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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
American League
— Division leaders: Bronx, Cleveland, Texas/Angels
— Wild Cards: Red Sox, then 2 of 3 out of Royals, Tigers, AL West #2
National League
— Division leaders: Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles
— Wild Cards: Brewers, Reds, Cubs
Quote of the Day
“Honestly, it was just weird. I’m facing big league hitters, I was aware of that. I was being more careful than I usually would. Usually, I would just throw it over the plate. Then I was really amped up too. I was really excited to pitch. Bad combination I guess.”
Giants’ P Blake Snell
Tuesday’s quiz
Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record; who did he hit that home run against?
Monday’s quiz
Billy Gillispie was the basketball coach at Kentucky before John Calipari; he went 40-27 in his two years there, 20-12 in SEC games.
Sunday’s quiz
Before this year’s Marlins, the 2016 Braves were the last major league team to start a season 0-9.
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UConn wins the national title for second year in a row.
Zach Edey scored 37 points, the other Boilermakers 23.
Last two years, Huskies are 12-0 SU/ATS in the NCAA Tournament.
— Purdue led 23-21 with 7:24 left in the first half, but trailed 36-30 at the half.
— UConn lost five of its top eight scorers from last year, and still won another national title. Really, a tremendous accomplishment.
— Saturday’s Final Four games were first time since 2018, and only 4th time since 2002 that both favorites covered in the national semi-finals.
— Last week’s Sweet 16 had five upsets in eight games, the most of any Sweet 16 since 2011.
— Big 14 still hasn’t won a national title in college basketball since Michigan State in 2000.
— I’m sitting in the Rampart Casino sportsbook yesterday for the first time; nice place. Friend of mine is talking to this older guy while we’re sitting there watching baseball. Eventually we get up to leave, I say good night to the older guy and he says to me, “You need a hair cut!!!”
Thanks, buddy.
— Famous birthdays for April 9th:
Rob Scribner, 73
Dennis Quaid, 70
Kyle Macy, 67
Kirk McCaskill, 63
Bo Kimble, 58
Zac Stacy, 33
Luis Arraez, 27
— Padres 9, Cubs 8
Chicago led this game 8-0 in the sixth inning,
Fernando Tatis had the game-winner, a 2-run homer in 8th inning,
— Nationals 8, Giants 1
Blake Snell had a rough debut with SF: 3 IP, 3 runs; 33 balls. 39 strikes.
Lane Thomas was 3-5 with three RBI for Washington.
— Marlins’ OF Bryan De La Cruz is off to a 14-48 (.292) start this season, but he hasn’t walked at all in his 48 at-bats. No walks, 11 strikeouts, one home run, one RBI.
— Pirates 7, Tigers 4
Bryan Reynolds hit his 100th career home run.
Pittsburgh is off to a 9-2 start.
Mitch Keller allowed two runs in 6 IP, with 9 strikeouts.
— Mets 8, Braves 7
Atlanta led 4-0 after three innings.
DJ Stewart hit the game-winning home in the 8th inning.
— Astros 10, Rangers 5
Texas scored five runs in bottom of 1st inning, but no more after that.
Yordan Alvarez was 3-5, with three runs scored, three RBI.
— Phillies 5, Cardinals 3 (10)
St Louis tied game with two runs in ninth inning.
Alec Bohm had the game-winning double in top of the 10th.
— Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
American League
— Division leaders: Bronx, Cleveland, Texas/Angels
— Wild Cards: Red Sox, then 2 of 3 out of Royals, Tigers, AL West #2
National League
— Division leaders: Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles
— Wild Cards: Brewers, Reds, Cubs
Quote of the Day
“Honestly, it was just weird. I’m facing big league hitters, I was aware of that. I was being more careful than I usually would. Usually, I would just throw it over the plate. Then I was really amped up too. I was really excited to pitch. Bad combination I guess.”
Giants’ P Blake Snell
Tuesday’s quiz
Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record; who did he hit that home run against?
Monday’s quiz
Billy Gillispie was the basketball coach at Kentucky before John Calipari; he went 40-27 in his two years there, 20-12 in SEC games.
Sunday’s quiz
Before this year’s Marlins, the 2016 Braves were the last major league team to start a season 0-9.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— UConn 75, Purdue 60UConn wins the national title for second year in a row.
Zach Edey scored 37 points, the other Boilermakers 23.
Last two years, Huskies are 12-0 SU/ATS in the NCAA Tournament.
— Purdue led 23-21 with 7:24 left in the first half, but trailed 36-30 at the half.
— UConn lost five of its top eight scorers from last year, and still won another national title. Really, a tremendous accomplishment.
— Saturday’s Final Four games were first time since 2018, and only 4th time since 2002 that both favorites covered in the national semi-finals.
— Last week’s Sweet 16 had five upsets in eight games, the most of any Sweet 16 since 2011.
— Big 14 still hasn’t won a national title in college basketball since Michigan State in 2000.
— I’m sitting in the Rampart Casino sportsbook yesterday for the first time; nice place. Friend of mine is talking to this older guy while we’re sitting there watching baseball. Eventually we get up to leave, I say good night to the older guy and he says to me, “You need a hair cut!!!”
Thanks, buddy.
— Famous birthdays for April 9th:
Rob Scribner, 73
Dennis Quaid, 70
Kyle Macy, 67
Kirk McCaskill, 63
Bo Kimble, 58
Zac Stacy, 33
Luis Arraez, 27
— Padres 9, Cubs 8
Chicago led this game 8-0 in the sixth inning,
Fernando Tatis had the game-winner, a 2-run homer in 8th inning,
— Nationals 8, Giants 1
Blake Snell had a rough debut with SF: 3 IP, 3 runs; 33 balls. 39 strikes.
Lane Thomas was 3-5 with three RBI for Washington.
— Marlins’ OF Bryan De La Cruz is off to a 14-48 (.292) start this season, but he hasn’t walked at all in his 48 at-bats. No walks, 11 strikeouts, one home run, one RBI.
— Pirates 7, Tigers 4
Bryan Reynolds hit his 100th career home run.
Pittsburgh is off to a 9-2 start.
Mitch Keller allowed two runs in 6 IP, with 9 strikeouts.
— Mets 8, Braves 7
Atlanta led 4-0 after three innings.
DJ Stewart hit the game-winning home in the 8th inning.
— Astros 10, Rangers 5
Texas scored five runs in bottom of 1st inning, but no more after that.
Yordan Alvarez was 3-5, with three runs scored, three RBI.
— Phillies 5, Cardinals 3 (10)
St Louis tied game with two runs in ninth inning.
Alec Bohm had the game-winning double in top of the 10th.
— Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
