalties called in this game.

 

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MLB
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Monday, April 15

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 15

National League
Colorado (4-12) @ Philadelphia (8-8)
— Quantrill is 0-2, 7.20 in three starts.
— Colorado is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Philly.


— Rockies are 4-12 in their first 16 games.
— They’re 2-8 on road.
— Colorado is 3-2 in series openers.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3


— Nola is 2-1, 5.06 in three starts.
— Philly is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 4-2, 3.63 in nine starts vs Colorado.


— Phillies split their last eight games.
— Phillies are 5-5 at home.
— Philly is 3-2 in series openers.
— under 10-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-4


San Francisco (6-10) @ Miami (3-13)
— Harrison is 1-1, 4.76 in three starts.
— San Francisco is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.


— Giants are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 3-7 on road.
— Giants are 1-4 in series openers.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-11-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4


— Puk is 0-3, 8.44 in three starts.
— Miami is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 0-1, 7.50 in six relief stints vs San Francisco.


— Marlins lost 13 of their first 16 games.
— Marlins are 1-9 at home.
— Miami is 0-5 in series openers.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4


Pittsburgh (11-5) @ NY Mets (7-8)
— Perez is 1-0, 1.89 in three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 4-0, 2.88 in eight games (4 starts) vs New York.


— Pirates are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— They’re 8-3 on the road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.1-2


— Houser is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts.
— New York is 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 4-3, 3.79 in ten starts vs Pittsburgh.


— New York is 7-3 in its last ten games.
— Mets are 3-6 at home.
— under 6-3 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.1-3


San Diego (9-9) @ Milwaukee (10-4)
— Musgrove is 1-2, 6.52 in four starts.
— San Diego is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-3, 4.04 in eight starts vs Milwaukee.


— Padres are 4-2 in their last six games.
— They’re 3-3 in true road games.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-4


— Ross is 1-0, 2.70 in two starts.
— Milwaukee is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-1, 4.00 in five games (3 starts) vs San Diego.


— Brewers are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— They’re 3-2 at home.
— over 8-1-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 11-2-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-3.1


Cubs (9-6) @ Arizona (8-8)
— Brown is 1-0, 1.04 in two games (1 start).
— Chicago is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.


— Cubs are split their last six games.
— They’re 4-5 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3.1


— Kelly is 2-0, 2.29 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 2-1, 4.13 in five starts vs Chicago.


— Arizona won four of last five games.
— Diamondbacks are 6-4 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 10-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3


Washington (6-9) @ Los Angeles (11-7)
— Mitchell Parker is making his MLB debut here.


— Nationals are 1-3 in their last four games.
— They’re 4-5 on the road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 1-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-2.2


— Glasnow is 3-0, 2.25 in four starts.
— Dodgers are 4-0 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 2-0, 5;48 in six games (3 starts) vs Washington.


— Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Dodgers are 7-3 at home.
— over 7-2-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 8-18
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-2.1-4


American League
Cleveland (10-5) @ Boston (9-7)
— Curry is making his 2024 debut.
— He is 3-5, 4.23 in 43 MLB games (11 starts)
— He gave up 2 runs in 4.2 IP, in two relief stints vs Boston.


— Cleveland is 7-3 in its last ten games.
— Guardians are 7-2 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-9.1-4.1


— Crawford is 0-0, 1.10 in three starts.
— Red Sox are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 0-2, 5.52 in three starts vs Cleveland


— Boston is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Red Sox are 2-4 at home.
— under 4-2 home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3.2


Minnesota (6-8) @ Baltimore (9-6)
— Varland is 0-2, 9.00 in two starts.
— Minnesota is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.


— Twins won three of their last five games.
— They’re 5-4 on road.
— under 9-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-9-2


— Irvin is 0-1, 8.10 in two starts.
— Baltimore is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 0-0, 1.50 in three starts vs Minnesota.


— Baltimore split its last eight games.
— Orioles are 5-4 at home.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-5-4


Texas (8-8) @ Detroit (9-6)
— Lorenzen is making his 2024 debut.
— He was 9-9, 4.18 in 25 starts last year.
— 18 of his 25 starts last year were for the Tigers.
— He is 1-1, 3.38 in six games (1 start) vs Detroit.


— Rangers are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— They’re 3-3 on road.
— over 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-2


— Olson is 0-1, 5;40 in his first two starts.
— Detroit is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He gave up a run in 1.2 IP, in his only start vs Texas.


— Detroit is 3-2 in its last five games.
— Tigers are 3-4 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-8.1-2.2


LA Angels (7-8) @ Tampa Bay (9-7)
— Sandoval is 1-2, 8.49 in three starts.
— Angels are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-3, 3.69 in six starts vs Tampa Bay.


— Angels are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— They’re 5-4 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-3.2


— Eflin is 1-2, 6.35 in three starts.
— Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 2-1, 3.00 in four starts vs Anaheim.


— Tampa Bay won six of last eight games.
— Rays are 5-5 at home.
— over 6-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-3


Bronx (12-4) @ Toronto (8-8)
— Gil is 0-0, 3.00 in two starts.
— New York is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-0, 5.87 in two starts vs Toronto.


— New York won 12 of its first 16 games.
— They’re 8-2 on road.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-7-5.2


— Bassitt is 1-2, 5.63 in three starts.
— Toronto is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-0, 0.87 in three starts vs New York.


— Toronto is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Blue Jays are 4-2 at home.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-5.1-2


Kansas City (10-6) @ White Sox (2-13)
— Lugo is 2-0, 1.45 in his three starts.
— Kansas City is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-0, 1.23 in two games (1 start) vs Chicago.


— Royals won eight of their last ten games.
— They’re 2-4 on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-2


— Nastrini is making his MLB debut.


— White Sox lost 13 of first 15 games.
— Chicago is 1-7 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-4.1-4.1


Interleague Games
Atlanta (9-5) @ Houston (6-11)
— Vines is making his 2024 debut.
— Last year, he was 1-0, 3.98 in five games (2 starts)
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.


— Braves are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— They’re 5-3 on road.
— over 10-3-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-1-3.1


— Arrighetti allowed 7 runs in 3 IP in his first MLB start.
— Houston is 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.


— Houston lost 11 of its first 17 games.
— Astros are 4-6 at home.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-2


St Louis (7-9) @ Oakland (7-9)
— Gray threw 5 shutout IP in his first ‘24 start.
— St Louis is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 1-1, 4.24 in five starts vs Oakland.
— He pitched for the A’s from 2013-17.


— Cardinals lost five of their last seven games.
— They’re 4-6 on road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-3.1


— Stripling is 0-3, 6.00 in his three starts.
— Oakland is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-3, 5.48 in seven games (3 starts) vs St Louis.


— A’s won six of their last eight games.
— Oakland is 3-7 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-4.2


Cincinnati (9-6) @ Seattle (6-10)
— Montas is 2-1, 3.24 in three starts.
— Cincinnati is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 2-3, 2.72 in nine starts vs Seattle.


— Reds are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— They’re 5-1 on road.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days:-2-3.1-3.1


— Kirby is 1-2, 8.16 in his three starts.
— Seattle is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.


— Seattle lost eight of last eleven games.
— Mariners are 4-6 at home.
— under 12-3 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 3-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3

 

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CLEVELAND is 14-23 SU (-13.1 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities over the last 2 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 122-84 Under (29.6 Units) in home games when playing on Monday since 1996.

SAN FRANCISCO is 41-54 SU (-18.4 Units) in road games after a loss in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 206-193 SU (-6.3 Units) in home games after a loss by 4 runs or more since 1996.

TEXAS are 17-3 SU (13.7 Units) in road games after allowing 8 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in road games when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.

TORONTO is 13-39 SU (-29.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive wins in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 25-38 SU (-24.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start over the last 2 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 122-80 Over (34 Units) in road games when playing on Monday since 1996.

CHI WHITE SOX is 13-35 SU (-25.5 Units) in home games after a 3 game span where the bullpen threw 13 total innings or more in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 97-80 SU (9 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 126-88 SU (29.2 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 28-56 SU (-33.6 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 234-160 Under (58 Units) in home games after allowing 4 runs or less 3 straight games since 1996.

LA DODGERS are 73-59 SU (17.5 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, April 15

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, April 15

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, APRIL 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIN at BAL	06:35 PM	BAL -125 O 9.0	+500 +500
COL at PHI	06:40 PM	PHI -241 O 9.0	+500 +500
SF at MIA	06:40 PM	SF -107 U 8.5	+500 +500
TEX at DET	06:40 PM	TEX +112 O 8.5	+500 +500
LAA at TB	06:50 PM	LAA +138 O 8.5	+500 +500
NYY at TOR	07:07 PM	TOR -107 U 8.5	+500 +500
PIT at NYM	07:10 PM	PIT +109 O 8.5	+500 +500
KC at CHW	07:40 PM	KC -165 O 8.0	+500 +500
SD at MIL	07:40 PM	MIL -114 U 8.5	+500 +500
ATL at HOU	08:10 PM	ATL -112 O 10.5	+500 +500
STL at OAK	09:40 PM	OAK +165 O 7.5	+500 +500
CHC at ARI	09:40 PM	ARI -143 U 9.0	+500 +500
CIN at SEA	09:42 PM	CIN +133 U 7.0	+500 +500
WAS at LAD	10:10 PM	LAD -360 U 8.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

BEST BETS !

05/15/2024..........................8 - 9 - 0....................47.05%...............- 5.70
05/14/2024........................14 - 11 - 0..................56.00%...............+ 13.85
05/13/2024..........................5 - 11 - 0..................31.25%................- 36.25
05/12/2024..........................14 - 8 - 0..................63.63%................+ 34.85
05/11/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%.................+ 12.70
05/10/2024..........................10 - 3 - 0..................78.57%.................+ 41.25
05/09/2024..........................7 - 10 - 0..................41.17%.................- 22.05
05/08/2023..........................7 - 11 - 0..................38.88%..................- 22.35
05/07/2024........................12 - 7 - 0....................63.15%..................+ 11.90
05/06/2024.....................10 - 11 - 0....................47.61%...................- 10.40
05/05/2024..........................9 - 7 - 0...................56.25%...................+12.50
04/04/2024..........................3 - 4 - 0...................42.85%...................- 8.55
04/03/2024.........................12 - 8 - 0...................60.00%.................+ 14.75
04.02/2024...........................7 - 9 - 0...................43.75%...................- 12.55
04/01/2024...........................8 - 7 - 2...................53.33%..................+ 4.30
03/31/2024..........................14 - 7.......................66.66%..................+ 27.00
03/30/2024..........................10 - 9.......................52.63%..................+ 10.00
03/29/2024............................4 - 2.......................66.66%..................+ 8.65

TOTALS........................159 - 137 - 2..................53.71%...................+ 73.90

 

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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NHL teams that won this year that trailed by 3+ goals after two periods:
December 5— Kings W4-3 OT @ Columbus
December 27— Coyotes W5-4 OT vs Colorado
January 27— Canucks W5-4 OT vs Columbus
March 2— Winnipeg W5-3 @ Carolina
March 26— Nashville W5-4 OT vs Vegas
April 5— Coyotes W7-4 vs Vegas
April 14— Knights W4-3 OT vs Colorado

Quote of the Day
“It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
Albert Einstein

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Rookie, Dennis Quaid plays a high school science teacher who becomes a major league relief pitcher in his 30’s; what was the nickname of the high school team he coached?

Monday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs.

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, he played for the Iowa Barnstormers.

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

— People bet on the NFL Draft, hell, people bet on everything. Over/under on number of QB’s drafted in the first round next week is 4.5

— Colorado State signed basketball coach Nike Medved to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of around $13M.

— Baseball injuries:
Cubs put OF Seiya Suzuki (oblique) on IL
Marlins put 3B Jake Burger (oblique) on IL

— NBA $tuff
Phoenix Suns gave Grayson Allen a 4-year deal worth $70M.

— NFL $tuff
Eagles gave WR DeVonta Smith a 3-year deal worth $75M.
Colts gave DT DeForest Buckner a 2-year deal worth $46M.

— RIP to Ken Holtzman, the outstanding pitcher who passed away at age 78.
He pitched nine years for the Cubs, throwing two no-hitters for them, but then he got traded to the A’s after the 1971 season and he was instrumental in Oakland winning three straight World Series, from 1972-74. Holtzman went 77-55 in four years with the A’s. He was 4-1, 2.55 in seven World Series starts.
RIP, sir.

— Famous birthdays for April 16:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 77
Ellen Barkin, 70
Bruce Bochy, 69
Curt Young, 64
Jon Cryer, 59
Walt Williams, 54
Nolan Arenado, 33

— Royals 2, Chicago 0- White Sox and the 1907 Brooklyn Superbas as the only teams in MLB history to be shut out six times in their first 16 games of a season.
Rumors are floating around that the White Sox will sign OF/DH Tommy Pham to help their struggling lineup.

— Royals and Dodgers are only MLB teams that haven’t allowed an unearned run yet this season.

— Cubs 3, Arizona 2 (11)
Cubs’ 1B Michael Busch homered in his fifth straight game.
Cubs tied game in 9th inning when Hoerner scored from 2nd on a wild pitch.

— Angels 7, Rays 3
Tampa Bay led 1-0 after seven innings.
Mike Trout hit the home run that put the Halos up for good.

— Rangers 1, Tigers 0
Michael Lorenzen threw 5 shutout IP in his 2024 debut.
Marcus Semien knocked in the only run of the game.

— Random Knowledge:
Jesse Owens won four track gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin; in one of the races, the 200-meter sprint, the guy who finished second also broke the world record in that race.
Guy named Mack Robinson won that silver medal, and he wasn’t even the best athlete in his own family; his brother was Jackie Robinson.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, April 16

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 16

National League
Colorado (4-13) @ Philadelphia (9-8)
— Gomber is 0-0, 4.91 in three starts.
— Colorado is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 0-1, 4.73 in two starts vs Philly.


— Rockies are 4-13 in their first 17 games.
— They’re 2-9 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3.2


— Suarez is 2-0, 2.65 in three starts.
— Philly is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 1-0, 3.32 in three starts vs Colorado.


— Phillies are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Phillies are 6-5 at home.
— under 11-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2.2


San Francisco (7-10) @ Miami (3-14)
— Hicks is 2-0, 1.50 in three starts.
— San Francisco is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 0-2, 1.26 in 12 games (1 start) vs Miami.


— Giants are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 4-7 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3


— Weathers is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts.
— Miami is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He threw 7 scoreless IP in three relief stints vs San Francisco.


— Marlins lost 14 of their first 17 games.
— Miami is 0-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on
— Marlins are 1-10 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3


Pittsburgh (11-6) @ NY Mets (8-8)
— Jones is 1-2, 4.00 in three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.


— Pirates are 2-4 in their last six games.
— They’re 8-4 on the road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2-2.1


— Quintana is 1-1, 3.52 in three starts.
— New York is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 5-2, 3.33 in 14 starts vs Pittsburgh.


— New York is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— Mets are 4-6 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-3.2


San Diego (10-9) @ Milwaukee (10-5)
— Cease is 1-1, 3.20 in three starts.
— San Diego is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 7 IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee.


— Padres are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— They’re 4-3 on the road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3


— Miley allowed a run in 4 IP (82 PT) in his first ‘24 start.
— Milwaukee is 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 2-6, 4.88 in 16 starts vs San Diego.


— Brewers are 4-2 in their last six games.
— They’re 3-3 at home.
— over 9-1-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 11-3-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3.1-4.1


Cubs (10-6) @ Arizona (8-9)
— Hendricks is 0-2, 12.08 in three starts.
— Chicago is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 5-3, 3.88 in 11 starts vs Arizona.


— Cubs won their last three games.
— They’re 5-5 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-5


— Henry is 0-1, 6.43 in three starts.
— Arizona is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Cubs.


— Arizona won four of last six games.
— Diamondbacks are 6-5 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 10-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-6


Washington (7-9) @ Los Angeles (11-8)
— Corbin is 0-2, 8.44 in three starts.
— Washington is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 5-12, 4.22 in 23 starts against the Dodgers.


— Nationals are 2-3 in their last five games.
— They’re 5-5 on the road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-4


— bullpen game


— Dodgers are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— Dodgers are 7-4 at home.
— over 8-2-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 9-19
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-4


American League
Cleveland (11-5) @ Boston (9-8)
— Bibee is 1-0, 5.93 in three starts.
— Guardians are 3-0 in his starts, scoring 23 runs.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP in his one start vs Boston.


— Cleveland is 8-3 in its last eleven games.
— Guardians are 8-2 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9.1-4.1-4


— Whitlock is 1-0, 1.23 in three starts.
— Red Sox are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 1-0, 2.84 in four relief stints vs Cleveland


— Boston is 3-6 in its last nine games.
— Red Sox are 2-5 at home.
— under 5-2 home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-3.1


Minnesota (6-9) @ Baltimore (10-6)
— Paddack is 0-0, 4.15 in two starts.
— Minnesota is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-0, 1.69 in two starts vs Baltimore.


— Twins are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— They’re 5-5 on road.
— under 9-6
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9-2-3


— Rodriguez is 2-0, 2.50 in three starts.
— Baltimore is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.


— Baltimore is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Orioles are 6-4 at home.
— over 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-4.1


Texas (9-8) @ Detroit (9-7)
— Gray is 0-1, 5.83 in three starts.
— Texas is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He threw 7 shutout IP in his one start vs Detroit.


— Rangers are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— They’re 4-3 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-4


— Olson is 0-1, 5;40 in his first two starts.
— Detroit is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He gave up a run in 1.2 IP, in his only start vs Texas.


— Detroit split its last six games.
— Tigers are 3-5 at home.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.1-2.2-2.2


LA Angels (8-8) @ Tampa Bay (9-8)
— Soriano allowed 4 runs in 4 IP in his first ‘24 start.
— Angels 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, 5.14 in four games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.


— Angels are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— They’re 6-4 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-4


— Civale is 2-1, 2.65 in three starts.
— Rays are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 2-1, 6.00 in three starts vs Anaheim.


— Tampa Bay won six of last nine games.
— Rays are 5-6 at home.
— over 7-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2.2


Bronx (12-5) @ Toronto (9-8)
— Rodon is 1-0, 2.87 in three starts.
— New York is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 1-0, 2.70 in four starts vs Toronto.


— New York lost last two games, after a 12-3 start.
— They’re 8-3 on road.
— under 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-5.2-3


— Kikuchi is 0-1, 2.25 in three starts.
— Toronto is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 4-3, 3.24 in 11 starts vs New York.


— Toronto is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 5-2 at home.
— under 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-2-2.2


Kansas City (11-6) @ White Sox (2-14)
— Singer is 2-0, 0.98 in his three starts.
— Kansas City is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 3-3, 4.03 in 12 starts vs Chicago.


— Royals won nine of their last 11 games.
— They’re 3-4 on the road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2


— Cannon is making his MLB debut.


— White Sox lost 14 of first 16 games.
— Chicago is 1-8 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4.1-4


Interleague Games
Atlanta (10-5) @ Houston (6-12)
— Lopez is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts.
— Atlanta is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-1, 3.48 in 11 games (2 starts) vs Houston.


— Braves are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— They’re 6-3 on road.
— over 10-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3.1-4.1


— Brown allowed 9 runs in the first inning of his last start.
— He is 0-3, 17.61 in three starts.
— Houston is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs Atlanta.


— Houston lost 12 of its first 18 games.
— Astros are 4-7 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 8-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5


St Louis (8-9) @ Oakland (7-10)
— Lynn is 0-0, 4.05 in three starts.
— St Louis is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 6-2, 3.59 in 11 starts vs Oakland.


— Cardinals are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— They’re 5-6 on road.
— under 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-3


— Sears is 1-1, 5.17 in three starts.
— Oakland is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.


— A’s won six of their last nine games.
— Oakland is 3-8 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-3.1


Cincinnati (9-7) @ Seattle (7-10)
— Greene is 0-1, 5.40 in three starts.
— Cincinnati is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.


— Reds are 3-1 in their last four games.
— They’re 5-2 on road.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-6


— Gilbert is 0-0, 2.66 in his three starts.
— Seattle is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 5.1 IP, in his one start vs Cincinnati.


— Seattle is 4-8 in its last 12 games.
— Mariners are 5-6 at home.
— under 12-4 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3