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Wednesday’s 6-pack
NFL spreads for this week:
— Chargers @ Chiefs (-4)
— Jets @ Browns (-6)
— Buccaneers (-3) @ Saints
— Panthers @ Giants (-2.5)
— Patriots (-1.5) @ Steelers
— Colts (-4) @ Jaguars
Quote of the Day
“We got three timeouts, I might use one right here. Just use one, let’s talk about this one. Let’s talk about this one……..they could try to draw them offsides. Might try to draw them offsides with a dummy snap count………I think we should call a timeout, like now.”
Peyton Manning, during the end of the Broncos-Seahawks game Monday night
Wednesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; which Pac-10 QB was the second pick of that draft?
Tuesday’s quiz
Seahawks’ coach Pete Carroll is in his 13th year with Seattle; he also coached Jets/Patriots, for a total of only four years.
Monday’s quiz
Sunday, Zac Gallen set the Arizona Diamondbacks’ record for consecutive scoreless IP; he broke Brandon Webb’s record from 2007.
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Wednesday’s Den: How MLB teams have fared in close games……
Looking at how teams do in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:
Successful teams
— Toronto 26-14— 14-9 on road, 12-5 at home. Blue Jays fired their manager, have an interim skipper now- they’re 29-17 in one-run games.
— Cleveland 27-15— 16-8 on road, 11-7 at home; Terry Francona is an excellent manager.
— St Louis 22-12— 11-3 on road, 11-9 at home. Cardinals are 21-14 in one-run games.
— Dodgers 20-12— LA is 12-13 in 0ne-run games, 85-30 in games decided by more than one run. If you bet the Dodgers, lay 1.5 runs.
— Baltimore 20-13— 5-9 on road, 15-4 at home. Brandon Hyde is your Manager of the Year.
— White Sox 25-18— 9-9 on road, 16-9 at home; they’re 23-15 in one-run games.
— Milwaukee 23-17— 14-12 on road, 9-5 at home. Lot more drama in their road games.
— Seattle 24-18— Mariners were 33-19 in one-run games last year, are 29-17 this year; Scott Servais is going to have Seattle in the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
Team in the middle:
— Bronx 23-23— 7-14 on road, 16-9 at home.
Unsuccessful teams
— Angels 11-23— 5-10 on road, 6-13 at home; they’re 14-25 in one-run games. Firing Joe Maddon didn’t help their situation any.
— Minnesota 12-24— 4-13 on road, 8-11 at home; they’re 2-8 in last 10 games overall.
— San Francisco 13-23— 7-16 on road, 6-7 at home. 19-26 in one-run games. Overall, they’re 68-73, after going 107-55 last year.
— Oakland 14-23— 8-9 on road, 6-14 at home. I think Mark Kotsay has done a good job, managing a team which has, in reality, a glorified AAA roster.
— Boston 15-23— 8-13 on road, 7-10 at home; they’re 22-23 in one-run games, but overall are 69-72, after going 92-70 last year.
— Cubs 19-27— 9-13 on road, 10-14 at home; Chicago is a big market. Why do the Cubs have such a cruddy team? 71-91 last year, 59-82 this year. Hmmmmm
Wednesday’s 6-pack
NFL spreads for this week:
— Chargers @ Chiefs (-4)
— Jets @ Browns (-6)
— Buccaneers (-3) @ Saints
— Panthers @ Giants (-2.5)
— Patriots (-1.5) @ Steelers
— Colts (-4) @ Jaguars
Quote of the Day
“We got three timeouts, I might use one right here. Just use one, let’s talk about this one. Let’s talk about this one……..they could try to draw them offsides. Might try to draw them offsides with a dummy snap count………I think we should call a timeout, like now.”
Peyton Manning, during the end of the Broncos-Seahawks game Monday night
Wednesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; which Pac-10 QB was the second pick of that draft?
Tuesday’s quiz
Seahawks’ coach Pete Carroll is in his 13th year with Seattle; he also coached Jets/Patriots, for a total of only four years.
Monday’s quiz
Sunday, Zac Gallen set the Arizona Diamondbacks’ record for consecutive scoreless IP; he broke Brandon Webb’s record from 2007.
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Wednesday’s Den: How MLB teams have fared in close games……
Looking at how teams do in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:
Successful teams
— Toronto 26-14— 14-9 on road, 12-5 at home. Blue Jays fired their manager, have an interim skipper now- they’re 29-17 in one-run games.
— Cleveland 27-15— 16-8 on road, 11-7 at home; Terry Francona is an excellent manager.
— St Louis 22-12— 11-3 on road, 11-9 at home. Cardinals are 21-14 in one-run games.
— Dodgers 20-12— LA is 12-13 in 0ne-run games, 85-30 in games decided by more than one run. If you bet the Dodgers, lay 1.5 runs.
— Baltimore 20-13— 5-9 on road, 15-4 at home. Brandon Hyde is your Manager of the Year.
— White Sox 25-18— 9-9 on road, 16-9 at home; they’re 23-15 in one-run games.
— Milwaukee 23-17— 14-12 on road, 9-5 at home. Lot more drama in their road games.
— Seattle 24-18— Mariners were 33-19 in one-run games last year, are 29-17 this year; Scott Servais is going to have Seattle in the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
Team in the middle:
— Bronx 23-23— 7-14 on road, 16-9 at home.
Unsuccessful teams
— Angels 11-23— 5-10 on road, 6-13 at home; they’re 14-25 in one-run games. Firing Joe Maddon didn’t help their situation any.
— Minnesota 12-24— 4-13 on road, 8-11 at home; they’re 2-8 in last 10 games overall.
— San Francisco 13-23— 7-16 on road, 6-7 at home. 19-26 in one-run games. Overall, they’re 68-73, after going 107-55 last year.
— Oakland 14-23— 8-9 on road, 6-14 at home. I think Mark Kotsay has done a good job, managing a team which has, in reality, a glorified AAA roster.
— Boston 15-23— 8-13 on road, 7-10 at home; they’re 22-23 in one-run games, but overall are 69-72, after going 92-70 last year.
— Cubs 19-27— 9-13 on road, 10-14 at home; Chicago is a big market. Why do the Cubs have such a cruddy team? 71-91 last year, 59-82 this year. Hmmmmm