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SUNDAY, MAY 12

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
CHC at PIT01:35 PMPIT +103
O 9.0
+500 +500
WAS at BOS01:35 PMWAS +120
U 7.5
+500 +500
AZ at BAL01:35 PMBAL -125
U 7.5
+500 +500
MIN at TOR01:37 PMMIN -116
O 8.0
+500 +500
PHI at MIA01:40 PMMIA +187
O 7.0
+500 +500
HOU at DET01:40 PMHOU +107
O 7.5
+500 +500
NYY at TB01:40 PMNYY -132
O 9.0
+500 +500
CLE at CHW02:10 PMCLE -162
O 9.5
+500 +500
STL at MIL02:10 PMSTL +139
O 9.0
+500 +500
TEX at COL03:10 PMTEX -142
O 10.5
+500 +500
CIN at SF04:05 PMSF -122
U 7.0
+500 +500
KC at LAA04:07 PMKC -111
O 8.0
+500 +500
LAD at SD04:10 PMLAD -101
U 8.0
+500 +500
OAK at SEA04:10 PMSEA -224
O 7.5
+500 +500
ATL at NYM07:10 PMNYM -104
U 8.0
+500 +500
 

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MLB MAY'S BEST BETS !

05/12/2024...................16 - 9 - 1................................64.00%....................................+ 36.55
05/11/2024...................18 - 8 - 0................................69.23%....................................+ 44.20
05/10/2024...................10 - 7 - 0................................58.82%....................................+ 13.85
05/09/2024.....................7 - 5 - 0.................................58.33%...................................+ 11.15
05/08/2024....................8 - 15 - 1.................................34.78%...................................- 40.85
05/07/2024....................15 - 7 - 0.................................68.18%...................................+ 33.70
05/06/2024......................9 - 8 - 0.................................52.94%...................................+ 3.55
05/05/2024..................10 - 13 - 2.................................43.47%...................................- 18.60
05/04/2024..................10 - 14 - 1.................................41.68%....................................- 22.90
05/03/2024....................9 - 14 - 1.................................39.13%....................................- 30.90
05/02/2024......................4 - 5 - 0.................................44.44%....................................- 6.25
05/01/2024....................10 - 9 - 4..................................52.63%...................................+ 6.25

TOTALS...................126 - 114 - 10...............................52.50%.....................................+ 29.75
 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Miami Marlins’ all-time leaders in hits:
1,273— Luis Castillo
1,103— Hanley Ramirez
1,005— Jeff Conine
965— Mike Lowell
960— Giancarlo Stanton
842— Miguel Cabrera

Quote of the Day
“Why would you want to dance with someone who doesn’t want to dance with you?”
Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer

Monday’s quiz
First time the Marlins won the World Series, who was their manager?

Sunday’s quiz
Knicks beat the Lakers in the NBA finals in both 1970 and 1973; Lakers had different coaches in those two playoff losses- Joe Mullaney, Bill Sharman.

Saturday’s quiz
The ABA folded in 1976, then four teams got absorbed by the NBA; the New York Nets beat the Denver Nuggets in six games, to win the last ABA title.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

— Saw a clip on Twitter where a college ballplayer hit a home run, but was so busy celebrating as he rounded the bases that he neglected to touch home plate, and was called out. Not good. They showed the replay and sure enough, he missed home plate.

— I’m sure the Arizona Cardinals were thrilled to see clips this weekend of QB Kyler Murray taking batting practice with the Oklahoma baseball team; Murray used to say how he wanted to play pro baseball AND pro football, but light-hitting outfielders don’t make $46M a year.

— 2024 NFL schedule gets released Wednesday night, a few days late; there are rumors of two games on Christmas, with the games being shown on Netflix. Weird thing is, Christmas is on a Wednesday this year; curious how they’ll make that work for the four teams involved.

— Quick prediction; Marlins’ manager Skip Schumaker will be the Cardinals’ manager next year. He was their bench coach in 2022, and seems like he wants out of Miami.

— When hitters see the same pitchers fewer and fewer times, it makes hitting more difficult; the new schedule, with teams playing each other fewer times, hitters get fewer at-bats against the same pitchers, which hurts teams’ offense.

But MLB has said they want more offense; seems like one hand doesn’t know what the other hand is doing.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Cubs, Padres
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: New York, Twins, Royals

— Atlanta Hawks won the NBA Draft Lottery, despite having only a 3% chance of doing so; they get the #1 pick in the NBA draft for the first time since 1975, when they drafted the great David Thompson, who chose to play for the ABA’s Denver Nuggets instead.

— Saw an NBA mock draft for next month’s draft; only one of the top five picks played college ball.

— Famous birthdays for May 13th:
Bobby Valentine, 74
Stevie Wonder, 74
Dennis Rodman, 63
Stephen Colbert, 60
Barry Zito, 46
Mike Bibby, 46
Rob Havenstein, 32
Willson Contreras, 32
Nico Hoerner, 27

Mets 4, Braves 3
Brandon Nimmo hit a 2-run, walk-off homer in the 9th inning.
Braves are 3-6 in their last nine road games.

Giants 6, Reds 5 (10)
Casey Schmitt hit a walk-off double for the Giants.
San Francisco lost CF Jung Hoo Lee to a left shoulder injury.

Cubs 5, Pirates 4 (10)
Chicago won despite going 1-12 with runners in scoring position.
Pittsburgh is 7-16 in its last 23 games, after an 11-5 start.

Astros 9, Tigers 3
Verlander tossed 7 shutout IP against his old team.
Jake Meyers was 3-3 with 3 RBI and he didn’t start.

Royals 4, Angels 2
Seth Lugo struck out 12; he is 6-1, 1.66 this season.
Struggling Angels are 5-14 at home.

Arizona 9, Orioles 2
Zac Gallen tossed six innings, got his 5th win of the year.
Jake McCarthy hit his first home run of the season for Arizona.

Twins 5, Blue Jays 1
Minnesota has won 17 of its last 20 games.
Carlos Santana homered for the third day in a row.

Cardinals 4, Brewers 3
Milwaukee led 3-0 after the first inning, didn’t score again.

Cardinals’ manager/coach got tossed after they won a replay challenge.
Goldschmidt went 2-5 with 2 RBI, snapping out of a slump.
 

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Monday, May 13

National League
Philadelphia
(28-13) @ NY Mets (19-20)
— Sanchez is 1-1, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— He is 0-2, 8.76 in three road starts.
— Phillies are 2-5 in his starts, 0-3 on road.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 1-2, 4.12 in 6 games (3 starts) vs New York.


— Phillies are 23-7 in their last 30 games.
— Phillies are 13-6 on road.
— Phillies are 10-3 in series openers, 5-1 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 18-41
— record in first 5 innings: 28-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-5


— Manaea is 1-0, 2.61 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 1-1, 4.82 in 3 games (1 start) vs Philly.


— New York is 7-12 in its last 19 games.
— Mets are 10-12 at home.
— Mets are 2-5 in home series openers.
— under 8-2 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-39
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4


Cubs (24-17) @ Atlanta (24-13)
— Imanaga is 5-0, 1.51 in seven starts.
— Chicago is 7-0 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta


— Cubs are 5-3 in last eight games.
— They’re 11-11 on road.
— Cubs are 8-5 in series openers.
— over 4-0 last four road games
— scored run in first inning: 11-41
— record in first 5 innings: 18-14-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-4

— Lopez is 2-1, 1.78 in six starts.
— Atlanta is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 3-1, 3.86 in 8 games (3 starts) vs Chicago.


— Braves won four of last five games.
— They’re 7-1 in last eight home games.
— Braves are 10-3 in series openers.
— under 16-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 21-11-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3


Pittsburgh (18-23) @ Milwaukee (24-16)
— Keller is 1-1, 3.79 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is 0-4, 6.37 in seven starts vs Milwaukee


— Pirates are 9-20 in their last 29 games.
— They’re 9-11 on road.
— Pirates are 5-8 in series openers.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-41
— record in first 5 innings: 15-19-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3


— Rea is 3-0, 3.52 in seven starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-1 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 2-1, 5.94 in three starts vs Pittsburgh


— Brewers are 4-2 in their last six games.
— They’re 10-8 at home.
— Brewers are 8-5 in series openers.
— over 10-4 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-40
— record in first 5 innings: 20-14-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5


Cincinnati (17-23) @ Arizona (19-22)
— Ashcraft is 1-1, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— Cincinnati is 3-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He is 1-1, 2.55 in three starts vs Arizona.


— Reds lost 13 of last 16 games.
— They’re 8-10 on road.
— Reds are 7-6 in series openers.
— under 16-8 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-5


— Montgomery is 2-2, 4.70 in four starts.
— Arizona is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 3-1, 3.10 in five starts vs Cincinnati.


— Arizona won five of its last seven games.
— Diamondbacks are 9-10 at home.
— Arizona is 2-11 in series openers.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 15-41
— record in first 5 innings: 18-15-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.1-3


Colorado (12-28) @ San Diego (22-21)
— Hudson is 0-6, 7.15 in seven starts.
— Colorado is 1-6 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6-1
— He is 1-1, 5.00 in four starts vs San Diego.


— Rockies won their last four games.
— They’re 3-16 on road.
— Rockies are 5-8 in series openers.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-40
— record in first 5 innings: 11-20-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-4


— Vasquez is 0-1, 6.75 in three starts.
— San Diego is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up 4 runs in 2.2 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.


— Padres won eight of last eleven games.
— They’re 10-13 at home
— Padres are 8-6 in series openers.
— under 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 15-43
— record in first 5 innings: 19-18-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.2-2


Los Angeles (27-15) @ San Francisco (19-23)
— Yamamoto is 4-0, 1.98 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 3-1 in his road starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.


— Dodgers won 15 of last 19 games.
— Dodgers are 12-7 on road.
— Dodgers are 5-2 in road series openers.
— under 10-4 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-42
— record in first 5 innings: 25-14-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-4.2


— Hicks is 1-1, 3.96 in his last five starts.
— San Francisco is 1-4 in his last five starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 0-0, 0.00 in 8 games (1 start) vs LA (9.2 IP).


— San Francisco is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Giants are 11-8 at home.
— Giants are 4-2 in home series openers.
— under 8-2 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-42
— record in first 5 innings: 14-22-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-4


American League
Toronto
(18-22) @ Baltimore (26-13)
— Berrios is 0-3, 6.89 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 10-1, 2.98 in 14 starts vs Baltimore.


— Toronto lost 11 of its last 15 games.
— Blue Jays are 9-13 on road.
— Blue Jays are 7-6 in series openers.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 10-39
— record in first 5 innings: 16-17-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-1-6


— Burnes is 3-2, 3.02 in eight starts.
— Baltimore is 5-3 in his starts.
— Orioles got shut out in his last two starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 7.2 IP, in his one start vs Toronto.


— Baltimore is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
— Orioles are 14-8 at home.
— Orioles are 9-4 in series openers.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 8-39
— record in first 5 innings: 21-14-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6.1-3.1


Tampa Bay (20-21) @ Boston (21-19)
— Eflin is 1-2, 4.34 in his last three starts.
— Tampa Bay is 1-3 in his road starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 1-0, 6.16 in four starts vs Boston.


— Tampa Bay lost three of its last four games.
— Rays are 6-9 on road.
— Rays are 4-9 in series openers.
— under 3-1 last four road games
— scored run in first inning: 11-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-2

— Crawford is 2-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Boston is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 1-0, 3.75 in six games (3 starts) vs Tampa Bay.


— Red Sox are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— They’re 6-2 in last eight home games.
— Red Sox are 1-5 in home series openers.
— under 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-40
— record in first 5 innings: 22-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4


Cleveland (25-16) @ Texas (22-20)
— Bibee is 0-1, 5.63 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 7-1 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 0-0, 2.38 in two starts vs Texas.


— Cleveland is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Guardians are 13-10 on road.
— Guardians are 7-6 in series openers.
— under 13-5 last eighteen road games
— scored run in first inning: 8-41
— record in first 5 innings: 18-17-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-1.1-3


— Lorenzen is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 2-2, 2.52 in 10 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.


— Rangers are 1-4 in their last five games.
— They’re 10-9 at home.
— Rangers are 8-5 in series openers.
— under 10-2 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-16-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-1.1


Oakland (19-23) @ Houston (15-25)
— Stripling gave up 11 runs in 1.2 IP in his last start.
— Oakland is 2-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7
— He is 1-1, 4.58 in four starts vs Houston.


— A’s lost six of their last eight games.
— Oakland is 9-10 on road.
— A’s are 6-7 in series openers.
— over 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-24-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-6


— Arrighetti is 1-4, 8.44 in five starts.
— Houston is 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.


— Houston won three of its last four games.
— Astros are 7-12 at home.
— Astros are 6-7 in series openers.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 14-40
— record in first 5 innings: 16-20-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-6.2-2

Kansas City
(25-17) @ Seattle (22-19)
— Singer is 1-0, 1.65 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 7-1 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 1-1, 2.88 in four starts vs Seattle.


— Royals are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Royals are 10-9 on road.
— Royals are 8-5 in series openers.
— under 10-4 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-42
— record in first 5 innings: 22-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-1


— Kirby is 2-1, 2.17 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.


— Seattle is split its last eight games.
— Mariners are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— Mariners are 6-1 in home series openers.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 18-17-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-3


Interleague Games
Miami
(11-31) @ Detroit (20-20)
— Sanchez is 0-0, 8.44 in three starts.
— Miami is 2-1 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 Detroit.


— Marlins lost seven of their last nine games.
— Miami is 5-14 on road.
— Marlins are 1-12 in series openers.
— over 12-3 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-42
— record in first 5 innings: 15-23-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3.1-3.2


— Flaherty is 0-1, 3.90 in his last five starts.
— Detroit is 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 0-1, 3.46 in two starts vs Houston.


— Detroit lost seven of last nine games.
— Tigers are 9-11 at home.
— Tigers are 6-7 in series openers.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 14-40
— record in first 5 innings: 17-16-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-2.1


Washington (19-20) @ White Sox (12-29)
— Williams is 4-0, 1.98 in seven starts.
— Washington is 6-1 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 1-1, 6.00 in three starts vs Chicago.


— Nationals are 1-3 in their last four games.
— They’re 12-10 on road.
— Nationals are 6-7 in series openers.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 6-39
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1-2


— Flexen is 2-0, 1.69 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Washington.


— White Sox are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
— Chicago is 8-13 at home.
— White Sox are 2-11 in series openers.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-3.2


St Louis (16-24) @ LA Angels (15-26)
— Liberatore gave up a run in 3.2 IP (50 PT) in his first ’24 start.
— St Louis is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.


— Cardinals are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 10-13 on road.
— Cardinals are 8-5 in series openers.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-40
— record in first 5 innings: 12-23-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3


— Soriano is 1-1, 5.84 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.


— Angels are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— They’re 5-14 at home.
— Angels are 2-4 in home series openers.
— over 8-4 last dozen home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 13-26-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.1-3
 

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MONDAY, MAY 13

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
TOR at BAL06:35 PMBAL -167
O 7.5
+500 +500
MIA at DET06:40 PMDET -161
O 9.0
+500 +500
PHI at NYM07:10 PMNYM +102
O 7.5
+500 +500
TB at BOS07:10 PMBOS -109
U 9.0
+500 +500
CHC at ATL07:20 PMATL -141
U 8.0
+500 +500
PIT at MIL07:40 PMMIL -138
O 8.5
+500 +500
WAS at CHW07:40 PMWAS -127
U 8.5
+500 +500
CLE at TEX08:05 PMTEX -105
U 9.0
+500 +500
OAK at HOU08:10 PMHOU -173
O 9.0
+500 +500
STL at LAA09:38 PMLAA -103
U 8.5
+500 +500
CIN at AZ09:40 PMCIN +134
O 8.5
+500 +500
COL at SD09:40 PMSD -213
O 8.0
+500 +500
KC at SEA09:40 PMSEA -148
U 7.0
+500 +500
LAD at SF09:45 PMSF +170
U 7.5
+500 +500
 

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MLB MAY'S BEST BETS !

05/13/2024.................10 - 10 - 0...............................50.00%....................................- 4.60
05/12/2024...................16 - 9 - 1................................64.00%....................................+ 36.55
05/11/2024...................18 - 8 - 0................................69.23%....................................+ 44.20
05/10/2024...................10 - 7 - 0................................58.82%....................................+ 13.85
05/09/2024.....................7 - 5 - 0.................................58.33%...................................+ 11.15
05/08/2024....................8 - 15 - 1.................................34.78%...................................- 40.85
05/07/2024....................15 - 7 - 0.................................68.18%...................................+ 33.70
05/06/2024......................9 - 8 - 0.................................52.94%...................................+ 3.55
05/05/2024..................10 - 13 - 2.................................43.47%...................................- 18.60
05/04/2024..................10 - 14 - 1.................................41.68%....................................- 22.90
05/03/2024....................9 - 14 - 1.................................39.13%....................................- 30.90
05/02/2024......................4 - 5 - 0.................................44.44%....................................- 6.25
05/01/2024....................10 - 9 - 4..................................52.63%...................................+ 6.25

TOTALS...................136 - 124 - 10...............................52.30%.....................................+ 25.15
 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Over last six years, % of time home plate umps have been right on ball/strike calls:
2023— 92.8%
2022— 92.4%
2021— 92.1%
2020— 91.7%
2019— 91.6%
2018— 91.2%

Quote of the Day
“There’s teachable moments in the building during the day, how you carry yourself as a quarterback. There’s teachable moments at press conferences. There’s teachable moments every snap on Sunday. When you’ve got two guys that have won as much as Nick (Foles) and seen as much as Andy (Dalton), and you don’t take that information in, because you’re a little standoffish and a little abrasive, you’re wasting that opportunity.”
Josh Lucas, Chicago Bears’ former director of player personnel, talking about Justin Fields

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 2021 NFL Draft, QB Trevor Lawrence was the first pick, by Jacksonville; the next two picks were also QB’s, who are still in the NFL. Who were they?

Monday’s quiz
First time the Marlins won the World Series, Jim Leyland was their manager.

Sunday’s quiz
Knicks beat the Lakers in the NBA finals in both 1970 and 1973; Lakers had different coaches in those two playoff losses- Joe Mullaney, Bill Sharman.

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

— 2024 NFL schedule gets released Wednesday night; Opening Night will be Ravens in Kansas City to play the Chiefs. The next night, Eagles-Packers will play in Brazil.

— Apparently, the Cowboys will open 2024 by playing a 4:25 game in Cleveland in Week 1, where Tom Brady will make his debut as a FOX TV analyst.

— Detroit Lions gave QB Jared Goff a 4-year contract extension for $53M a year, with $170M of the $212M guaranteed. Goff is 26-24-1 as Detroit’s QB, but he won two playoff games LY, Lions’ first playoff wins since 1991.
Goff was 44-30 in his five years playing for the Rams.

— Chicago Bears announced that they expect rookie QB Caleb Williams to be their Week 1 starter.

— UFL standings, thru seven weeks:
USFL Division
Birmingham 7-0
Michigan 5-2
Memphis 1-6
Houston 1-6
XFL Division
St Louis 5-2
San Antonio 5-2
DC Defenders 3-4
Arlington 1-6

— So far in this round of the NBA playoffs, home team is 4-0 SU in the New York-Indiana series, 0-4 in the Denver-Minnesota series.

— If you know someone who likes the NBA, tell them to go to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which runs this year from July 12-22 at UNLV.
Lot of games every day on two courts, plenty of NBA players/coaches around, even some team owners, and the tickets are reasonable. One ticket gets you in for the whole day.

Famous birthdays for May 14th:
Tony Perez, 82
Mike Quick, 65
Joey Cora, 59
Roy Halladay, 47
Eddie House, 46
Clay Matthews, 38
Rob Gronkowski, 35
Brenton Doyle, 26
Alec Marsh 26

Movie of the Day: Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)- A married New York detective is assigned to protect a socialite who witnessed a murder, but they get involved romantically, which complicates the detective’s life, a lot.
Tom Berenger is the detective, Lorraine Bracco is his wife, Mimi Rogers is the socialite. Jerry Orbach, Daniel Hugh Kelly, John Rubenstein are also in the cast. Very good movie, with some good music, too.

— Cardinals 10, Angels 5
Angels led 4-0 after six innings.
St Louis scored eight runs in the top of the 7th.
Angels are now 5-15 at home.

— Phillies 5, Mets 4 (10)
Phillies scored twice in ninth inning to tie game.
Mets led 3-1 in 3rd inning, had bases loaded with no one out, but Cristopher Sanchez struck out the next three batters, on nine pitches.

— Braves 2, Cubs 0
Game was 0-0 after five; neither pitcher started the 6th inning.
Ronald Acuna got picked off first for third time in two games.

— Blue Jays 3, Orioles 2 (10)
Daulton Varsho hit a homer, robbed the Orioles of a homer with his glove.
Adley Rutschman hit two homers for Baltimore.

— Pirates 8, Brewers 6
Bryan Reynolds went 5-5, with two RBI
Mitch Keller tossed 6 shutout IP, then the Pirate bullpen held on.

— Diamondbacks 6, Reds 5
Kevin Newman’s 2-run single was a walk-off hit in the bottom of 9th.
Cincinnati has lost 11 of its last 12 games.

— Dodgers 6, Giants 4 (10)
Will Smith’s 2-run double was the game-winning hit.
Dodger bullpen threw 4.1 scoreless innings.

— Colorado 5, San Diego 4
Rockies have now won five in a row, after an 8-28 start.

— Here is a case for an unnamed player to make the baseball Hall of Fame:
Player X made six All-Star teams.
He led the AL in stolen bases six times, had 649 career steals.
2,249 career hits, 1,181 runs scored.
Most importantly, he was the leadoff hitter/offensive catalyst for a team that won the World Series three years in a row.

Here are stats for Player Y, who is in the Hall of Fame:
Player Y made ten All-Star teams.
2,170 career hits, 1,338 runs scored.
Batted 2nd most of his career.
Played on one team that went 1-6 in World Series.

Here are stats for Player Z, who is also in the Hall of Fame:
Player Z made ten All-Star teams.
2,677 career hits, 1,335 runs scored.
He led the AL in stolen bases nine years in a row.
Played on one team that won a World Series.

Player Z is Luis Aparicio
Player Y is Pee Wee Reese.
Player X is Bert Campaneris, who should join the other two guys in the Hall of Fame.
If Campaneris had done what he did for a team in New York City, he would’ve been in Cooperstown a long time ago.
 

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Tuesday, May 14

National League
Philadelphia
(29-13) @ NY Mets (19-21)
— Nola is 1-1, 4.58 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 6-2 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
— He is 5-6, 3.67 in 13 starts at New York.


— Phillies are 24-7 in their last 31 games.
— Phillies are 14-6 on road.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 18-42
— record in first 5 innings: 28-11-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-4.1


— Butto is 1-2, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 0-2, 8.36 in three starts vs Philly.


— New York is 7-13 in its last 20 games.
— Mets are 10-13 at home.
— under 8-3 last eleven home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-40
— record in first 5 innings: 13-17-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4


Cubs (24-18) @ Atlanta (25-13)
— Taillon is 3-0, 1.52 in four starts.
— Chicago is 4-0 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 1-0, 2.50 in three starts vs Atlanta


— Cubs are 5-4 in last nine games.
— They’re 11-12 on road.
— over 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 11-42
— record in first 5 innings: 18-14-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

— Sale is 4-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.
— Atlanta is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 2-1, 1.23 in 5 games (3 starts) vs Chicago.


— Braves won five of last six games.
— They’re 8-1 in last nine home games.
— under 17-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— This is armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 21-11-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4


Pittsburgh (19-23) @ Milwaukee (24-17)
— Priester is 0-3, 5.57 in his four starts.
— Pirates are 0-4 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee


— Pirates are 10-20 in their last 30 games.
— They’re 10-11 on road.
— over 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 9-42
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-3


— Ross is 0-4, 6.92 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 1-2, 2.19 in five starts vs Pittsburgh


— Brewers are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— They’re 10-9 at home.
— over 11-4 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-41
— record in first 5 innings: 20-15-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3


Cincinnati (17-24) @ Arizona (20-22)
— Greene is 1-0, 1.53 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 1-7 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
— He is 1-1, 4.60 in three starts vs Arizona.


— Reds lost 14 of last 17 games.
— They’re 8-11 on road.
— under 16-9 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-4.1


— Cecconi is 1-2, 4.22 in four starts.
— Arizona is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He is 0-0, 1.64 in two starts vs Cincinnati.


— Arizona won six of its last eight games.
— Diamondbacks are 10-10 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 15-42
— record in first 5 innings: 19-15-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-3.2


Colorado (13-28) @ San Diego (22-22)
— Quantrill is 2-1, 2.35 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-3
— He is 1-0, 2.08 in two starts vs San Diego.


— Rockies won their last five games.
— They’re 4-16 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 11-41
— record in first 5 innings: 12-20-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1


— Cease is 5-1, 2.33 in his last six starts.
— San Diego is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He is 1-1, 4.32 in three starts vs Colorado.


— Padres are 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— They’re 10-14 at home
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-44
— record in first 5 innings: 19-19-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-5.1


Los Angeles (28-15) @ San Francisco (19-24)
— Stone is 3-0, 2.10 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— This is his first start against San Francisco.


— Dodgers won 16 of last 20 games.
— Dodgers are 13-7 on road.
— under 10-5 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-43
— record in first 5 innings: 25-15-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-3.1


— Winn gave up 12 runs in 4 IP in his last two starts.
— San Francisco is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 0-2, 7.84 in two starts against the Dodgers.


— San Francisco is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Giants are 11-9 at home.
— under 8-3 last eleven home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-43
— record in first 5 innings: 15-22-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-5


American League
Toronto
(19-22) @ Baltimore (26-14)
— Bassitt is 1-3, 7.08 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
— He is 3-2, 4.79 in six starts vs Baltimore.


— Toronto lost 11 of its last 16 games.
— Blue Jays are 10-13 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 10-40
— record in first 5 innings: 16-18-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-6-3


— Bradish is 0-0, 1.75 in two starts (10.1 IP).
— Baltimore is 2-0 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 1-3, 5.25 in seven starts vs Toronto.


— Baltimore is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
— Orioles are 14-9 at home.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-40
— record in first 5 innings: 22-14-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-3.1-4


Tampa Bay (21-21) @ Boston (21-20)
— Civale is 0-2, 8.10 in his last five starts.
— Tampa Bay is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 1-1, 4.80 in three starts vs Boston.


— Tampa Bay lost three of its last five games.
— Rays are 7-9 on road.
— under 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-4

— Pivetta is 1-2, 3.60 in three starts.
— Boston is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 1-6, 4.56 in ten starts vs Tampa Bay.


— Red Sox are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— They’re 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 16-5 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-41
— record in first 5 innings: 22-13-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3


Bronx (27-15) @ Minnesota (24-16)
— Rodon is 2-1, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— New York is 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 6-3, 4.62 in 11 starts vs Minnesota.


— New York is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— They’re 14-9 on road.
— New York is 8-5 in series openers.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 13-42
— record in first 5 innings: 20-14-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-x


— Paddack is 4-0, 1.93 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 6-1 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 5 IP in his one start vs New York.


— Twins won 17 of their last 20 games.
— They’re 11-8 at home.
— Twins are 7-6 in series openers.
— over 8-2 last 10 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-40
— record in first 5 innings: 19-17-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2.2-x


Cleveland (26-16) @ Texas (22-21)
— Lively is 1-2, 3.58 in five starts.
— Guardians are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.


— Cleveland is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Guardians are 13-11 on road.
— under 14-5 last 19 road games
— scored run in first inning: 8-42
— record in first 5 innings: 18-17-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-3-3.2


— Rangers haven’t named a starter.


— Rangers are 1-5 in their last six games.
— They’re 10-10 at home.
— under 11-2 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-43
— record in first 5 innings: 17-16-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1.1-2


Oakland (19-24) @ Houston (16-25)
— Sears is 3-1, 3.06 in his last six starts.
— Oakland is 4-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 1-1, 4.79 in three starts vs Houston.


— A’s lost seven of their last nine games.
— Oakland is 9-11 on road.
— over 9-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 8-43
— record in first 5 innings: 17-25-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6-3


— Blanco is 4-0, 2.23 in seven starts.
— Houston is 6-1 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.


— Houston won four of its last five games.
— Astros are 8-12 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 14-41
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-2-4

Kansas City
(25-18) @ Seattle (23-19)
— Wacha is 1-2, 7.32 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 1-4 in his road starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He is 1-3, 6.39 in seven starts vs Seattle.


— Royals are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— Royals are 10-10 on road.
— under 10-5 last 15 road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-43
— record in first 5 innings: 22-14-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1-3


— Gilbert is 3-1, 3.13 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 2-0, 5.27 in five starts vs Kansas City.


— Seattle won three of last four games.
— Mariners are 10-3 in last 12 home games.
— over 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 9-42
— record in first 5 innings: 19-17-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2


Interleague Games
Miami
(11-32) @ Detroit (21-20)
— Weathers is 0-3, 6.23 in his last four starts.
— Miami is 2-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.


— Marlins lost eight of their last ten games.
— Miami is 5-15 on road.
— over 13-3 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-43
— record in first 5 innings: 15-23-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.2-3.1


— Olson is 0-1, 1.50 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 1-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Miami.


— Detroit lost seven of last ten games.
— Tigers are 10-11 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 14-41
— record in first 5 innings: 17-16-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2.1-3.1


Washington (19-20) @ White Sox (12-29)
— Williams is 4-0, 1.98 in seven starts.
— Washington is 6-1 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 1-1, 6.00 in three starts vs Chicago.


— Parker is 2-1, 2.67 in five starts.
— Washington is 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.


— Nationals are 1-3 in their last four games.
— They’re 12-10 on road.
— Nationals are 6-7 in series openers.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 6-39
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2-x


— Flexen is 2-0, 1.69 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Washington.


— Fedde is 3-0, 2.37 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 4-1 in his last five starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— He pitched for the Nationals, from 2017-22.


— White Sox are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
— Chicago is 8-13 at home.
— White Sox are 2-11 in series openers.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-x


St Louis (17-24) @ LA Angels (15-27)
— Gray is 2-1, 5.63 in three road starts
— St Louis is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 5-5, 3.46 in 15 starts vs Anaheim.


— Cardinals are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 11-13 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 8-41
— record in first 5 innings: 12-24-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-5.2


— Detmers is 0-4, 8.03 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.


— Angels are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— They’re 5-15 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-42
— record in first 5 innings: 14-26-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-3.2


Umpires
Phil-NY- Road team is 6-2 in Additon games.
Chi-Atl- Last five Valentine games stayed under.
Pitt-Mil- Favorites are 7-1 in Eddings games.
Cin-Ariz- Road team is 5-3 in Scheurwater games.
Col-SD- Over is 3-1 in last four Barrett games.
LA-SF- Underdogs are 4-4 in Mahrley games.


Tor-Balt- Last six Fairchild games went over.
TB-Bos- Underdogs are 4-2 in Hanahan games.
Clev-Tex- Over is 6-1 in Dreckman games.
A’s-Hst- Last six Estabrook games stayed under.
KC-Sea- Over is 4-1 in Edwin Jimenez games.


Wash-CWS- Favorites won three of last four Ceja games.
Favorites won three of last four Blaser games.
Mia-Det- Under is 6-1 in May games.
StL-LAA- Underdogs are 6-1 in Segal games.
 

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