Friday’s 6-pack
Last six college basketball national champs:
2025— Florida
2024— UConn
2023— UConn
2022— Kansas
2021— Baylor
2019— Virginia
Quote of the Day
“Ideally, you don’t want him to start from Day 1. You’d love him to be able to learn behind somebody. That’s in a perfect world. It doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes they have to play from Day 1, and it’s our job as coaches to get them ready to go. I think it does help the player if they can sit behind a mature adult and watch how they run the show.”
Raiders coach Klint Kubiak, talking about rookie QB Fernando Mendoza
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who has hit the most home runs?
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner is the GM of the Cleveland Browns, Denis Leary plays the coach of the Browns.
Wednesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers started playing in 1970; they were an expansion team in 1969, but played in a different city for only that one season- they were the Seattle Pilots that year.
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NL East
— Braves (5-2)
Under is 6-0 in Atlanta home games, 0-1 on road.
— Marlins (5-1)
Marlins won five of their first six games, all at home.
Miami’s last three games went over the total.
— Mets (3-4)
Mets lost their last three games, outscored 12-3.
Bo Bichette is hitting .129 ( 4 for 31)
— Phillies (3-3)
Four of their last five games went over the total.
— Nationals (3-3)
Nationals are 2-0 in series openers.
Over is 4-2 in their games.
NL Central
— Cubs (3-3)
Under is 3-1 in their last four games.
Last four games, Cubs are 3-32 with RISP
— Reds (3-3)
Reds have scored in first inning in one of their six games.
— Brewers (5-1)
Brewers won five of their first six games, all at home.
Three of their last four games went over the total.
— Pirates (3-3)
Pirates won three of last four games, all on the road.
— Cardinals (4-2)
Their last three games stayed under the total.
NL West
— Diamondbacks (3-4)
Arizona won three of its four home games.
— Rockies (2-4)
Under is 5-1 in their games, all on road.
Colorado scored 3 or fewer runs in five of six games.
— Dodgers (4-2)
Their last four games stayed under the total.
Dodgers haven’t scored a first inning run yet.
— Padres (2-4)
San Diego is 0-2 in series openers.
Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
— Giants (3-4)
Giants won three of their last four games.
— Famous birthdays, April 3rd:
Marsha Mason, 84
Alec Baldwin, 68
David Hyde Pierce, 67
Tim Conroy, 66
Eddie Murphy, 65
Pervis Ellison, 59
Jared Allen, 44
Jason Kipnis, 39
Jay Bruce, 39
Andrew Vaughn, 28
Jacob Misiorowski, 24
Connelly Early, 24
AL East
— Orioles (3-3)
Orioles have scored in first inning in one of their six games.
— Red Sox (1-5)
Boston lost its last five games, scoring 14 runs.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— New York (5-1)
New York won five of six games, giving up total of 6 runs.
Four of their last five games stayed under.
— Rays (2-4)
Five of their six games went over.
— Blue Jays (4-2)
Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
AL Central
— White Sox (1-5)
Chicago lost five of its first five games.
Five of those six games went over total.
— Guardians (4-3)
Cleveland is 2-0 in series openers, both on road.
— Tigers (2-4)
Detroit lost its last four games, scoring 11 runs.
— Royals (3-4)
Six of their seven games stayed under the total.
— Twins (2-4)
Under is 4-2 in their games.
Minnesota has yet to score a first inning run.
AL West
— Astros (5-2)
Houston won its last five games, scoring 43 runs.
Over is 5-0 in their wins, 0-2 in their losses.
— Angels (3-4)
Angels lost four of their last five games, all on the road.
— A’s (1-5)
A’s lost five of their first six games, all on the road.
Under was 5-1 in those six games.
— Mariners (3-4)
Seattle hasn’t scored a first inning run since their first game.
— Rangers (4-2)
Texas won four of its last five games.
Four of their last five games went over.
Last six college basketball national champs:
2025— Florida
2024— UConn
2023— UConn
2022— Kansas
2021— Baylor
2019— Virginia
Quote of the Day
“Ideally, you don’t want him to start from Day 1. You’d love him to be able to learn behind somebody. That’s in a perfect world. It doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes they have to play from Day 1, and it’s our job as coaches to get them ready to go. I think it does help the player if they can sit behind a mature adult and watch how they run the show.”
Raiders coach Klint Kubiak, talking about rookie QB Fernando Mendoza
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who has hit the most home runs?
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner is the GM of the Cleveland Browns, Denis Leary plays the coach of the Browns.
Wednesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers started playing in 1970; they were an expansion team in 1969, but played in a different city for only that one season- they were the Seattle Pilots that year.
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Friday’s Den: Some very early baseball trends…….
Some quick baseball trends, very early in the season…….NL East
— Braves (5-2)
Under is 6-0 in Atlanta home games, 0-1 on road.
— Marlins (5-1)
Marlins won five of their first six games, all at home.
Miami’s last three games went over the total.
— Mets (3-4)
Mets lost their last three games, outscored 12-3.
Bo Bichette is hitting .129 ( 4 for 31)
— Phillies (3-3)
Four of their last five games went over the total.
— Nationals (3-3)
Nationals are 2-0 in series openers.
Over is 4-2 in their games.
NL Central
— Cubs (3-3)
Under is 3-1 in their last four games.
Last four games, Cubs are 3-32 with RISP
— Reds (3-3)
Reds have scored in first inning in one of their six games.
— Brewers (5-1)
Brewers won five of their first six games, all at home.
Three of their last four games went over the total.
— Pirates (3-3)
Pirates won three of last four games, all on the road.
— Cardinals (4-2)
Their last three games stayed under the total.
NL West
— Diamondbacks (3-4)
Arizona won three of its four home games.
— Rockies (2-4)
Under is 5-1 in their games, all on road.
Colorado scored 3 or fewer runs in five of six games.
— Dodgers (4-2)
Their last four games stayed under the total.
Dodgers haven’t scored a first inning run yet.
— Padres (2-4)
San Diego is 0-2 in series openers.
Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
— Giants (3-4)
Giants won three of their last four games.
— Famous birthdays, April 3rd:
Marsha Mason, 84
Alec Baldwin, 68
David Hyde Pierce, 67
Tim Conroy, 66
Eddie Murphy, 65
Pervis Ellison, 59
Jared Allen, 44
Jason Kipnis, 39
Jay Bruce, 39
Andrew Vaughn, 28
Jacob Misiorowski, 24
Connelly Early, 24
AL East
— Orioles (3-3)
Orioles have scored in first inning in one of their six games.
— Red Sox (1-5)
Boston lost its last five games, scoring 14 runs.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— New York (5-1)
New York won five of six games, giving up total of 6 runs.
Four of their last five games stayed under.
— Rays (2-4)
Five of their six games went over.
— Blue Jays (4-2)
Three of their last four games stayed under the total.
AL Central
— White Sox (1-5)
Chicago lost five of its first five games.
Five of those six games went over total.
— Guardians (4-3)
Cleveland is 2-0 in series openers, both on road.
— Tigers (2-4)
Detroit lost its last four games, scoring 11 runs.
— Royals (3-4)
Six of their seven games stayed under the total.
— Twins (2-4)
Under is 4-2 in their games.
Minnesota has yet to score a first inning run.
AL West
— Astros (5-2)
Houston won its last five games, scoring 43 runs.
Over is 5-0 in their wins, 0-2 in their losses.
— Angels (3-4)
Angels lost four of their last five games, all on the road.
— A’s (1-5)
A’s lost five of their first six games, all on the road.
Under was 5-1 in those six games.
— Mariners (3-4)
Seattle hasn’t scored a first inning run since their first game.
— Rangers (4-2)
Texas won four of its last five games.
Four of their last five games went over.
