Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Phillies 6, Giants 1- Wheeler had 11 strikeouts in 7 IP.
— Guardians 2, Tigers 1- Ramirez hit the game-winning homer.
— Pirates 4, Angels 1— Halos have lost 14 of their last 17 games.
— Rays 8, White Sox 2- Rookie OF DeLuca homered, had 4 RBI
— Royals 3, Brewers 2- Kansas City scored 3 runs in 7th inning.
— Dodgers 6, Marlins 3- Ohtani leads MLB, with 11 home runs.
Quote of the Day
“If you’re not on the court playing against Boston, or on the court playing against the New York Knicks, you should keep your mouth shut.”
Miami Heat president Pat Riley, talking about Jimmy Butler
Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1984 NBA Draft, Hakeem Olajuwon was the first pick, Michael Jordan was the third pick. Who did Portland take with the 2nd pick?
Monday’s quiz
In the old TV show The White Shadow, where a marginal NBA player retires and becomes a high school coach in Los Angeles, Ken Reeves had played for the Chicago Bulls.
Sunday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland in seven games.
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Arizona 3-3/1-3-1. 4-6-1
Atlanta 4-1/3-2-1. 7-3-1
Chicago 4-0-1/2-3-1. 6-3-2
Cincinnati 2-3-1/2-3. 4-6-1
Colorado 0-3-1/0-7. 0-10-1
Los Angeles 3-3/4-1-1. 7-4-1
Miami 3-5/0-4-1. 3-9-1
Milwaukee 2-2-1/4-1-1. 6-3-2
NY Mets 2-3-1/3-2. 5-5-1
Philadelphia 3-2-1/4-0-1. 7-2-2
Pittsburgh 2-1-2/2-3-1. 4-4-3
St Louis 2-3/3-3. 5-6
San Diego 2-3-1/3-1-2. 5-4-3
San Francisco 3-1-1/1-4-1. 4-5-2
Washington 2-3/3-3. 5-6
Baltimore 4-2/4-1. 8-3
Boston 3-2/3-2-1. 6-4-1
White Sox 1-4-1/1-4. 2-8-1
Cleveland 4-1/4-2. 8-3
Detroit 2-2-1/4-1-1. 6-3-2
Houston 2-3-1/1-3-1. 3-6-2
Kansas City 3-3/2-3. 5-6
LA Angels 0-5/1-4-1. 1-9-1
Minnesota 2-3/3-1-2. 5-4-2
New York 4-0-1/4-2. 8-2-1
A’s 3-3/3-1-1. 6-4-1
Seattle 3-2-1/3-2. 6-4-1
Tampa Bay 2-2-2/2-3. 4-5-2
Texas 3-2-1/3-2. 6-4-1
Toronto 3-2/1-4-1. 4-6-1
— Famous birthdays for May 7th:
Sivi Aberg, 80
Pat McInally, 71
Louis Orr, 66
Leslie O’Neal, 60
Shawn Marion, 46
Alex Smith, 40
Drew Stanton, 40
Emilio Pagan, 33
Nolan Jones, 26
Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams was born on this day in 1926.
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas was born on this day in 1933.
— Minnesota 106, Denver 80
Minnesota outscored Nuggets 33-15 in 2nd quarter.
Towns/Edwards were a combined 21-32 from the floor.
Timberwolves grab a 2-0 series lead.
— Knicks 121, Indiana 117
Knicks win series opener, outscoring Indiana 39-30 in 4th quarter.
Brunson scored 43 points, had 6 rebounds, 6 assists.
New York played only 3 subs, who played total of 27:00.
— Boston 5, Florida 1
Bruins win Game 1, 48 hours after they won Game 7 in last round.
— Oakland A’s are improved this year, but on their Twitter account, they still don’t let anyone respond, since 95% of the responses they get are some version of “Sell the Team!!!!”
— Pretty good 4-team college basketball tournament at Mohegan Sun in November:
Boston College, UMass, Providence, Temple
— There is a story out there that QB Kirk Cousins decided to leave the Minnesota Vikings because of their plan to draft a QB this year; imagine his delight when his new team, the Falcons, did the same exact freakin’ thing. $45M a year will soften the blow a little, but still…….
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Cubs, SD/Wash
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Rangers. Wild Cards: Bronx, Royals, Twins
— Phillies 6, Giants 1- Wheeler had 11 strikeouts in 7 IP.
— Guardians 2, Tigers 1- Ramirez hit the game-winning homer.
— Pirates 4, Angels 1— Halos have lost 14 of their last 17 games.
— Rays 8, White Sox 2- Rookie OF DeLuca homered, had 4 RBI
— Royals 3, Brewers 2- Kansas City scored 3 runs in 7th inning.
— Dodgers 6, Marlins 3- Ohtani leads MLB, with 11 home runs.
Quote of the Day
“If you’re not on the court playing against Boston, or on the court playing against the New York Knicks, you should keep your mouth shut.”
Miami Heat president Pat Riley, talking about Jimmy Butler
Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1984 NBA Draft, Hakeem Olajuwon was the first pick, Michael Jordan was the third pick. Who did Portland take with the 2nd pick?
Monday’s quiz
In the old TV show The White Shadow, where a marginal NBA player retires and becomes a high school coach in Los Angeles, Ken Reeves had played for the Chicago Bulls.
Sunday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland in seven games.
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Tuesday’s Den: Baseball series records, and other stuff…….
Series records for every major league team (H/A-Total):Arizona 3-3/1-3-1. 4-6-1
Atlanta 4-1/3-2-1. 7-3-1
Chicago 4-0-1/2-3-1. 6-3-2
Cincinnati 2-3-1/2-3. 4-6-1
Colorado 0-3-1/0-7. 0-10-1
Los Angeles 3-3/4-1-1. 7-4-1
Miami 3-5/0-4-1. 3-9-1
Milwaukee 2-2-1/4-1-1. 6-3-2
NY Mets 2-3-1/3-2. 5-5-1
Philadelphia 3-2-1/4-0-1. 7-2-2
Pittsburgh 2-1-2/2-3-1. 4-4-3
St Louis 2-3/3-3. 5-6
San Diego 2-3-1/3-1-2. 5-4-3
San Francisco 3-1-1/1-4-1. 4-5-2
Washington 2-3/3-3. 5-6
Baltimore 4-2/4-1. 8-3
Boston 3-2/3-2-1. 6-4-1
White Sox 1-4-1/1-4. 2-8-1
Cleveland 4-1/4-2. 8-3
Detroit 2-2-1/4-1-1. 6-3-2
Houston 2-3-1/1-3-1. 3-6-2
Kansas City 3-3/2-3. 5-6
LA Angels 0-5/1-4-1. 1-9-1
Minnesota 2-3/3-1-2. 5-4-2
New York 4-0-1/4-2. 8-2-1
A’s 3-3/3-1-1. 6-4-1
Seattle 3-2-1/3-2. 6-4-1
Tampa Bay 2-2-2/2-3. 4-5-2
Texas 3-2-1/3-2. 6-4-1
Toronto 3-2/1-4-1. 4-6-1
— Famous birthdays for May 7th:
Sivi Aberg, 80
Pat McInally, 71
Louis Orr, 66
Leslie O’Neal, 60
Shawn Marion, 46
Alex Smith, 40
Drew Stanton, 40
Emilio Pagan, 33
Nolan Jones, 26
Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams was born on this day in 1926.
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas was born on this day in 1933.
— Minnesota 106, Denver 80
Minnesota outscored Nuggets 33-15 in 2nd quarter.
Towns/Edwards were a combined 21-32 from the floor.
Timberwolves grab a 2-0 series lead.
— Knicks 121, Indiana 117
Knicks win series opener, outscoring Indiana 39-30 in 4th quarter.
Brunson scored 43 points, had 6 rebounds, 6 assists.
New York played only 3 subs, who played total of 27:00.
— Boston 5, Florida 1
Bruins win Game 1, 48 hours after they won Game 7 in last round.
— Oakland A’s are improved this year, but on their Twitter account, they still don’t let anyone respond, since 95% of the responses they get are some version of “Sell the Team!!!!”
— Pretty good 4-team college basketball tournament at Mohegan Sun in November:
Boston College, UMass, Providence, Temple
— There is a story out there that QB Kirk Cousins decided to leave the Minnesota Vikings because of their plan to draft a QB this year; imagine his delight when his new team, the Falcons, did the same exact freakin’ thing. $45M a year will soften the blow a little, but still…….
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Cubs, SD/Wash
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Rangers. Wild Cards: Bronx, Royals, Twins
