Cnotes 2022 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack

Over/under win totals for the NFL

4.5— Houston

5— Atlanta

6— Carolina, Detroit, Jets, Seattle

6.5— Jacksonville, Chicago

7— Giants

7.5— Pittsburgh, Washington

Quote of the Day

“It’s going to be difficult for the people who are spending tons of money to get players. You’ve read about them. You know who they are. We were second in recruiting last year. [Texas] A&M was first. A&M bought every player on their team — made a deal for name, image and likeness.

We didn’t buy one player. But I don’t know if we’re going to be able to sustain that in the future because more and more people are doing it.”

Nick Saban

Thursday’s quiz

In the movie Oceans Eleven, which actor’s character owns the casinos that are robbed by the group led by Brad Pitt, George Clooney?

Wednesday’s quiz

Mets have won the World Series twice; they beat Baltimore in 1969, the Red Sox in 1986.

Tuesday’s quiz

Bud Grant was the Minnesota Vikings’ coach when they won four NFC titles in the 60’s/70’s.


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Thursday’s Den: USFL notes and doing some thinking out loud

USFL notes:

Birmingham Stallions (5-0)

— Trailed at halftime in four of five games

— Outscored opponents 78-27 in second half.

— Outrushed last two foes 281-115

— 5-0 against spread


Houston Gamblers (1-4)

— Lost last four games.

— Led all five games at halftime

— Last four games went over total

— Outscored 73-26 in second half.


Michigan Panthers (1-4)

— Threw for 322 yards LW (total of 225 previous three games).

— 0-3 in games decided by 5 or fewer points.

— Outgained four of their five opponents.

— Their only win was 24-0 over 1-4 Pittsburgh.


New Jersey Generals (4-1)

— Won last four games, giving up 6-16-13-17 points.

— Have only two takeaways, have minus-2 turnover ratio.

— Allowed only 383 RY in four games (76.6/game)

— Covered three of their last four games.


New Orleans Breakers (3-2)

— Scored 23+ points in their wins, 13-17 in losses.

— Three of five games stayed under total

— Turned ball over eight games in last three games (minus-5)

— Trailed last three games at halftime.


Philadelphia Stars (2-3)

— Last three weeks, gave up 224.7 rushing yards/game.

— Gave up 23+ points in all five games.

— Have been outgained in every game.


— Scored 30-26 points in wins; 17-16-17 in losses.


Pittsburgh Maulers (1-4)

— Got first win last week, on last play of game.

— Outscored 44-28 in second half of games.

— Three of their last four games went over total.

— All four losses are by 7+ points.


Tampa Bay Bandits (3-2)

— Were hold to 3-10 points in their two losses.

— Were held scoreless in 2nd half in three of five games.

— Three of five games stayed under total.

— Were outgained in four of their five games.


Elsewhere in the world,

Golden State 112, Dallas 87— Warriors shot 56% from the floor.

Calgary 9, Edmonton 6— How do you score six goals and lose a playoff game? Flames blew a 6-2 lead, then scored last three goals of game.

Carolina 2, NY Rangers 1, OT— Hurricanes scored at 3:12 of the extra session.

Mets 11, Cardinals 4— Max Scherzer walked off mound with “left side discomfort” in sixth inning, a potentially large problem for New York.

Brewers 7, Braves 6 (11)— Keston Hiura walked it off with a two-run homer; Milwaukee tied game in bottom of 9th, with a run off Kenley Jansen.

Red Sox 5, Astros 1— Altuve led off game with a home run; Houston got one hit the rest of the way off of Nick Pivetta.

Rangers 6, Angels 5 (10)— Angels get swept by Texas; Nathaniel Lowe walked it off with a 2-run homer.

Astros’ P Jake Odorizzi avoided major injury, has sprains/strains of ligaments near his left ankle.

Pac-12 scrapped division play for their football; teams with two best winning %age in league games will play for the conference championship.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, May 19

 

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BALTIMORE is 13-1 Under (11.9 Units) against left-handed starters in the current season.

SAN DIEGO is 67-88 SU (-30.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 571-476 Over (47.4 Units) in road games when the total is 7 to 8.5 since 1996.

KANSAS CITY is 131-120 SU (-1 Units) in home games when playing with a day off since 1996.

BOSTON is 13-5 SU (7.5 Units) in home games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 29-12 SU (15.8 Units) in May games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in May games in the current season.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, May 19

National League
San Diego (23-14) @ Philadelphia (18-19)
— Darvish is 3-0, 2.80 in his last five starts.
— San Diego won his last five starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 1-1, 2.30 in five starts vs Philly.

— Padres are 18-9 in their last 27 games.
— San Diego is 13-7 on road.
— over 14 of last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-37
— record in first 5 innings: 21-12-4

— Gibson is 2-0, 5.03 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 5-2 in his starts
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 2-0, 2.84 in three starts vs San Diego

— Phillies won five of their last seven games.
— Philly is 10-10 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 14-37
— record in first 5 innings: 15-16-6

St Louis (20-17) @ NY Mets (25-14)
— Hudson is 3-1, 1.95 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 1-0, 4.91 in two starts vs New York.

— Cardinals are 4-7 in last eleven games.
— St Louis is 10-9 on road.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 14-37
— record in first 5 innings: 17-15-5

— Bassitt is 2-1, 1.85 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 1-0, 2.89 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Mets are 14-9 in their last 23 games.
— Mets are 12-8 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-38
— record in first 5 innings: 22-9-8

Arizona (18-21) @ Cubs (15-21)
— Gallen is 2-0, 1.05 in six starts.
— Arizona is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-3
— He is 0-1, 5.17 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Diamondbacks lost their last six games.
— Arizona is 8-10 on road.
— three of last four games went over
— scored run in first inning: 10-39
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-13

— Stroman is 1-1, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— Cubs are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 2-1, 3.81 in four starts vs Arizona.

— Cubs won four of last five games.
— Cubs are 6-12 at home.
— under 10-3-2 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-35
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-4

American League
New York (28-9) @ Baltimore (14-24)
— Montgomery is 0-0, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— New York is 2-5 in his starts
— under 7-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 3-1, 2.88 in 14 starts vs Baltimore.

— New York won 22 of last 25 games.
— New York is 14-5 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— record in first 5 innings: 21-7-10

— Zimmerman is 1-0, 1.80 in four home starts.
— Orioles are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 1-2, 3.86 in four games (3 starts) vs New York

— Orioles lost their last six games.
— Baltimore is 9-10 at home.
— under 8-3 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-38
— record in first 5 innings: 10-20-8

White Sox (18-19) @ Kansas City (14-22)
— Velasquez is 2-2, 6.16 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 1-0, 4.05 in three games (2 starts) vs Kansas City.

— White Sox lost five of last eight games.
— Chicago is 9-9 on road.
— under 16-5-1 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 19-15-3

— Hernandez is 0-3, 13.14 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-2
— He is 3-0, 2.73 in five games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Kansas City lost 12 of last 19 games.
— Royals are 8-11 at home.
— under 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 7-36
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-7

Seattle (17-21) @ Boston (15-22)
— Kirby is 0-0, 2.70 in his first two starts.
— Seattle is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Mariners lost 15 of their last 21 games.
— Seattle is 8-14 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-38
— record in first 5 innings: 14-19-5

— Hill is 1-0, 1.42 in his last four starts (19 IP)
— Red Sox are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 4-0, 2.64 in 13 games (6 starts) vs Seattle.

— Red Sox lost eight of last 13 games.
— Boston is 6-10 at home.
— under 7-3-1 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 14-14-9

Texas (17-19) @ Houston (24-14)
— Otto is 1-1, 6.38 in four starts.
— Rangers are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 0-1, 6.39 in three starts vs Houston.

— Rangers are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— Texas is 7-7 on foreign soil.
— under 13-9-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-36
— record in first 5 innings: 10-15-11

— Valdez is 1-1, 2.42 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 3-2, 3.05 in nine games (6 starts) vs Texas.

— Astros won 13 of their last 16 games.
— Houston is 9-4 at home.
— under 17-5 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-38
— record in first 5 innings: 23-11-4

Interleague game
Cincinnati (10-26) @ Cleveland (16-18)
— Mahle is 1-1, 5.65 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is 0-2, 6.61 in four starts vs Cleveland.

— Reds are 7-4 in last 11 games, after a 3-22 start.
— Cincinnati is 5-17 on road.
— over 16 of last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-36
— record in first 5 innings: 9-24-3

— Quantrill is 0-2, 4.82 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 0-1, 5.00 in three games (1 start) vs Cincinnati.

— Guardians lost four of their last five games.
— Cleveland is 7-6 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-34
— record in first 5 innings: 9-15-10

 

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MLB

Thursday, May 19

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Trend Report
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NY Yankees @ Baltimore
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Baltimore
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

San Diego @ Philadelphia
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

St. Louis @ NY Mets
St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
St. Louis is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis

Cincinnati @ Cleveland
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cincinnati is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home

Chi White Sox @ Kansas City
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 20 games when playing Chi White Sox

Seattle @ Boston
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Seattle's last 14 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Boston's last 14 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle

Arizona @ Chi Cubs
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Chi Cubs is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games

Texas @ Houston
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas


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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, May 19

 

[CNOTES]

MAY MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date ..........................W-L-T.......................%.................Unit

05/18/2022............12-12-1...............50.00%...............+1.85
05/17/2022............17-15-3...............52.86%...............+ 2.60
05/16/2022............10-11-1...............47.73%................-13.20
05/15/2022.............9-20-1................31.67%................-68.10
05/14/2022...........15/17/0................46.87%................-15.45
05/13/2022...........17-12-1...............58.62%................+26.75
05/12/2022...............9-6-1................59.38%................+9.60
05/11/2022............11-14-1................44.23%.................-22.45
05/10/2022............17-14-1................54.83%................+7.75
05/09/2022............12-10-0................54.54%................+8.95
05/08/2022............18-13-1................57.81%..............+14.90
05/07/2022............14-14-0................50.00% ...............- 7.35
05/06/2022..............10-6-0................62.50%...............+16.60
05/05/2022................7-9-2................44.44%................-19.70
05/04/2022.............17-13-0................56.66% ..............+14.60
05/03/2022.............10-16-0...............38.46%.................-45.25
05/02/2022...............5-04-0...............55.55%.................+ 5.30
05/01/2022...............9-11-0...............45.00%..................- 6.15

TOTALS...........209-206-12...............50.36%...................-75.55


BEST BETS:

05/18/2022.............5-8-0................38.46%...........-9.25
05/17/2022.............10-5-1..............66.66%..........+23.55
05/16/2022.............4-7-1................36.36%...........-16.50
05/15/2022.............5-9-0................35.71..............-24.70
05/14/2022.............9-14-0..............39.13%...........-28.00
05/13/2022.............11-8-1..............57.89%...........+26.95
05/12/2022..............7-4-1................63.63%...........+10.65
05/11/2022.............8-12-1...............40.00%............-28.35
05/10/2022...............8-9-1...............47.05%............-11.65
05/09/2022.............10-8-0...............55.00%............+ 7.10
05/08/2022.............9-11-1...............45.00%............-13.00
05/07/2022...........10-12-0...............45.45%.............-15.95
05/06/2022...............6-5-0...............54.54%............+ 6.65
05/05/2022...............6-6-0..............,50.00%..............-2.90
05/04/2022.............11-9-0...............55.55%.............+9.35
05/03/2022...............6-9-0...............40.00%.............-14.50
05/02/2022...............5-4-0...............55.55%............+ 5.30
05/01/2022..............9-11-0...............45.00%.............- 6.15

TOTALS.............135-144-6..............48.38%............-64.90


UPDATED ON 05/19/2022

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, MAY 19

SEA at BOS	07:10 PM	SEA +107 O 8.5	+500 +500
ARI at CHC	07:40 PM	ARI +116 U 9.0	+500 +500
TEX at HOU	08:10 PM	TEX +189 O 8.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date ..........................W-L-T.......................%.................Unit

05/19/2022...............3-3-0.................50.00%...............+0.30
05/18/2022............12-12-1...............50.00%...............+1.85
05/17/2022............17-15-3...............52.86%...............+ 2.60
05/16/2022............10-11-1...............47.73%................-13.20
05/15/2022.............9-20-1................31.67%................-68.10
05/14/2022...........15/17/0................46.87%................-15.45
05/13/2022...........17-12-1...............58.62%................+26.75
05/12/2022...............9-6-1................59.38%................+9.60
05/11/2022............11-14-1................44.23%.................-22.45
05/10/2022............17-14-1................54.83%................+7.75
05/09/2022............12-10-0................54.54%................+8.95
05/08/2022............18-13-1................57.81%..............+14.90
05/07/2022............14-14-0................50.00% ...............- 7.35
05/06/2022..............10-6-0................62.50%...............+16.60
05/05/2022................7-9-2................44.44%................-19.70
05/04/2022.............17-13-0................56.66% ..............+14.60
05/03/2022.............10-16-0...............38.46%.................-45.25
05/02/2022...............5-04-0...............55.55%.................+ 5.30
05/01/2022...............9-11-0...............45.00%..................- 6.15

TOTALS...........212-209-12...............50.35%...................-75.25


BEST BETS:

05/19/2022.............3-3-0.................50.00%...........+0.30
05/18/2022.............5-8-0................38.46%...........-9.25
05/17/2022.............10-5-1..............66.66%..........+23.55
05/16/2022.............4-7-1................36.36%...........-16.50
05/15/2022.............5-9-0................35.71..............-24.70
05/14/2022.............9-14-0..............39.13%...........-28.00
05/13/2022.............11-8-1..............57.89%...........+26.95
05/12/2022..............7-4-1................63.63%...........+10.65
05/11/2022.............8-12-1...............40.00%............-28.35
05/10/2022...............8-9-1...............47.05%............-11.65
05/09/2022.............10-8-0...............55.00%............+ 7.10
05/08/2022.............9-11-1...............45.00%............-13.00
05/07/2022...........10-12-0...............45.45%.............-15.95
05/06/2022...............6-5-0...............54.54%............+ 6.65
05/05/2022...............6-6-0..............,50.00%..............-2.90
05/04/2022.............11-9-0...............55.55%.............+9.35
05/03/2022...............6-9-0...............40.00%.............-14.50
05/02/2022...............5-4-0...............55.55%............+ 5.30
05/01/2022..............9-11-0...............45.00%.............- 6.15

TOTALS.............138-147-6..............48.42%............-64.60


UPDATED ON 05/19/2022

 

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Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
Matchups for this fall’s Big East-Big X basketball challenge:
November 29— Baylor @ Marquette
November 30— Providence @ TCU, Georgetown @ Texas Tech, K-State @ Butler
December 1— Creighton @ Texas, Seton Hall @ Kansas, Oklahoma State @ UConn
December 3— Oklahoma @ Villanova
December 4— West Virginia @ Xavier, St John’s @ Iowa State

Quote of the Day
“………some people think they’re God. Go dig into how ‘God’ did his deal. You may find out about a lot of things you don’t want to know. We build him (Nick Saban) up to be the czar of football. Go dig into his past or anybody that’s ever coached with him. You can find out anything you want to find out, what he does and how he does it. It’s despicable; it really is.”
Jimbo Fisher

Friday’s quiz
What actor played A’s manager Art Howe in the baseball movie Moneyball?

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Eleven, Andy Garcia’s character owns the casinos that are robbed by the group led by Brad Pitt, George Clooney.

Wednesday’s quiz
Mets have won the World Series twice; they beat Baltimore in 1969, the Red Sox in 1986.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..

13) SEC football is still three months away, but it turned into the WWE this week, with Nick Saban/Jimbo Fisher getting into a war of words about the current state of recruiting.

Fisher’s Aggies landed seven 5-star recruits this spring, after they signed a total of five in the previous four seasons. A&M boosters ponyed up lot of cash (over $20M???) for NIL deals, which is how college sports works nowadays.

Alabama/Texas A&M meet on October 8; Crimson Tide is favored by 16, since most freshmen redshirt- their effect won’t be felt much until 2023.

12) There is part of me whispering in the back of my head; these two are just staging this ruckus to pump up the volume for their sport in the offseason, create some buzz, but Saban is 70 years old now— recruiting is going to get tougher for him, and obviously, he knows it.

11) WR Jordan Addison transferred from Pittsburgh to USC; he was considered the Home player in the transfer portal.

10) It was a good day and a bad day for the New York Mets:
Good news— Mets 7, St Louis 6 (10)— Pete Alonso hit a walk-off homer for the win.
Bad news— Max Scherzer is out 6-8 weeks with an oblique strain.

9) Mets are playing in Denver this weekend; it was 84 in Denver Thursday, but it is supposed to snow there Friday night/Saturday, with up to five inches of the white stuff expected. With their lack of pitching depth, getting games postponed ain’t going to help any.

8) It is amusing how some hitters are whining about the new dimensions at Camden Yards; the left field fence is higher and is 20-30 feet further from home plate this season. Camden Yards is now a pretty good pitchers’ park, and obviously, hitters don’t like that. Before this season, this was one of the best hitters’ parks in baseball.

7) Tuesday night was a rough one in Boston; Thursday was a lot better.

Celtics 127, Heat 102— Boston led 71-45 at halftime, evening series 1-1. Celtics made 20 of their 40 three-point shots.

Red Sox 12, Seattle 6— Trevor Story went 4-for-4 with three homers, five runs scored and seven RBI. He had 13 total bases for the night. Seattle’s long relievers are terrible.

6) This brings up one of the most underrated records in baseball history; May 23, 2002, Shawn Green went 6-6 in a game, with four homers, a double, seven RBI in a 16-3 win at Milwaukee. Going to beat hard to beat that record- 19 total bases in one game.

5) There have already been nine no-hitters in minor league baseball this season; one team, the San Antonio Missions, threw two of them in a 3-day span. Missions are the AA farm club of the San Diego Padres.

4) Baltimore 9, New York 6— Bronx tied game in top of the 9th, but Anthony Santander walked it off with a 3-run homer down the left field line. Santander is actually having a better season at the plate this year, even with Camden Yards being a bigger ballpark.

3) Arizona 3, Cubs 1— Weird game. Zac Gallen got the win, but lasted only five innings. He threw 40 pitches in the fifth inning, but didn’t give up any runs.

Cubs’ C Willson Contreras doubled/homered in the first inning Monday night; he is 0-11 since then.

2) St Louis Cardinals are 4-8 in their last 12 games; they’re calling up their two best minor league prospects, 2B Nolan Gorman and LHP Matthew Liberatore, who will both make their big league debuts in Pittsburgh this weekend.

1) Minnesota sent SS prospect Royce Lewis back to AAA when Carlos Correa came off the IL, even after Lewis hit a homer and a double the day before his demotion. Lewis hit .308 in 39 AB’s for the Twins; it is hard to imagine he will be in the minor leagues for too long.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Friday, May 20

 

[Udog]

CHICAGO CUBS are 29-13 SU (14.7 Units) in May games in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 572-476 Over (48.4 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5 since 1996.

MIAMI is 39-22 Under (14.8 Units) after 4 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 10-3 SU (6.7 Units) against NL West opponents in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) in road games after 4 or more consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 3-13 SU (-15.2 Units) in road games vs. teams outscoring opp by 1 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2...

TORONTO is 254-234 SU (-3.4 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less since 1996.

DETROIT is 9-0 Under (9 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

BOSTON is 13-5 SU (7.5 Units) in home games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 37-54 SU (-22.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 131-120 SU (-1 Units) in home games when playing with a day off since 1996.

TEXAS are 71-49 Over (17.1 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 15-4 SU (10.6 Units) in home games after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 17-10 SU (9.2 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 13-3 SU (9.7 Units) in home games after a game where their bullpen blew a save over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 20

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 20

National League
Arizona (19-21) @ Cubs (15-22)
— Castellanos is 1-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-3
— He is 0-0, 3.38 in one start vs Chicago.

— Diamondbacks lost six of last seven games.
— Arizona is 9-10 on road.
— three of last five games went over
— scored run in first inning: 10-40
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-13

— Hendricks is 1-0, 0.63 in his last two starts.
— Cubs are 5-3 in his starts.
— last three stayed under
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 4-2, 2.94 in eight starts vs Arizona.

— Cubs won four of last six games.
— Cubs are 6-13 at home.
— under 11-3-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-36
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-4

St Louis (20-18) @ Pittsburgh (16-21)
— Wainwright is starts.
— Cardinals are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 10-4, 4.74 in 19 starts at Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals are 4-8 in last dozen games.
— St Louis is 10-10 on road.
— over 6-4 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-38
— record in first 5 innings: 17-16-5

— Thompson is 1-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (11 IP)
— Pirates are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Pirates split their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 5-4 in last nine home games.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-37
— record in first 5 innings: 12-20-5

Atlanta (17-21) @ Miami (17-20)
— Morton is 1-0, 0.82 in his last two starts.
— Braves are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 9-5, 4.03 in 19 starts vs Miami.

— Braves lost three of last four games.
— Atlanta is 7-10 on road.
— over 15-7-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-38
— record in first 5 innings: 16-18-4

— Rogers is 2-2, 2.81 in his last five starts
— Marlins are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 0-4, 5.25 in five starts vs Atlanta.

— Miami lost 12 of last 17 games.
— Marlins are 9-10 at home
— over 9-3 last twelve home games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-37
— record in first 5 innings: 15-15-7

Los Angeles (25-12) @ Philadelphia (18-20)
— Urias is 2-2, 3.18 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 2-1, 4.22 in five games (3 starts) vs Arizona.

— Dodgers won their last five games.
— Los Angeles is 10-7 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten
— scored run in first inning: 14-37
— record in first 5 innings: 22-9-6

— Suarez is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— Phillies are 6-1 in his starts
— over 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 3-1, 3.07 in five games (2 starts) vs Los Angeles.

— Phillies won five of their last eight games.
— Philly is 10-11 at home.
— over 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 14-38
— record in first 5 innings: 15-17-6

Washington (13-26) @ Milwaukee (24-14)
— Fedde is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 1-0, 6.00 in two games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.

— Washington lost 10 of last 14 games.
— Nationals are 8-11 on the road.
— over is 12-4-3 in their road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-39
— record in first 5 innings: 13-23-3

— Lauer is 2-1, 2.59 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 5-1 in his starts.
— over last three
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-3
— He is 0-1, 3.52 in four starts vs Washington.

— Brewers are 20-9 in their last 29 games.
— Milwaukee is 12-5 at home.
— over 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-38
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-8

NY Mets (26-14) @ Colorado (18-19)
— Carrasco is 2-0, 5.51 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Mets are 15-9 in their last 24 games.
— Mets are 13-6 on road.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-40
— record in first 5 innings: 23-9-8

— Marquez is 1-3, 9.15 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 3-1, 3.48 in five starts vs New York.

— Colorado lost nine of last 12 games.
— Rockies are 13-9 at home.
— over 10-3 last thirteen home games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-37
— record in first 5 innings: 13-20-4

San Diego (24-14) @ San Francisco (22-15)
— Manaea is 0-2, 6.00 in his last four starts.
— San Diego is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 2-3, 2.72 in eight starts vs San Francisco.

— Padres are 19-9 in their last 28 games.
— San Diego is 14-7 on road.
— under last three games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-38
— record in first 5 innings: 22-12-4

— Junis is 0-1, 3.60 in two starts.
— Giants are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-0, 3.86 in one start vs San Diego.

— Giants won eight of last eleven games.
— San Francisco is 11-7 at home.
— over 14-6 last 20
— scored run in first inning: 7-37
— record in first 5 innings: 21-12-4

 

[Udog]

American League
White Sox (19-19) @ New York (28-10)
— Keuchel is 1-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— White Sox are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 4-4, 2.06 in ten starts vs New York.

— White Sox are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Chicago is 10-9 on road.
— under 16-6-1 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— record in first 5 innings: 19-16-3

— Cortes is 1-1, 1.95 in his last five starts.
— New York is 4-2 in his starts
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-3
— He is 3-0, 1.89 in three games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— New York won 22 of last 26 games.
— New York is 14-4 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-39
— record in first 5 innings: 21-7-11

Tampa Bay (23-15) @ Baltimore (15-24)
— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay won five of last seven games.
— Rays are 10-6 on road.
— over 6-0-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-38
— record in first 5 innings: 17-11-10

— Wells is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 0-1, 7.04 in five games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay

— Orioles lost six of last seven games.
— Baltimore is 10-10 at home.
— under 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-39
— record in first 5 innings: 10-20-9

Detroit (13-25) @ Cleveland (16-19)
— Skubal is 2-1, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 0-2, 5.94 in four starts vs Cleveland.

— Tigers won four of last six games.
— Detroit is 4-12 on the road.
— under 23-11-1 last 35 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-38
— record in first 5 innings: 10-23-5

— Civale is 1-3, 10.95 in six starts.
— Cleveland is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 6-0
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 6-0, 2.19 in seven starts vs Detroit.

— Guardians lost five of their last six games.
— Cleveland is 7-7 at home.
— over 9-5 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-35
— record in first 5 innings: 9-15-11

Seattle (17-22) @ Boston (16-22)
— Ray is 2-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 2-1, 3.90 in five starts vs Boston.

— Mariners lost 16 of their last 22 games.
— Seattle is 8-15 on road.
— under 7-5 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-39
— record in first 5 innings: 14-19-6

— Wacha is 4-0, 1.25 in his last four starts
— He’s been on IL since May 3rd.
— Red Sox are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 5-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-3
— He is 0-3, 9.56 in four starts vs Seattle.

— Red Sox are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Boston is 7-10 at home.
— under 7-4-1 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— record in first 5 innings: 14-14-10

Minnesota (22-16) @ Kansas City (14-23)
— Smeltzer allowed a run in 5 IP (77 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Minnesota 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 is 2-0, 2.25 in five games (2 starts) vs Kansas City

— Minnesota won four of last six games.
— Twins are 9-8 on road.
— under 8-4-1 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 12-38
— record in first 5 innings: 17-13-8

— Lynch is 2-2, 4.38 in five starts.
— Royals are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 1-0, 3.27 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Kansas City lost 13 of last 20 games.
— Royals are 8-12 at home.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-37
— record in first 5 innings: 12-18-7

Texas (17-20) @ Houston (25-14)
— Perez is 2-0, 1.67 in his last five starts.
— Rangers are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-4
— He is 8-5, 2.89 in 15 starts vs Houston.

— Rangers are 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— Texas is 7-8 on foreign soil.
— under 14-9-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-11

— Javier is 2-1, 5.79 in three starts.
— Astros are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 4-0, 2.95 in nine games (5 starts) vs Texas.

— Astros won 14 of their last 17 games.
— Houston is 10-4 at home.
— under 18-5 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-39
— record in first 5 innings: 24-11-4

A’s (16-24) @ LA Angels (24-16)
— Blackburn is 4-0, 1.67 in seven starts.
— A’s are 6-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 1-0, 0.68 in two starts vs Anaheim.

— A’s lost five of their last seven games.
— Oakland is 10-10 on road.
— under 10-4-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-40
— record in first 5 innings: 14-20-6

— Silseth blanked Oakland on one hit for six IP in his MLB debut.
— Angels are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He blanked Oakland on one hit for six IP in his MLB debut.

— Angels are 18-11 in their last 29 games.
— Angels are 12-7 at home.
— over last five games
— scored run in first inning: 17-40
— record in first 5 innings: 23-13-4

Interleague game
Cincinnati (11-26) @ Toronto (20-18)
— Castillo is 0-1, 5.23 in two starts.
— Reds are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Reds are 8-4 in last 12 games, after a 3-22 start.
— Cincinnati is 6-17 on road.
— over 16 of last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-37
— record in first 5 innings: 9-24-4

— Ryu is 0-0, 9.00 in three starts (12 IP).
— Toronto is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 4-2, 3.70 in seven starts vs Cincinnati.

— Blue Jays are 5-10 in their last 15 games.
— Toronto is 12-7 at home.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-38
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-12

 

[Udog]

MLB

Friday, May 20

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Trend Report
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Arizona @ Chi Cubs
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay

LA Dodgers @ Philadelphia
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers

Chi White Sox @ NY Yankees
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Chi White Sox is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
NY Yankees is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

Cincinnati @ Toronto
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games at home

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home

Seattle @ Boston
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Seattle's last 15 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Boston's last 15 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing at home against Seattle

Texas @ Houston
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas

Minnesota @ Kansas City
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Washington @ Milwaukee
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

NY Mets @ Colorado
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games at home

Oakland @ LA Angels
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

San Diego @ San Francisco
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home


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[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, MAY 20

ARI at CHC	02:20 PM	CHC -126	+500
STL at PIT	06:35 PM	STL -146 U 8.0	+500 +500
ATL at MIA	06:40 PM	ATL -117 O 7.5	+500 +500
LAD at PHI	07:05 PM	PHI +131 U 8.5	+500 +500
TB at BAL	07:05 PM	BAL +128 U 8.0	+500 +500
CHW at NYY	07:05 PM	NYY -201 U 8.5	+500 +500
CIN at TOR	07:07 PM	TOR -179 O 8.5	+500 +500
DET at CLE	07:10 PM	CLE +102 O 8.5	+500 +500
SEA at BOS	07:10 PM	SEA +104 O 9.0	+500 +500
MIN at KC	08:10 PM	MIN -128 U 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at MIL	08:10 PM	WAS +170 O 8.0	+500 +500
TEX at HOU	08:10 PM	HOU -169 O 8.0	+500 +500
NYM at COL	08:40 PM	COL +119 O 10.5	+500 +500
OAK at LAA	09:38 PM	LAA -170 U 8.0	+500 +500
SD at SF	10:15 PM	SF -106 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date ..........................W-L-T.......................%.................Unit

05/20/2022............11-13-1................46.00%...............-20.55
05/19/2022...............3-3-0.................50.00%...............+0.30
05/18/2022............12-12-1...............50.00%...............+1.85
05/17/2022............17-15-3...............52.86%...............+ 2.60
05/16/2022............10-11-1...............47.73%................-13.20
05/15/2022.............9-20-1................31.67%................-68.10
05/14/2022...........15/17/0................46.87%................-15.45
05/13/2022...........17-12-1...............58.62%................+26.75
05/12/2022...............9-6-1................59.38%................+9.60
05/11/2022............11-14-1................44.23%.................-22.45
05/10/2022............17-14-1................54.83%................+7.75
05/09/2022............12-10-0................54.54%................+8.95
05/08/2022............18-13-1................57.81%..............+14.90
05/07/2022............14-14-0................50.00% ...............- 7.35
05/06/2022..............10-6-0................62.50%...............+16.60
05/05/2022................7-9-2................44.44%................-19.70
05/04/2022.............17-13-0................56.66% ..............+14.60
05/03/2022.............10-16-0...............38.46%.................-45.25
05/02/2022...............5-04-0...............55.55%.................+ 5.30
05/01/2022...............9-11-0...............45.00%..................- 6.15

TOTALS...........223-222-12...............50.11%...................-95.80


BEST BETS:

05/20/2022............6-11-1................35.29%..........-13.65
05/19/2022.............3-3-0.................50.00%...........+0.30
05/18/2022.............5-8-0................38.46%.............-9.25
05/17/2022.............10-5-1..............66.66%..........+23.55
05/16/2022.............4-7-1................36.36%...........-16.50
05/15/2022.............5-9-0................35.71..............-24.70
05/14/2022.............9-14-0..............39.13%...........-28.00
05/13/2022.............11-8-1..............57.89%...........+26.95
05/12/2022..............7-4-1................63.63%...........+10.65
05/11/2022.............8-12-1...............40.00%............-28.35
05/10/2022...............8-9-1...............47.05%............-11.65
05/09/2022.............10-8-0...............55.00%............+ 7.10
05/08/2022.............9-11-1...............45.00%............-13.00
05/07/2022...........10-12-0...............45.45%.............-15.95
05/06/2022...............6-5-0...............54.54%............+ 6.65
05/05/2022...............6-6-0..............,50.00%..............-2.90
05/04/2022.............11-9-0...............55.55%.............+9.35
05/03/2022...............6-9-0...............40.00%.............-14.50
05/02/2022...............5-4-0...............55.55%............+ 5.30
05/01/2022..............9-11-0...............45.00%.............- 6.15

TOTALS...........144-158-7...............47.68%.............-78.25


UPDATED ON 05/20/2022

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack
— Warriors 126, Dallas 117— Golden State trailed 72-58 at halftime.
— Arizona 10, Cubs 6— Josh Rojas hit three homers for the Snakes.
— Rangers 3, Astros 0— Martin Perez is 3-2, 1.64 this season.
— Orioles 8, Rays 6 (13)— Odor hit a walkoff homer in 13th inning.
— Cleveland 6, Detroit 1— Civale is 7-0 in eight career starts vs Detroit.
— Red Sox 7, Seattle 3— Trevor Story has 11 RBI in his last two games.

Quote of the Day
“People with less talent will always try to make a name for themselves by criticizing other people, and hopefully getting some attention and perhaps increasing their credibility. When you respond to something like this, you play into their hands. I won’t do that, but I will defend the firemen and the plumbers that he referenced.”
93-year old Bob Cousy, after JJ Redick ripped the players of Cousy’s era on TV recently

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the first manager to lead the San Diego Padres to a World Series?

Friday’s quiz
Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe in the baseball movie Moneyball.

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Oceans Eleven, Andy Garcia’s character owns the casinos that are robbed by the group led by Brad Pitt, George Clooney.

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Saturday’s Den: My 13 favorite TV shows…….

13) Without a Trace— Jack Malone (Anthony LaPaglia) runs an FBI unit specializing in missing persons investigations, while his personal life falls apart around him. Sometimes they found the people, sometimes they didn’t, which is part of what made the show so good.

12) The West Wing— Martin Sheen is the President; this show is about his staff and how they deal with the every day happenings in Washington. An excellent cast; ton of great actors passed through this show over its 7-year run.

11) Lost In Space— This show was on in the 60’s; a space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course. Dr Smith (Jonathan Harris) was the annoying stowaway who provided comic relief; his interaction with the Robot (“Danger!!! Danger!!!) were one of the highlights of the show.

One of the prized pieces of my bobblehead collection is a Robot bobblehead.

10) Addams Family— The Addams Family is not your typical family: it takes delight in most of the things of which normal people would be terrified. Gomez Adams (John Astin) is an extremely wealthy man and is able to indulge his wife Morticia’s (Carolyn Jones) every desire, whether it’s cultivation of poisonous plants or a candlelit dinner in a graveyard.

Morticia would read the stock ticker, and if Gomez lost, he would say “Easy come, easy go”

Cousin Itt, Thing, Lurch were all excellent characters.

1993, I have an emergency appendectomy; I’m in the hospital couple of days. Guy in the next hospital bed is watching Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and when they run the credits at the end of the show, I get kind of excited, because Felix Silla played one of the robots.

Felix Silla played Cousin Itt on the Addams Family; my neighbor wasn’t impressed when I gave him that bit of trivia. The nurse smiled, then checked to see if she gave me too much medication.

9) White Shadow— An NBA player retires and gets a job as a basketball coach in a inner-city high school; the uniforms that Carver High wears in this show are the same ones that the star (Ken Howard) of the show’s team wore in high school on Long Island.

The basketball scenes were very well done.

Bruce Paltrow was the show’s creator; Gwyneth Paltrow’s father.

8) Green Acres— A New York City attorney (Eddie Albert) and his city-loving wife (Eva Gabor) attempt to live as farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville. Hank Kimball was my favorite character, playing the bumbling county agent.

My lasting memory of this show is that seemingly every time I had it on, my father would walk in the room and say “Why the hell are you watching this?” Then five minutes later, he’d be laughing harder than I was.

7) Mister Ed— A wisecracking talking horse is the star, but he only talks to the guy who owns the barn he lives in, Wilbur Post (Alan Young). Mister Ed was a big baseball fan; he once took batting practice off of the Dodgers, with Sandy Koufax on the mound.

Good trivia; Dodgers’ CF Willie Davis was Mister Ed’s favorite ballplayer.

6) M*A*S*H— The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their often-horrendous situation.

Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) is the star of the show; Alda was so recognizable as Hawkeye that it probably hurt his acting career after M*A*S*H went off the air— the series finale is one of the most-watched TV shows ever.

Alda played a therapist on Ray Donovan the last couple seasons.

5) Billions— Showtime series has now finished six seasons, a U.S. Attorney goes after a hedge fund king in a battle between two powerful New York figures. Making things sticky is that the attorney’s wife (Maggie Siff) works as a psychologist for the hedge fund guy.

Lot of interesting cameos thru the years; John Malkovich, Kevin Pollak, Eric Bogosian, pro wrestler Becky Lynch, Mark Teixeira, Kevin Durant, Mark Cuban. Great show.

4) Law and Order— 20 years, 456 episodes that follow a crime (usually a murder), usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points, the police investigation and the prosecution in court.

One of the few shows that survived the stars of the show moving on and being replaced by other characters. This show was a launching pad for many acting careers; there are 26 actors who have appeared in Billions who also appeared in at least one episode of Law and Order.

3) CSI— An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas; in real life, I searched fingerprints for ten years for the state of New York, so I know a little bit about this line of work, but what attracted me to this show was a) Las Vegas and b) the loyalty the characters had to their co-workers and their jobs.

The eulogy Gil Grissom (William Peterson) gives after Warrick Brown is murdered is one of the great speeches (albeit a short one) in television history.

2) Odd Couple— Two divorced friends who are complete opposites share an apartment; one is really neat and stuffy photographer, the other a sloppy, easy-going sportswriter.

1) Magnum PI— The adventures of a Hawaii-based private investigator (Tom Selleck), as he solves cases with the help of his buddies, TC (Roger Mosley) a helicopter pilot, club manager Rick (Larry Manetti) and Higgins (John Hillerman) who runs the estate Magnum lives on.

The parade of beautiful women as guest stars on the show was an 80’s who’s who of Hollywood: Sharon Stone, Jill St John, Mimi Rogers, Leslie Uggams, Erin Gray, Dana Delany, to name a few.

Frank Sinatra did an episode near the end of the series; Ernest Borgnine, Carol Burnett, Cesar Romero, Ten Danson, Dennis Weaver— a long list of famous guest stars.

 

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