Monday’s 6-pack:
All-time home run leaders for the New York Mets:
252— Darryl Strawberry
242— David Wright
230— Pete Alonso
220— Mike Piazza
192— Howard Johnson
154— Dave Kingman
Thought of the Day
“There were points on the back nine today when I thought, ‘Have I let it slip again?’ My battle today was with myself. It wasn’t with anyone else.”
Rory McIlroy, after winning the Masters for the first time
Monday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson played for nine teams his 25-year big league career; what team did he play for last, when he was 44 years old?
Sunday’s quiz
Bob Melvin managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2020.
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.
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One of the most fun things I’ve ever done was from 1993-2001, being an assistant coach for the basketball team at Schenectady; I was the nerdy analytics guy, I scouted opponents and helped with game management. It was a great educational experience.
Pat O’Connor was a lefty, a coach on the floor, a leader. He was kind of like the Draymond Green of that team, and this is a compliment. He went on to play college ball at Utica College.
Justin Hoffman was more of a scorer, skilled with the ball in his hands; a solid rebounder, he would’ve scored a lot more points on a lesser team, but one of our other big guys wound up playing in the NBA, so Justin’s opportunities were somewhat limited. He was a terrific player in college, at NYU.
Congrats fellas, it was great fun watching both of you play!!!
— Arizona (9-7)
Diamondbacks won four of their last five games.
Arizona is 7-3 vs right starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Braves (4-11)
Atlanta is 2-11 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-9 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Cubs (11-7)
Chicago won nine of its last 12 games.
Over is 12-5 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs haven’t played any divisional rivals; they lead NL Central by two games.
— Reds (8-8)
Reds won five of their last six games.
Cincinnati is 6-3 when it scores 3+ runs.
Reds are 6-5 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs southpaws.
— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies went to San Diego this weekend and were shut out all three games.
2B Kyle Farmer was 5-10 this weekend; rest of the Colorado roster? 4 for 78
Rockies are 1-8 on the road (under 7-2).
— Dodgers (11-6)
Dodgers are 3-6 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Dodgers are 11-2 when they score 3+ runs.
— Marlins (8-7)
Marlins are 6-4 at home, 2-3 on road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.
Miami is 3-1 in second game of a series, if they lost the opener.
— Brewers (8-8)
Milwaukee won five of its last six home games.
Brewers are 0-5 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Under is 4-1 in their series openers.
— Mets (10-5)
Mets won eight of their last ten games.
Mets are 8-0 when they score 3+ runs.
Under is 11-4 in their games.
— Phillies (9-6)
Phillies are 7-3 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 9-1 when it scores 3+ runs.
— Pirates (5-11)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 14 of their 16 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.
Pirates haven’t made the playoffs since 2015.
— St Louis (7-8)
Cardinals are 6-3 at home, 1-5 on road.
Their last four games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Padres (13-3)
Padres have thrown six shutouts in ten home games.
San Diego is 12-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 7-3 in their home games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.
— Giants (11-4)
Giants are 9-2 vs rightly pitchers, 2-2 vs lefties.
SF is 8-1 vs American League teams, 3-3 vs NL teams.
Giants scored total of six runs in their four losses.
— Washington (6-9)
Nationals lost three of their last four games.
Over is 7-0 in their last nine games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 4 of 9 home games, 0 of 6 on the road.
— Famous birthdays, April 14th:
Julie Christie, 85
Brad Garrett, 65
Stan Humphries, 60
David Justice, 59
Greg Maddux, 59
Craig Kupp, 58
Anthony Michael Hall, 57
Brad Ausmus, 56
Marc Macon, 56
Steve Avery, 55
Adrien Brody, 52
Baker Mayfield, 30
— Orioles (6-9)
Baltimore lost seven of its last ten games.
Orioles are 6-1 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five home games.
— Red Sox (8-9)
Boston lost five of their last seven games.
Under is 7-3 in their road games.
Red Sox are 8-6 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs lefties.
— White Sox (4-11)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 4-5 at home, 0-6 on the road.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland (8-7)
Guardians are 5-1 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Cleveland is 7-2 against its AL Central rivals.
— Detroit (9-6)
Detroit is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
Tigers are 9-2 when they score 4+ runs.
Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Houston (7-8)
Astros scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of 15 games.
Under is 9-6 in their games so far.
Astros haven’t scored a first inning run in nine home games.
— Royals (8-8)
Kansas City is 6-4 at home, 2-4 on the road.
Royals’ last five home games stayed under the total.
KC has only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Angels (9-6)
12 of the Angels’ 15 games have been on the road.
Halos scored in first inning in 7 of their 15 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Angels have played only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Twins (5-11)
Minnesota is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Twins are 5-2 when they score 4+ runs, 0-9 otherwise.
— New York (8-7)
New York is 2-7 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
New York scored in first inning in six of nine home games.
— A’s (6-10)
A’s are 2-7 in Sacramento, 4-3 on the road.
A’s are 1-4 in series openers.
Over is 6-3 in their home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.
— Seattle (8-8)
Mariners won six of their last seven home games.
Under is 9-4 in their home games.
13 of their first 16 games have been at home.
— Tampa Bay (7-8)
Rays lost seven of their last ten games.
10 of their 15 games stayed under the total.
Rays are 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (9-7)
Texas lost five of its last six games.
Rangers are 8-5 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.
— Toronto (9-7)
10 of last 12 Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
Toronto is 6-4 against its AL East rivals.
All-time home run leaders for the New York Mets:
252— Darryl Strawberry
242— David Wright
230— Pete Alonso
220— Mike Piazza
192— Howard Johnson
154— Dave Kingman
Thought of the Day
“There were points on the back nine today when I thought, ‘Have I let it slip again?’ My battle today was with myself. It wasn’t with anyone else.”
Rory McIlroy, after winning the Masters for the first time
Monday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson played for nine teams his 25-year big league career; what team did he play for last, when he was 44 years old?
Sunday’s quiz
Bob Melvin managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2020.
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.
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Monday’s Den: Major League trends, after the first five series…….
Before we start with our baseball trends today, I’d like to congratulate Pat O’Connor, Justin Hoffman on their induction into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame. Both guys were on the 1998 Schenectady High team that won the NYS Public High School championship.One of the most fun things I’ve ever done was from 1993-2001, being an assistant coach for the basketball team at Schenectady; I was the nerdy analytics guy, I scouted opponents and helped with game management. It was a great educational experience.
Pat O’Connor was a lefty, a coach on the floor, a leader. He was kind of like the Draymond Green of that team, and this is a compliment. He went on to play college ball at Utica College.
Justin Hoffman was more of a scorer, skilled with the ball in his hands; a solid rebounder, he would’ve scored a lot more points on a lesser team, but one of our other big guys wound up playing in the NBA, so Justin’s opportunities were somewhat limited. He was a terrific player in college, at NYU.
Congrats fellas, it was great fun watching both of you play!!!
— Arizona (9-7)
Diamondbacks won four of their last five games.
Arizona is 7-3 vs right starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Braves (4-11)
Atlanta is 2-11 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-9 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Cubs (11-7)
Chicago won nine of its last 12 games.
Over is 12-5 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs haven’t played any divisional rivals; they lead NL Central by two games.
— Reds (8-8)
Reds won five of their last six games.
Cincinnati is 6-3 when it scores 3+ runs.
Reds are 6-5 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs southpaws.
— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies went to San Diego this weekend and were shut out all three games.
2B Kyle Farmer was 5-10 this weekend; rest of the Colorado roster? 4 for 78
Rockies are 1-8 on the road (under 7-2).
— Dodgers (11-6)
Dodgers are 3-6 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Dodgers are 11-2 when they score 3+ runs.
— Marlins (8-7)
Marlins are 6-4 at home, 2-3 on road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.
Miami is 3-1 in second game of a series, if they lost the opener.
— Brewers (8-8)
Milwaukee won five of its last six home games.
Brewers are 0-5 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Under is 4-1 in their series openers.
— Mets (10-5)
Mets won eight of their last ten games.
Mets are 8-0 when they score 3+ runs.
Under is 11-4 in their games.
— Phillies (9-6)
Phillies are 7-3 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 9-1 when it scores 3+ runs.
— Pirates (5-11)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 14 of their 16 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.
Pirates haven’t made the playoffs since 2015.
— St Louis (7-8)
Cardinals are 6-3 at home, 1-5 on road.
Their last four games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Padres (13-3)
Padres have thrown six shutouts in ten home games.
San Diego is 12-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 7-3 in their home games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.
— Giants (11-4)
Giants are 9-2 vs rightly pitchers, 2-2 vs lefties.
SF is 8-1 vs American League teams, 3-3 vs NL teams.
Giants scored total of six runs in their four losses.
— Washington (6-9)
Nationals lost three of their last four games.
Over is 7-0 in their last nine games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 4 of 9 home games, 0 of 6 on the road.
— Famous birthdays, April 14th:
Julie Christie, 85
Brad Garrett, 65
Stan Humphries, 60
David Justice, 59
Greg Maddux, 59
Craig Kupp, 58
Anthony Michael Hall, 57
Brad Ausmus, 56
Marc Macon, 56
Steve Avery, 55
Adrien Brody, 52
Baker Mayfield, 30
— Orioles (6-9)
Baltimore lost seven of its last ten games.
Orioles are 6-1 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five home games.
— Red Sox (8-9)
Boston lost five of their last seven games.
Under is 7-3 in their road games.
Red Sox are 8-6 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs lefties.
— White Sox (4-11)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 4-5 at home, 0-6 on the road.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland (8-7)
Guardians are 5-1 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Cleveland is 7-2 against its AL Central rivals.
— Detroit (9-6)
Detroit is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
Tigers are 9-2 when they score 4+ runs.
Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Houston (7-8)
Astros scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of 15 games.
Under is 9-6 in their games so far.
Astros haven’t scored a first inning run in nine home games.
— Royals (8-8)
Kansas City is 6-4 at home, 2-4 on the road.
Royals’ last five home games stayed under the total.
KC has only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Angels (9-6)
12 of the Angels’ 15 games have been on the road.
Halos scored in first inning in 7 of their 15 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Angels have played only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Twins (5-11)
Minnesota is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Twins are 5-2 when they score 4+ runs, 0-9 otherwise.
— New York (8-7)
New York is 2-7 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
New York scored in first inning in six of nine home games.
— A’s (6-10)
A’s are 2-7 in Sacramento, 4-3 on the road.
A’s are 1-4 in series openers.
Over is 6-3 in their home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.
— Seattle (8-8)
Mariners won six of their last seven home games.
Under is 9-4 in their home games.
13 of their first 16 games have been at home.
— Tampa Bay (7-8)
Rays lost seven of their last ten games.
10 of their 15 games stayed under the total.
Rays are 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (9-7)
Texas lost five of its last six games.
Rangers are 8-5 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.
— Toronto (9-7)
10 of last 12 Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
Toronto is 6-4 against its AL East rivals.
