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Tuesday, August 16

 

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Tuesday, August 16

National League
Philadelphia (64-51) @ Cincinnati (45-68)
— Gibson is 2-1, 2.70 in his last three starts.
— Philly is 13-9 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-13-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Phillies are 14-4 in last 18 games.
— Philly is 32-25 on road.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-115
— record in first 5 innings: 46-49-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0-2-2

— Zeuch allowed six runs in 4 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— Reds are 0-1 in his starts.
— In his career, he is
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Reds are 3-8 in last eleven games.
— Cincinnati is 25-35 at home.
— under 15-6-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-114
— record in first 5 innings: 37-60-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-5.1-4

San Diego (64-54) @ Miami (50-65)
— Manaea is 1-1, 8.40 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 7-4 in his last 11 starts.
— over 15-2-1 last 18
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-4
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs Miami.

— Padres are 4-2 in last six games.
— San Diego is 32-29 on road.
— over 12-7-1 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-116
— record in first 5 innings: 54-37-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2

— Cabrera is 1-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (10.1 IP).
— Marlins are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Miami is 11-26 in its last 37 games.
— Miami scored 3 or fewer runs in their last 16 games
— Marlins are 24-32 at home.
— under 12-2-2 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-116
— record in first 5 innings: 43-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 10-3-2

Chicago (47-67) @ Washington (39-78)
— Steele is 1-1, 3.26 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 9-12 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-5
— He is 1-0, 2.25 in three games (1 start) vs Washington.

— Cubs are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Cubs are 23-33 on road.
— under 23-10-4 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-114
— record in first 5 innings: 44-53-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-7.1-3.1

— Corbin is 0-6, 12.88 in his last six starts.
— Nationals are 4-19 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 5-16-2
— He is 5-2, 3.97 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Washington lost 13 of last 18 games.
— Nationals are 19-42 at home.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-117
— record in first 5 innings: 31-74-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-3

NY Mets (75-41) @ Atlanta (71-46)
— Walker is 3-1, 7.71 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 8-3 in his last 11 starts
— over 4-0 last four (Mets scored 31 runs)
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-5
— He gave up 8 runs in 1+ IP vs Atlanta August 5th.

— Mets are 17-4 in their last 21 games.
— Mets are 35-22 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-116
— record in first 5 innings: 64-29-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-6

— Morton is 0-2, 4.71 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 11-6 in his last 17 starts
— over 17-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 9-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-2
— He is 0-2, 9.00 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Braves are 7-0 in their last seven games.
— Atlanta is 38-22 at home.
— over 17-6-3 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-117
— record in first 5 innings: 64-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-2-4

Colorado (51-66) @ St Louis (63-51)
— Freeland is 3-1, 4.30 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 12-10 in his starts.
— over 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-3
— He is 0-3, 4.98 in four starts vs St Louis.

— Colorado is 8-17 in its last 25 games.
— Rockies are 18-36 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-114
— record in first 5 innings: 31-61-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.2

— Quintana is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts.
— St Louis is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-1, 6.55 in two starts vs Colorado TY.

— Cardinals are 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— St Louis is 37-21 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 39-114
— record in first 5 innings: 52-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-1

Los Angeles (80-34) @ Milwaukee (61-53)
— Pepiot is 1-0, 3.92 in five starts (20.2 IP).
— Dodgers are 4-1 in his starts
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Dodgers are 41-10 in their last 51 games.
— They’ve won 13 of their last 14 games.
— Los Angeles is 40-19 on road.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-114
— record in first 5 innings: 70-26-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-2-4

— Woodruff is 2-0, 2.77 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 11-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-3
— He is 0-0, 6.59 in two starts vs Los Angeles.

— Brewers are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— Milwaukee is 29-23 at home.
— under 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 38-114
— record in first 5 innings: 50-41-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5

Arizona (53-62) @ San Francisco (57-57)
— Kelly is 3-0, 1.80 in his last six starts.
— Arizona is 8-5 in his last 13 starts
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-6
— He is 2-0, 1.20 in two starts vs San Francisco TY.

— Diamondbacks are 7-4 in last eleven games.
— Arizona is 21-33 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 35-115
— record in first 5 innings: 45-41-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.2-2.1

— Junis is 0-2, 6.28 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 6-5 in his starts
— over 5-2-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-1, 2.61 in two starts vs Arizona.

— Giants won seven of last nine games.
— San Francisco is 33-27 at home.
— over 9-5-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-115
— record in first 5 innings: 48-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-3

American League
Detroit (44-74) @ Cleveland (61-54)
— Hill is 1-1, 4.80 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 1-0, 3.27 in two starts vs Cleveland.

— Tigers are 8-27 in their last 35 games.
— Detroit is 18-41 on road.
— under 14-3-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-118
— record in first 5 innings: 36-63-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5.2

— Plesac is 0-6, 4.69 in his last nine starts.
— Guardians are 8-13 in his starts.
— under 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-3
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in three starts vs Detroit TY.

— Guardians are 19-10 in their last 29 games.
— Cleveland is 30-23 at home.
— under 7-2-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-116
— record in first 5 innings: 48-44-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2-7

Tampa Bay (61-53) @ New York (72-44)
— Springs is 1-1, 3.98 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 10-5 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-7
— He is 0-1, 2.81 in nine games (1 start) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Rays are 26-31 on road.
— under 9-5-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-114
— record in first 5 innings: 51-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-0.2-7

— Cortes is 2-0, 2.45 in his last five starts.
— New York is 14-7 in his starts.
— over 5-3-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-5
— He is 2-1, 3.06 in three starts vs Tampa Bay TY.

— New York is 2-10 in its last 12 games.
— They got shut out the last two nights.
— New York is 41-16 at home.
— under 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 41-116
— record in first 5 innings: 57-34-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1-3

Baltimore (60-55) @ Toronto (61-53)
— Kremer is 1-3, 5.82 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 7-5 in his starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-3
— He is 0-1, 11.32 in three starts vs Toronto.

— Orioles are 25-11 in their last 36 games.
— Baltimore is 27-34 on road.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-115
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-4.1

— Manoah is 1-1, 4.96 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 13-9 in his starts
— under 14-8
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
— He is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts vs Baltimore.

— Blue Jays are 2-7 in their last nine games.
— Toronto is 35-24 at home.
— over 7-3 last 10 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-114
— record in first 5 innings: 44-45-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4.1-5.2

Kansas City (48-69) @ Minnesota (59-55)
— Greinke is 1-1, 2.95 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 9-5 in his last 14 starts.
— over 8-5-1 last 14 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-4
— He is 0-2, 6.00 in two starts vs Minnesota TY.

— Kansas City is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
— Royals are 19-35 on road.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-53-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-2.2

— Gray is 2-0, 2.61 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 10-7 in his starts
— over 11-3 last 14 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-3
— He is 5-2, 2.08 in eight starts vs Kansas City.

— Minnesota is 12-18 in its last 30 games.
— Twins are 32-25 at home.
— over 20-11-1 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-114
— record in first 5 innings: 59-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3.2

A’s (41-75) @ Texas (52-63)
— Sears is 2-0, 1.13 in three starts.
— A’s are 0-1 in his starts
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— A’s are 0-9 in their last nine games.
— Oakland is 24-37 on road.
— under 34-19-2 last 55 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-116
— record in first 5 innings: 36-62-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2-2.2

— Texas hasn’t named a starting pitcher

— Rangers are 16-26 in last 41 games.
— The fired their manager Monday.
— Texas is 26-32 at home.
— over 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 27-115
— record in first 5 innings: 40-50-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-3

Houston (75-43) @ White Sox (61-56)
— Verlander is 7-0, 1.34 in his last eight starts.
— Astros are 16-5 in his starts
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 1-21
— record in first 5 innings: 13-3-5
— He is 8-8, 3.94 in 22 starts at Chicago.

— Astros are 11-7 in their last 18 games.
— Houston is 36-24 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-117
— record in first 5 innings: 70-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-0.1

— Cease is 5-1, 0.74 in his last six starts.
— White Sox are 17-6 in his starts.
— under 12-11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-1
— He is 0-3, 6.60 in three starts vs Houston.

— White Sox are 19-11 in their last 30 games.
— Chicago is 29-29 at home.
— under 12-6-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-116
— record in first 5 innings: 48-53-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-1

Seattle (63-54) @ LA Angels (51-65)
— Ray is 0-0, 2.03 in his last two starts.
— Seattle is 13-10 in his starts
— over 3-0-2 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11-5
— He is 1-0, 1.29 in two starts vs Anaheim TY.

— Mariners are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Seattle is 32-28 on road.
— over 7-1-2 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 35-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-51-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3

— Suarez is 3-0, 0.52 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 5-6 in his starts
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 4-1, 3.38 in seven starts vs Seattle.

— Angels are 9-7 in their last 16 games.
— Angels are 26-34 at home.
— under 14-6-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-116
— record in first 5 innings: 53-46-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-3

Interleague games
Boston (57-59) @ Pittsburgh (45-68)
— Pivetta is 0-4, 7.97 in his last seven starts.
— Red Sox are 2-5 in those seven starts.
— over 12-3 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11-5
— He is 0-0, 3.27 in two starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Red Sox are 4-7 in last 11 games.
— Boston is 28-29 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-116
— record in first 5 innings: 44-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2

— Keller is 2-2, 2.48 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 7-13 in his starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Pirates are 2-8 in their last ten games.
— Pittsburgh is 24-29 at home.
— over 11-5-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-115
— record in first 5 innings: 36-56-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-4.1

 

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MLB

Tuesday, August 16

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

San Diego @ Miami
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego

Chi Cubs @ Washington
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Washington
Chi Cubs is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Boston @ Pittsburgh
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Boston
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
Detroit is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing NY Mets

Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City's last 14 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City

Colorado @ St. Louis
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 14 games on the road
Texas
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games

Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games

Seattle @ LA Angels
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the CFL’s Grey Cup this year:
+150— Winnipeg Blue Bombers
+250— British Columbia Lions
+450— Calgary Stampeders
+850— Toronto Argonauts
+1000— Saskatchewan Roughriders
+1200— Montreal Alouettes
+1400— Hamilton Tiger-Cats
+4000— Ottawa RedBlacks
+15000— Edmonton Elks

Quote of the Day
“I want people to know how great my brother truly was in his prime. I think that it gets lost in today’s — and I know that he would be upset if I said this — but I think it truly is. You go back and you look at it, you watch the film, the guy was fricking unstoppable. Like absolutely unstoppable. ”
Steelers’ LB TJ Watt

Wednesday’s quiz
Who is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ all-time leader in passing yardage?
Hint: He is currently an assistant coach in the NFL

Tuesday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo played QB for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV.

Monday’s quiz
Bud Grant is the only guy who was a head coach in a Super Bowl and also played in the NBA; he coached the Vikings in four Super Bowls, played for the Minneapolis Lakers.

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Wednesday’s Den: My revised list of favorite movies, #’s 14-26

26) Bulworth— Warren Beatty plays a suicidal liberal politician who puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters. When he falls head over heels for a younger woman (Halle Berry), he tries to cancel the contract, but it turns out that the woman is the hit man.

25) Molly’s Game— The true story of Molly Bloom, a young woman who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and later became an FBI target, when Russian mobsters joined the poker game. This movie is a continuation of a book she wrote about her experiences.

24) Dave— Guy who runs an employment agency is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States- he looks exactly like the President. But the President dies suddenly, and his henchmen keep the lookalike in charge, so they can run the country…….or so they think.

23) The Verdict— Paul Newman plays an outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer who sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling. Jack Warden is his friend/co-counsel; one of the great supporting actors of all-time.

22) Lost In Translation— A movie star on the down side of his career and a neglected young woman form an unlikely friendship after crossing paths in Tokyo. Bill Murray is great in this; Scarlett Johansson is the young woman.

21) Good Will Hunting— Matt Damon plays a janitor at M.I.T. who has a gift for math, but needs help from a psychologist (Robin Williams) to find direction in his life. Robin Williams is great in this, and Ben Affleck is excellent as Damon’s best friend.

20) The Hangover— Three friends wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the fourth friend (the bachelor) missing. They make their way around the city trying to find their friend so he can drive back to Los Angeles to get married.

This movie had two sequels; Hangover Part 2 is one of the worst movies ever, Hangover Part 3 is pretty good.

19) Let It Ride— A cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can’t seem to stop gambling. Hilarity ensues; Richard Dreyfuss is the gambler, Teri Garr is his frustrated wife, Robbie Coltrane adds a lot as the ticket seller at the racetrack. Jennifer Tilly is in this, before we knew she was hanging out with professional poker player Phil Laak.

18) One on One— A small-town basketball star goes to a big-time college and tries to impress his tutor, teammates, and coach. He isn’t always successful. Robbie Benson was excellent as Henry Steele, the ballplayer. G.D. Spradlin was the coach; he also played Tom Landry in North Dallas Forty. Melanie Griffith has a cameo appearance as a hitchhiker early in the movie.

17) Begin Again— A chance encounter between a down-and-out music executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. If you like music, you’ll enjoy this movie; Mark Ruffalo is the music executive, Keira Knightley the singer. James Corden adds a lot as her friend from back home.

16) Any Given Sunday— Al Pacino plays an aging football coach with a struggling team that is owned by an impatient young lady (Cameron Diaz). Jim Brown is an assistant coach, Lawrence Taylor is a linebacker. Two of the team’s three QB’s are Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx.

Pacino’s Miami Sharks play teams all coached by Hall of Famers: YA Tittle, Johnny Unitas, Bob St Clair, Warren Moon, Dick Butkus.

15) Heaven Can Wait— An NFL quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire. I was 18 when this movie came out, at a time when the Rams made the playoffs every year but never won the Super Bowl.

For the next 20 years, I was convinced that this movie was the only time I was ever going to see the Rams win the Super Bowl— I still have the actual movie poster from the theater.

Warren Beatty, Jack Warden, James Mason are in this: Beatty/Warden were both in Bulworth, Mason/Warden were both in The Verdict.

14) Fast Break— Gabe Kaplan plays a New York City basketball enthusiast who works in a deli, but he really wants to coach ball. He is offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college; he recruits some players, who are a bit odd but good- one of his starters is a young lady.

Bernard King, Michael Warren played big-time basketball for real; they’re on his team, too.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, August 17

 

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CINCINNATI is 15-33 SU (-21.3 Units) when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 67-69 SU (-8.9 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 55-30 Under (22 Units) in home games in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 11-2 SU (8.8 Units) after batting .200 or worse over a 3 game span in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 7-17 SU (-13.1 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen that converts on 75%+ of their save opportunities in the curren...

MIAMI is 12-0 Under (12 Units) in August games in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 8-0 Over (8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 38-27 SU (8.3 Units) in home games after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 26-35 SU (-12.5 Units) in road games after a win in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 7-0 SU (7 Units) in home games after 6 or more consecutive wins in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 10-2 Over (7.8 Units) as a favorite of -175 to -250 in the current season.

TEXAS are 60-48 SU (8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

LA DODGERS are 13-1 SU (11.9 Units) in August games in the current season.

HOUSTON is 51-69 SU (-24.9 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 14-3 Over (10.7 Units) after a game with a combined score of 4 runs or less in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 17

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, August 17

National League
Philadelphia (65-51) @ Cincinnati (45-69)
— Suarez is 2-0, 2.22 in his last five starts.
— Philly is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
— over 12-5 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-7
— He is 1-0, 3.86 in five games (1 start) vs Cincinnati.

— Phillies are 15-4 in last 19 games.
— Philly is 33-25 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 31-116
— record in first 5 innings: 47-49-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3

— Lodolo is 0-1, 4.91 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Reds are 3-9 in last dozen games.
— Cincinnati is 25-36 at home.
— under 15-7-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-115
— record in first 5 innings: 37-61-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-5

Chicago (48-67) @ Washington (39-79)
— Smyly is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (11.2 IP).
— Cubs are 6-9 in his starts.
— under 12-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
— He is 1-0, 3.38 in five starts vs Washington.

— Cubs are 7-4 in their last eleven games.
— Cubs are 24-33 on road.
— under 23-11-4 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-115
— record in first 5 innings: 45-53-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.1-3.1-5

— Abbott is 0-2, 6.92 in three starts.
— He pitched for the Cubs last year.
— Nationals are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Washington lost 14 of last 19 games.
— Nationals are 19-43 at home.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-118
— record in first 5 innings: 31-75-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-5

San Diego (64-55) @ Miami (51-65)
— Clevinger is 2-1, 3.42 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 9-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Padres are 4-3 in last seven games.
— San Diego is 32-30 on road.
— over 12-8-1 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-117
— record in first 5 innings: 54-38-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4

— Lopez is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 12-11 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 1-0, 5.40 in one start vs San Diego.

— Miami is 12-26 in its last 38 games.
— Marlins are 25-32 at home.
— under 13-2-2 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-117
— record in first 5 innings: 44-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5

NY Mets (75-42) @ Atlanta (72-46)
— Scherzer is 2-0, 1.30 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— under 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-5
— He is 2-0, 0.64 in two starts vs Atlanta TY.

— Mets are 17-5 in their last 22 games.
— Mets are 35-23 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-117
— record in first 5 innings: 64-30-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6-6

— Odorizzi is 0-1, 5.19 in two starts for Atlanta.
— Braves are 1-1 in his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 0-2, 3.38 in three starts vs New York.

— Braves are 8-0 in their last eight games.
— Atlanta outscored Mets 18-1 last two nights.
— Atlanta is 39-22 at home.
— over 17-7-3 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-118
— record in first 5 innings: 65-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-2.1

Colorado (51-67) @ St Louis (64-51)
— Marquez is 0-2, 3.75 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 4-2 in his last six road starts.
— under 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-5
— He is 2-1, 2.59 in seven starts vs St Louis.

— Colorado is 8-18 in its last 26 games.
— Rockies are 18-37 on road.
— over 9-4 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-115
— record in first 5 innings: 31-62-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-2

— Montgomery is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts for St Louis (11 IP).
— St Louis is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Cardinals are 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— St Louis is 38-21 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 39-115
— record in first 5 innings: 53-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-1-4

Los Angeles (80-35) @ Milwaukee (62-53)
— Gonsolin is 3-0, 2.16 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 17-4 in his starts
— under 9-4-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 2-21
— record in first 5 innings: 14-2-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Dodgers are 41-11 in their last 52 games.
— They’ve won 13 of their last 15 games.
— Los Angeles is 40-20 on road.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-115
— record in first 5 innings: 70-27-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

— Lauer is 2-1, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 13-8 in his starts.
— under 5-3-2 last ten starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-6
— He is 6-0, 2.56 in nine starts vs Los Angeles.

— Brewers are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— Milwaukee is 30-23 at home.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 39-115
— record in first 5 innings: 51-41-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5-4

Arizona (53-63) @ San Francisco (58-57)
— Davies is 0-2, 5.48 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 6-12 in his starts
— under 12-6
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-7
— He is 1-4, 3.96 in eight starts vs San Francisco.

— Diamondbacks are 7-5 in last dozen games.
— Arizona is 21-34 on road.
— under 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 35-116
— record in first 5 innings: 46-41-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2-1.2

— Rodon is 3-0, 1.47 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 4-1 in his last five home starts
— over 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-2
— He is 0-2, 7.36 in two starts vs Arizona TY.

— Giants won eight of last ten games.
— San Francisco is 34-27 at home.
— over 9-6-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-116
— record in first 5 innings: 48-48-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2

 

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American League
Kansas City (48-70) @ Minnesota (60-55)
— Lynch is 1-0, 2.20 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 8-10 in his starts.
— under 7-4 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2
— He is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts vs Minnesota TY.

— Kansas City is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
— Royals are 19-36 on road.
— over 13-7 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-118
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-2

— Mahle is 1-0, 3.00 in two starts for Minnesota.
— Twins are 2-0 in his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-0, 2.79 in two games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

— Minnesota is 13-18 in its last 31 games.
— Twins are 33-25 at home.
— over 21-11-1 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-115
— record in first 5 innings: 60-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3

Baltimore (61-55) @ Toronto (61-54)
— Voth is 2-0, 2.93 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 7-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-1
— He is 0-1, 3.86 in three games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— Orioles are 26-11 in their last 37 games.
— Baltimore is 28-34 on road.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-116
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.1-2

— Stripling is 1-1, 4.32 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 9-6 in his starts
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 1-0, 5.84 in five games (2 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Blue Jays are 2-8 in their last ten games.
— Toronto is 35-25 at home.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-115
— record in first 5 innings: 44-45-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-5.2-3.1

Detroit (45-74) @ Cleveland (61-55)
— Norris threw 4.2 scoreless IP (64 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Tigers are 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 4-5, 4.50 in 21 games (9 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Tigers are 9-27 in their last 36 games.
— Detroit is 19-41 on road.
— under 15-3-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-119
— record in first 5 innings: 37-63-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-3

— Quantrill is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (13 IP).
— Guardians won his last seven starts.
— over 11-2-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-5
— He is 1-1, 3.60 in two starts vs Detroit TY.

— Guardians are 19-11 in their last 30 games.
— Cleveland is 30-24 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-117
— record in first 5 innings: 48-45-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-7-3.2

Tampa Bay (62-53) @ New York (72-45)
— Kluber is 1-2, 7.54 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 9-5 in his last 14 starts.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-1
— He is 0-1, 2.25 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Tampa Bay is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
— Rays are 27-31 on road.
— under 10-5-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-115
— record in first 5 innings: 52-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0.2-7-4

— German is 1-1, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— New York is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 3-1, 6.40 in six starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York is 2-11 in its last 13 games.
— They scored one run the last three games.
— New York is 41-17 at home.
— under 6-0-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-117
— record in first 5 innings: 57-35-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-2

A’s (42-75) @ Texas (52-64)
— Oller is 0-2, 5.63 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 2-7 in his starts
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-8
— He gave up five runs in 5 IP vs Texas April 22.

— A’s are 1-9 in their last ten games.
— Oakland is 25-37 on road.
— under 35-19-2 last 56 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-117
— record in first 5 innings: 37-62-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.2-4

— Hagans is 0-1, 5.79 in two starts.
— Rangers are 1-1 in his starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Rangers are 16-27 in last 43 games.
— The fired their manager Monday.
— Texas is 26-33 at home.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 27-116
— record in first 5 innings: 40-51-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1

Houston (75-44) @ White Sox (62-56)
— Valdez is 2-0, 1.98 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 13-5 in his last 18 starts
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 2-1, 3.68 in four games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Astros are 11-8 in their last 19 games.
— Houston is 36-25 on road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 41-118
— record in first 5 innings: 71-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-0.1-1

— Kopech is 1-2, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 9-12 in his starts.
— under 8-1-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 9-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11-2
— He is 0-1, 6.00 in two games (1 start) vs Houston.

— White Sox are 20-11 in their last 31 games.
— Chicago is 30-29 at home.
— under 12-6-3 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-117
— record in first 5 innings: 48-54-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-4

Seattle (64-54) @ LA Angels (51-66)
— Kirby is 2-0, 2.31 in his last two starts.
— Seattle is 10-6 in his starts
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— He is 1-1, 2.25 in two starts vs Anaheim TY.

— Mariners are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Seattle is 33-28 on road.
— over 8-1-2 last eleven road games
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 45-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3

— Toussaint threw 5 shutout IP (71 PT) in his first ’22 start.
— Angels are 1-0 in his starts
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle

— Angels are 9-8 in their last 17 games.
— Angels are 26-35 at home.
— under 14-7-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-117
— record in first 5 innings: 54-46-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.2

Interleague games
Boston (58-59) @ Pittsburgh (45-69)
— Hill is 0-1, 8.49 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 8-9 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-4
— He is 4-2, 3.12 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Red Sox are 4-1 in last five games.
— Boston is 29-29 on road.
— under 4-0-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2

— Contreras is 2-2, 6.15 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 4-5 in his starts
— His last start was July 7.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Pirates are 2-9 in their last 11 games.
— Pittsburgh is 24-30 at home.
— over 11-5-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-116
— record in first 5 innings: 36-57-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.1-7

 

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MLB

Wednesday, August 17

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Chi Cubs @ Washington
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing Washington
Chi Cubs is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Seattle @ LA Angels
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Angels's last 13 games when playing at home against Seattle

San Diego @ Miami
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Miami is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Diego

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Boston @ Pittsburgh
Boston
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Colorado @ St. Louis
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland's last 15 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Oakland

Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Dodgers is 14-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home

Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
Spreads, totals for NFL exhibition games this week:
— Chicago @ Seattle (-3.5, 40)
— Carolina @ New England (-2.5, 40)
— New Orleans @ Green Bay (-3, 39.5)
— Houston (-2.5, 38.5) @ LA Rams
— Detroit (-1.5, 39.5) @ Indianapolis
— Denver @ Buffalo (-4.5, 41.5)

Quote of the Day
“This is a very good unique situation. We have two quarterbacks that are playing at a high starter level and we’re gonna keep competing and it’s possible there’s a starter by the first game, and then possible that it plays into the season. Then we pick the one that’s gonna help the team win, who’s gonna be the best person to play quarterback to win the game.”
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh

Thursday’s quiz
What pitcher has the most wins while pitching for the San Diego Padres? He also gave up Pete Rose’s 4,195th hit in 1985, giving Rose the all-time record.

Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Brunell is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ all-time leader in passing yardage; he is currently the quarterback coach for the Lions.

Tuesday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo played QB for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) Had an excellent day Wednesday; went to Saratoga Racetrack with four of my cousins, sat around and shot the breeze all day, enjoyed the unusually cool weather, and spent $6 for a 20-ounce bottle of Sprite (the prices at Saratoga are ludicrous).

Back in the mid-80’s, my cousin KL Wheat taught me (indirectly) that I know NOTHING about handicapping horse racing. He is an expert on breeding, what to look for with jockeys and how to judge workouts in the Racing Form. He won a few hundred Wednesday; must be nice to be so smart about something.

20-ish year old kid sitting behind us was surprisingly enthusiastic to be down only $90 after three races. Wonder how that went the rest of the day.

12) NBA schedule came out Wednesday; they have no games scheduled on Election Day- all 30 teams will play the night before, with a campaign designed to encourage people to go out and vote the next day. Sounds like an effective maneuver; the mid-term elections are important.

11) Lebron James signed a two-year, $97.1M deal with the Lakers; when his next contract comes up, his son will likely be an NBA rookie and word is father/son will want to play together.

10) Mets P Carlos Carrasco got hurt the other night; he’s thrown 126.1 IP this season, but is now out for several weeks. If Carrasco gets to 170 IP this season, his $14M option for next year will automatically kick in. If not, the Mets can buy him out for $3M.

It is possible that injury will cost him $11M (actually less, if the Mets cut bait with him, he’ll sign somewhere else, but not for $11M)

9) Colleges spend a lot of $$$ on football; Florida Gators have a new $85M practice facility.

The facility has:
— a swimming pool
— a basketball court
— a steam room
— a plunge pool
— a virtual reality room
— a hair salon
— a dining hall
— The facility is 142,000 square feet

8) Seattle Seahawks QB Drew Lock tested positive for COVID this week, is out for tonight’s home game with the Chicago Bears. 3rd-string QB Jacob Eason figures to carry the load for Seattle in the last two pre-season games- their starter is Geno Smith.

7) Pittsburgh 2B Rodolfo Castro got suspended for a game for playing last week with his cell phone in the back pocket of his uniform pants. Seriously, he slid head-first into third base and the cellphone popped out of his pocket, much to the surprise of the ump and 3rd base coach.

He is hitting .232; how is he still in the major leagues after that?

6) San Diego Padres got blindsided when Fernando Tatis Jr got suspended for 80 games; they made a huge trade with the Nationals to land Juan Soto/Josh Bell, giving them a formidable lineup when Tatis got healthy, but he got suspended before he got healthy.

His injury, by the way, was a broken wrist suffered in a motorcycle accident in the offseason; when asked about the accident., Tatis replied, “Which one?” Awesome.

Padres’ GM AJ Preller on Tatis: “I think what we need to get to is a point in time where we trust. Over the course of the last six or seven months, I think that’s been something that we haven’t really been able to have there.”

Unusual to hear a team executive criticize a star player like that.

5) Speaking of Josh Bell, he is 7-52 (.135) in his first 14 games as a Padre; he hit .301 in 103 games for Washington this year. Nationals visit San Diego this weekend; maybe that will shake Bell out of his funk.

4) Atlanta Braves signed 21-year old CF Michael Harris II to an 8-year, $72M contract, not bad for a kid who skipped the AAA level- he played Class A ball last year, only 43 games in the AA Southern League this season. He is hitting .288 in 72 major league games.

3) Phillies got their 10,000th win in franchise history Tuesday in Cincinnati.

2) 2023 All-Star Game is in Seattle, which could hamper the Home Run Derby. Ball doesn’t carry well there; any chance they let guys use aluminum bats for Home Run Derby?

Nah, didn’t think so.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Atlanta-Philly-San Diego
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards: Seattle-Tampa Bay-Toronto

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, August 18

 

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ST LOUIS are 361-364 SU (-39.4 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

TEXAS are 14-27 SU (-15.7 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 13-1 SU (11.9 Units) in August games in the current season.

HOUSTON is 11-3 Under (7.7 Units) when playing on Thursday in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) in home games in day games in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 91-66 SU (18.4 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 30-19 SU (9.1 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 4-15 SU (-13.1 Units) vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game in the second half of the season in the current ...

TAMPA BAY is 43-25 SU (15.5 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 61-52 SU (4.7 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 150-190 SU (-59 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, August 18

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, August 18

National League
Colorado (51-68) @ St Louis (65-51)
— Senzatela is 0-1, 4.11 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 8-10 in his starts.
— under 7-3 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-2
— He is 2-3, 5.11 in seven starts vs St Louis.

— Colorado is 8-19 in its last 27 games.
— Rockies are 18-38 on road.
— over 9-5 last fourteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-116
— record in first 5 innings: 31-63-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-2

— Wainwirght is 2-0, 2.67 in his last four starts.
— St Louis is 13-10 in his starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-4
— He is 11-1, 1.48 in 13 starts vs Colorado.

— Cardinals are 12-3 in their last 15 games.
— St Louis is 39-21 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 40-116
— record in first 5 innings: 54-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4-3.1

Los Angeles (81-35) @ Milwaukee (62-54)
— Heaney is 0-0, 3.48 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 6-1 in his starts
— over 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Dodgers are 42-11 in their last 53 games.
— They’ve won 14 of their last 16 games.
— Los Angeles is 41-20 on road.
— over 9-5-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-116
— record in first 5 innings: 70-27-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-2

— Burnes is 0-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
— Milwaukee is 14-9 in his starts.
— over 7-5 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 1-1, 10.38 in four games (2 starts) vs Los Angeles.

— Brewers are 5-10 in their last 15 games.
— Milwaukee is 30-24 at home.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 39-116
— record in first 5 innings: 51-41-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2

Arizona (54-63) @ San Francisco (58-58)
— Gallen is 3-0, 1.37 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 15-7 in his starts
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-3-7
— He is 0-0, 3.09 in two starts vs San Francisco TY.

— Diamondbacks are 8-5 in last 13 games.
— Arizona is 22-34 on road.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 35-117
— record in first 5 innings: 46-41-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1.2-4

— Webb is 2-0, 1.20 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 14-10 in his starts
— over 7-3 last ten starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-4
— He is 1-1, 2.92 in two starts vs Arizona TY.

— Giants won eight of last 11 games.
— San Francisco is 34-28 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 26-117
— record in first 5 innings: 48-48-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3

NY Mets (76-42) @ Atlanta (72-47)
— deGrom is 2-0, 1.62 in three starts.
— Mets are 2-1 in his starts
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 10-7, 2.01 in 26 starts vs Atlanta.

— Mets are 18-5 in their last 23 games.
— Mets are 36-23 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-118
— record in first 5 innings: 65-30-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-6-2.2

— Fried is 0-1, 3.32 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 15-7 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-6-3
— He is 1-2, 4.80 in three starts vs New York TY.

— Braves are 8-1 in their last nine games.
— Atlanta is 39-23 at home.
— over 18-7-3 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-119
— record in first 5 innings: 65-42-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.1-4

Washington (39-80) @ San Diego (65-55)
— Sanchez is 0-5, 7.50 in six starts.
— Nationals are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6
— He is 1-2, 2.61 in seven starts vs San Diego.

— Washington lost 15 of last 20 games.
— Nationals are 20-36 on road.
— over 9-5-1 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-119
— record in first 5 innings: 31-76-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3

— Darvish is 1-2, 3.96 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 16-3-3
— He is 1-1, 5.29 in three starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 5-3 in last eight games.
— San Diego is 33-24 at home.
— over 13-8-1 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-118
— record in first 5 innings: 55-38-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4.2

American League
A’s (43-75) @ Texas (52-65)
— Logue is 1-5, 7.53 in his last six starts.
— A’s are 2-6 in his starts
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He gave up four runs in 3.1 IP in a May 28 start vs Texas.

— A’s are 2-9 in their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 26-37 on road.
— under 35-19-3 last 57 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-118
— record in first 5 innings: 38-62-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-3

— Dunning is 1-0, 2.60 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 7-15 in his starts
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-6
— He is 0-0, 2.57 in three starts vs Oakland.

— Rangers are 16-28 in last 44 games.
— The fired their manager Monday.
— Texas is 26-34 at home.
— over 6-2-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 28-117
— record in first 5 innings: 40-52-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-4

Houston (76-44) @ White Sox (62-57)
— Garcia is 1-3, 5.47 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 13-8 in his starts
— over 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-1
— He is 0-0, 1.29 in one start vs Chicago.

— Astros are 12-8 in their last 20 games.
— Houston is 37-25 on road.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 42-119
— record in first 5 innings: 72-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0.1-1-2

— Giolito is 3-0, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 9-12 in his starts- they scored 23 runs in his last three.
— over 13-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 2-4, 5.08 in six starts vs Houston.

— White Sox are 20-12 in their last 32 games.
— Chicago is 30-30 at home.
— under 13-6-3 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-118
— record in first 5 innings: 48-55-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4-3

Toronto (62-54) @ New York (73-45)
— Berrios allowed 13 runs in 7.2 IP in his last two starts.
— Blue Jays are 16-7 in his starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-6
— He is 0-1, 6.97 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Blue Jays are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
— Toronto is 26-29 on road.
— over 7-5 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-116
— record in first 5 innings: 44-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3.1-2.2

— Montas is 0-0, 9.00 in two starts for NY (8 IP).
— New York is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-8
— He is 1-1, 8.10 in two games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— New York is 3-11 in its last 14 games.
— New York is 42-17 at home.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 41-118
— record in first 5 innings: 57-36-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5.1

Kansas City (48-71) @ Tampa Bay (62-54)
— Royals haven’t named a starter

— Kansas City is 1-5 in its last six games.
— Royals are 19-37 on road.
— over 13-8 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-119
— record in first 5 innings: 45-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2-2

— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay is 8-5 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 35-22 at home.
— under 10-6-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-116
— record in first 5 innings: 53-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-4-3

Interleague games
Boston (59-59) @ Pittsburgh (45-70)
— Eovaldi is 1-1, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-6
— He is 0-0, 10.80 in two games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh.

— Red Sox are 5-1 in last six games.
— Boston is 30-29 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-118
— record in first 5 innings: 46-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-4

— Brubaker is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 8-14 in his starts
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Pirates are 2-10 in their last 12 games.
— Pittsburgh is 24-31 at home.
— over 12-5-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-117
— record in first 5 innings: 36-58-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-7-3

Chicago (49-67) @ Baltimore (61-56)
— Sampson is 0-2, 5.79 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 7-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-1
— He is 0-1, 4.26 in two games (1 start) vs Baltimore.

— Cubs are 8-4 in their last dozen games.
— Cubs are 25-33 on road.
— under 24-11-4 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-116
— record in first 5 innings: 46-53-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3.2

— Watkins is 1-1, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 6-6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 7-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-6
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in one start vs Toronto.

— Orioles are 26-12 in their last 38 games.
— Baltimore is 33-21 at home.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-2

 

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MLB

Thursday, August 18

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ St. Louis
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home

Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games
LA Dodgers is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games

Chi Cubs @ Baltimore
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games at home

Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto

Boston @ Pittsburgh
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Washington @ San Diego
Washington
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing Washington


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random but here are stats from biggest "trade deadline" moves. Some have been productive, others not so much

 

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Thanks, degenclark73!

 

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Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
Career passing yardage leaders for the Chicago Bears:
23,443— Jay Cutler
14,686— Sid Luckman
11,567— Jim Harbaugh
11,203— Jim McMahon
10,609— Mitchell Trubisky
10,502— Erik Kramer

Quote of the Day
“We’ll see. We’ll talk about it next week. [I’m] not concerned about it right now. We’re trying to practice against Tennessee and play a game. I said ‘sometime after Tennessee.’ There’s no definitive date for me. But we’ll check on it, we’ll keep in touch and we’ll find out.”
Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles, when asked when Tom Brady will return to the team

Friday’s quiz
What team did Henry Aaron finish his major league career with?

Thursday’s quiz
Eric Show has the most wins while pitching for the San Diego Padres; he also gave up Pete Rose’s 4,195th hit in 1985, giving Rose the all-time record.

Wednesday’s quiz
Mark Brunell is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ all-time leader in passing yardage; he is currently the quarterback coach for the Lions.

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

— Verdict is finally in; Deshaun Watson gets suspended for the first 11 games this season; he is also fined $5M.

There are no coincidences; Watson can return in Week 13, when the Browns visit Houston, Watson’s old team.

Go figure.

— Watson will play only two regular season games in Cleveland this season; other four are on the road.

— How Cleveland’s odds changed with this news:
Super Bowl odds slip from 25-1 to 45-1.
Odds to win AFC go from 11-1 to 20-1
Odds to win AFC North go from +275 to +475.

Will Cleveland playoffs? No -175, yes +135

— Salary cap hits for QB’s in the AFC West:
$35.8M— Patrick Mahomes
$24M— Russell Wilson
$19.4M— Derek Carr
$7.2M— Justin Herbert

Teams can do more with their roster when the QB is on his rookie contract.

— Speaking of which, LA Chargers paid S Derwin James $19.1M a year for four years, the biggest contract for any safety, ever.

— Sunday-Tuesday, Bronx Bombers were favored in three straight games, but scored only one run total in losing all three games.

Since 2004, in 44,558 major league games, that is only the 11th time a team scored one run in losing three games in a row as a favorite.

— Arizona 5, Giants 0— Zac Gallen tossed 7.1 scoreless IP, struck out 12, two of which were guys trying to bunt for a hit with a 1-2 count. Don’t see that a lot in the majors.

— St Louis Cardinals acquired lefty starters Jose Quintana, Jordan Montgomery at the trade deadline; people were not excited by that, but the Cardinals are 6-0 in their starts so far:

Montgomery 3-0, allowed one run in 16.2 IP
Quintana 1-0 in three starts, allowed five runs in 17 IP

— Utah Utes opened at #7 in the AP’s first college football Top 25, their highest preseason ranking ever.

— Thursday night was Jim Kaat’s last game in the broadcast booth; the 83-year old Hall of Fame pitcher announced this week that he is stepping away from the mike to give a younger guy a chance. Too bad; always enjoyed listening to him.

— Braves 3, Mets 2— Atlanta wins three of four in this series, move within 3.5 games of first place in the NL East. Teams play each other only three more times this season.

— Six actors who appeared in both Batman and Magnum PI:
Elisha Cook (Icepick in Magnum)
Howard Duff (played Magnum’s grandfather)
Alan Hale (best known as the skipper on Gilligan’s Island)
Cesar Romero (the Joker on Batman)
Barbara Rush (Nora Clavicle on Batman)
Jill St John (Jan Kona in Magnum)

— If the World Series goes seven games this fall, Game 7 will be on November 5, only a couple days before the college basketball season starts.

— Good segment on Hard Knocks this week with Detroit Lions’ backup QB David Blough and his wife, who ran track in the last Olympics for Colombia. They showed him watching her race in the Olympics in the Lions’ meeting room, with teammates/coaches rooting for her.

— Texas Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward Monday; they fired team president Jon Daniels Wednesday. Daniels was with the Rangers for 17 years; they had some good teams. From 2010-16, Texas made the playoffs five times in seven seasons, but they haven’t had a winning season since then.

— Baseball injuries:
Reds 1B Joey Votto (shoulder) is out for the year
Mets 3B Eduardo Escobar (leg) is on the IL
Bronx reliever Clay Holmes is on the IL
White Sox 2B Leury Garcia is on the IL
Tampa Bay 3B Yandy Diaz Thursday’s game with a sore knee

— Big 14 signed a 7-year media deal where schools will make a boatload of $$$; their games will be televised everywhere but ESPN. League is expected to bank $1B a year with the deal, but the deal doesn’t start until next summer.

— Cal Bears’ football announcer Joe Starkey is retiring after this season; I remember him from listening to Pittsburgh Penguin hockey games on KDKA radio in the early 70’s, when I was a kid.

— Happy 86th birthday to the great actor Robert Redford.

— Bears 27, Seahawks 11
Chicago led 17-0 at halftime.
You try not to overreact to exhibition games, but Seattle was bad in this game.
Seahawks had 13 penalties for 92 yards, Chicago 3 for 38.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, August 19