Da Bum's 2021 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, September 7

NL games
Mets (69-69) @ Miami (57-80)
— Carrasco is 0-2, 6.52 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 6-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 0-0, 4.66 in two starts vs Miami this year.

— Mets won eight of last ten games.
— Mets are 4-2 in last six road games.
— over 3-2-1 last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-139
— record in first 5 innings: 54-69-16

— Cabrera is 0-1, 5.23 in two starts.
— Marlins are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 4 IP vs New York August 31.

— Marlins lost 13 of last 19 games.
— Miami is 6-2 in last eight home games.
— under 12-4 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-137
— record in first 5 innings: 51-64-22

Washington (57-80) @ Atlanta (71-64)
— Espino is 1-0, 3.68 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 5-9 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1
— He allowed 5 runs in 4 IP in August 15 start vs Atlanta.

— Washington is 15-37 in its last 52 games.
— Nationals are 4-12 in last 16 home games.
— over 23-9-2 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-139
— record in first 5 innings: 55-59-25

— Fried is 4-0, 2.08 in his last six starts.
— Braves are 13-10 in his starts.
— under 11-11-1
— allowed run in first inning: 10-23
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-1
— He is 3-1, 5.56 in five starts vs Washington this year.

— Braves lost five of last seven games.
— Atlanta is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 12-3-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-136
— record in first 5 innings: 69-48-19

Philadelphia (71-66) @ Milwaukee (84-55)
— Nola is 0-1, 5.30 in his last seven starts.
— Phillies are 13-14 in his starts.
— over 7-4-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-1
— He is 4-0, 2.75 in seven starts vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies won eight of last ten games.
— Phillies are 39-28 at home, 32-38 on road.
— over 9-3 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-137
— record in first 5 innings: 60-51-26

— Lauer is 1-1, 2.52 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-8 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— He is 1-1, 2.25 in two starts vs Philly.

— Brewers are 31-16 in last 47 games.
— Milwaukee is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 8-4-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-139
— record in first 5 innings: 71-44-24

Cincinnati (73-66) @ Cubs (64-75)
— Miley is 3-1, 3.12 in his last six starts.
— Reds are 16-9 in his starts.
— over 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-3
— He is 2-0, 2.74 in four starts vs Chicago this year.

— Cincinnati is 2-7 in its last nine games.
— Reds are 5-8 in last 13 road games.
— under 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-138
— record in first 5 innings: 66-55-18

— Sampson gave up a run in 4 IP (69 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Cubs are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He gave up a run in 4 IP, in one start vs Cincinnati

— Cubs won their last seven games.
— Chicago is 7-1 in last eight home games.
— Over is 9-4 in last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-138
— record in first 5 innings: 55-68-15

Los Angeles (87-51) @ St Louis (69-67)
— bullpen game

— Dodgers are 28-11 in last 39 games.
— Dodgers are 8-2 in last ten road games.
— under 16-3-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-137
— record in first 5 innings: 73-43-21

— Happ is 3-1, 4.30 in six starts for St Louis.
— Cardinals are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 0-3, 2.74 in four starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cardinals are 5-5 in last ten games.
— St Louis is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 49-136
— record in first 5 innings: 63-53-20

San Francisco (88-50) @ Colorado (63-75)
— Webb is 4-0, 1.40 in his last eight starts.
— Giants are 15-4 in his starts.
— under 9-0 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-3
— He is 1-1, 5.52 in three starts vs Colorado this year.

— Giants are 5-6 in last 11 games.
— Giants are 7-2 in last nine road games.
— Under is 16-7-1 in last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-138
— record in first 5 innings: 73-47-18

— Gonzalez is 0-1, 9.77 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 6-11 in his starts.
— over 10-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-1
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in two starts vs San Francisco this year.

— Colorado is 12-10 in its last 22 games.
— Rockies are 45-25 at home, 18-50 on road.
— over 8-6 last 14 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-138
— record in first 5 innings: 55-64-19

AL games
Tampa Bay (87-51) @ Boston (79-61)
— Rasmussen is 0-0, 2.45 in six starts (22 IP).
— Rays are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 0-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Boston this year.

— Tampa Bay won 27 of last 36 games.
— Rays won their last six road games.
— over 18-9-2 last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-138
— record in first 5 innings: 59-50-29

— Rodriguez is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 17-9 in his starts.
— under 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-2
— He is 1-0, 3.63 in three starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

— Boston is 10-10 in its last 20 games.
— Red Sox are 9-4 in last 13 home games.
— under 6-5 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-140
— record in first 5 innings: 63-57-20

Kansas City (62-75) @ Baltimore (43-93)
— Kowar is 0-2, 11.25 in three starts.
— Kansas City is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Royals lost five of last eight games.
— Royals are 9-3 in last 12 road games.
— under 29-13-4 last 46 games.
— scores run in first inning: 32-140
— record in first 5 innings: 51-67-22

— Wells is 0-2, 9.00 in three starts.
— Baltimore is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Royals.

— Orioles are 4-27 in their last 31 games.
— Baltimore is 24-48 on road, 19-45 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-136
— record in first 5 innings: 42-76-18

Toronto (74-62) @ Bronx (78-59)
— Matz is 1-1, 3.04 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 11-13 in his starts.
— over 13-11
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-3
— He is 2-3, 5.77 in 8 games (6 starts) vs New York.

— Toronto is 8-1 in last nine games.
— Blue Jays are 4-6 in last ten road games.
— Under is 13-4 in last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-135
— record in first 5 innings: 28-14-6 last 48

— Cole is 4-0, 0.73 in his last four starts.
— New York is 14-11 in his starts.
— under 12-11-2
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 14-6-5
— He is 2-0, 2.33 in three starts vs Toronto this year.

— New York is 2-7 since its 13-game win streak ended.
— New York is 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— over 23-17-1 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-137
— record in first 5 innings: 58-48-31

Minnesota (60-77) @ Cleveland (68-68)
— Gant is 0-3, 7.30 in three starts for Twins.
— Twins are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-0, 0.75 in 5 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Minnesota lost five of last eight games.
— Twins are 4-7 in last 11 road games.
— under 6-2-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 48-136
— record in first 5 innings: 41-70-25

— Civale is 3-0, 3.42 in his last four starts.
— His last start was June 21.
— Indians are 12-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 1-2, 3.52 in five starts vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland is 10-6 in last 16 games.
— Indians are 6-4 in last ten home games.
— under 12-8-1 last 21 home games
— scores run in first inning: 41-135
— record in first 5 innings: 54-61-20

Seattle (75-63) @ Houston (80-57)
— Gilbert is 0-3, 4.40 in his last six starts.
— Mariners are 12-7 in his starts.
— over 12-4 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-4
— He is 0-1, 8.38 in two starts vs Houston this year.

— Seattle won six of last eight games.
— Seattle is 10-3 in last 13 road games.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 43-138
— record in first 5 innings: 60-60-18

— Odorizzi is 1-1, 2.30 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 9-10 in his starts.
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-2
— He is 2-2, 3.92 in four starts vs Seattle this year.

— Astros lost five of last eight games.
— Astros are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— under 7-4-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-137
— record in first 5 innings: 74-44-19

White Sox (79-57) @ Oakland (74-63)
— They haven’t announced a starter.

— Chicago is 6-3 in last nine games.
— White Sox are 4-8 in last 12 road games.
— under 4-2-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-137
— record in first 5 innings: 76-40-21

— Kaprielian is 2-0, 5.68 in his last seven starts.
— A’s are 10-8 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— A’s are 6-14 in their last 20 games.
— Oakland is 3-5 in last eight home games.
— Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-137
— record in first 5 innings: 60-54-23

Interleague games
Detroit (65-74) @ Pittsburgh (49-87)
— Peralta is 0-2, 7.09 in his last seven starts.
— Detroit is 7-6 in his starts.
— under 6-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-2
— He is 2-2, 4.30 in seven starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Detroit is 8-14 in its last 22 games.
— Detroit is 8-4 in last 12 road games.
— under 21-12-2 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-139
— record in first 5 innings: 19-22-5 last 46

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Pirates are 13-36 in last 49 games.
— Pittsburgh is 5-3 in last eight home games.
— over 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 34-136
— record in first 5 innings: 42-78-16

Texas (49-88) @ Arizona (45-93)
— bullpen game

— Texas is 13-36 in last 49 games.
— Texas is 4-7 in last 11 road games.
— over 14-11-2 last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-137
— record in first 5 innings: 47-73-17

— Gallen is 1-1, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-14 in his starts.
— over 12-6
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Arizona lost eight of last nine games.
— Arizona is 7-6 in its last 13 home games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 18-138
— record in first 5 innings: 52-74-12

Angels (68-70) @ San Diego (72-64)
— bullpen game

— Angels won five of last eight games.
— Angels are 1-5 in last six road games.
— over 5-2 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 41-138
— record in first 5 innings: 59-63-16

— Snell allowed 1 run in 14.2 IP in his last two starts.
— Padres are 12-13 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-2
— He is 1-1, 3.94 in three starts vs Anaheim.

— Padres lost 14 of last 21 games.
— San Diego lost five of last seven home games.
— under 9-4-2 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-136
— record in first 5 innings: 56-62-18


 

[Udog]

MLB

Tuesday, September 7

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games

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

NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
NY Mets is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Kansas City @ Baltimore
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games

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

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games

LA Dodgers @ St. Louis
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Houston
Houston is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

San Francisco @ Colorado
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Colorado is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home

Texas @ Arizona
Texas
Texas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games
Arizona
Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games

Chi White Sox @ Oakland
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
Oakland
Oakland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games

LA Angels @ San Diego
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
LA Angels is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels


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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MIN at CLE 06:10 PM
MIN +126
+500

DET at PIT 06:35 PM
DET +103
+500

NYM at MIA 06:40 PM
NYM -173
+500

TOR at NYY 07:05 PM
TOR +202
+500

KC at BAL 07:05 PM
KC -115
+500

TB at BOS 07:10 PM
TB -107
+500

WAS at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -225
+500

PHI at MIL 07:40 PM
PHI -101
+500

CIN at CHC 07:40 PM
CIN -155
+500

SEA at HOU 08:10 PM
SEA +151
+500

SF at COL 08:40 PM
SF -215
+500

CHW at OAK 09:40 PM
OAK -126
+500

TEX at ARI 09:40 PM
TEX +144
O 8.5
+500 +500

LAA at SD 10:10 PM
LAA +275
+500

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Tuesday September 7
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 12-0 since Sept. 2017 when they are not -220 or more favorites coming off a loss by at least seven runs where they scored 1-0 runs

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 0-13 since 2019 when they are not favorites of at least -160 and the total is under 11 coming off a loss where they scored at least five runs and allowed at least nine runs.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rays are 10-0 OU (+5.1 rpg) since July 17 coming off a series opening win when they had more than five hits.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- Gerrit Cole is 11-0 in his career coming off a start where he struck out at least 13 batters.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)


 

[StarDust Bum]

LAD at STL 07:45 PM
STL +132
+500

[StarDust Bum]

MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

09/07/2021........9-7-0.......56.25%........+24.75
09/06/2021........7-5-0.......58.33%........+12.30
09/05/2021......12-4-0........75.00%.......+32.60
09/04/2021......11-5-0........68.75%.......+36.00
09/03/2021......11-8-1........57.89%.......+14.40
09/02/2021........3-8-0........27.27%........-29.05
09/01/2021......4-12-0.......25.00%........-51.70

Totals:............57-49-1.......53.77%........+39.30


Best Bets:

09/07/2021.......4-4-0.......50.00%.......+ 16.85
09/06/2021.......5-3-0.......62.50%.......+ 15.90
09/05/2021.......4-0-0.....100.00%.......+ 31.35
09/04/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%........+ 9.80
09/03/2021.......5-6-0.......45.45%........- .0.75
09/02/2021.......1-7-0.......12.50%.......- 31.50
09/01/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%.......- 10.70

Totals.............25-29-0.......46.29%.......+ 30.95

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Head/head matchups; who will throw more TD passes this year?
— Mahomes (-4.5) vs Josh Allen
— Brady vs Rodgers (pick ‘em)
— Herbert vs Prescott (-1.5)
— Wilson (-5) vs Lamar Jackson
— Stafford vs Tannehill (even)
— Mayfield vs Roethlisberger (-1.5)

This wager is available at SouthPoint in Las Vegas, one of best sportsbooks in Vegas.

Quote of the Day
“You don’t get the vaccine for yourself. You get it for the people around you.”
Charles Barkley

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Charles Barkley play his college basketball?

Tuesday’s quiz
Archie Manning played most of his NFL career with the Saints.

Monday’s quiz
Greg Maddux made his MLB debut as a pinch-runner in the 17th inning of a game.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Dodgers-Giants was ESPN’s Sunday night game, maybe the two best teams in baseball. For some unknown reason, both teams had day games on Labor Day, both on the road.

How stupid is this? MLB only had two night games Monday, in Houston/Anaheim; they couldn’t put Dodgers/Giants in Monday night games, then showcase them on TV?

You want to showcase your best teams. Weird thing is both teams won on Monday anyway.

12) It has been 20 years since an AFC team got to the Super Bowl with preseason odds higher than 10-1; this year’s AFC teams that are 10-1 or lower:
5-2— Kansas City
5-1— Buffalo
6-1— Baltimore
8-1— Cleveland
10-1— New England

11) Angels 4, Padres 0:
— Blake Snell took another no-hitter into 7th inning, but only hit he gave up scored two runs as four Angel hurlers blanked the struggling Padres.
— In his last three starts, Snell has allowed 4 hits, 3 runs in 21.1 IP, but San Diego lost two of the three games.
— San Diego is 7-16 in its last 23 games.

10) MLB needs to mike the umpires, so they can explain replay reviews to fans in the stands; Lord knows the NFL has done it for decades. It is good business. At least mike the crew chief, so he can clear up any confusion about unusual plays.

9) Going into Tuesday’s play, Dodgers/Rays led the two leagues in runs scored- both teams were hitting .241 for the season, the lowest batting average for league leaders in runs since the 1968 Detroit Tigers.

They lowered the mound after pitching-dominated 1968; hopefully there will be several changes to next year’s rules, to increase offense in the game.

8) Atlanta Braves signed P Charlie Morton to a one-year, $20M deal for next year; he will be 38 next year. Braves have a team option to sign for Morton for 2023.

7) Dallas Cowboys have 36 new players on their roster this year; that’s a lot.

6) Astros 5, Mariners 4:
— Alex Bregman tied the game with a 9th-inning homer.
— Carlos Correa walked it off with a 10th-inning double.

5) Toronto 5, New York 1:
— Gerrit Cole left his start Tuesday with a hamstring issue; Bronx is 2-8 in last ten games.
— Blue Jays are only two games out of the playoff picture.

4) NBA’s Detroit Pistons totally overhauled their roster; their longest-tenured player is Killian Hayes, who has played only 26 games for Detroit.

3) Kentucky Wildcats got a commitment from five-star recruit Shaedon Sharpe, the #1 recruit in country; it is first time in 10 years John Calipari signed the #1 recruit in America.

2) I can’t stand the Nick Saban AFLAC commercials that take over college football games during timeouts. Saban is always bland/standoffish when doing interviews on regular TV, but pay him to do an insurance commercial, and he is Mr Happy. Yeah, sure.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: SD/Cin @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ New York

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, September 8

NL games
Mets (70-69) @ Miami (57-81)
— Hill is 0-2, 3.20 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 2-1, 4.44 in five starts vs Miami.

— Mets won nine of last 11 games.
— Mets are 5-2 in last seven road games.
— over 4-2-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-140
— record in first 5 innings: 54-69-17

— Alcantara is 1-3, 2.54 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 11-17 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-5
— He is 2-4, 3.10 in nine starts vs New York.

— Marlins lost 14 of last 20 games.
— Miami is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-138
— record in first 5 innings: 51-64-23

Washington (57-81) @ Atlanta (72-64)
— Nolin is 0-2, 5.71 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 0-4 in his starts.
— under 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Washington is 15-38 in its last 53 games.
— Nationals are 2-7 in last nine road games.
— over 24-9-2 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-140
— record in first 5 innings: 55-60-25

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Braves lost five of last eight games.
— Atlanta is 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 12-4-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-137
— record in first 5 innings: 70-48-19

Philadelphia (71-67) @ Milwaukee (85-55)
— Gibson is 2-1, 4.19 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 1-2, 5.66 in six starts vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies won eight of last 11 games.
— Phillies are 39-28 at home, 32-39 on road.
— over 10-3 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-138
— record in first 5 innings: 60-52-26

— Peralta is 1-1, 6.46 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 16-7 in his starts.
— over 11-11-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-5
— He is 0-2, 7.20 in two starts vs Philly.

— Brewers are 32-16 in last 48 games.
— Milwaukee is 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 8-5-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-140
— record in first 5 innings: 72-44-24

Cincinnati (74-66) @ Cubs (64-76)
— Gutierrez is 0-2, 12.79 in his last two starts.
— Reds are 10-8 in his starts.
— under 9-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-18
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3
— He is 1-2, 2.55 in three starts vs Chicago this year.

— Cincinnati is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Reds are 6-8 in last 14 road games.
— under 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-139
— record in first 5 innings: 67-55-18

— Mills is 2-2, 4.55 in his last six starts.
— Cubs are 6-9 in his starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-2
— He is 0-2, 4.63 in two starts vs Cincinnati this year.

— Cubs won seven of last eight games.
— Chicago is 7-2 in last nine home games.
— Over is 9-5 in last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-139
— record in first 5 innings: 55-69-15

Los Angeles (88-51) @ St Louis (69-68)
— bullpen game

— Dodgers are 29-11 in last 40 games.
— Dodgers are 9-2 in last 11 road games.
— under 16-3-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 47-138
— record in first 5 innings: 74-43-21

— Wainwright is 3-0, 0.84 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 17-10 in his starts.
— under 15-11-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-27
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-5
— He is 6-5, 2.51 in 13 starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cardinals are 5-6 in last 11 games.
— St Louis is 3-8 in its last 11 home games.
— Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-137
— record in first 5 innings: 63-54-20

San Francisco (89-50) @ Colorado (63-76)
— DeSclafani is 1-1, 4.58 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 17-9 in his starts.
— over 13-12-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 16-8-2
— He is 3-0, 0.90 in three starts vs Colorado this year.

— Giants are 5-1 in last six games.
— Giants are 8-2 in last ten road games.
— Under is 16-8-1 in last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-139
— record in first 5 innings: 74-47-18

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Colorado lost its last three games.
— Rockies are 45-26 at home, 18-50 on road.
— over 9-6 last 15 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-139
— record in first 5 innings: 55-65-19

AL games
Tampa Bay (88-51) @ Boston (79-62)
— McClanahan is 5-1, 3.67 in his last six starts.
— Rays are 13-8 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 1-1, 4.09 in two starts vs Boston this year.

— Tampa Bay won 28 of last 37 games.
— Rays won their last seven road games.
— over 19-9-2 last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-139
— record in first 5 innings: 60-50-29

— Eovaldi is 1-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 15-12 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-27
— record in first 5 innings: 15-7-5
— He is 2-1, 3.72 in three starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

— Boston lost its last three games.
— Red Sox are 9-5 in last 14 home games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 48-141
— record in first 5 innings: 63-58-20

Kansas City (62-76) @ Baltimore (44-93)
— Minor is 0-4, 5.24 in his last six starts.
— Kansas City is 2-10 in his last 12 starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 9-15-3
— He is 2-1, 2.70 in 7 games (4 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Royals lost six of last nine games.
— Royals are 9-4 in last 13 road games.
— under 29-13-5 last 47 games.
— scores run in first inning: 32-141
— record in first 5 innings: 51-68-22

— Harvey is 0-4, 6.84 in his last five starts.
— Baltimore is 13-16 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-4
— He is 3-1, 2.83 in five starts against the Royals.

— Orioles are 5-27 in their last 32 games.
— Baltimore is 24-48 on road, 20-45 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-137
— record in first 5 innings: 43-76-18

Toronto (75-62) @ Bronx (78-60)
— Manoah is 0-1, 7.08 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 11-4 in his starts.
— over 8-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He blanked New York for 6 innings May 27.

— Toronto is 9-1 in last ten games.
— Blue Jays are 5-6 in last 11 road games.
— Under is 14-4 in last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-136
— record in first 5 innings: 29-14-6 last 49

— Gil has thrown 15.2 scoreless IP in three starts.
— New York is 2-1 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 Toronto.

— New York is 2-8 since its 13-game win streak ended.
— New York is 8-4 in last 12 home games.
— over 23-18-1 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-138
— record in first 5 innings: 58-49-31

Minnesota (61-77) @ Cleveland (68-69)
— Ryan gave up 3 runs in 5 IP in his first MLB start.
— Twins are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Minnesota won its last three games.
— Twins are 5-7 in last 12 road games.
— under 7-2-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-137
— record in first 5 innings: 42-70-25

— McKenzie is 3-0, 0.86 in his last three starts.
— Indians are 9-10 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
— He is 0-2, 12.91 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland is 10-7 in last 17 games.
— Indians are 6-5 in last 11 home games.
— under 13-8-1 last 22 home games
— scores run in first inning: 41-136
— record in first 5 innings: 54-62-20

Seattle (75-64) @ Houston (81-57)
— Anderson is 1-1, 3.33 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 0-1, 6.55 in four starts vs Houston.

— Seattle won six of last nine games.
— Seattle is 10-4 in last 14 road games.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 43-139
— record in first 5 innings: 60-60-19

— Urquidy is 2-0, 2.29 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-1
— He is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts vs Seattle this year.

— Astros lost five of last nine games.
— Astros are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— under 7-5-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-138
— record in first 5 innings: 74-44-20

White Sox (80-57) @ Oakland (74-64)
— Keuchel gave up 18 runs in 9 IP in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— over 15-10-2
— allowed run in first inning: 9-27
— record in first 5 innings: 16-8-3
— He is 7-6, 3.08 in 21 starts vs Oakland.

— Chicago is 7-3 in last ten games.
— White Sox are 5-8 in last 13 road games.
— under 4-2-2 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-138
— record in first 5 innings: 77-40-21

— Montas is 2-0, 1.31 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 14-13 in his starts.
— under 9-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-6
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in one start vs Chicago.

— A’s are 6-15 in their last 21 games.
— Oakland is 3-6 in last nine home games.
— Over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-138
— record in first 5 innings: 60-55-23

Interleague games
Detroit (65-75) @ Pittsburgh (50-87)
— Manning is 1-1, 6.20 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 5-8 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Detroit is 8-15 in its last 23 games.
— Detroit is 8-5 in last 13 road games.
— under 22-12-2 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-140
— record in first 5 innings: 20-22-5 last 47

— Keller is 1-0, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 7-11 in his starts.
— over 8-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-2
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Detroit.

— Pirates are 14-36 in last 50 games.
— Pittsburgh is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-137
— record in first 5 innings: 42-79-16

Texas (50-88) @ Arizona (45-94)
— Arihara is 0-2, 13.11 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 3-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Texas is 14-36 in last 50 games.
— Texas is 5-7 in last 12 road games.
— over 14-12-2 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-138
— record in first 5 innings: 48-73-17

— Weaver is 2-0, 0.55 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Arizona lost nine of last ten games.
— Arizona is 7-7 in its last 14 home games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-139
— record in first 5 innings: 52-75-12

Angels (69-70) @ San Diego (72-65)
— bullpen game

— Angels won six of last nine games.
— Angels are 2-5 in last seven road games.
— over 5-3 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 41-139
— record in first 5 innings: 59-63-17

— Darvish is 0-6, 7.34 in his last seven starts.
— Padres are 15-10 in his starts.
— over 13-4-1 last 18
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-9
— He is 9-3, 3.38 in 16 starts vs Anaheim.

— Padres lost 15 of last 22 games.
— San Diego lost six of last eight home games.
— under 10-4-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-137
— record in first 5 innings: 56-62-19



 

[Udog]

MLB

Wednesday, September 8

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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Houston is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Seattle

San Francisco @ Colorado
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing San Francisco

Texas @ Arizona
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games

Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against 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 Minnesota

Detroit @ Pittsburgh
Detroit
Detroit is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

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

Kansas City @ Baltimore
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Kansas City is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Washington

Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

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

LA Dodgers @ St. Louis
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

LA Angels @ San Diego
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
LA Angels is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Chi White Sox @ Oakland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Chi White Sox is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland
Oakland is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games


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[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, September 8




 

[Udog]

MLB
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Wednesday, September 8




 

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Wednesday September 8
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Mets at Miami (6:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Marlins are 8-0 since Sept. 2019 when they committed at least three errors last game and allowed at least three runs. They were dogs in 6 of those games and have an average margin of 5.0 rpg.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at San Diego (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 0-8 since July 2019 coming off a loss where they were shutout and had at least four hits.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Mets at Miami (6:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Mets are 0-7-1 OU since May 2019 when they committed at least three errors last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis (7:45 p.m. ET)

-- Adam Wainwright is 0-13 OU (-3.35 rpg) since 2016 as a home dog when his ERA on the season is at least 2.90.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)


 

[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

SEA at HOU 02:10 PM
SEA +155
+500

SF at COL 03:10 PM
SF -140
O 11.5
+500 +500

TEX at ARI 03:40 PM
TEX +145
+500

MIN at CLE 06:10 PM
MIN +121
+500

DET at PIT 06:35 PM
PIT -116
+500

NYM at MIA 06:40 PM
MIA -104
+500

TOR at NYY 07:05 PM
TOR +107
+500

KC at BAL 07:05 PM
KC -124
+500

TB at BOS 07:10 PM
TB -102
+500

WAS at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -197
+500

PHI at MIL 07:40 PM
MIL -152
+500

CIN at CHC 07:40 PM
CIN -115
+500

LAD at STL 07:45 PM
STL +114
+500

CHW at OAK 09:40 PM
OAK -163
+500
 

[StarDust Bum]

MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

09/08/2021........9-6-0.......60.00%........+13.90
09/07/2021........9-7-0.......56.25%........+24.75
09/06/2021........7-5-0.......58.33%........+12.30
09/05/2021......12-4-0........75.00%.......+32.60
09/04/2021......11-5-0........68.75%.......+36.00
09/03/2021......11-8-1........57.89%.......+14.40
09/02/2021........3-8-0........27.27%........-29.05
09/01/2021......4-12-0.......25.00%........-51.70

Totals:............66-55-1.......54.54%........+53.20


Best Bets:

09/08/2021.......5-1-0.......83.33%.......+ 26.60
09/07/2021.......4-4-0.......50.00%.......+ 16.85
09/06/2021.......5-3-0.......62.50%.......+ 15.90
09/05/2021.......4-0-0.....100.00%.......+ 31.35
09/04/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%........+ 9.80
09/03/2021.......5-6-0.......45.45%........- .0.75
09/02/2021.......1-7-0.......12.50%.......- 31.50
09/01/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%.......- 10.70

Totals.............30-30-0.......50.00%.......+ 57.55

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Six most valuable NFL franchises:
6) Washington, $4.25B
5) San Francisco 49ers, $4.27B
4) New Jersey Giants, $4.63B
3) Los Angeles Rams, $4.68B
2) New England Patriots, $5.35B
1) Dallas Cowboys, $6.92B

Quote of the Day
“Honestly, I think it’s bullshit. Nobody talked to me [about coming out]. It’s not like I just made my debut yesterday. I’ve been doing this for a while. It’s extremely frustrating.”
Astros’ P Jake Odorizzi, who was pulled after throwing only 66 pitches Tuesday

Thursday’s quiz
In the gambling movie Lay the Favorite, what famous actor plays pro gambler Dinky?

Wednesday’s quiz
Charles Barkley played his college basketball at Auburn.

Tuesday’s quiz
Archie Manning played most of his NFL career with the Saints.

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

13) Philadelphia Eagles signed a guy off of Denver’s practice squad; the guy was going to make $165,000 on the practice squad ($9,200/week). He’s going to make $36,666/week ($660,000 for the year) if he sticks in Philadelphia.

12) Big X is going to expand from 10 to 12 teams, with Texas/Oklahoma leaving, and BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston joining.

West Virginia-Cincinnati basketball games will be interesting, with Bob Huggins coaching against a program he led to the Final Four.

11) Of the 130 quarterbacks who started for I-A college teams last week, 49 of them (37.7%) transferred in from another school.

10) Last two seasons, records in games decided by 8 or fewer points:
Seahawks 18-5
Chargers 7-16. This is why the Chargers have a new coach now.

9) Colleges with most active players on NFL rosters:
53— Alabama
47— Ohio State
43— LSU
35— Georgia
34— Notre Dame
33— Clemson

8) This week, Nelson Cruz became the third player ever to hit 30+ homers after age 40; the other two guys are David Ortiz, Darrell Evans.

7) Seattle 8, Houston 5— Mariners scored four runs in 9th, are 2.5 games out of the second Wild Card slot.

6) Baltimore 9, Kansas City 8— Royals led 5-0 in bottom of 8th; Orioles scored nine times in bottom of 8th, then held on for dear life in the 9th. Baltimore is a bad baseball team, but they can score some runs.

5) San Francisco 7, Colorado 4— Giants scored four times in 9th, grabbed a 2-game lead over the Dodgers in the NL West.

4) Cubs 4, Reds 1 (10)— Jason Heyward hit a walk-off homer for the Cubs, dropping Cincinnati out of tie with San Diego for the second Wild Card slot. Cubs are playing well right now.

3) Was pretty cool to see Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing in Cooperstown at the Hall of Fame inductions Wednesday.

2) We were debating Wednesday on future Hall of Famers and a New York City debate broke out: was Don Mattingly or Keith Hernandez the better first baseman?

I don’t think either one should/will make it into the Hall of Fame, but to me, Mattingly was clearly the better player and if you know me and my dislike of the Bronx Bombers, that emphasizes my opinion.

1) When your name is Biff and you love baseball and you’re 15 and a catcher named Biff shows up in the big leagues, he quickly becomes a hero. I have a signed post card of Biff Pocoroba on the shelf in my living room, right next to ones from Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers.

Johnny Bench narrated a tribute video for the baseball Hall of Famers who passed away in the last year. Lot of big names passed away, very sad. One of the Hall of Famers they showed was the great knuckleballer Phil Niekro— in two of his clips, the Braves’ catcher was #4, which got me pretty excited.

Biff Pocoroba was shown in a video at the Hall of Fame inductions; TWICE- tremendous!!!!