CNOTES 2024-2025 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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NBA FINALS BEST BETS !
06/11/2025.................2 - 0 - 0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100.00%..............+ 10.00
06/08/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%..............- 11.00
06/05/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%..............- 11.00
TOTALS.......................2- 4 - 0..................33.33%..............- 12.00
06/11/2025.................2 - 0 - 0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100.00%..............+ 10.00
06/08/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%..............- 11.00
06/05/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%..............- 11.00
TOTALS.......................2- 4 - 0..................33.33%..............- 12.00
Thursday’s 6-pack:
All-time leaders in stolen bases for Nationals/Montreal Expos:
635— Tim Raines
266— Marquis Grissom
253— Andre Dawson
192— Trea Turner
187— Delino DeShields
139— Rodney Scott
Quote of the Day
“Amazing. Amazing. We love playing in front of our fans. We love being here. They deserve high-stakes, high-level basketball, and we’re giving them that right now.”
Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, what state was Radar O’Reilly from?
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for Virginia; he started his college career at Maine, before transferring to the Cavaliers.
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Bennedict Mathurin (+16) scored 27 points in 22:00 off the bench.
Pacers outscored Oklahoma City 21-11 over the last 8:00.
Indiana leads series, 2-1; Game 4 is Friday in Indianapolis.
— In the history of the NBA Finals, when the series was tied 1-1, the team that won Game 3 has gone 33-8 in those series.
— According to the Interweb, the New York Knicks franchise is worth $7.5B, the 2nd-most valuable franchise in the NBA (Golden State is worth $8.8B).
Knicks made the Eastern Conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, they did really well. People should be optimistic. But here is where it gets dicey.
They fired their coach, Tom Thibodeau, and seem to be clueless about who they’re going to replace him with. What the hell is going on?
Thibodeau was 226-174 in five regular seasons in New York, 24-23 in playoff games, with this year his biggest success, but he got fired, which is their business, but if you fired a successful coach, you damn well better have a new coach right there, ready to replace him.
Maybe Michael Malone, who won the NBA title two years ago in Denver? He was an assistant for the Knicks from 2001-05.
— Four other NBA teams have already rejected the Knicks’ request to interview their current head coach to move to Manhattan.
— USC Trojans recently named former NBA guard Earl Boykins an assistant coach; the 5-foot-5 Boykins played 13 years in the NBA. He is the shortest player in NBA history to score 30+ points in a game. He was an assistant coach at UTEP the last four years.
— Famous birthdays, June 12th:
Timothy Busfield, 68
Rory Sparrow, 67
Tim DeKay, 62
Rick Hoffman, 55
Ryan Klesko, 54
Kerry Kittles, 51
Antawn Jamison, 49
Dallas Clark, 46
Andre Davis, 46
Jrue Holiday, 35
Sean Newcomb, 32
Aaron Civale, 30
— Mets 5, Nationals 0
David Peterson threw a 106-pitch complete game.
Brandon Nimmo homered twice.
Pete Alonso has 20 RBI in his last ten games.
Mets are 26-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 2
Teoscar Hernandez hit a 3-run homer in 6th inning.
This was the first series between the rivals this season.
Teams play again next week in Los Angeles.
— Guardians 11, Reds 2
Carlos Santana hit a grand slam.
Jose Ramirez extended his on-base streak to 37 consecutive games.
Loss snapped Cincinnati’s 5-game winning streak.
— Braves 6, Brewers 2
Schwellenach pitched a complete game.
Acuna/Harris both homered for the Braves.
This was Atlanta’s first series win in their last seven series.
— Angels 6, A’s 5
A’s led 3-0 after the fifth inning.
A’s lost their 14th consecutive road game.
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
— Astros 10, White Sox 2
Christian Walker homered, drove in four runs.
Jose Altuve had two hits, including the 2,300th hit of his career.
White Sox slipped to 7-27 on the road
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— Twins 6, Rangers 2
Byron Buxton hit a 479-foot home run.
David Festa got the win, giving up three hits in 6 IP.
— Red Sox 4, Rays 3
Rookie Mayer homered twice for the Red Sox.
Boston hit four solo home runs.
Only third time in last 19 games that the Rays’ pitcher allowed more than 3 earned runs.
— Red Sox promoted their #1 prospect Roman Anthony to the majors this week; apparently his family isn’t very original with names:
His grandfather is Anthony Anthony
His father is Anthony Anthony
One of his brothers is also Anthony Anthony.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: New York, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Blue Jays, Twins, Rays
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Giants, Phillies, Padres
All-time leaders in stolen bases for Nationals/Montreal Expos:
635— Tim Raines
266— Marquis Grissom
253— Andre Dawson
192— Trea Turner
187— Delino DeShields
139— Rodney Scott
Quote of the Day
“Amazing. Amazing. We love playing in front of our fans. We love being here. They deserve high-stakes, high-level basketball, and we’re giving them that right now.”
Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, what state was Radar O’Reilly from?
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for Virginia; he started his college career at Maine, before transferring to the Cavaliers.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Pacers 116, Thunder 107Bennedict Mathurin (+16) scored 27 points in 22:00 off the bench.
Pacers outscored Oklahoma City 21-11 over the last 8:00.
Indiana leads series, 2-1; Game 4 is Friday in Indianapolis.
— In the history of the NBA Finals, when the series was tied 1-1, the team that won Game 3 has gone 33-8 in those series.
— According to the Interweb, the New York Knicks franchise is worth $7.5B, the 2nd-most valuable franchise in the NBA (Golden State is worth $8.8B).
Knicks made the Eastern Conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, they did really well. People should be optimistic. But here is where it gets dicey.
They fired their coach, Tom Thibodeau, and seem to be clueless about who they’re going to replace him with. What the hell is going on?
Thibodeau was 226-174 in five regular seasons in New York, 24-23 in playoff games, with this year his biggest success, but he got fired, which is their business, but if you fired a successful coach, you damn well better have a new coach right there, ready to replace him.
Maybe Michael Malone, who won the NBA title two years ago in Denver? He was an assistant for the Knicks from 2001-05.
— Four other NBA teams have already rejected the Knicks’ request to interview their current head coach to move to Manhattan.
— USC Trojans recently named former NBA guard Earl Boykins an assistant coach; the 5-foot-5 Boykins played 13 years in the NBA. He is the shortest player in NBA history to score 30+ points in a game. He was an assistant coach at UTEP the last four years.
— Famous birthdays, June 12th:
Timothy Busfield, 68
Rory Sparrow, 67
Tim DeKay, 62
Rick Hoffman, 55
Ryan Klesko, 54
Kerry Kittles, 51
Antawn Jamison, 49
Dallas Clark, 46
Andre Davis, 46
Jrue Holiday, 35
Sean Newcomb, 32
Aaron Civale, 30
— Mets 5, Nationals 0
David Peterson threw a 106-pitch complete game.
Brandon Nimmo homered twice.
Pete Alonso has 20 RBI in his last ten games.
Mets are 26-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 2
Teoscar Hernandez hit a 3-run homer in 6th inning.
This was the first series between the rivals this season.
Teams play again next week in Los Angeles.
— Guardians 11, Reds 2
Carlos Santana hit a grand slam.
Jose Ramirez extended his on-base streak to 37 consecutive games.
Loss snapped Cincinnati’s 5-game winning streak.
— Braves 6, Brewers 2
Schwellenach pitched a complete game.
Acuna/Harris both homered for the Braves.
This was Atlanta’s first series win in their last seven series.
— Angels 6, A’s 5
A’s led 3-0 after the fifth inning.
A’s lost their 14th consecutive road game.
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
— Astros 10, White Sox 2
Christian Walker homered, drove in four runs.
Jose Altuve had two hits, including the 2,300th hit of his career.
White Sox slipped to 7-27 on the road
.
— Twins 6, Rangers 2
Byron Buxton hit a 479-foot home run.
David Festa got the win, giving up three hits in 6 IP.
— Red Sox 4, Rays 3
Rookie Mayer homered twice for the Red Sox.
Boston hit four solo home runs.
Only third time in last 19 games that the Rays’ pitcher allowed more than 3 earned runs.
— Red Sox promoted their #1 prospect Roman Anthony to the majors this week; apparently his family isn’t very original with names:
His grandfather is Anthony Anthony
His father is Anthony Anthony
One of his brothers is also Anthony Anthony.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: New York, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Blue Jays, Twins, Rays
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Giants, Phillies, Padres
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Oilers 5, Panthers 4 OT- Draisaitl scored his 4th OT goal in the playoffs this year.
— Rockies 8, Giants 7- Colorado scored three runs in bottom of 9th
— Tigers 4, Orioles 1- Skubal threw seven shutout innings.
— Bronx 1, Royals 0- Five pitchers combined on the shutout.
— Brewers 6, Cardinals 0- Misiorowski threw 5 shutout IP in his MLB debut.
— Astros 4, White Sox 3- Altuve doubled twice, had two RBI.
Edmonton is the first road team since 1919 (1919!!!) to rally from a 3-goal deficit and win a game in the NHL Finals.
Quote of the Day
“The conversation was very professional,. I just very respectfully said that Aaron would really like an opportunity to continue his career as a starter. He’s going to be a free agent at the end of the year.”
Aaron Civale’s agent Jack Toffey, after Civale was moved to the Milwaukee bullpen
Friday’s quiz
Who was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles?
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly was from Iowa.
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
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— Arizona (34-34)
Arizona won seven of its last ten games.
Diamondbacks scored in first inning in 6 of their last 11 home games.
Arizona is 4-12 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (29-38)
Atlanta lost 15 of its last 20 games.
Braves are 17-14 at home, 12-24 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (42-27)
Chicago is 11-2 of its last 13 home games.
Under is 13-4 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs are 9-3 vs American League teams.
— Reds (35-34)
Cincinnati is 10-7 in its last seventeen games.
Reds are 7-1 in last eight series openers.
Reds are 27-21 vs righty starters, 8-13 vs lefties.
— Rockies (13-55)
Colorado is 6-22 since they changed managers.
Under is 16-4 in Rockies’ last 20 road games.
Rockies are 1-19 vs lefty starters, 12-36 vs righties.
— Dodgers (41-28)
Dodgers are 18-18 in their last 36 games,
Dodgers are 23-11 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Dodgers are 32-17 vs righty starters, 9-11 vs lefties.
Over is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Marlins (25-41) )
Marlins are 4-11 in their last fifteen games.
Miami is 14-20 at home, 11-21 on the road.
Marlins are 1-10 in road series openers.
— Brewers (37-33)
Brewers are 9-5 in their last 14 home games.
Brewers are 21-14 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
— Mets (45-24)
Mets won 11 of their last 13 games.
Mets are 27-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Under is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— Phillies (39-29)
Phillies lost ten of their last thirteen games.
Phillies are 30-17 vs righty starters, 9-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 8-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (28-42)
Pirates are 6-3 in their last nine games.
Pittsburgh is 19-19 at home, 9-23 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.
— St Louis (36-33)
St Louis lost its last five games.
Cardinals are 11-3 when Sonny Gray starts.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
St Louis is 22-14 at home, 14-19 on the road.
— Padres (38-29)
Padres won 11 of their last 17 games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten road games.
San Diego is 8-4 in its last 12 series openers.
Padres are 10-5 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (40-29)
Giants won seven of their last eight games.
Giants are 32-17 vs rightly pitchers, 8-12 vs lefties.
SF is 16-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 19-5 in Giants’ last 24 games.
— Washington (30-38)
Nationals lost eight of their last ten games.
Under is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.
Washington is 13-4 last 17 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 13th:
Marcel Lachemann, 84
Happy Feller, 76
Richard Thomas, 74
Ernie Whitt, 73
Tim Allen, 72
Ally Sheedy, 63
Šarūnas Marčiulionis, 61
Jonathan Lucroy, 39
Hassan Whiteside, 36
James McCann, 35
— Orioles (27-40)
Baltimore is 2-4 in its last six games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 19-32 vs everyone else.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten games.
— Red Sox (34-36)
Red Sox are 4-1 in their last five games.
Boston is 7-17 in one-run games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Red Sox are 19-17 at home, 15-19 on the road.
— White Sox (23-46)
Chicago is 12-8 in its last 20 home games.
White Sox are 7-28 on the road.
White Sox are 17-36 vs righty starters, 6-10 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (35-32)
Guardians lost six of their last nine games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-19 vs righty starters, 5-13 vs lefties.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Detroit (45-25)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won four of their last six games.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten home games.
— Houston (38-30)
Astros are 24-13 at home, 14-17 on the road.
Houston is 5-2 in its last seven series openers.
Under is 19-9 in their last 28 games.
Astros are 12-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (34-35)
Royals are 6-12 in their last eighteen games.
Kansas City is 19-16 at home, 15-19 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in Royals’ last nine games.
Kansas City is 12-10 in one-run games.
— Angels (33-34)
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Halos are 14-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (36-32)
Twins are 2-5 in their last seven games.
Minnesota is 20-12 at home, 16-20 on the road.
Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— New York (42-25)
New York won 23 of its last 32 games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
New York is 32-19 vs righty starters, 10-6 vs lefties.
— A’s (26-44)
A’s lost 24 of their last 28 games.
A’s have lost 14 straight road games.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Seattle (33-34)
Mariners lost eight of their last nine games.
Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 home games.
Under is 4-0 in Mariners’ last four home games.
— Tampa Bay (36-32)
Tampa Bay won 14 of its last 20 games.
Under is 20-9 in their last 29 home games.
Rays are 12-4 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (33-36)
Rangers won four of their last five games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 13-23 on road.
Under is 19-7 in their last 26 road games.
— Toronto (38-30)
Blue Jays won 12 of their last 14 games.
Over is 11-2 in their last 13 games.
Toronto is 8-2 in last nten games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Oilers 5, Panthers 4 OT- Draisaitl scored his 4th OT goal in the playoffs this year.
— Rockies 8, Giants 7- Colorado scored three runs in bottom of 9th
— Tigers 4, Orioles 1- Skubal threw seven shutout innings.
— Bronx 1, Royals 0- Five pitchers combined on the shutout.
— Brewers 6, Cardinals 0- Misiorowski threw 5 shutout IP in his MLB debut.
— Astros 4, White Sox 3- Altuve doubled twice, had two RBI.
Edmonton is the first road team since 1919 (1919!!!) to rally from a 3-goal deficit and win a game in the NHL Finals.
Quote of the Day
“The conversation was very professional,. I just very respectfully said that Aaron would really like an opportunity to continue his career as a starter. He’s going to be a free agent at the end of the year.”
Aaron Civale’s agent Jack Toffey, after Civale was moved to the Milwaukee bullpen
Friday’s quiz
Who was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles?
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly was from Iowa.
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
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Friday’s Den: Trends for every major league team…….
Trends for major league teams (thru Thursday’s games)— Arizona (34-34)
Arizona won seven of its last ten games.
Diamondbacks scored in first inning in 6 of their last 11 home games.
Arizona is 4-12 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (29-38)
Atlanta lost 15 of its last 20 games.
Braves are 17-14 at home, 12-24 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (42-27)
Chicago is 11-2 of its last 13 home games.
Under is 13-4 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs are 9-3 vs American League teams.
— Reds (35-34)
Cincinnati is 10-7 in its last seventeen games.
Reds are 7-1 in last eight series openers.
Reds are 27-21 vs righty starters, 8-13 vs lefties.
— Rockies (13-55)
Colorado is 6-22 since they changed managers.
Under is 16-4 in Rockies’ last 20 road games.
Rockies are 1-19 vs lefty starters, 12-36 vs righties.
— Dodgers (41-28)
Dodgers are 18-18 in their last 36 games,
Dodgers are 23-11 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Dodgers are 32-17 vs righty starters, 9-11 vs lefties.
Over is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Marlins (25-41) )
Marlins are 4-11 in their last fifteen games.
Miami is 14-20 at home, 11-21 on the road.
Marlins are 1-10 in road series openers.
— Brewers (37-33)
Brewers are 9-5 in their last 14 home games.
Brewers are 21-14 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
— Mets (45-24)
Mets won 11 of their last 13 games.
Mets are 27-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Under is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— Phillies (39-29)
Phillies lost ten of their last thirteen games.
Phillies are 30-17 vs righty starters, 9-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 8-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (28-42)
Pirates are 6-3 in their last nine games.
Pittsburgh is 19-19 at home, 9-23 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.
— St Louis (36-33)
St Louis lost its last five games.
Cardinals are 11-3 when Sonny Gray starts.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
St Louis is 22-14 at home, 14-19 on the road.
— Padres (38-29)
Padres won 11 of their last 17 games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten road games.
San Diego is 8-4 in its last 12 series openers.
Padres are 10-5 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (40-29)
Giants won seven of their last eight games.
Giants are 32-17 vs rightly pitchers, 8-12 vs lefties.
SF is 16-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 19-5 in Giants’ last 24 games.
— Washington (30-38)
Nationals lost eight of their last ten games.
Under is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.
Washington is 13-4 last 17 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 13th:
Marcel Lachemann, 84
Happy Feller, 76
Richard Thomas, 74
Ernie Whitt, 73
Tim Allen, 72
Ally Sheedy, 63
Šarūnas Marčiulionis, 61
Jonathan Lucroy, 39
Hassan Whiteside, 36
James McCann, 35
— Orioles (27-40)
Baltimore is 2-4 in its last six games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 19-32 vs everyone else.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten games.
— Red Sox (34-36)
Red Sox are 4-1 in their last five games.
Boston is 7-17 in one-run games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Red Sox are 19-17 at home, 15-19 on the road.
— White Sox (23-46)
Chicago is 12-8 in its last 20 home games.
White Sox are 7-28 on the road.
White Sox are 17-36 vs righty starters, 6-10 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (35-32)
Guardians lost six of their last nine games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-19 vs righty starters, 5-13 vs lefties.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Detroit (45-25)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won four of their last six games.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten home games.
— Houston (38-30)
Astros are 24-13 at home, 14-17 on the road.
Houston is 5-2 in its last seven series openers.
Under is 19-9 in their last 28 games.
Astros are 12-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (34-35)
Royals are 6-12 in their last eighteen games.
Kansas City is 19-16 at home, 15-19 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in Royals’ last nine games.
Kansas City is 12-10 in one-run games.
— Angels (33-34)
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Halos are 14-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (36-32)
Twins are 2-5 in their last seven games.
Minnesota is 20-12 at home, 16-20 on the road.
Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— New York (42-25)
New York won 23 of its last 32 games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
New York is 32-19 vs righty starters, 10-6 vs lefties.
— A’s (26-44)
A’s lost 24 of their last 28 games.
A’s have lost 14 straight road games.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Seattle (33-34)
Mariners lost eight of their last nine games.
Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 home games.
Under is 4-0 in Mariners’ last four home games.
— Tampa Bay (36-32)
Tampa Bay won 14 of its last 20 games.
Under is 20-9 in their last 29 home games.
Rays are 12-4 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (33-36)
Rangers won four of their last five games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 13-23 on road.
Under is 19-7 in their last 26 road games.
— Toronto (38-30)
Blue Jays won 12 of their last 14 games.
Over is 11-2 in their last 13 games.
Toronto is 8-2 in last nten games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
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Oklahoma City VS Indiana
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games against Indiana.
Oklahoma City is 0-8 ATS in its last 8 games on the road.
Indiana is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
Indiana is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
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Oklahoma City VS Indiana
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games against Indiana.
Oklahoma City is 0-8 ATS in its last 8 games on the road.
Indiana is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
Indiana is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
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NBA FINALS BEST BETS !
06/13/2025.................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%............- 0.50
06/11/2025.................2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
06/08/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
06/05/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
TOTALS.......................3 - 5 - 0.................37.50%.............- 12.50
06/13/2025.................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%............- 0.50
06/11/2025.................2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
06/08/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
06/05/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
TOTALS.......................3 - 5 - 0.................37.50%.............- 12.50
Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Thunder 111, Pacers 104— OKC outscored Indiana 31-17 in 4th quarter.
— Thunder won despite shooting only 3-17 on the arc.
— OKC was +14 in the 30:00 Caruso played.
— First time this season, Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t have an assist.
— Four Indiana subs were a combined minus-37.
— Series is 2-2; Game 5 is in Oklahoma City Monday night.
Quote of the Day
“Nope. Same answer. Only if I’m talking about it here [in New York].”
Aaron Judge, who is skipping the Home Run Derby again this year
Saturday’s quiz
Which USFL team did Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly play for?
Friday’s quiz
Slick Leonard was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles.
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly was from Iowa.
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NL games
Marlins @ Nationals
Miami is undecided on their starter; they’re 1-4 in second game of a series, if they won the opener.
Nationals are 4-7 in Williams’ last 11 starts.
Pirates @ Cubs
Burrows is 2-1, 3.77 in his first three starts.
Cubs are 5-0 in Boyd’s home starts.
Rockies @ Braves
Under is 5-2 in last seven Dollander starts.
Strider is 0-5, 5.76 in his first five starts.
Cardinals @ Brewers
Pallante is 0-1, 6.64 in his last four starts (over 3-1)
Bewers are 6-2 in Quintana starts (under 7-1)
Padres @ Diamondbacks
San Diego won Bergert’s first two starts (0-0, 1.74, under 2-0)
Gallen is 1-4, 6.94 in his last six starts.
Giants @ Dodgers
Under is 4-1 in Roupp’s last five starts.
Over is 5-0 in Kershaw’s starts.
AL games
Angels @ Orioles
Anderson is 0-3, 5.63 in his last nine starts.
Under is 9-1 in Sugano’s last ten starts.
White Sox @ Rangers
Chicago is undecided on their starter; they’re 7-29 on the road.
deGrom is 6-1, 1.46 in his last eight starts.
Twins @ Astros
Ryan is 5-0, 2.89 in his last five starts.
Brown is 7-2, 1.82 in his last ten starts.
A’s @ Royals
Lopez is 0-3, 6.61 in four starts.
Lorenzen is 1-1, 9.88 in his last three starts.
Bronx @ Red Sox
Under is 11-4 in Rodon’s starts.
Dobbins is 3-1, 4.74 in five home starts.
Guardians @ Mariners
Under is 8-2 in Bibee’s last ten starts.
Kirby is 1-1, 3.00 in his last two starts.
Famous birthdays, June 14th:
Vince Evans, 70
Sam Perkins, 64
Eric Murdock, 57
Bruce Bowen, 54
Sammy Watkins, 32
Bobby Witt Jr, 25
Interleague games
Reds @ Tigers
Under is 7-2 in Singer’s last nine starts.
Flaherty is 3-0, 0.50 in his last three starts.
Blue Jays @ Phillies
Francis is 0-6, 6.29 in his last nine starts.
Sanchez is 1-1, 2.41 in his last three starts.
Rays @ Mets
Rasmussen is 4-0, 0.62 in his last five starts.
Over is 8-2 in Megill’s last ten starts.
— Thunder 111, Pacers 104— OKC outscored Indiana 31-17 in 4th quarter.
— Thunder won despite shooting only 3-17 on the arc.
— OKC was +14 in the 30:00 Caruso played.
— First time this season, Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t have an assist.
— Four Indiana subs were a combined minus-37.
— Series is 2-2; Game 5 is in Oklahoma City Monday night.
Quote of the Day
“Nope. Same answer. Only if I’m talking about it here [in New York].”
Aaron Judge, who is skipping the Home Run Derby again this year
Saturday’s quiz
Which USFL team did Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly play for?
Friday’s quiz
Slick Leonard was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles.
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly was from Iowa.
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Saturday’s Den: Quick trends for today’s baseball games…….
A quick trend for all of Saturday’s starting pitchers:NL games
Marlins @ Nationals
Miami is undecided on their starter; they’re 1-4 in second game of a series, if they won the opener.
Nationals are 4-7 in Williams’ last 11 starts.
Pirates @ Cubs
Burrows is 2-1, 3.77 in his first three starts.
Cubs are 5-0 in Boyd’s home starts.
Rockies @ Braves
Under is 5-2 in last seven Dollander starts.
Strider is 0-5, 5.76 in his first five starts.
Cardinals @ Brewers
Pallante is 0-1, 6.64 in his last four starts (over 3-1)
Bewers are 6-2 in Quintana starts (under 7-1)
Padres @ Diamondbacks
San Diego won Bergert’s first two starts (0-0, 1.74, under 2-0)
Gallen is 1-4, 6.94 in his last six starts.
Giants @ Dodgers
Under is 4-1 in Roupp’s last five starts.
Over is 5-0 in Kershaw’s starts.
AL games
Angels @ Orioles
Anderson is 0-3, 5.63 in his last nine starts.
Under is 9-1 in Sugano’s last ten starts.
White Sox @ Rangers
Chicago is undecided on their starter; they’re 7-29 on the road.
deGrom is 6-1, 1.46 in his last eight starts.
Twins @ Astros
Ryan is 5-0, 2.89 in his last five starts.
Brown is 7-2, 1.82 in his last ten starts.
A’s @ Royals
Lopez is 0-3, 6.61 in four starts.
Lorenzen is 1-1, 9.88 in his last three starts.
Bronx @ Red Sox
Under is 11-4 in Rodon’s starts.
Dobbins is 3-1, 4.74 in five home starts.
Guardians @ Mariners
Under is 8-2 in Bibee’s last ten starts.
Kirby is 1-1, 3.00 in his last two starts.
Famous birthdays, June 14th:
Vince Evans, 70
Sam Perkins, 64
Eric Murdock, 57
Bruce Bowen, 54
Sammy Watkins, 32
Bobby Witt Jr, 25
Interleague games
Reds @ Tigers
Under is 7-2 in Singer’s last nine starts.
Flaherty is 3-0, 0.50 in his last three starts.
Blue Jays @ Phillies
Francis is 0-6, 6.29 in his last nine starts.
Sanchez is 1-1, 2.41 in his last three starts.
Rays @ Mets
Rasmussen is 4-0, 0.62 in his last five starts.
Over is 8-2 in Megill’s last ten starts.
Sunday’s 5-pack:
Baseball teams with the best average attendance so far this year:
50,275— Dodgers
42,491— Bronx
42,325— Padres
41,252— Phillies
37,858— Mets
Quote of the Day
“We don’t take an oath to a king, or queen, or a tyrant or a dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator…..we take an oath to the Constitution……and we’re willing to die to protect it.”
US Army General Mark Milley, 2023
Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the major leagues for 27 years, but only pitched in one World Series; who was he pitching for that year?
Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.
Friday’s quiz
Slick Leonard was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles.
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The world has changed a lot since 2001; some for the better, some not so much, but hopefully things will get better again soon.
I try to focus on the positive here, but mostly aim for being realistic.
Thanks for reading, even if you read it only because it helps you sleep better
— Panthers 4, Oilers 2
Panthers led 2-0 after the first period.
Florida scored their five goals on only 19 shots.
Brad Marchand scored twice for Florida.
Game 6 is in Florida Tuesday night.
Panthers’ star Marchand has scored six goals for Florida in this year’s Final.
He scored five goals for the Bruins in the 2011 Finals.
He is the first player in NHL history to score 5+ goals in a Stanley Cup Final with two different teams.
— Was watching Tigers-Orioles game the other night, and the great actor JK Simmons showed up in the Orioles’ TV booth, unannounced. Simmons is a big-time Tigers’ fan; he was also the manager of the Tigers in the excellent Kevin Costner movie For Love of the Game.
He has 245 acting credits on IMDB; he was Dr Skoda in 45 episodes of Law and Order, just a tremendous career.
— Atlanta Braves were minus-350 favorites over Colorado Saturday, huge favorites. Remember reading something a long time ago advising you to never lay more than -150 on baseball.
My cousin KL Wheat, who is smart with his bets, never lays more than -120.
— Pirates P Paul Skenes has a 1.78 ERA in 15 starts this year, but he is 4-6 in those start; Pirates have scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of his 15 starts. Under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— Cardinals 8, Brewers 5
Willson/William Contreras became the first brothers since 1933 to homer in the same inning in the same game, when they were on opposing sides in that game.
Last year, Cleveland’s Josh/Bo Naylor did it as teammates.
— Heading into this weekend, the average OPS in the major leagues was .712; in 2019 it was .758, in 2020 it was .740. Getting harder and harder to hit.
— Famous birthdays, June 15th:
Dusty Baker, 76
Jim Belushi, 71
Wade Boggs, 67
Helen Hunt, 62
Courteney Cox, 61
Kerwin Bell, 60
O’Shea Jackson Sr., 56 (Ice Cube)
Andy Pettitte, 53
Michael Doleac, 48
Derek Anderson, 42
Tim Lincecum, 41
Trevor Plouffe, 39
Jake Locker, 37
Cooper Kupp, 32
Dom Smith, 30
Happy birthday to the Big Dawg, whose birthday is this weekend. He’s been a good friend for many years, he’s a good NFL handicapper.
— When Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin scored 27 points off the bench the other night, it was the most points a sub scored in an NBA Finals game since Jason Terry scored 27 in 2011.
Both players were coached in those games by Rick Carlisle.
Pacers’ star Tyrese Halliburton has scored 71 points in the first four games of the series vs Oklahoma City; he’s taken a total of only three foul shots in the four games, all of them in the Game 4 loss.
— Diamondbacks 8, Padres 7
Arizona led 3-1 after the sixth inning.
San Diego led 7-3 in the middle of the ninth.
Diamondbacks scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth; Geraldo Perdomo’s bases loaded triple was the big blow in the inning.
— It was a good week for a couple of NFL punters:
Monday, Jaguars gave P Logan Cooke a 4-year, $16M contract, making him the highest-paid punter in the NFL.
Tuesday, Seahawks gave P Michael Dickson a 4-year, $16.2M contract, making him the highest-paid punter in the NFL.
— Houston Texans WR Nico Collins had 142 receiving yards negated by Houston penalties last year, more than any other player.
— White Sox traded 1B/OF Andrew Vaughn to Milwaukee for P Aaron Civale, who the Brewers had demoted to the bullpen. White Sox had demoted Vaughn to AAA.
— I’m curious if baseball executives who were really good ballplayers look down their noses at the nerdy, non-athletic guys who are often in front offices these days?
I’m guessing they do; John Smoltz was on TV Saturday night, saying how official scorers should consult with former players when they make scoring decisions, to find “how difficult a play that really was”
— Baseball seriously needs to promote itself better; a good reality show would include current players watching fantasy baseball podcasts on YouTube, where nerdy types criticize players, as they add/drop or trade these players.
Baseball teams with the best average attendance so far this year:
50,275— Dodgers
42,491— Bronx
42,325— Padres
41,252— Phillies
37,858— Mets
Quote of the Day
“We don’t take an oath to a king, or queen, or a tyrant or a dictator. And we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator…..we take an oath to the Constitution……and we’re willing to die to protect it.”
US Army General Mark Milley, 2023
Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the major leagues for 27 years, but only pitched in one World Series; who was he pitching for that year?
Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.
Friday’s quiz
Slick Leonard was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles.
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Sunday’s Den: Happy Armadillo Day!!!!
— Happy Armadillo Day; started this blog 24 years ago this week. Hope you enjoy reading it every day- you DO read it every day, right?
The world has changed a lot since 2001; some for the better, some not so much, but hopefully things will get better again soon.
I try to focus on the positive here, but mostly aim for being realistic.
Thanks for reading, even if you read it only because it helps you sleep better
— Panthers 4, Oilers 2
Panthers led 2-0 after the first period.
Florida scored their five goals on only 19 shots.
Brad Marchand scored twice for Florida.
Game 6 is in Florida Tuesday night.
Panthers’ star Marchand has scored six goals for Florida in this year’s Final.
He scored five goals for the Bruins in the 2011 Finals.
He is the first player in NHL history to score 5+ goals in a Stanley Cup Final with two different teams.
— Was watching Tigers-Orioles game the other night, and the great actor JK Simmons showed up in the Orioles’ TV booth, unannounced. Simmons is a big-time Tigers’ fan; he was also the manager of the Tigers in the excellent Kevin Costner movie For Love of the Game.
He has 245 acting credits on IMDB; he was Dr Skoda in 45 episodes of Law and Order, just a tremendous career.
— Atlanta Braves were minus-350 favorites over Colorado Saturday, huge favorites. Remember reading something a long time ago advising you to never lay more than -150 on baseball.
My cousin KL Wheat, who is smart with his bets, never lays more than -120.
— Pirates P Paul Skenes has a 1.78 ERA in 15 starts this year, but he is 4-6 in those start; Pirates have scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of his 15 starts. Under is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— Cardinals 8, Brewers 5
Willson/William Contreras became the first brothers since 1933 to homer in the same inning in the same game, when they were on opposing sides in that game.
Last year, Cleveland’s Josh/Bo Naylor did it as teammates.
— Heading into this weekend, the average OPS in the major leagues was .712; in 2019 it was .758, in 2020 it was .740. Getting harder and harder to hit.
— Famous birthdays, June 15th:
Dusty Baker, 76
Jim Belushi, 71
Wade Boggs, 67
Helen Hunt, 62
Courteney Cox, 61
Kerwin Bell, 60
O’Shea Jackson Sr., 56 (Ice Cube)
Andy Pettitte, 53
Michael Doleac, 48
Derek Anderson, 42
Tim Lincecum, 41
Trevor Plouffe, 39
Jake Locker, 37
Cooper Kupp, 32
Dom Smith, 30
Happy birthday to the Big Dawg, whose birthday is this weekend. He’s been a good friend for many years, he’s a good NFL handicapper.
— When Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin scored 27 points off the bench the other night, it was the most points a sub scored in an NBA Finals game since Jason Terry scored 27 in 2011.
Both players were coached in those games by Rick Carlisle.
Pacers’ star Tyrese Halliburton has scored 71 points in the first four games of the series vs Oklahoma City; he’s taken a total of only three foul shots in the four games, all of them in the Game 4 loss.
— Diamondbacks 8, Padres 7
Arizona led 3-1 after the sixth inning.
San Diego led 7-3 in the middle of the ninth.
Diamondbacks scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth; Geraldo Perdomo’s bases loaded triple was the big blow in the inning.
— It was a good week for a couple of NFL punters:
Monday, Jaguars gave P Logan Cooke a 4-year, $16M contract, making him the highest-paid punter in the NFL.
Tuesday, Seahawks gave P Michael Dickson a 4-year, $16.2M contract, making him the highest-paid punter in the NFL.
— Houston Texans WR Nico Collins had 142 receiving yards negated by Houston penalties last year, more than any other player.
— White Sox traded 1B/OF Andrew Vaughn to Milwaukee for P Aaron Civale, who the Brewers had demoted to the bullpen. White Sox had demoted Vaughn to AAA.
— I’m curious if baseball executives who were really good ballplayers look down their noses at the nerdy, non-athletic guys who are often in front offices these days?
I’m guessing they do; John Smoltz was on TV Saturday night, saying how official scorers should consult with former players when they make scoring decisions, to find “how difficult a play that really was”
— Baseball seriously needs to promote itself better; a good reality show would include current players watching fantasy baseball podcasts on YouTube, where nerdy types criticize players, as they add/drop or trade these players.
Monday’s 5-pack:
Interesting matchups in ACC-SEC basketball challenge this fall:
— North Carolina @ Kentucky
— Louisville @ Arkansas
— Florida @ Duke
— Tennessee @ Syracuse
— NC State @ Auburn
— Clemson @ Alabama
Quote of the Day
“Putting out a fire you purposely start doesn’t make you a firefighter, it makes you an arsonist with a hose.”
Jimmy Kimmel
Monday’s quiz
In the Odd Couple episode where Felix/Oscar play as partners on the game show Password, what well-known celebrity did they play against?
Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the major leagues for 27 years, but only pitched in one World Series, in 1969 for the Mets.
Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.
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Pitchers Boston got are Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks.
Minor league prospects are OF James Tibbs, P Jose Bello
Consensus from the people I listened to Sunday night said this is mostly a salary dump- the players the Red Sox got don’t match up to trading an elite hitter, even if he is only a DH.
— San Francisco is a way worse hitters’ ballpark than Fenway; Giants haven’t had a player hit 30+ home runs since 2004.
Where will Devers play in the field? 1B? 3B? Will he even play in the field?
Interesting questions to follow over the next week or so, especially when you realize that the Red Sox visit San Francisco this coming weekend.
Would make sense if the Red Sox use the $31.8M/year they just got out from under to add another potent bat, to hit between Jarren Duran, Alex Bregman, when Bregman gets healthy.
It also figures that Boston is way more likely to sign Bregman to a longer-term deal now that Devers is gone.
— Around 6:45 Sunday night, Kyle Harrison was headed to the dugout in Los Angeles, so he could stay warming up for the Giants-Dodgers game, when he was pulled back and told he was traded to Boston. Giants had a bullpen game in their 5-4 loss to the Dodgers Sunday night.
— Shohei Ohtani makes his return to the mound Monday night, when the Dodgers play San Diego, but apparently he’s just going to be an opener, throwing 1-2 innings, as he builds his workload up.
— Giants’ ace Logan Webb has had seven starts this season where he’s thrown 7+ innings; the entire Dodger pitching staff has had three games where their starter lasted 7+ innings.
— Major League Baseball has to be happy with the pitch clock/rule change.
%age of MLB games that have lasted 3+ hours:
2021- 67%
2022- 60%
2023- 17%
2024- 12%
2025- 15%
— Cubs beat Detroit 6-1 in a game last week, despite not having any at-bats with a runner in scoring position, the first team since the 2016 Twins to win a game by 5+ runs without having an at-bat with a runner at second or third base.
— Famous birthdays, June 16th:
Joan Van Ark, 82
Rick Adelman, 79
Al Cowlings, 78
Ron LeFlore, 77
Al Skinner, 73
Frank Corral, 70
Tree Rollins, 70
Laurie Metcalf, 70
Darrell Griffith, 67
Wally Joyner, 63
Calvin Schiraldi, 63
Kerry Wood, 48
Austin Blythe, 33
Will Benson, 27
Justin Jefferson, 26
— Obscure Stat of the Day, part 1:
Rangers’ SS Corey Seager has drawn a walk in 10 consecutive games; the all-time MLB record for most consecutive games drawing a walk is 22, set by Detroit’s Roy Cullenbine in 1947.
Cullenbine was a 1B/OF who played for six different teams in his 10-year career. 1947 was the last year he played; he had a career .408 on-base %age.
— Obscure Stat of the Day, part 2:
2020 San Diego Padres hold an odd record; they hit a grand slam in four consecutive games, which no one else has ever done. Would’ve thought someone had a longer streak, but no,
— Reds 8, Tigers 4
Elly De La Cruz scored 3 runs, homered and had 3 RBI.
De La Cruz has now homered in four consecutive games.
Three Detroit errors led to five unearned runs for the Reds.
— Marlins 3, Nationals 1
Eric Wagaman had two RBI as the Marlins swept this series.
Washington has lost eight games in a row; manager Dave Martinez called out his players over the weekend, rarely a good thing for the manager.
— Rangers 2, White Sox 1
Kumar Rocker threw five scoreless IP, while fighting cramps; he drank couple of small bottles of pickle juice on the mound— wasn’t sure that was legal.
Rangers have quietly won seven of their last eight games.
White Sox manager Will Venable got tossed in the bottom of the first inning, after his pitcher had thrown only 13 pitches. It turns out Venable was thrown out of games on both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day this year.
— A’s 3, Royals 2
A’s swept this 3-game series; before Friday, A’s had lost their last 14 road games.
Nick Kurtz hit the game-winning home run in the ninth inning.
Royals went 0-6 on their homestand, scoring total of 11 runs.
Kansas City has lost its last six home series.
— Rockies 10, Braves 1
This game was 1-1 after the sixth inning.
Braves P Grant Holmes struck out 15 guys in 6.1 IP, but took the loss.
Colorado improved to 7-30 on the road.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Giants, Padres
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners
Interesting matchups in ACC-SEC basketball challenge this fall:
— North Carolina @ Kentucky
— Louisville @ Arkansas
— Florida @ Duke
— Tennessee @ Syracuse
— NC State @ Auburn
— Clemson @ Alabama
Quote of the Day
“Putting out a fire you purposely start doesn’t make you a firefighter, it makes you an arsonist with a hose.”
Jimmy Kimmel
Monday’s quiz
In the Odd Couple episode where Felix/Oscar play as partners on the game show Password, what well-known celebrity did they play against?
Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the major leagues for 27 years, but only pitched in one World Series, in 1969 for the Mets.
Saturday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played for the Houston Gamblers in the USFL.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….
— Blockbuster trade Sunday night; Red Sox unloaded DH Rafael Devers and the $270M or so he is still owed thru 2033, to San Francisco, in exchange for two pitchers, two other prospects.Pitchers Boston got are Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks.
Minor league prospects are OF James Tibbs, P Jose Bello
Consensus from the people I listened to Sunday night said this is mostly a salary dump- the players the Red Sox got don’t match up to trading an elite hitter, even if he is only a DH.
— San Francisco is a way worse hitters’ ballpark than Fenway; Giants haven’t had a player hit 30+ home runs since 2004.
Where will Devers play in the field? 1B? 3B? Will he even play in the field?
Interesting questions to follow over the next week or so, especially when you realize that the Red Sox visit San Francisco this coming weekend.
Would make sense if the Red Sox use the $31.8M/year they just got out from under to add another potent bat, to hit between Jarren Duran, Alex Bregman, when Bregman gets healthy.
It also figures that Boston is way more likely to sign Bregman to a longer-term deal now that Devers is gone.
— Around 6:45 Sunday night, Kyle Harrison was headed to the dugout in Los Angeles, so he could stay warming up for the Giants-Dodgers game, when he was pulled back and told he was traded to Boston. Giants had a bullpen game in their 5-4 loss to the Dodgers Sunday night.
— Shohei Ohtani makes his return to the mound Monday night, when the Dodgers play San Diego, but apparently he’s just going to be an opener, throwing 1-2 innings, as he builds his workload up.
— Giants’ ace Logan Webb has had seven starts this season where he’s thrown 7+ innings; the entire Dodger pitching staff has had three games where their starter lasted 7+ innings.
— Major League Baseball has to be happy with the pitch clock/rule change.
%age of MLB games that have lasted 3+ hours:
2021- 67%
2022- 60%
2023- 17%
2024- 12%
2025- 15%
— Cubs beat Detroit 6-1 in a game last week, despite not having any at-bats with a runner in scoring position, the first team since the 2016 Twins to win a game by 5+ runs without having an at-bat with a runner at second or third base.
— Famous birthdays, June 16th:
Joan Van Ark, 82
Rick Adelman, 79
Al Cowlings, 78
Ron LeFlore, 77
Al Skinner, 73
Frank Corral, 70
Tree Rollins, 70
Laurie Metcalf, 70
Darrell Griffith, 67
Wally Joyner, 63
Calvin Schiraldi, 63
Kerry Wood, 48
Austin Blythe, 33
Will Benson, 27
Justin Jefferson, 26
— Obscure Stat of the Day, part 1:
Rangers’ SS Corey Seager has drawn a walk in 10 consecutive games; the all-time MLB record for most consecutive games drawing a walk is 22, set by Detroit’s Roy Cullenbine in 1947.
Cullenbine was a 1B/OF who played for six different teams in his 10-year career. 1947 was the last year he played; he had a career .408 on-base %age.
— Obscure Stat of the Day, part 2:
2020 San Diego Padres hold an odd record; they hit a grand slam in four consecutive games, which no one else has ever done. Would’ve thought someone had a longer streak, but no,
— Reds 8, Tigers 4
Elly De La Cruz scored 3 runs, homered and had 3 RBI.
De La Cruz has now homered in four consecutive games.
Three Detroit errors led to five unearned runs for the Reds.
— Marlins 3, Nationals 1
Eric Wagaman had two RBI as the Marlins swept this series.
Washington has lost eight games in a row; manager Dave Martinez called out his players over the weekend, rarely a good thing for the manager.
— Rangers 2, White Sox 1
Kumar Rocker threw five scoreless IP, while fighting cramps; he drank couple of small bottles of pickle juice on the mound— wasn’t sure that was legal.
Rangers have quietly won seven of their last eight games.
White Sox manager Will Venable got tossed in the bottom of the first inning, after his pitcher had thrown only 13 pitches. It turns out Venable was thrown out of games on both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day this year.
— A’s 3, Royals 2
A’s swept this 3-game series; before Friday, A’s had lost their last 14 road games.
Nick Kurtz hit the game-winning home run in the ninth inning.
Royals went 0-6 on their homestand, scoring total of 11 runs.
Kansas City has lost its last six home series.
— Rockies 10, Braves 1
This game was 1-1 after the sixth inning.
Braves P Grant Holmes struck out 15 guys in 6.1 IP, but took the loss.
Colorado improved to 7-30 on the road.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Giants, Padres
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners
- Sep 10, 2018
- 18,841
- 20
- 38
NBA
Dunkel
Monday, June 16
NBA
Monday, June 16
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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Oklahoma City
Indiana is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games.
Indiana is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games.
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
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Dunkel
Monday, June 16
NBA
Monday, June 16
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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Oklahoma City
Indiana is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games.
Indiana is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games.
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
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NBA FINALS BEST BETS !
06/16/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%...........- 11.00
06/13/2025.................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%............- 0.50
06/11/2025.................2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
06/08/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
06/05/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
TOTALS.......................3 - 7 - 0.................30.00%............- 23.50
06/16/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%...........- 11.00
06/13/2025.................1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%............- 0.50
06/11/2025.................2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
06/08/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
06/05/2025.................0 - 2 - 0.................00.00%............- 11.00
TOTALS.......................3 - 7 - 0.................30.00%............- 23.50
Tuesday’s 5-pack:
— Thunder 120, Pacers 109— Oklahoma City leads NBA Finals, 3-2.
— Thunder led 59-45 at halftime; Indiana got within 2 points in 2nd half.
— Jalen Williams scored 40 points; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 31.
— 10th game this season where those two combined for 70+ points.
— Game 6 is Thursday night in Indiana.
— In previous 31 NBA Finals that were tied 2-2, the team that won Game 5 has won 23 of the 31 series.
Quote of the Day
“It wasn’t a perfect game at all and there’s a lot of room for growth, but our improvement from Game 4 to Game 5 was critical.”
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault
Tuesday’s quiz
When the Seattle SuperSonics won their only NBA title in 1979, who was their coach?
Monday’s quiz
In the Odd Couple episode where Felix/Oscar play as partners on the game show Password, they played against Betty White, whose husband was Allen Ludden, the host of Password.
Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the major leagues for 27 years, but only pitched in one World Series, in 1969 for the Mets.
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— Arizona (36-35)
Arizona won nine of its last 12 games.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
Arizona is 6-13 in last 19 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (31-39)
Atlanta lost 16 of its last 23 games.
Braves are 19-15 at home, 12-24 on the road.
Under is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (44-28)
Chicago is 13-3 of its last 16 home games.
Under is 16-4 in their last 20 games.
Cubs are 9-3 vs American League teams.
— Reds (37-35)
Cincinnati is 12-8 in its last 20 games.
Reds are 7-2 in last nine series openers.
Reds are 28-21 vs righty starters, 9-14 vs lefties.
— Rockies (15-57)
Colorado is 3-2 in its last five games.
Over is 7-1 in Rockies’ last eight games.
Rockies are 1-19 vs lefty starters, 14-38 vs righties.
— Dodgers (44-29)
Dodgers are 21-19 in their last 40 games,
Dodgers are 25-12 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Dodgers are 34-18 vs righty starters, 10-11 vs lefties.
Over is 20-5 in their last 25 home games.
— Marlins (28-42) )
Marlins are 5-4 in their last nine games.
Miami is 14-21 at home, 14-21 on the road.
Marlins are 2-10 in road series openers.
— Brewers (39-34)
Brewers are 11-6 in their last 17 home games.
Brewers are 23-15 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 17-7 in their last 24 home games.
— Mets (45-27)
Mets lost their last three games.
Mets are 27-10 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Phillies (43-29)
Phillies won their last five games.
Phillies are 34-17 vs righty starters, 9-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 9-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (29-44)
Pirates are 7-3 in last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Pittsburgh is 19-19 at home, 10-25 on the road.
Under is 14-4 in their last 18 road games.
— St Louis (37-35)
St Louis lost seven of its last eight games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
St Louis is 22-14 at home, 15-21 on the road.
— Padres (39-32)
Padres lost five of their last seven games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Padres are 11-8 against their NL West rivals.
San Diego starting pitchers have one win/five losses in last 17 road games.
— Giants (41-31)
Giants won their last five home games.
Giants are 33-18 vs righty pitchers, 8-13 vs lefties.
SF is 16-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Over is 5-0 in Giants’ last five games.
Where will they play Devers/bat him in the lineup?
— Washington (30-42)
Nationals lost 12 of their last 14 games.
Under is 13-4 in their last 17 home games.
Washington is 13-5 last 18 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 17th:
Dave Concepción, 77
Mickey Brantley, 64
Greg Kinnear, 62
Mike Magnante, 60
Jason Hanson, 55
Popeye Jones, 55
Andrew Chefin, 35
Yusei Kikuchi, 34
Shane Baz, 26
— Orioles (30-41)
Baltimore is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Orioles are 8-9 vs AL East foes, 22-32 vs everyone else.
Under is 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— Red Sox (38-36)
Red Sox are 8-1 in their last nine games.
Boston is 9-17 in one-run games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
Red Sox’ lineup is sketchy, minus Bregman/Devers.
— White Sox (23-49)
Chicago is 12-8 in its last 20 home games.
White Sox are 7-31 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
— Cleveland (35-35)
Guardians lost nine of their last 12 games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-22 vs righty starters, 5-13 vs lefties.
Under is 12-3 in their last 15 road games.
— Detroit (46-27)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers are 6-6 in their last 12 games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— Houston (38-30)
Astros are 27-13 at home, 14-18 on the road.
Houston is 6-3 in its last nine series openers.
Under is 22-10 in their last 32 games.
Astros are 14-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (34-38)
Royals are 6-15 in their last 21 games.
Kansas City scored 11 runs in its last six games.
Over is 8-4 in Royals’ last 12 games.
— Angels (34-37)
Angels are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
Over is 10-6 in their last 16 road games.
Halos are 15-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (36-35)
Twins are 2-8 in their last ten games.
Minnesota is 20-12 at home, 16-23 on the road.
Over is 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— New York (42-29)
New York lost its last four games, scoring four runs.
Under is 5-0 in their last five games.
New York is 32-22 vs righty starters, 10-7 vs lefties.
— A’s (30-44)
A’s won their last four games.
A’s scored in 1st inning in six of last 12 home games.
Over is 17-3 in their last 10 road games.
— Seattle (36-35)
Mariners lost eight of their last 10 road games.
Seattle is 7-12 in its last 19 home games.
Under is 6-1 in Mariners’ last seven home games.
— Tampa Bay (40-32)
Tampa Bay won 19 of its last 25 games.
Under is 21-9 in their last 30 home games.
Rays are 12-4 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (36-36)
Rangers won seven of their last eight games.
Texas is 6-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 23-13 at home, 13-23 on road.
Under is 19-7 in their last 26 road games.
— Toronto (38-33)
Blue Jays won eight of their last 10 home games.
Over is 13-3 in their last 16 games.
Toronto is 8-3 in last eleven games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Giants, Padres
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Red Sox
— Thunder 120, Pacers 109— Oklahoma City leads NBA Finals, 3-2.
— Thunder led 59-45 at halftime; Indiana got within 2 points in 2nd half.
— Jalen Williams scored 40 points; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 31.
— 10th game this season where those two combined for 70+ points.
— Game 6 is Thursday night in Indiana.
— In previous 31 NBA Finals that were tied 2-2, the team that won Game 5 has won 23 of the 31 series.
Quote of the Day
“It wasn’t a perfect game at all and there’s a lot of room for growth, but our improvement from Game 4 to Game 5 was critical.”
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault
Tuesday’s quiz
When the Seattle SuperSonics won their only NBA title in 1979, who was their coach?
Monday’s quiz
In the Odd Couple episode where Felix/Oscar play as partners on the game show Password, they played against Betty White, whose husband was Allen Ludden, the host of Password.
Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the major leagues for 27 years, but only pitched in one World Series, in 1969 for the Mets.
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Tuesday’s Den: Trends for every major league team
Trends for major league teams (thru Monday’s games)— Arizona (36-35)
Arizona won nine of its last 12 games.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
Arizona is 6-13 in last 19 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (31-39)
Atlanta lost 16 of its last 23 games.
Braves are 19-15 at home, 12-24 on the road.
Under is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (44-28)
Chicago is 13-3 of its last 16 home games.
Under is 16-4 in their last 20 games.
Cubs are 9-3 vs American League teams.
— Reds (37-35)
Cincinnati is 12-8 in its last 20 games.
Reds are 7-2 in last nine series openers.
Reds are 28-21 vs righty starters, 9-14 vs lefties.
— Rockies (15-57)
Colorado is 3-2 in its last five games.
Over is 7-1 in Rockies’ last eight games.
Rockies are 1-19 vs lefty starters, 14-38 vs righties.
— Dodgers (44-29)
Dodgers are 21-19 in their last 40 games,
Dodgers are 25-12 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Dodgers are 34-18 vs righty starters, 10-11 vs lefties.
Over is 20-5 in their last 25 home games.
— Marlins (28-42) )
Marlins are 5-4 in their last nine games.
Miami is 14-21 at home, 14-21 on the road.
Marlins are 2-10 in road series openers.
— Brewers (39-34)
Brewers are 11-6 in their last 17 home games.
Brewers are 23-15 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 17-7 in their last 24 home games.
— Mets (45-27)
Mets lost their last three games.
Mets are 27-10 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Phillies (43-29)
Phillies won their last five games.
Phillies are 34-17 vs righty starters, 9-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 9-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (29-44)
Pirates are 7-3 in last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Pittsburgh is 19-19 at home, 10-25 on the road.
Under is 14-4 in their last 18 road games.
— St Louis (37-35)
St Louis lost seven of its last eight games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
St Louis is 22-14 at home, 15-21 on the road.
— Padres (39-32)
Padres lost five of their last seven games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Padres are 11-8 against their NL West rivals.
San Diego starting pitchers have one win/five losses in last 17 road games.
— Giants (41-31)
Giants won their last five home games.
Giants are 33-18 vs righty pitchers, 8-13 vs lefties.
SF is 16-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Over is 5-0 in Giants’ last five games.
Where will they play Devers/bat him in the lineup?
— Washington (30-42)
Nationals lost 12 of their last 14 games.
Under is 13-4 in their last 17 home games.
Washington is 13-5 last 18 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 17th:
Dave Concepción, 77
Mickey Brantley, 64
Greg Kinnear, 62
Mike Magnante, 60
Jason Hanson, 55
Popeye Jones, 55
Andrew Chefin, 35
Yusei Kikuchi, 34
Shane Baz, 26
— Orioles (30-41)
Baltimore is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Orioles are 8-9 vs AL East foes, 22-32 vs everyone else.
Under is 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— Red Sox (38-36)
Red Sox are 8-1 in their last nine games.
Boston is 9-17 in one-run games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
Red Sox’ lineup is sketchy, minus Bregman/Devers.
— White Sox (23-49)
Chicago is 12-8 in its last 20 home games.
White Sox are 7-31 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
— Cleveland (35-35)
Guardians lost nine of their last 12 games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-22 vs righty starters, 5-13 vs lefties.
Under is 12-3 in their last 15 road games.
— Detroit (46-27)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers are 6-6 in their last 12 games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— Houston (38-30)
Astros are 27-13 at home, 14-18 on the road.
Houston is 6-3 in its last nine series openers.
Under is 22-10 in their last 32 games.
Astros are 14-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (34-38)
Royals are 6-15 in their last 21 games.
Kansas City scored 11 runs in its last six games.
Over is 8-4 in Royals’ last 12 games.
— Angels (34-37)
Angels are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
Over is 10-6 in their last 16 road games.
Halos are 15-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (36-35)
Twins are 2-8 in their last ten games.
Minnesota is 20-12 at home, 16-23 on the road.
Over is 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— New York (42-29)
New York lost its last four games, scoring four runs.
Under is 5-0 in their last five games.
New York is 32-22 vs righty starters, 10-7 vs lefties.
— A’s (30-44)
A’s won their last four games.
A’s scored in 1st inning in six of last 12 home games.
Over is 17-3 in their last 10 road games.
— Seattle (36-35)
Mariners lost eight of their last 10 road games.
Seattle is 7-12 in its last 19 home games.
Under is 6-1 in Mariners’ last seven home games.
— Tampa Bay (40-32)
Tampa Bay won 19 of its last 25 games.
Under is 21-9 in their last 30 home games.
Rays are 12-4 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (36-36)
Rangers won seven of their last eight games.
Texas is 6-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 23-13 at home, 13-23 on road.
Under is 19-7 in their last 26 road games.
— Toronto (38-33)
Blue Jays won eight of their last 10 home games.
Over is 13-3 in their last 16 games.
Toronto is 8-3 in last eleven games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Giants, Padres
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Red Sox
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Wednesday’s 5-pack:
— Florida 5, Edmonton 1- Panthers win Stanley Cup for 2nd year in a row.
— Guardians 3, Giants 2- Devers went 2-5 as the DH in his Giants’ debut.
— Angels 4, Bronx 0- New York has been blanked three games in a row.
— Braves 5, Mets 4 (10)- Mets led 4-1 after seven innings.
— Blue Jays 5, Arizona 4- Bichette/Barger hit back/back homers in ninth.
— Rockies 10, Nationals 6- Washington has lost ten games in a row.
Quote of the Day
“They’re the men in charge. I am here to play wherever they want me to play.”
Rafael Devers, at his introductory news conference in San Francisco
Wednesday’s quiz
20 years ago, the White Sox won the World Series; which player hit 40 homers, knocked in 100 runs for Chicago that year?
Tuesday’s quiz
When the Seattle SuperSonics won their only NBA title in 1979, Lenny Wilkens was their coach.
Monday’s quiz
In the Odd Couple episode where Felix/Oscar play as partners on the game show Password, they played against Betty White, whose husband was Allen Ludden, the host of Password.
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Wednesday’s Den: Teams record with each starting pitcher
Teams’ records by starting pitcher:
(thru Tuesday’s games)
Diamondbacks (36-36)
Gallen 6-9 (over 3-1 last four)
Kelly 8-7 (over 4-1 last five)
Burnes 6-5 (under 5-1 last six)
Pfaadt 9-6 (over 6-1 last seven)
Rodriguez 5-6 (over 6-2 last eight)
Nelson 2-3 (under 4-1)
— Braves (32-39)
Sale 7-7 (under 7-3 last ten)
Schwellenbach 10-5 (over 9-2 last 11)
Smith-Shawver 5-4 (under 7-2)
Holmes 5-9 (2-7 last nine)
Elder 5-6 (under 8-2 last ten)
Lopez 0-1
Strider 1-5 (under 5-1)
Blewett 0-1
— Cubs (45-28)
Imanaga 5-3 (under 6-2)
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 8-6 (won last five; under 7-3 last ten)
Boyd 7-7 (home team 12-2; under 4-0 last four)
Brown -5 (over 10-2)
Rea 9-3 (under last 3-1 last four)
Horton 5-2 (under 4-1 last five)
Pomeranz 2-0 (opener)
Keller 1-0 (opener)
— Reds (38-35)
Greene 6-5 (under 8-2 last ten)
Lodolo 6-8 (over 7-4 last 11)
Martinez 4-10 (over 4-0 last four)
Singer 9-5 (under 7-3 last 10)
Miley 2-0 (over 2-0)
Abbott 9-3
Petty 0-2
Suter 2-0 (opener)
Spiers 0-2
— Rockies (16-57)
Freeland 2-12 (under 9-5)
Senzatela 4-10 (over 5-2 last seven)
Feltner 1-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Marquez 3-11 (over 9-4 last 13)
Dollander 3-8 (under 6-2 last eight)
Palmquist 1-5 (under 4-2)
Gomber 1-0
Blalock 0-3
Gordon 1-2
Rolison 0-1 (opener)
— Dodgers (45-29)
Yamamoto 8-6 (over 3-1 last four)
Kershaw 4-2 (over 6-0)
May 7-6 (over 3-1 last four)
Ohtani 1-0
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sasaki 6-2 (over 6-2)
Knack 5-2 (over 5-2)
Gonsolin 3-4
Wrobleski 0-2
Miller 1-0
Casparius 1-1 (opener)
Dreyer 3-1 (opener)
Sauer 1-0 (opener)
Trivino 0-1 (opener)
— Marlins (29-42)
Alcantara 5-8 (under 5-2 last seven)
Quantrill 7-7 (under 7-1 last eight)
Bellozo 1-4
Meyer 5-7 (over 7-1 last eight)
EPerez 1-1
Cabrera 6-5 (under 5-2 last seven)
Weathers 2-3
Gillispie 1-5 (over 5-1)
Gibson 1-0 (opener)
Veneziano 0-1 (opener)
— Famous birthdays, June 18th:
Paul McCartney, 83
Isabella Rosselini, 73
Neil O’Donoghue, 72
Eric Truvillion, 66
Andrés Galarraga, 64
Jeff Saturday, 50
Alana De La Garza, 49
Jake Meyers, 29
— Brewers (39-35)
Peralta 8-7 (under 6-2 last eight)
Cortes 1-1
Patrick 5-10 (under 11-4)
Priester 3-6 (under 7-2)
Misioroski 1-0
Myers 2-3
Rodriguez 0-2 (over 2-0)
Alexander 2-2 (over 3-1)
Quintana 6-3 (under 7-2)
Henderson 3-1 (over 3-1)
Hall 2-0
Zastryzny 1-0 (opener)
Civale 3-2
— Mets (45-28)
Holmes 10-4 (under 5-1 last six)
Megill 6-8 (over 9-2 last 11)
Senga 9-4 (under 12-1)
Canning 10-4 (over 4-1 last five)
Peterson 9-5
Blackburn 1-0
Tidwell 0-1
Brazoban 0-2 (opener)
— Phillies (43-30)
Wheeler 10-4
Luzardo 9-6
Nola 3-6 (under 6-3)
Sanchez 10-4
Walker 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Suarez 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Abel 2-2 (under 3-1)
Ross 0-1 (opener)
— Pirates (29-45)
Skenes 7-8 (under 8-3 last 11)
Keller 3-12 (under 6-2 last eight)
Falter 8-7 (under 6-3 last nine)
Heaney 5-9 (under 10-4)
Burrows 2-2
Mlodzinski 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Harrington 0-1
— Cardinals (38-35)
Gray 11-3 (under 4-0 last four)
Fedde 4-10 (under 3-1 last four)
Mikolas 7-7 (over 3-1 last four)
Liberatore 6-8 (over 4-1 last five)
Pallante 8-6 (over 4-0 last four)
Matz 2-0
McGreevy 0-1
— Padres (39-33)
King 5-5 (1-5 last six) (over 3-0-1 last four)
Cease 8-7
Vasquez 8-7 (under 10-5)
Pivetta 9-5 (over 3-0 last three)
Bergert 2-1
Hart 3-3 (over 4-2)
Kolek 4-4 (under 3-0 last three)
Reynolds 0-1
— Giants (41-32)
Ray 12-3 (under 9-2 last 11)
Hicks 4-5 (over 7-2)
Webb 8-7 (under 3-1 last four)
Verlander 4-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Roupp 7-7 (under 5-1 last six)
Birdsong 3-2 (under 2-0)
Harrison 3-1 (under 3-1)
Hjelle 0-1 (opener)
— Nationals (30-43)
Gore 6-9 (under 7-3 last ten)
Irvin 7-8
Parker 7-8 (under 9-5)
Williams 5-9
Soroka 3-6
Lord 2-4
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Giants, Padres
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners
Wednesday’s 5-pack:
— Florida 5, Edmonton 1- Panthers win Stanley Cup for 2nd year in a row.
— Guardians 3, Giants 2- Devers went 2-5 as the DH in his Giants’ debut.
— Angels 4, Bronx 0- New York has been blanked three games in a row.
— Braves 5, Mets 4 (10)- Mets led 4-1 after seven innings.
— Blue Jays 5, Arizona 4- Bichette/Barger hit back/back homers in ninth.
— Rockies 10, Nationals 6- Washington has lost ten games in a row.
Quote of the Day
“They’re the men in charge. I am here to play wherever they want me to play.”
Rafael Devers, at his introductory news conference in San Francisco
Wednesday’s quiz
20 years ago, the White Sox won the World Series; which player hit 40 homers, knocked in 100 runs for Chicago that year?
Tuesday’s quiz
When the Seattle SuperSonics won their only NBA title in 1979, Lenny Wilkens was their coach.
Monday’s quiz
In the Odd Couple episode where Felix/Oscar play as partners on the game show Password, they played against Betty White, whose husband was Allen Ludden, the host of Password.
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Wednesday’s Den: Teams record with each starting pitcher
Teams’ records by starting pitcher:
(thru Tuesday’s games)
Diamondbacks (36-36)
Gallen 6-9 (over 3-1 last four)
Kelly 8-7 (over 4-1 last five)
Burnes 6-5 (under 5-1 last six)
Pfaadt 9-6 (over 6-1 last seven)
Rodriguez 5-6 (over 6-2 last eight)
Nelson 2-3 (under 4-1)
— Braves (32-39)
Sale 7-7 (under 7-3 last ten)
Schwellenbach 10-5 (over 9-2 last 11)
Smith-Shawver 5-4 (under 7-2)
Holmes 5-9 (2-7 last nine)
Elder 5-6 (under 8-2 last ten)
Lopez 0-1
Strider 1-5 (under 5-1)
Blewett 0-1
— Cubs (45-28)
Imanaga 5-3 (under 6-2)
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 8-6 (won last five; under 7-3 last ten)
Boyd 7-7 (home team 12-2; under 4-0 last four)
Brown -5 (over 10-2)
Rea 9-3 (under last 3-1 last four)
Horton 5-2 (under 4-1 last five)
Pomeranz 2-0 (opener)
Keller 1-0 (opener)
— Reds (38-35)
Greene 6-5 (under 8-2 last ten)
Lodolo 6-8 (over 7-4 last 11)
Martinez 4-10 (over 4-0 last four)
Singer 9-5 (under 7-3 last 10)
Miley 2-0 (over 2-0)
Abbott 9-3
Petty 0-2
Suter 2-0 (opener)
Spiers 0-2
— Rockies (16-57)
Freeland 2-12 (under 9-5)
Senzatela 4-10 (over 5-2 last seven)
Feltner 1-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Marquez 3-11 (over 9-4 last 13)
Dollander 3-8 (under 6-2 last eight)
Palmquist 1-5 (under 4-2)
Gomber 1-0
Blalock 0-3
Gordon 1-2
Rolison 0-1 (opener)
— Dodgers (45-29)
Yamamoto 8-6 (over 3-1 last four)
Kershaw 4-2 (over 6-0)
May 7-6 (over 3-1 last four)
Ohtani 1-0
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sasaki 6-2 (over 6-2)
Knack 5-2 (over 5-2)
Gonsolin 3-4
Wrobleski 0-2
Miller 1-0
Casparius 1-1 (opener)
Dreyer 3-1 (opener)
Sauer 1-0 (opener)
Trivino 0-1 (opener)
— Marlins (29-42)
Alcantara 5-8 (under 5-2 last seven)
Quantrill 7-7 (under 7-1 last eight)
Bellozo 1-4
Meyer 5-7 (over 7-1 last eight)
EPerez 1-1
Cabrera 6-5 (under 5-2 last seven)
Weathers 2-3
Gillispie 1-5 (over 5-1)
Gibson 1-0 (opener)
Veneziano 0-1 (opener)
— Famous birthdays, June 18th:
Paul McCartney, 83
Isabella Rosselini, 73
Neil O’Donoghue, 72
Eric Truvillion, 66
Andrés Galarraga, 64
Jeff Saturday, 50
Alana De La Garza, 49
Jake Meyers, 29
— Brewers (39-35)
Peralta 8-7 (under 6-2 last eight)
Cortes 1-1
Patrick 5-10 (under 11-4)
Priester 3-6 (under 7-2)
Misioroski 1-0
Myers 2-3
Rodriguez 0-2 (over 2-0)
Alexander 2-2 (over 3-1)
Quintana 6-3 (under 7-2)
Henderson 3-1 (over 3-1)
Hall 2-0
Zastryzny 1-0 (opener)
Civale 3-2
— Mets (45-28)
Holmes 10-4 (under 5-1 last six)
Megill 6-8 (over 9-2 last 11)
Senga 9-4 (under 12-1)
Canning 10-4 (over 4-1 last five)
Peterson 9-5
Blackburn 1-0
Tidwell 0-1
Brazoban 0-2 (opener)
— Phillies (43-30)
Wheeler 10-4
Luzardo 9-6
Nola 3-6 (under 6-3)
Sanchez 10-4
Walker 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Suarez 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Abel 2-2 (under 3-1)
Ross 0-1 (opener)
— Pirates (29-45)
Skenes 7-8 (under 8-3 last 11)
Keller 3-12 (under 6-2 last eight)
Falter 8-7 (under 6-3 last nine)
Heaney 5-9 (under 10-4)
Burrows 2-2
Mlodzinski 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Harrington 0-1
— Cardinals (38-35)
Gray 11-3 (under 4-0 last four)
Fedde 4-10 (under 3-1 last four)
Mikolas 7-7 (over 3-1 last four)
Liberatore 6-8 (over 4-1 last five)
Pallante 8-6 (over 4-0 last four)
Matz 2-0
McGreevy 0-1
— Padres (39-33)
King 5-5 (1-5 last six) (over 3-0-1 last four)
Cease 8-7
Vasquez 8-7 (under 10-5)
Pivetta 9-5 (over 3-0 last three)
Bergert 2-1
Hart 3-3 (over 4-2)
Kolek 4-4 (under 3-0 last three)
Reynolds 0-1
— Giants (41-32)
Ray 12-3 (under 9-2 last 11)
Hicks 4-5 (over 7-2)
Webb 8-7 (under 3-1 last four)
Verlander 4-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Roupp 7-7 (under 5-1 last six)
Birdsong 3-2 (under 2-0)
Harrison 3-1 (under 3-1)
Hjelle 0-1 (opener)
— Nationals (30-43)
Gore 6-9 (under 7-3 last ten)
Irvin 7-8
Parker 7-8 (under 9-5)
Williams 5-9
Soroka 3-6
Lord 2-4
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Giants, Padres
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners
