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**Udog** · 04-25-2021, 09:53 AM

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**Udog** · 04-25-2021, 09:53 AM

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Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 30 AB’s):
.521— Mike Trout, LAA
.492— Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.482— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.469— Bryce Harper, Phil
.465— Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.461— Ronald Acuna, Atl

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 570,987
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) College football teams are having their spring practices now, which traditionally end with an intrasquad game- the question is this:

Will coaches be hesitant to name a starting QB for the fall, for fear that the guy who isn’t named the starter will transfer? Naming a starter on August 25 instead of April 25 makes it more likely that you’ll have both guys for this coming season.

12) Jacob deGrom has started four games this season; opponents swung at 225 of his pitches, whiffing on 100 of them. He’s given up 13 hits, 80 foul balls, had 32 outs on batted balls.

11) Astros 16, Angels 2— Houston starter Jake Odorizzi left this game after 5 pitches with an arm problem; they brought Kent Emanuel to make his major league debut. Little did they know that Emanuel would finish the game, giving up five hits, two runs, throwing 90 pitches.

28-year old rookies aren’t generally big prospects; he’s the first pitcher to throw 8.2+ innings in his MLB debut since Jesse Litsch in 2007.

10) As of 9pm Saturday, there were 184 major leaguers on the IL, 6.1 guys per team.

9) Mariners 8, Red Sox 2— Couple guys on Seattle hit balls 410-415 feet to centerfield, but that is the deepest part of Fenway Park- they got doubles instead.

Long time ago, some radio wise guys snuck into Fenway and and measured 287 feet from home plate to the left field foul pole on the Green Monster. Unusual ballpark.

8) Orel Hershiser was telling a story on TV last night about when the Dodgers started using videos to study trends of opponents, 30-35 years ago. Dodgers gave them $10,000 to put together a video room, with two 24-inch TV’s and two VCR’s.

Technology has come a very long way since then; everyone has I-Pads in the dugout now to study what just happened.

7) Dodgers 5, Padres 4:
— Season series is now 3-3 between these division rivals.
— 26th straight start that Blake Snell pitched less than six innings.
— Fernando Tatis Jr hit two homers, has four in his last two games. I’m playing against his team in fantasy this week- no bueno.

6) Phillies 7, Rockies 5— Good night to have Rhys Hoskins on your fantasy team; he hit a couple homers, knocked in five runs.

5) Cardinals 2, Reds 0— Cincinnati has lost six in a row since starting season 8-5.

4) Minnesota 101, Utah 96:
— In each of their last three games, Timberwolves allowed 40+ points in the first quarter.
— Jazz scored 40 points in first quarter, a combined 34 in 2nd/3rd quarters.

3) Only 34% of active NFL players last year were picked in rounds 1-3 of the draft; thats how important a team’s GM/scouts are. It is also a big part of why the NFL Draft is so interesting.

2) Cleveland Browns re-joined the NFL in 1999, after the original Browns bolted to Baltimore; this fall, Baker Mayfield will be the first Browns QB to start in Week 1, three years in a row.

1) I’ll finish today with a quick story; long time ago, maybe 1985-86, something like that, I was on the first down chain gang at a semi-pro football game at Bleecker Stadium in Albany— Metro Mallers were hosting a team from Massachusetts.

Some of the Mallers had played college football at UAlbany, where I had been the basketball manager; we go on the field for a measurement, one of the linebackers says to me, “What the hell are you doing here?” We just laughed.

Chains were on the visiting team’s sideline; they had the ball around midfield and it turns out I am standing next to the head coach, who is calling plays.

He has his play chart in his left hand, studying it carefully; he has an open can of Pabst Blue Ribbon in his right hand, taking a swig now and then. Welcome to semi-pro football!!!

**Udog** · 04-25-2021, 09:58 AM

59BOSTON -60 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite in the current season.

61BUFFALO -62 NY RANGERS
BUFFALO is 10-37 ATS (-30.7 Units) in road games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

63NEW JERSEY -64 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 1-6 ATS (-7.3 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

65COLUMBUS -66 TAMPA BAY
COLUMBUS are 12-29 ATS (-15.6 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Pittsburgh
Boston
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Buffalo @ NY Rangers
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games when playing Buffalo
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Buffalo

New Jersey @ Philadelphia
New Jersey
New Jersey is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Jersey's last 19 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey

Columbus @ Tampa Bay
Columbus
Columbus is 15-2 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Tampa Bay
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games

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