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**Udog** · 06-12-2016, 08:33 AM

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Nolan Ryan threw seven no-hitters, to seven different catchers........

-- Jeff Torborg-- Became a manager when his playing days were done.

-- Art Kusyner-- Starting C Torborg broke his finger two days before this game.

-- Tom Egan-- Like Bob Uecker, a journeyman catcher with a career .200 BA.

-- Ellie Rodriguez-- Was All-Star rep for Royals in their first-ever season.

-- Alan Ashby-- Is now a broadcaster for the Astros.

-- John Russell-- Was Rangers' 3rd-string catcher when he caught the no-hitter.

-- Mike Stanley-- Best hitter of these seven, hit 187 HRs, had a .370 OB%.

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Armadillo: Saturday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday......

13) Someone brought this up on Twitter Friday night and it took me a damn hour to unravel the whole thing in my mind:

Vince Carter was drafted by Golden State on June 24, 1988; he was traded later that night to Toronto for Antawn Jamison, but the pick that was used to draft him had already been traded twice, in 1993 and 1994-- the Anfernee Hardaway/Chris Webber deal in '93 and a deal involving Scott Skiles the next year.

In both trades, a pick Golden State later used to draft Todd Fuller (whoops) was also moved with the Carter pick.

12) Vince Carter scored 23,969 points in his NBA career, earned $165,575,296 in salary; the pick used to select him was traded when he was in 10th and 11th grade.

11) Barry Bonds was a great, great hitter; he hit 762 HRs, had a career OB% of .444.

Don Mattingly hit .307 in his fine career, with 222 homers, also a great hitter.

But playing isn't coaching; Mattingly is Marlins' manager, Bonds is a hitting coach and neither one of them can fix Giancarlo Stanton, who is going thru one of the worst hitting funks I've ever seen. Its like he has suddenly become Adam Dunn, except he never walks. Stanton is hitting .195 this season. No bueno.

With two strikes on him this season, Stanton is 9-112, with 14 walks, 77 strikeouts. Seeing as they still owe hm $325M or so down the road, they need to have coaches who can fix him, even if that coach wasn't a Hall of Fame player.

10) White Sox brought up SS prospect Tim Anderson and DFA'd Jimmy Rollins, making them younger, more athletic and probably better.

9) In Jose Quintana's last 17 losses, White Sox scored a total of 19 runs.

8) Cavan Biggio, son of the Astros' Hall of Famer, was a 5th-round draft pick of the Blue Jays. That pick was announced by Cavan's older brother, who is an intern in the commissioner's office. There is networking in baseball; your dad is a Hall of Famer, you have a better shot at an internship.

7) Red Sox have scored 54 more runs than any team in the AL; some credit has to go to hitting coach Chili Davis, who is very underrated. When he was in Oakland, the A's made the playoffs all three years. Probably not a coincidence.

6) New sliding rules at second base are hurting offenses; you get lot more double plays now, with runners not allowed to do anything remotely aggressive to break up a double play. Reducing contact around home plate probably helped scoring go up.

5) Golfer Jason Day threw out the first pitch at the Pirates game last night; he is in town for the US Open at Oakmont next week.

4) Chicago Cubs used a 6th-round pick on Chad Hockin, who is the grandson of the great hitter, the late Harmon Killebrew.

3) Klay Thompson wore a Dodgers' hat at a Giants' home game last night, normally not the best way to make friends in the Bay Area, but Thompson's brother plays for the Dodgers and if the Warriors win Monday night, it'll all be forgotten, I'm guessing.

2) CBS made a good move, dumped former referee Mike Carey as its rules expert; Carey wasn't good on TV, although he did improve last year.

1) I'd like to propose a change to how saves are tracked; the current system just isn't a good yardstick for how closers finish games.

-- Protect a one-run lead, 3 points. Lose a one-run lead, lose 1 point.
-- Protect a two-run lead, 2 points. Lose a two-run lead, lose 2 points.
-- Protect a three-run lead, 1 point. Lose a three-run lead, lose 3 points.

For instance, Huston Street entered the game last night with a 3-0 lead; he blew the lead, so he would lose three points. I think over the course of a season, this point system would be more telling than the current one.

**Udog** · 06-12-2016, 08:35 AM

NHL

Sunday, June 12

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NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 betting preview: Penguins at Sharks
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Sidney Crosby has yet to score in the Stanley Cup Finals, will he end the scoring slump and hoist the Cup in San Jose?

Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks (A: +100, H: -110, O/U: 5.0)

Penguins lead series 3-2

Logan Couture has a knack of coming through in the clutch when the San Jose Sharks need him the most. Fresh off his fourth three-point performance of the playoffs, Couture looks to help the Sharks stretch the Stanley Cup final to its limit when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 on Sunday night.

The 27-year-old scored his first goal of the series and set up two tallies in Thursday's 4-2 win in Game 5 to increase his NHL-leading point total to 29 (nine goals, 20 assists) in 23 games. "I just don't want to go home," Couture said of his previous three-point efforts in the clinching game of each round. While San Jose's club-best sixth road win extended the Stanley Cup final, Pittsburgh was denied in its bid to secure the fourth title in franchise history - and first at home. Rookie goaltender Matt Murray permitted three goals on his first five shots to lead the Penguins' undoing in Game 5, but is 5-0 in games following a loss in the postseason.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, TVAS

PROBABLE GOALIES:

Penguins - Matt Murray: (W/L: 14-6, GAA: 2.14, SAVE %: .923)

Sharks - Martin Jones: (W/L: 14-9, GAA: 2.16, SAVE %: .922)

ABOUT THE PENGUINS: Evgeni Malkin has scored in consecutive contests and speedy forward Carl Hagelin also tallied on Thursday to record his fourth point (one goal, three assists) of the Stanley Cup final. Hagelin's mates on the "HBK Line" each notched an assist in Game 5 as Phil Kessel collected his team-leading 22nd point while Nick Bonino is tied with Malkin for second place at 18. Hart Trophy finalist Sidney Crosby has been held off the scoresheet in each of the last three contests after recording nine points (three goals, six assists) in his previous 12 games.

ABOUT THE SHARKS: Second-year wing Melker Karlsson received a healthy dose of praise from coach Peter DeBoer for stepping up in the postseason, most notably in the absence of an injured Tomas Hertl (lower body). "Melker's been excellent the entire playoffs, but particularly in the final. I think he's really found another level here for us," DeBoer told the San Jose Mercury-News of the 25-year-old Swede. "He's disruptive on the forecheck and with his tenacity on the puck, he's turning a lot of pucks over. If you're a skill guy like Logan (Couture) playing with him, he's going to create some turnovers with the way he forechecks and you're there to make the next play." Karlsson has collected five goals in the playoffs after recording just 10 during the regular season.

TRENDS:

* Penguins are 2-12-1 in the last 15 meetings in San Jose.
* Penguins are 7-1 in their last eight Sunday games.
* Sharks are 8-2 in their last 10 home games.
* Under is 7-1 in Penguins last eight Stanley Cup Finals games.
* Under is 5-1-1 in Sharks last seven versus Eastern Conference opponents.

CONSENSUS: The early consensus has 62 percent of bettors backing the Sharks on home ice, while 67 percent of bettors think Game 6 will be a high-scoring affair and are on the over.

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**Udog** · 06-12-2016, 08:40 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, June 12

Pittsburgh @ San Jose

Game 61-62
June 12, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
14.319
San Jose
12.404
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+100); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, June 12

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PITTSBURGH (63-31-0-11, 137 pts.) at SAN JOSE (60-36-0-9, 129 pts.) - 6/12/2016, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-5 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 6-5-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.6 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Sunday, June 12

Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 16-5 SU after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
San Jose: 17-26 SU off a road win by 2 goals or more

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, June 12

San Jose-Pittsburgh (P 3-2)
Penguins can win 4th Stanley Cup here; their three previous titles were all won on road. San Jose lost five of last eight games with Pittsburgh, seven of last nine series games stayed under. Seven of last 15 Shark-Penguin games went OT, four to shootout. San Jose is 1-10 on power play in series; Penguins are 2-11. Pittsburgh has a 179-120 edge in shots in first five games. Sharks are in Stanley Cup finals for first time; Penguins are in for first time since winning Cup in '09, its third Stanley Cup title. Pittsburgh won two of last three visits to San Jose; Sharks scored twice in first 2:53 of Game 5, gave up tying goals in next 2:13, held Pittsburgh scoreless rest of way. San Jose is 8-3 at home in playoffs

Playoffs tally: 1st round-- Home: 23-24, Over: 16-17-14
2nd round-- Home: 16-9, Over: 11-5-9
Conference finals-- Home 6-7, Over 7-5-1
Home: 3-2 Over: 1-4

NHL

Sunday, June 12

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. SAN JOSE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Pittsburgh is 2-12-1 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games

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