Cnotes 2022 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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MLB

Wednesday, April 27

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Trend Report
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NY Mets @ St. Louis
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home

Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 14 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 14 games when playing Kansas City

LA Dodgers @ Arizona
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games at home

San Diego @ Cincinnati
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
San Diego is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego

Seattle @ Tampa Bay
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Colorado @ Philadelphia
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

Miami @ Washington
Miami
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games

Baltimore @ NY Yankees
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston

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

Detroit @ Minnesota
Detroit
Detroit is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

Houston @ Texas
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games when playing at home against Houston

Cleveland @ LA Angels
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Cleveland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Oakland @ San Francisco
Oakland
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Oakland is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

NYM at STL 01:15 PM
STL +101
+500

KC at CHW 02:10 PM
KC +138
+500

LAD at ARI 03:40 PM
ARI +165
+500

MIL at PIT 06:35 PM
MIL -170
+500

SD at CIN 06:40 PM
SD -159
+500

COL at PHI 06:45 PM
PHI -210
+500

MIA at WAS 07:05 PM
MIA -130
+500

BAL at NYY 07:05 PM
BAL +224
+500

BOS at TOR 07:07 PM
BOS +124
+500

CHC at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -200
+500

DET at MIN 07:40 PM
DET +156
+500

HOU at TEX 08:05 PM
HOU -125
+500

CLE at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -185
+500

 

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APRIL MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

04/27/2022..............9-4-0............69.23%..............+24.50
04/26/2022............24-4-0.............85.71%............+100.55
04/25/2022..............6-7-1.............46.43%...............-12.40
04/24/2022...........14-15-0.............48.28%................-6.25
04/23/2022...........14-13-1.............51.79%...............-10.85
04/22/2022............9-19-0 .............32.14%...............-61.55
04/21/2022............11-8-1..............57.89%................+8.20
04/20/2022..........17-14-0..............54.84%................+9.35
04/19/2022............16-6-2..............70.83%..............+49.85
04/18/2022..............5-9-0..............35.71%...............-22.40
04/17/2022...........16-10-2..............60.71%..............+28.85
04/16/2022...........12-17-1..............41.37%...............-39.30
04/15/2022...........10-17-1...............37.03%..............-49.70
04/14/2022.............8-14-0...............36.35%..............-41.50
04/13/2022...........13-11-0...............54.17%................-0.60
04/12/2022.............13-7-0...............65.00%.............+28.35
04/11/2022...........11-10-1...............52.38%................-8.20
04/10/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%...............+8.00
04/09/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%..............+20.80
04/08/2022...........13-10-1...............65.21%..............+10.00
04/07/2022...............3-5-0...............37.50%...............-16.65

TOTALS..............260-224-8...............53.71%............. +18.65


BEST BETS:

04/27/2022..............9-4-0................69.23%............+24.50
04/26/2022............13-3-0................81.25%..............52.20
04/25/2022.............3-5-1.................37.50%.............-12.50
04/24/2022.............9-13-0...............40.90%.............-20.75
04/23/2022..............9-9-1................50.00%.............+ 1.05
04/22/2022.............6-16-0................27.27%............- 55.40
04/21/2022..............9-4-1.................69.23%............+24.90
04/20/2022...........10-10-0................50.00%..............- 4.90
04/19/2022..............9-5-2.................64.28%............+19.80
04/18/2022..............2-7-0.................22.22%.............-28.50
04/17/2022..............9-9-2.................50.00%..............- 0.85
04/16/2022..............6-11-1...............35.29%..............-30.50
04/15/2-22..............6-12-1................33.33%..............-29.69
04/14/2022..............4-10-0...............28.57%...............-34.90
04/13/2022..............10-7-0...............58.82.................+29.30
04/12/2022...............7-7-0................50.00%...............- 1.35
04/11/2022...............8-3-0................72.72%...............+31.60
04/10/2022...............7-4-0................63.63%...............+13.35
04/09/2022...............7-6-0................53.84%...............+ 3.30
04/08/2022...............2-8-0................20.00%................-33.60
04/07/2022...............0-2-0................00.00%................-11.00


TOTALS...............145-155-9..............48.33%.............. -63.94


UPDATED ON 04/27/2022

 

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Armadillo Sports

Thursday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 30 AB?s):
.531? Taylor Ward, LAA
.500? Owen Miller, Clev
.491? Ji-Man Choi, TB
.476? Mike Trout, LAA
.463? Eric Hosmer, SD
.458? Seiya Suzuki, Cubs

Quote of the Day
?When I began this journey, I didn?t know really what to expect or where I?d be or how long I?d be around. So, it?s cool for me.?
Giancarlo Stanton, who hit his 350th career home run Wednesday

Thursday?s quiz
What famous actor played Ray?s father Mickey in the Showtime series Ray Donovan?

Wednesday?s quiz
Matthew Stafford was the first player taken in the 2009 NFL Draft; the Jets took the next QB, with the 5th pick in the first round. Who was it?

Tuesday?s quiz
Jared Goff was the first pick of the 2016 NFL Draft; Carson Wentz was the second pick.

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Thursday?s Den: Doing some thinking out loud??.

13) Hitting in the major leaguers is harder than it has ever been; big part of that is because these days, hitters just don?t see the same pitchers very often? starting pitchers don?t stay in games as long now.

Here is some data for you:

? This is Mike Trout?s 11th full season in the big leagues. Here are the pitchers he has faced the most in his career:
88? Felix Hernandez
53? Hisashi Iwakuma
48? Derek Holland, Dallas Keuchel
41? Yu Darvish
40? Justin Verlander
37? Sonny Gray

Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner played ten years in the majors (1946-55). Here are the pitchers he faced the most in his career:
131?- Russ Meyer
126? Larry Jansen
113? Robin Roberts
109? Johnny Sain
102? Jim Hearn
100? Warren Spahn
93? Ralph Branca

The more a hitter sees the same pitcher, advantage hitter.

12) Putting Ralph Branca on the list reminds me of a story, one of the most fun things I ever did.

1990 or so, a mall eight miles from here in the Albany area had former Dodger pitcher Ralph Branca appear to sign autographs; it was at a weird time, like 7:00 on a weeknight.

My dad grew up in New York City, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan; I knew more about the Dodgers by the time I was ten than a little kid should know. But the one story that stood out was the day that Bobby Thomson hit a walk-off home run against Branca in a 1951 playoff game. My dad explained that Branca was a very good pitcher who just had a bad moment.

I called my dad and told him to be ready at a certain time; we were going somewhere, but I didn?t tell him where. Just told him I promised he would enjoy it (I did tell my mother, so she would make sure he was ready).

Anyway, the mall is eight miles from his house, so on the way I tell him where we?re going, and when we get to mall, no one is near Mr Branca?s table. Perfect!!!

I introduce myself to Ralph Branca and tell him what a big Dodger fan my dad was, then I stepped back and for like 15 minutes, I just listened to the two of them talk about the old days. It was tremendous, like the two old friends meeting for the first time.

Ralph Branca confirmed a few of the stories my dad always told me, especially one about an old catcher named Ernie Lombardi and how hard he hit the ball. I had often scoffed at that story, so now the joke was on me.

Anyway after 15 minutes or so, some other people came up to the table, so we said our goodbyes and went home. I?m pretty sure my dad really enjoyed it, I know I did.

11) Back to Ralph Kiner for a second; David Cone was broadcasting the Baltimore-New York game Wednesday, he told a story about when he played for the Mets, he appeared on Kiner?s Korner, which was the post-game show after Mets? games on Channel 9 back in the day.

Kiner was a great ballplayer who did Mets? TV for a long time; he seemed like a genuinely nice person, especially for someone with his pedigree. He hit 369 homers in his 10-year career, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1975. He also dated Elizabeth Taylor, so his life off the field was also Hall of Fame-ish

Anyway, Cone says his gift for appearing on Kiner?s Korner was a Weed Eater, those things that you use to cut the weeds in your backyard. ?It even came in the original box? Cone is laughing.

Michael Kay asks him if he ever used the Weed Eater. ?No, I lived in a high rise? and now they are both laughing. Cone was very respectful talking about Ralph Kiner, which was cool.

10) Angels 9, Guardians 5:
? Angels? OF Taylor Ward has a .531 on-base %age right now; he is 15-38 with 11 walks, off to a tremendous start.
? Mike Trout had two doubles, knocked in two runs.
? Cleveland has lost six games in a row.

9) Cleveland?s Franmil Reyes is having a bad week; he struck out eight times in a row, then grounded into a double play, then struck out again. Slumps suck, but they do end.

8) Orioles? Opening Day starter John Means had Tommy John Surgery this week, is done for a year or so.

7) Further proof that the NFL is king of sports: There are 13 major league baseball games Thursday; 11 of them are day games, with the NFL Draft on TV at night.

6) Speaking of which, it makes me queasy that people bet on the NFL Draft; what exactly do people use for information to base their wagers on? Teams are deceitful on purpose so no one knows who they?re going to draft. Why would anyone bet on this?

5) Palms Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas opened this week, for first time in 2.5 years, so that is good news for Las Vegas.

4) Bad news for Las Vegas; the NHL?s Golden Knights lost their last three games, all three in shootouts. Knights went 0-17 in shootouts in those games, the first team since Florida in 2011 to lose three games in a row in shootouts, without scoring a goal in a shootout.

3) For tonight?s draft, the NFL has a red carpet stage that was built over the water in front of the fountains at the Bellagio. I?m guessing the next three days will be quite the production.

2023 draft is in Kansas City, 2024 in Detroit. This year will be a tough act to follow.

2) Arizona Cardinals picked up the 5th-year option in QB Kyler Murray; he will make $29.7M in 2023. Murray is 22-24-1 in three years as Arizona?s quarterback.

1) A?s 1, Giants 0:
? Chad Pinder led game off with a homer; that was the only run of the game.
? Last time this happened in the major leagues was when Arizona?s Gerardo Parra homered in Miami, May 18 2013, leading off a game that ended 1-0.
? Three weeks into the season, A?s are 10-9, showing spunk and surprisingly good pitching.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, April 28

 

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CINCINNATI is 10-31 SU (-24.1 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 25-14 SU (9.6 Units) as a home underdog of +150 to +200 in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 16-28 SU (-14.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 40-67 SU (-33.7 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 29-55 SU (-31.5 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 25-18 SU (5.2 Units) at home with a money line of -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 22-58 SU (-41.8 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 9-22 SU (-15.2 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 92-87 SU (-3.7 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 32-19 SU (14.6 Units) in home games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 14-5 SU (8.5 Units) in home games against AL Central opponents over the last 2 seasons.

ATLANTA is 19-41 SU (-26.1 Units) as a home favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 32-44 SU (-16.4 Units) in road games when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, April 28

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 28

National League
Milwaukee (12-7) @ Pittsburgh (8-10)
? Peralta is 0-1, 7.50 in his first three starts.
? Brewers are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 2-1, 3.19 in 14 games (5 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

? Brewers won eight of last ten games.
? Milwaukee is 7-4 on road.
? under 11-3-2 last 16
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-6-5

? Quintana is 0-1, 3.86 in three starts.
? Pirates are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 9-4, 2.78 in 17 starts vs Milwaukee.

? Pirates lost three of their last four games.
? Pittsburgh is 4-4 at home.
? seven of last nine games under
? scored run in first inning: 3-18
? record in first 5 innings: 7-10-1

San Diego (12-7) @ Cincinnati (3-15)
? Martinez is 0-2, 4.30 in his first three starts.
? Padres are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Cincinnati.

? Padres won seven of last nine games.
? San Diego is 6-3 on road.
? under 8-5 last 13 games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 12-5-2

? Mahle is 0-2, 9.75 in his last three starts.
? Reds are 1-3 in his starts.
? under 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-3
? He is 1-1, 3.85 in three starts vs San Diego.

? Reds lost 13 of their last 14 games.
? Cincinnati is 1-6 at home.
? over 4-3 at home
? scored run in first inning: 3-18
? record in first 5 innings: 3-14-1

Colorado (10-8) @ Philadelphia (9-10)
? Senzatela is 1-1, 6.75 in three starts.
? Rockies are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 0-2, 4.40 in five starts vs Philly.

? Colorado lost 8-2/10-3/7-3 last three games.
? Rockies are 4-4 on road.
? over 5-2 last seven games.
? scored run in first inning: 7-18
? record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2

? Wheeler is 0-3, 8.54 in three starts.
? Philles are 0-3 in his starts.
? over 1-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-3
? He is 1-2, 7.02 in three starts vs Colorado.

? Phillies won five of their last seven games.
? Philly is 7-5 at home.
? over 8-3-1 last 12 games
? scored run in first inning: 8-19
? record in first 5 innings: 6-9-4

Miami (9-8) @ Washington (6-14)
? Rogers is 0-3, 8.49 in his first three starts.
? Marlins are 0-3 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-3
? He is 0-2, 3.26 in four starts vs Washington.

? Miami won five of its last six games.
? Marlins are 5-5 on the road.
? under six of last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 2-17
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-3

? Corbin is 0-3, 11.48 in four starts.
? Washington is 0-4 in his starts.
? Under is 2-1-1 in his starts.
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-3
? He is 5-5, 4.29 in 15 starts vs Miami.

? Washington lost its last seven games.
? Nationals are 3-10 at home.
? under 10-3 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 5-14-1

Cubs (8-10) @ Atlanta (8-11)
? Smyly is 1-1, 2.45 in his first two starts.
? Cubs are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 0-0, 5.79 in two games (1 start) vs Atlanta.

? Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
? Cubs are 4-4 on road
? under 4-2 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 8-18
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-1

? Wright is 2-0, 1.06 in his first three starts.
? Braves are 3-0 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He is 0-0, 4.15 in one start vs Chicago.

? Braves are 5-8 in last 13 games.
? Atlanta is 5-7 at home.
? under 7-4 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-10-1

Arizona (8-11) @ St Louis (10-7)
? Castellanos is 1-0, 2.00 in his first two starts (9 IP)
? Arizona is 1-1 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
? He gave up two runs in 2 IP, in a relief stint vs St Louis.

? Diamondbacks are 5-3 in last eight games.
? Arizona is 3-4 on road.
? under is 15-4 in their games
? scored run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 5-7-7

? Hudson is 1-1, 5.93 in three starts.
? Cardinals are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 1-0, 3.00 in one start vs Arizona.

? Cardinals lost three of last four games.
? St Louis is 4-3 at home.
? under 9-4 last 13 games
? scored run in first inning: 7-17
? record in first 5 innings: 9-5-3

American League
Baltimore (6-12) @ New York (12-6)
? Zimmerman is 1-0, 1.80 in his first three starts.
? Orioles are 3-0 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He is 1-1, 3.14 in three games (2 starts) vs New York.

? Orioles are 3-6 in their last nine games.
? Baltimore is 3-9 on the road.
? over 4-2 last six games, after under 10-1-1 in first 12
? scored run in first inning: 2-18
? record in first 5 innings: 4-10-4

? Taillon is 1-1, 3.07 in three starts.
? New York is 2-1 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 0-0, 3.45 in three starts vs Baltimore.

? New York is 7-1 in its last eight games.
? New York is 9-3 at home.
? under 12-5 last 17 games
? scored run in first inning: 4-18
? record in first 5 innings: 11-2-5

Detroit (6-11) @ Minnesota (10-8)
? Skubal is 1-0, 0.77 in his last two starts.
? Detroit is 2-1 in his starts
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 1-2, 4.66 in six starts vs Minnesota.

? Tigers are 2-7 in last nine games.
? Detroit is 2-3 on road.
? under 10-4 last 14 games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 3-11-3

? Ober is 1-1, 3.94 in three starts.
? Twins are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 1-0, 5.79 in two starts vs Detroit.

? Minnesota won its last six games.
? Twins are 7-4 at home.
? under 7-4 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 6-18
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2

Seattle (11-7) @ Tampa Bay (10-8)
? Flexen is 1-2, 3.63 in three starts.
? Mariners are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 1-1, 6.52 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.

? Mariners are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
? Seattle is 4-5 on road.
? over 6-3 last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 8-18
? record in first 5 innings: 11-6-1

? bullpen game

? Tampa Bay won six of its last nine games.
? Rays are 7-5 at home.
? under 8-4 at home
? scored run in first inning: 6-18
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2

Houston (9-9) @ Texas (6-12)
? Verlander is 1-1, 1.89 in three starts.
? Astros are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0.
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 18-8, 2.71 in 31 starts vs Texas.

? Astros are 3-1 in their last four games.
? Houston is 7-5 on road.
? under 8-3-1 on road
? scored run in first inning: 4-18
? record in first 5 innings: 10-6-2

? Perez is 0-2, 4.50 in his first three starts.
? Rangers are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 8-5, 3.01 in 14 starts vs Houston.

? Rangers won four of last seven games.
? Texas is 2-7 at home.
? under 4-1-1 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 1-18
? record in first 5 innings: 5-9-4

Kansas City (6-10) @ White Sox (7-10)
? Keller is 0-2, 3.06 in his first three starts.
? Royals are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 5-5, 3.48 in 16 games (13 starts) vs Chicago.

? Kansas City lost 10 of its last 14 games.
? Royals are 1-5 on road.
? under 8-3 last eleven games
? scored run in first inning: 3-16
? record in first 5 innings: 3-7-6

? Kopech is 0-0, 1.29 in his first three starts (14 IP).
? Chicago is 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0
? He is 0-0, 4.97 in seven games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

? White Sox lost eight of last nine games.
? Chicago is 5-3 at home.
? over 6-3 last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-1

Boston (8-11) @ Toronto (12-7)
? Whitlock allowed one hit, no runs in 4 IP in his first ?22 start.
? Red Sox are 0-1 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
? He is 2-0, 1.04 in six relief stints (8.2 IP) vs Toronto.

? Red Sox lost seven of their last ten games.
? Boston is 5-7 on road.
? under 9-2-1 last 12 games.
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 4-9-6

? Manoah is 3-0, 2.00 in three starts.
? Toronto is 3-0 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts vs Boston.

? Blue Jays are 7-3 in their last ten games.
? Toronto is 6-3 at home.
? under 12-7
? scored run in first inning: 7-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-6

Cleveland (7-11) @ Angels (12-7)
? Quantrill is 1-0, 3.94 in three starts.
? Cleveland is 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
? He is 1-0, 1.13 in two games (1 start) against the Angels.

? Guardians are 0-6 on this road trip.
? Cleveland is 1-11 if they score less than six runs.
? Cleveland is 4-8 on road.
? over 10-6 last 16 games.
? scored run in first inning: 6-18
? record in first 5 innings: 6-7-5

? Detmers is 0-1, 6.57 in his first three starts.
? Angels are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 0-1, 7.36 in one start vs Cleveland.

? Angels won six of their last eight games.
? Angels are 7-5 at home.
? over 8-4-1 last 13 games
? scored run in first inning: 10-19
? record in first 5 innings: 11-6-2

 

[Udog]

MLB

Thursday, April 28

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Trend Report
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San Diego @ Cincinnati
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games

Miami @ Washington
Miami
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games at home

Baltimore @ NY Yankees
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore's last 18 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Colorado @ Philadelphia
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado

Seattle @ Tampa Bay
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Minnesota
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Houston @ Texas
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

Cleveland @ LA Angels
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Cleveland is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Atlanta
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Arizona @ St. Louis
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona


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[Cnotes53]

[B]THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
[/B]
MIL at PIT 12:35 PM
U 7.5
+500

SD at CIN 12:35 PM
CIN -107
O 8.0
+500 +500

COL at PHI 01:05 PM
PHI -202
U 7.0
+500 +500

MIA at WAS 01:05 PM
MIA -143
U 8.0
+500 +500

BAL at NYY 01:05 PM
BAL +203
U 8.5
+500 +500

DET at MIN 01:10 PM
MIN -134
+500

SEA at TB 01:10 PM
SEA +138
+500

HOU at TEX 02:05 PM
HOU -160
U 8.5
+500 +500

KC at CHW 02:10 PM
KC +170
O 6.5
+500 +500

BOS at TOR 03:07 PM
TOR -141
O 7.5
+500 +500

CLE at LAA 04:07 PM
LAA -157
O 8.5
+500 +500

CHC at ATL 07:20 PM
CHC +183
+500

ARI at STL 07:45 PM
ARI +152
O 7.5
+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday?s 6-pack
? Dallas 98, Utah 96? Mavericks win series 4-2
? Phoenix 115, New Orleans 109? Suns win series 4-2
? Philadelphia 132, Toronto 97? 76ers win series 4-2
? Brewers 3, Pirates 2? McCutchen knocked in all three Brewer runs.
? Marlins 3, Nationals 2? Washington has lost eight in a row.
? Cardinals 8, Arizona 3? St Louis had 15 hits, all singles.

Quote of the Day
?(Lamar) Jackson lost his No. 1 wide receiver Thursday night in Hollywood Brown, who was traded to the Cardinals.?
Jordan Dajani

Friday?s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Kevin Costner was GM of the Cleveland Browns; who played the Browns? coach?

Thursday?s quiz
Jon Voight played Ray?s father Mickey in the Showtime series Ray Donovan.

Wednesday?s quiz
Matthew Stafford was the first player taken in the 2009 NFL Draft; the Jets took the next QB, with the 5th pick in the first round. Who was it?

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Friday?s Den: My running diary of the first round of the NFL Draft

If I never hear the term ?mock draft? again, it?ll be too soon. Seriously.

Welcome to my running diary of the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, which is being held in Las Vegas. Originally, Las Vegas was supposed to host the 2020 Draft and I was supposed to be there, but the world had a different idea, with the pandemic and all, so here we are. I?m in my living room, a good place to be and a lot more affordable than Las Vegas this week.

Jacksonville has the first pick, thanks to the Urban Meyer debacle.

I?m watching the NFL Network feed; I?ll watch ESPN on Day 3 Saturday, in deference to Mel Kiper Jr but I?ve lost some enthusiasm for ESPN the last few years.

There are A LOT of people outdoors by the stage where I?m assuming the picks will be announced. A lot, as in maybe 100,000 or so.

8:06? Roger Goodell takes the stage, to mixed reviews. Can we start this already?

8:17? Jacksonville is on the clock; they hired Doug Peterson as their new coach, a huge upgrade from last year. With the first pick, Jaguars take Georgia?s Travon Walker, an edge rusher.

Why does Goodell get booed all the time? So what he makes $30M a year, as a spokesman for 32 really rich people. He seems like a decent guy.

Goodell trivia: When Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968, Goodell?s father Charles Goodell took Kennedy?s place as a US Senator.

8:21? Detroit Lions take edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson from nearby Michigan; the last time defensive players were the first two players taken in a draft was in 2000.

Lions haven?t made the playoffs since 2016; in the 56 years of the Super Bowl era, Detroit is 1-12 in playoffs, with lone win in 1991.

8:27? Houston takes LSU CB Derek Stingley Jr, whose dad played Arena Football for the Albany Firebirds; his grandfather Darryl was a terrific WR for New England whose career ended tragically when he was paralyzed in a 1978 preseason game.

8:34? Jets are up next; they take Ahmad Gardner, a DB from Cincinnati. The green room for this draft seems more like an auditorium than a room. Gardner took a wrong turn going from the Green Room to the stage. He is 6-2, almost 6-3, very tall for a corner.

First four picks are defensive players.

Hey there is Hall of Famer Kurt Warner on NFL Network; he made the Hall of Fame despite not being drafted coming out of Northern Iowa.

8:41? Giants select another pass rusher, Kayvon Thibodeaux from Oregon, who Daniel Jeremiah comps to Shawne Merriman, the old Chargers star. Since 2015, Thibodeaux is the 5th Oregon Duck to be taken in the top 7 of the draft.

Random question: When do the Super Bowl champs pick? Oh yeah, the Rams don?t have a first round pick until 2024- their last first round pick was in 2016 (Jared Goff).

8:46? Carolina Panthers have the wealthiest owner in the NFL, David Tepper, who is worth $16B or so. Thats billion, with a B. Carolina doesn?t have another pick until the 4th round; with the 6th pick, they take Ikem Ekwonu, an offensive tackle from NC State.

If you bet over 3.5 in quarterbacks drafted in first round, you might be in trouble.

8:53? Giants are up again, the first of eight teams with multiple first round picks; they take Evan Neal, a tackle from Alabama, so he is used to winning. Giants have made the playoffs once since 2011; they need guys who are used to winning.

Giants got this pick from Chicago last year, when the Bears wanted to draft Justin Fields.

Eight teams don?t have a first round pick tonight, including the hometown Raiders.

9:00? Atlanta Falcons are 35-46 since losing the Super Bowl in overtime 5+ years ago; they take USC WR Drake London, giving newly-acquired QB Marcus Mariota a target. They show London dunking a basketball in high school; he probably shoots free throws better than Ben Simmons.

Charles Davis comps him to Larry Fitzgerald, a pretty huge compliment.

Words you hear on draft night, but rarely any other time:
? Upside
? Catch radius
? Physicality
? creating separation

9:09? Seattle Seahawks are up next; right now their QB would be Drew Lock, but they obviously don?t have a game for four months. If I was a Seahawks fan, would I be happy that they traded Russell Wilson? I?m not a Seahawks fan, so its none of my business.

Seattle takes Charles Cross, another SEC tackle (Mississippi State); he goes from playing for Mike Leach to Pete Carroll. Maybe they should?ve drafted offensive linemen when they had Wilson, who is a Hall of Fame quarterback.

I like it better when the people in a team?s draft room aren?t all in shirts/ties; Seattle?s people are all dressed casually. It is a football team, not a damn hedge fund operation.

9:13? Jets are up again; 4 of the first 13 picks go to the Garden State. Jets were minus-13 in turnovers last year, which isn?t good. Jets made AFC title game in 2009 and 2010, the Rex Ryan era; they haven?t made the playoffs since then.

Jets take WR Garrett Wilson, a WR from Ohio State. Are teams in cold weather areas more likely to draft a player who has played in cold weather in college?

Good Lord, I forgot that the Saints gave Jameis Winston $28M for two years; no wonder Sean Payton quit. They have Andy Dalton as a backup, but Dalton is better than Winston.

9:21? New Orleans just traded into #11 slot; they traded a 3rd/4th round pick to Washington to move up from 16th to 11th, so whoever they pick here is a guy they really want.

Saints took WR Chris Olave, another WR from Ohio State; Buckeyes threw for 361+ yards in each of their last five games last year. Olave caught 65 passes for 936 yards, 13 TD?s; the guy the Giants drafted (Garrett Wilson) caught 70 passes for 1,058 yards, 12 TD?s.

NFL Network just had a commercial touting the 2022 schedule release, which is two weeks away. That?ll be a busy night for me, starting my handicapping. Thursday night games will be on Amazon Prime, which I actually never heard of until they announced that.

Tony Gonzalez just announced that Chiefs at Chargers is the Week 2 Thursday game, the first Amazon Prime game.

9:30? Lions just traded with NFC North rival Minnesota, dealing an extra 3rd-round pick to the Vikings, to move up from 32nd to 12th- they select WR Jameson Williams from Alabama. The 32nd pick Detroit dealt to Minnesota was the Rams? pick that the Lions acquired in the Matthew Stafford trade.

It isn?t often division rivals make trades like that, but Detroit GM Holmes/new Minnesota coach O?Connell worked together with the Rams, so maybe that facilitated the deal.

9:40? Eagles traded with Houston to move up to #13, hopping over the Ravens; Texans get a 4th-round pick and two 5th-round picks to fall back two slots. Philly drafts Jordan Davis, a very large defensive tackle from Georgia.

This is Pete Prisco?s analysis of the Giants? selection Kayvon Thibodeaux:
?He is the best pure pass rusher in this draft. He has the explosive ability the Giants badly need. The question with him now is his character. Does he love the game? But I think he will get past any of that talk and become a dominant edge player. I love this pick.?

Whenever I see scouts questioning a player?s love of the game, I get queasy.

9:47? Baltimore is up next; they take Kyle Hamilton, a safety from Notre Dame. He is 6-4, 220, a big safety. Ravens also traded with Arizona to acquire the 23rd pick.

Baltimore traded WR Marquise Brown and a 3rd-round pick to Arizona for the 23rd pick; Brown played college ball with Kyler Murray.

9:50? Houston has the 15th pick; they took G Kenyon Green from Texas A&M, who can play multiple spots on the offensive line. Texans went 8-25 the last two years; they need lot of help, which is why they dealt with the Eagles to get extra mid-round picks.

9:57? Washington has the 16th pick; they take Penn State WR Jahan Dotson, who Jeremiah says has the best hands in this draft. Catching the ball is important for a receiver. They traded for Carson Wentz; now they?re giving him targets to throw to.

Dotson played for three offensive coordinators during his time at Penn State.

9:59? Chargers take OL Zion Johnson, who started his career at I-AA Davidson, but wound up at Boston College. They have a great young QB in Herbert; now they need to protect him.

10:02? We have another trade; Tennessee traded WR AJ Brown to the Eagles, for the 18th pick, plus a 3rd-round pick. Titans traded for Robert Woods, wouldn?t pay Brown, so he goes off to Philadelphia. Brown gets four years, $100M from the Eagles.

Someone posted a pic of AJ Brown working out with Eagles? QB Jalen Hurts four days ago, so this obviously has been in the works.

With that 18th pick, Tennessee takes WR Treylon Burks from Arkansas, whose comp on NFL Network, ironically, is AJ Brown.

New Orleans is up again; will be weird seeing them without Sean Payton on the sidelines. Last year, Saints threw for their fewest yards/game since 1997. Quarterback is an important position.

10:12? Saints select T Trevor Penning from Northern Iowa.

Steelers are up now; no quarterbacks have been taken yet.

Used to know a guy who openly mocked me for watching/enjoying the NFL Draft; never quite understood why it bothered the guy. Everyone likes different stuff, but this is an industry with 32 teams worth an average of $3B each, and some teams are just so much better than others in this process, which makes it fascinating, at least to me.

By the way, Patrick Mahomes has a career record of 58-16; he was THE TENTH PICK in the 2017 draft. Mitch Trubisky was the #2 pick; that is why this is also interesting.

10:18? Steelers, who haven?t won a playoff game since 2016, take Pitt QB Kenny Pickett, who sat out his team?s bowl game, so he wouldn?t get hurt. Mitch Trubisky/Mason Rudolph are also Steeler QB?s. I wouldn?t have taken Pickett under any circumstance. Quarterbacks have to lead their team into battle, not opt out of a game to avoid injury.

Steeler great Franco Harris announced this pick; this fall will be with 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception, which I remember because it happened on my birthday. My 8th grade basketball team also lost 34-17 that day- I had nine of our 17 points, which tells you how bad our team was (we finished 1-13).

10:23? Chiefs just traded up with New England, to move up from 29th to 21st; Kansas City takes Trent McDuffie, a CB from Washington. Raiders added Davante Adams, Denver added Russell Wilson; pass defense is more important now than it was in the AFC West.

10:28? Green Bay is up; they select LB Quay Walker from Georgia, who helped the Dawgs win a national title last year. Aaron Rodgers probably just tossed his remote.

Last time Packers drafted a WR in the first round was 2002; NFL Network guys are referencing a scene from A Few Good Men, because all the top WR prospects have already been taken. ?I?m not Markinson, are you Markinson??

10:35? Lot of trades; Ravens traded into this slot, then just dealt the pick to Buffalo, which takes Kaiir Elam, a CB from Florida.

Ravens get an extra 4th-round pick to drop down two slots. Everyone is Buffalo?s draft room is wearing shirt/tie. No bueno.

10:38? Dallas is up; Jerry Jones?s grandson is sitting there in the Cowboys draft room. He?ll probably own the Cowboys long after I?m dead and gone. Must be nice to be rich.

Watching Hard Knocks last summer, I was totally unimpressed with Mike McCarthy; this is the best guy the Cowboys can get as head coach? He has a good record, but he also coached Aaron Rodgers and Dak Prescott, two pretty good quarterbacks.

There are so many people in Las Vegas for this; has to be a great night to be a pickpocket.

10:43? Dallas takes Tyler Smith, a tackle from Tulsa, who apparently got called for a lot of penalties in college. Tyler the tackle from Tulsa; say that three times fast.

Just saw a sign on TV for the Mirage Casino and I got hungry; they have a Carnegie Deli in there, where they make the best sandwiches ever. They were so big I asked for extra bread and made two sandwiches out of each one. They also have Dr Brown?s cream soda, which is tremendous.

10:50? They just showed the Ravens? draft room; you could see their white board, with all the players? names listed. Surprised they allowed that to be shown. Baltimore finished last in their division for first time since 2007; they lost so many close games? I?d make them a candidate for a big bounce back season this year.

10:53? Ravens took C Tyler Lindenbaum from Iowa; long time ago, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz was OL coach of the Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens. This guy was also a wrestler, which helps offensive linemen.

Jets just dealt a 5th-round pick to Tennessee to move up to 26th in this draft; this will be their third first round pick. It has been 22 years since the Jets had this many first round picks.

Jets take edge rusher Jermaine Johnson from Florida State; Daniel Jeremiah had him as a top 10 player, and he was the 26th pick. He transferred from Georgia to Florida State in college, now he?s a first round pick.

11:01? Jacksonville just traded with Tampa Bay to move up a few slots; Bucs get the first pick in tomorrow?s second round. Jaguars select Devin Lloyd, a linebacker from Utah who has been wearing sunglasses in the green room for the last three hours.

Stanford coach David Shaw has high praise for Lloyd, so good pick for Jacksonville. His comp on NFL Network is 49ers? LB Fred Warner.

11:14? Green Bay has another pick; coach Matt LaFleur is 39-10 in regular season games, 2-3 in the postseason. Packers take Devonte Wyatt, a DT from Georgia. Both of Green Bay?s first round picks come from national champion Georgia.

Green Bay won the Super Bowl after the 2010 season; since then, they?re 7-9 in playoff games.

11:20? New England is up now; they take G Cole Strange, who played at I-AA Chattanooga. Daniel Jeremiah said he thought he was a 3rd round pick. New England thinks differently than other teams. Rich Eisen just made a Boston reference from Good Will Hunting; it is getting late.

11:22? Chiefs just took edge rusher George Karlaftis from Purdue, which is nice, seeing how he is actually there. It would suck to sit there for four hours and not get picked.

He used to be on the under-16 team for Greece?s national water polo team. Seriously. He has only been in this country for eight years, which is interesting.

I can?t really swim and I can?t see a damn thing without my glasses, so water polo has no appeal to me.

11:26? Cincinnati has the next pick, the second/last pick tonight; they take Daxton Hill, a safety from Michigan who is versatile.

News: Giants are not picking up QB Daniel Jones? 5th-year option, which helps prove that the new regime in New Jersey knows what they?re doing.

11:33? Last pick of the night belongs to Minnesota; they select Lewis Cine, a safety from Georgia. Do the Dawgs have any players left in Athens? Five defensive players from Georgia have already been taken.

Only one quarterback got taken. Unusual.

Damn, what are all these people at the draft going to do now? It is 8:40 on a Thursday night in Las Vegas. Hopefully they can find some fund stuff to do or some good food to eat.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Friday, April 29

 

[Udog]

SAN DIEGO is 7-0 SU (7 Units) as a favorite of -150 or more in the current season.

SEATTLE is 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) in road games in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 3-14 SU (-13.2 Units) in home games vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 37-62 SU (-32.6 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 27-43 SU (-20.3 Units) in road games when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 25-19 SU (4.1 Units) at home with a money line of -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 93-87 SU (-2.7 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 11-31 SU (-23.1 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 316-255 Over (35.5 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.

NY YANKEES are 6-14 SU (-9.4 Units) in road games as a favorite of -175 to -250 in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 32-44 SU (-16.4 Units) in road games when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 10-32 SU (-25.2 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 46-31 SU (20.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in home games off a loss to a division rival as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 108-134 SU (-39.4 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 29

National League
San Diego (13-7) @ Pittsburgh (8-11)
? Darvish is 1-1, 4.43 in his first four starts.
? Padres are 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 3-2, 2.40 in eight starts vs Pittsburgh.

? Padres won eight of last ten games.
? San Diego is 7-3 on road.
? over last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 12-6-2

? Thompson is 0-2, 15.30 in three starts.
? Pirates are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 0-2, 7.00 in two starts vs San Diego.

? Pirates lost four of their last five games.
? Pittsburgh is 4-5 at home.
? eight of last ten games under
? scored run in first inning: 3-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-11-1

Philadelphia (10-10) @ NY Mets (14-6)
? Nola is 0-1, 1.46 in his last two starts.
? Phillies are 1-3 in his starts.
? over 2-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
? He is 9-4, 3.26 in 21 starts vs New York.

? Phillies won six of their last eight games.
? Philly is 2-5 on the road.
? over 9-3-1 last 13 games
? scored run in first inning: 8-20
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4

? Megill is 2-1, 2.35 in his first four starts.
? New York is 4-0 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-2
? He is 1-1, 3.60 in two starts vs Philly.

? Mets are 11-4 in their last 15 games.
? Mets are 5-2 at home.
? under 7-4-1 last 12 games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 10-4-6

Cubs (8-11) @ Milwaukee (13-7)
? Hendricks is 1-1, 4.05 in his first four starts.
? Cubs are 3-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
? He is 4-2, 3.15 in 13 starts at Milwaukee.

? Cubs lost seven of their last nine games.
? Cubs are 4-5 on road
? under 5-2 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 8-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-10-1

? Houser is 1-2, 3.52 in his first three starts.
? Brewers are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 1-2, 5.46 in 10 games (5 starts) vs Chicago.

? Brewers won nine of last 11 games.
? Milwaukee is 5-3 at home.
? under 12-3-2 last 17
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-6-5

Arizona (8-12) @ St Louis (11-7)
? Bumgarner is 0-1, 2.50 in four starts.
? Arizona is 1-3 in his starts, scoring 8 runs.
? under 4-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
? He is 4-6, 5.50 in 13 starts vs St Louis.

? Diamondbacks are 5-4 in last nine games.
? Arizona is 3-5 on road.
? under is 15-5 in their games
? scored run in first inning: 5-20
? record in first 5 innings: 5-8-7

? Wainwright is 2-2, 3.86 in four starts.
? Cardinals are 2-2 in his starts.
? last three under
? allowed run in first inning: 2-4
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2
? He is 11-5, 3.28 in 18 games (15 starts) vs Arizona.

? Cardinals lost three of last five games.
? St Louis is 5-3 at home.
? under 9-5 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 8-18
? record in first 5 innings: 10-5-3

Cincinnati (3-16) @ Colorado (10-9)
? Greene is 1-2, 5.93 in three starts.
? Reds are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Colorado.

? Reds lost 14 of their last 15 games.
? Cincinnati is 2-9 on road.
? over last three games
? scored run in first inning: 3-19
? record in first 5 innings: 4-14-1

? Senzatela is 1-1, 6.75 in three starts.
? Rockies are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 1-1, 6.94 in four starts vs Cincinnati.

? Colorado lost last four games by combined 32-9.
? Rockies are 6-4 at home.
? over 6-2 last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 7-19
? record in first 5 innings: 8-9-2

Washington (6-15) @ San Francisco (13-6)
? Sanchez allowed four runs in 4.1 IP in his first ?22 start.
? Washington is 0-1 in his starts.
? Under is 1-0 in his starts.
? allowed run in first inning: 1-1
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1
? He is 5-1, 1.99 in eight starts vs San Francisco.

? Washington lost its last eight games.
? Nationals are 3-4 on road.
? under 8-2 last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 7-21
? record in first 5 innings: 5-14-2

? Wood is 2-0, 2.51 in his first three starts.
? Giants are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 6-4, 2.82 in 14 starts vs Washington.

? Giants won six of last eight games.
? San Francisco is 5-3 at home.
? under 12-6-1
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 11-5-3

American League
Boston (8-12) @ Baltimore (6-13)
? Hill is 0-1, 4.85 in his first three starts.
? Red Sox are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0-3
? He is 3-0, 2.25 in 15 games (5 starts) vs Baltimore.

? Red Sox lost eight of their last 11 games.
? Boston is 5-8 on road.
? under 10-2-1 last 13 games.
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 4-10-6

? bullpen game

? Orioles are 3-7 in their last ten games.
? Baltimore is 3-3 at home.
? over 5-2 last seven games.
? scored run in first inning: 2-19
? record in first 5 innings: 4-11-4

Houston (10-9) @ Toronto (13-7)
? Urquidy is 1-1, 5.52 in three starts.
? Astros are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1.
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 1-1, 5.29 in three starts vs Toronto.

? Astros are 4-1 in their last five games.
? Houston is 8-5 on road.
? under 9-3-1 on road
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 10-6-3

? Kikuchi is 0-1, 6.00 in three starts.
? Toronto is 0-3 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He is 1-5, 5.93 in 12 starts vs Houston.

? Blue Jays are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
? Toronto is 7-3 at home.
? under 13-7
? scored run in first inning: 7-20
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-7

Angels (13-7) @ White Sox (7-11)
? Syndergaard is 2-0, 2.12 in his first three starts.
? Angels are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 1-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He allowed an unearned run in 8.1 IP in two games (1 start) vs Chicago.

? Angels won seven of their last nine games.
? Angels are 5-2 on road.
? under 3-1 last four games
? scored run in first inning: 10-20
? record in first 5 innings: 12-6-2

? Giolito is 0-0, 1.13 in his first two starts (8 IP).
? Chicago is 0-2 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He is 2-0, 3.81 in five starts against the Angels.

? White Sox lost nine of last ten games.
? Chicago is 5-4 at home.
? over 6-3-1 last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-18
? record in first 5 innings: 9-8-1

Minnesota (11-8) @ Tampa Bay (11-8)
? Bundy is 3-0, 1.59 in three starts (15.1 IP).
? Twins are 3-0 in his starts.
? over 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 3-0
? He is 5-6, 6.19 in 13 starts vs Tampa Bay.

? Minnesota won its last seven games.
? Twins are 3-4 on road.
? over 4-1 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 10-7-2

? Kluber is 0-1, 3.68 in his first three starts.
? Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 9-7, 3.40 in 23 starts vs Minnesota.

? Tampa Bay won seven of its last ten games.
? Rays are 8-5 at home.
? under 9-4 at home
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3

New York (13-6) @ Kansas City (7-10)
? Cortes is 1-0, 1.13 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: 1-0-1
? He is 0-1, 2.92 in three games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

? New York is 8-1 in its last nine games.
? New York is 3-3 on road.
? over 4-1 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 12-2-5

? Bubic is 0-1, 14.14 in three starts.
? Royals are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He threw 2.1 scoreless IP in a relief stint vs New York.

? Kansas City lost 10 of its last 15 games.
? Royals are 5-5 at home.
? under 8-3-1 last dozen games
? scored run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 4-7-6

Cleveland (7-12) @ A?s (10-9)
? Civale is 0-2, 12.19 in three starts.
? Cleveland is 1-2 in his starts.
? over 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Oakland.

? Guardians are 0-7 on this road trip.
? Cleveland is 1-12 if they score less than six runs.
? Cleveland is 4-9 on road.
? under 3-1 last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 6-8-5

? Montas is 2-1, 2.29 in his last three starts.
? A?s are 2-2 in his starts.
? under 3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-4
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
? He is 1-2, 2.62 in eight games (5 starts) vs Cleveland.

? A?s are 8-6 in their last 14 games.
? Oakland is 4-3 at home.
? under 7-4 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 4-19
? record in first 5 innings: 7-9-3

Interleague games
Seattle (11-8) @ Miami (9-8)
? Brash is 1-1, 4.20 in three starts.
? Mariners are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Miami.

? Mariners are 8-4 in their last 12 games.
? Seattle is 4-6 on road.
? under 7-3 on road.
? scored run in first inning: 9-19
? record in first 5 innings: 11-6-2

? Hernandez is 1-1, 5.87 in his first three starts.
? Marlins are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Seattle.

? Miami won six of its last seven games.
? Marlins are 6-5 on the road.
? under seven of last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 2-18
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-4

Atlanta (9-11) @ Texas (6-13)
? Anderson is 1-1, 6.08 in three starts.
? Braves are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Texas.

? Braves are 5-9 in last 14 games.
? Atlanta is 3-4 on road.
? under 8-4 last 12 games
? scored run in first inning: 6-20
? record in first 5 innings: 9-10-1

? Howard allowed six runs in 3 IP in his first ?22 start.
? Rangers are 1-0 in his starts.
? over 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-1
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0
? He is 0-1, 7.71 in one start vs Atlanta.

? Rangers lost their last three games.
? Texas is 2-8 at home.
? under 5-1-1 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 1-19
? record in first 5 innings: 5-9-5

Detroit (6-12) @ Los Angeles (12-6)
? Alexander is 0-2, 9.00 in three starts.
? Detroit is 0-3 in his starts
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Los Angeles.

? Tigers are 2-8 in last ten games.
? Detroit is 2-4 on road.
? under 10-5 last 15 games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-18
? record in first 5 innings: 3-12-3

? Anderson is 1-0, 2.84 in three games (1 start).
? Dodgers are 0-1 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1
? He is 1-0, 3.60 in one start vs Detroit.

? Dodgers won 11 of last 15 games.
? Los Angeles is 6-1 at home.
? under 7-1 last eight
? scored run in first inning: 7-18
? record in first 5 innings: 10-4-4

 

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MLB

Friday, April 29

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Trend Report
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San Diego @ Pittsburgh
San Diego
San Diego is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego

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

Boston @ Baltimore
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Boston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games at home

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

LA Angels @ Chi White Sox
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

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

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

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

Arizona @ St. Louis
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona

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

Cleveland @ Oakland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Cleveland

Detroit @ LA Dodgers
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
LA Dodgers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Washington @ San Francisco
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 14 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington


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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, April 29

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

SD at PIT 06:35 PM
SD -174
O 7.5
+500 +500

SEA at MIA 06:40 PM
MIA +101
U 8.0
+500 +500

BOS at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +114
U 8.0
+500 +500

HOU at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -113
U 8.5
+500 +500

MIN at TB 07:10 PM
MIN +116
O 8.0
+500 +500

PHI at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -119
O 7.0
+500 +500

LAA at CHW 07:10 PM
LAA +112
U 7.0
+500 +500

ATL at TEX 08:05 PM
TEX +117
O 9.0
+500 +500

CHC at MIL 08:10 PM
CHC +120
O 7.5
+500 +500

NYY at KC 08:10 PM
KC +172
U 8.5
+500 +500

ARI at STL 08:15 PM
ARI +170
U 7.5
+500 +500

CIN at COL 08:40 PM
COL -115
O 10.0
+500 +500

CLE at OAK 09:40 PM
OAK -149
O 6.5
+500 +500

DET at LAD 10:10 PM
DET +201
U 8.0
+500 +500

WAS at SF 10:15 PM
SF -226
U 7.5
+500 +500

 

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Armadillo Sports

Saturday?s 6-pack
? 76ers? star Joel Embiid (broken orbital bone) is out indefinitely
? Memphis 114, Minnesota 106? Grizzlies win series, 4-2.
? Nationals 14, Giants 4? Washington snaps an 8-game skid.
? Dodgers 5, Tigers 1? Detroit has lost six straight games.
? Rockies put OF Kris Bryant (back) on the IL.
? Royals? SS Adalberto Mondesi has a torn ACL, is out for year.

Quote of the Day
?How about that? And to think we wasted our time watching him, thinking he?d be available at 104, maybe.?
Sean McVay, after New England took OL Cole Strange with the 29th pick Thursday

Saturday?s quiz
Who was the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Mets at Citi Field?

Friday?s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Kevin Costner was GM of the Cleveland Browns; Denis Leary played the Browns? coach.

Thursday?s quiz
Jon Voight played Ray?s father Mickey in the Showtime series Ray Donovan.

Wednesday?s quiz
Matthew Stafford was the first player taken in the 2009 NFL Draft; the Jets took the next QB, with the 5th pick in the first round- Mark Sanchez.

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Saturday?s Den: Wrapping up an unusually busy Friday

13) First three rounds of the NFL Draft are over; draft is in Las Vegas, so couple of third round picks were announced by Wayne Newton, Donny Osmond. Really, they were.

12) By the time the 38th player had been taken in this draft, 12 trades had been made. Lot of teams jockeying mid-round picks between this year and next year.

11) Liberty QB Malik Willis had an over/under of 15.5 for which pick he?d be taken with; he wound up being the 86th pick, by Tennessee. Has to be disappointing, will be expensive to start with, but if he becomes a good starting QB, he?ll forget this week ever happened.

10) Indianapolis Colts were +14 in turnovers last year and still missed the playoffs; that?s a red flag for sure, because it is tough to duplicate another +14 turnover ratio. They?ve upgraded a lot at QB, with Matt Ryan over Carson Wentz, but not like Atlanta has won a lot recently either.

9) NFL does a terrific job with guys who announce picks after the first round; Franco Harris, Larry Csonka, Barry Sanders (in addition to Wayne Newton/Donny Osmond). They even had Seton Hall basketball coach Shaheen Holloway announce one of the Jets? picks.

8) So far in the USFL, thru two weeks, the team leading at halftime won six of eight games; the two games that won after trailing at halftime? Birmingham Stallions, in both their games.

7) I?m watching Law and Order re-runs the other day and a familiar face appears; Werner Klemperer, who played Colonel Klink on Hogan?s Heroes, is on an early episode, probably Year 2 of the 20-year series. Lot of famous actors have appeared in Law and Order.

6) Mets 3, Phillies 0? Five New York pitchers combined to no-hit the Phillies. Tylor Megill needed 88 pitches to get thru the first five innings.

Weird part of this no-hitter; Philly?s Kyle Schwarber batted three times, walked every time.

5) Trevor Bauer got suspended for two years Friday, which could cost him $60M. Bauer will appeal. As always, the lawyers will be the real winners here.

I myself am not a lawyer; this case is apparently a little complex, but Bauer has not been charged with any crimes. Not sure how you suspend a guy for two years without him being charged with a crime, but that is what has happened.

4) David Cone was explaining on TV the other day how there are fewer doubles in baseball now, partially because outfielders play a lot deeper than they used to. Another big reason is that the baseball appears to be a little dead this year.

3) Case in point: Guy on the Pirates hit a fly ball to the warning track the other day, but it got caught; the look he gave was so disgusted, like he was sure he hit a home run but it really wasn?t close to being one. Hitters need to become more line drive conscious and less about launch-angle.

2) When Joey Gallo batted against Baltimore during the week, Orioles used five outfielders and one of the two remaining infielders had both his feet on the outfield grass when pitches were thrown. I?ve never seen that before and after this year, I?ll never see it again, since shifts will be banned after this season.

1) Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz in six games in their playoff series; Dallas won their first NBA title 11 years ago, but since then, had been 0-6 in playoff series.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, April 30

 

[Udog]

ARIZONA is 32-45 SU (-17.5 Units) in road games when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 6-19 SU (-14.9 Units) in road games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 61-37 SU (20.3 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 93-88 SU (-3.8 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 36-27 SU (6.3 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 11-4 SU (6.6 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

SEATTLE is 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) in road games in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 7-0 SU (7 Units) as a favorite of -150 or more in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 3-14 SU (-13.2 Units) in home games vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

ATLANTA is 61-46 SU (16.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 316-256 Over (34.4 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.

PHILADELPHIA is 22-8 SU (13.2 Units) when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 6-14 SU (-9.4 Units) in road games as a favorite of -175 to -250 in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 10-33 SU (-26.3 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 112-79 Over (25.1 Units) in home games in April games since 1996.