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Sunday’s 6-pack:

Major League leaders in batting average:
.364— Alec Bohm, Phil
.360— Mookie Betts, LA
.353— Steven Kwan, Clev
.347— Jurickson Profar SD/Will Smith, LA
.345— Shohei Ohtani, LA
.343— Trea Turner, Phil

Quote of the Day
“Huge moment, obviously. You could say a little relief, as well.”
Boston Bruins’ star, David Pastrnak, who scored series-winning goal in OT Saturday

Sunday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, who did they beat?

Saturday’s quiz
First time the Cincinnati Bengals played in a Super Bowl, Ken Anderson was their QB.

Friday’s quiz
In New York Knicks’ history, John Starks has made the most 3-point shots.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

Padres 13, Diamondbacks 1
Luis Arraez went 4-6, scored twice in his first game for San Diego.

A’s 20, Marlins 4
A’s have won six in a row and 5.5 weeks into the season, they’re 17-17.
Brent Rooker homered twice, both in the 3rd inning; he is the 60th player EVER to homer twice in the same inning.
Oakland is only 1.5 games out of first place in the AL West.

Twins 3, Red Sox 1
Minnesota has now won 12 games in a row, their longest win streak since 1991.
Pablo Lopez struck out eight batters in 6 IP.

White Sox 6, Cardinals 5
St Louis had bases loaded, two out in 10th inning, then a downpour happened, and the game was delayed……..for 3 hours, 3 minutes, before Tanner Banks got a 4-pitch save.

Pirates 1, Rockies 0
Jack Suwinski had a walk-off single for the Pirates, ending an 0-16 slump
Pirates are 4-14 in their last 18 games.
Colorado had only one hit against rookie P Jared Jones.

Mariners 5, Astros 0
Logan Gilbert tossed eight shutout IP for the win.
Astros had only 3 hits; they’re 7-11 at home.

Rays 3, Mets 1
Tampa Bay scored twice in 8th inning; winning run scored on a bases loaded walk.
Christian Scott allowed a run in 6.2 IP, in his MLB debut for the Mets.

— Famous birthdays for May 5th:
Larry Steele, 75
Charles Nagy, 57
LaPhonso Ellis, 54
Harold Miner, 53
PJ Tucker, 39
Logan Gilbert, 27

Dodgers 11, Braves 2
Max Muncy hit three home runs for the Dodgers.
Braves are 1-4 on their west coast trip this week.

Orioles 2, Reds 1
John Means tossed 7 shutout IP in his first 2024 start.
Reds scored one run in their last three home games.

Bruins 2, Maple Leafs 1, OT
Toronto scored first goal of game with 10:59 left; Bruins tied it 1:21 later.
Boston wins series, 4-3, moves on to play Florida next.

Minnesota 106, Denver 99
Minnesota scored 40 points in first half, 66 in second half.
Timberwolves take 1-0 lead in series.

Birmingham 39, Memphis 21
Stallions clinched a playoff spot already, with four weeks left in season.
Adrian Martinez threw for 368 yards, four TD’s.

St Louis 22, Houston 8
St Louis scored two TD’s in last 6:12 of the first half.
Houston is 1-5, tied with Memphis for worst record in the UFL.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Cubs, Padres
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: Bronx, Royals, Twins
 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in ERA, among starting pitchers:
0.78— Shota Imanaga, Cubs
1.44— Jose Berrios, Tor
1.56— Kutter Crawford, Bos
1.60— Seth Lugo, KC
1.66— Javier Assad, Cubs
1.69— Logan Gilbert, Sea

Quote of the Day
“I’m a very fortunate, lucky man. I have a beautiful wife, I have a beautiful son. I’ve had 12 great years in this league……..but he (Texans’ coach DeMeco Ryans) knows that if he ever truly does need it, I’ll be there for him.”
JJ Watt, on potentially coming out of retirement this year

Monday’s quiz
In the old TV show The White Shadow, where a marginal NBA player retires and becomes a high school coach in Los Angeles, which NBA team did he play for?

Sunday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland in seven games.

Saturday’s quiz
First time the Cincinnati Bengals played in a Super Bowl, Ken Anderson was their QB.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..

— An underrated thing in football is how a lot of coaches are nomads; you look at the 32 coordinators for the 16 NFC teams, then eliminate Rams/49ers’ OC’s, since McVay/Shanahan are really the offensive coordinator- of the 30 remaining NFC coordinators for this coming season, over half of them will be in their first year in that job.
Coaches’ wives must be very good at packing.

— When the Padres acquired Luis Arraez from Miami Friday night, it happened while games were going on. One of the prospects San Diego acquired was a runner on 2nd base in his minor league game; his manager called time, they sent a pinch-runner out for him, and when he got back to the dugout, told him he had been traded to Miami.

— There is a kicker on the UFL’s Michigan Panthers, Jake Bates; the guy has made three FG’s of 60+ yards in six games this year. How has an NFL team not signed the guy already?

— Toronto Maple Leafs have now lost their last six Game 7’s that were on the road; they’ve won one playoff series the last 20 years, losing four playoff series to Boston in the last 11 years.

— How has Denver Nuggets’ star Jamal Murray never been in an NBA All-Star Game? The guy has scored 18+ ppg the last five years he’s played, has helped lead Denver to an NBA title, he is a great player.

— Cavaliers 106, Magic 94
Cavaliers were down 18 at one point; this is the biggest comeback win ever in a Game 7.
Mitchell had 39 points, 5 assists for Cleveland.
Cleveland wins series, 4-3

— Dallas 2, Vegas 1
Stars win series, 2-1
Dallas coach DeBoer is 8-0 in Game 7’s.
Since 2005, under is now 43-26-9 in NHL Game 7’s (62.3%)

Famous birthdays for May 6th:
Willie Mays, 93
Jason Witten, 42
Goran Dragic, 38
Jose Altuve, 34
Joey Meneses, 32
Jonas Valanciunas, 32

— Phillies SS Trea Turner hurt his hamstring this weekend, is out six weeks.

— Mets’ 2B Jeff McNeil’s home/away splits this year:
Home: .175 batting average, .453 OPS in 63 AB’s.
Away: .320 batting average, .864 OPS in 50 AB’s.

— It is still early in the season; pitcher’s ERA can jump pretty fast. Jose Quintana got rocked in Tampa Friday night; his ERA, in one start, jumped from 3.48 to 5.20.

— Orioles 11, Reds 1— Cincinnati lost its last five games, scoring total of eight runs.

— Rays 7, Mets 6 (10)
Arozarena tied game with a 9th inning homer.
Rookie OF DeLuca’s 10th-inning triple was the game-winning hit.

— Red Sox 9, Twins 2
— Boston snaps the Twins’ 12-game winning streak.

— Nationals 11, Blue Jays 8
Winker homered, doubled, knocked in three runs.
Blue Jays led 6-2 in the 4th inning.

— Mariners 5, Astros 4
Raleigh’s 9th inning home run was the game-winning hit.

— Rangers 3, Royals 2 (10)
Kansas City led 2-0 after seven innings.
Heim’s 9th inning home run tied the game 2-2.

— Dodgers 5, Braves 1
Rough trip out west for Atlanta; they were 1-5 this week.
Ohtani went 4-4 with two home runs for the Dodgers.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Cubs, Nationals
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: Bronx, Royals, Twins
 

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MONDAY, MAY 6

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
IND at NY07:30 PMIND +5.5
U 217.5
+500 +500
MIN at DEN10:00 PMMIN +5.5
U 207.0
+500 +500
 
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Phillies 6, Giants 1- Wheeler had 11 strikeouts in 7 IP.
— Guardians 2, Tigers 1- Ramirez hit the game-winning homer.
— Pirates 4, Angels 1— Halos have lost 14 of their last 17 games.
— Rays 8, White Sox 2- Rookie OF DeLuca homered, had 4 RBI
— Royals 3, Brewers 2- Kansas City scored 3 runs in 7th inning.
— Dodgers 6, Marlins 3- Ohtani leads MLB, with 11 home runs.

Quote of the Day
“If you’re not on the court playing against Boston, or on the court playing against the New York Knicks, you should keep your mouth shut.”
Miami Heat president Pat Riley, talking about Jimmy Butler

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1984 NBA Draft, Hakeem Olajuwon was the first pick, Michael Jordan was the third pick. Who did Portland take with the 2nd pick?

Monday’s quiz
In the old TV show The White Shadow, where a marginal NBA player retires and becomes a high school coach in Los Angeles, Ken Reeves had played for the Chicago Bulls.

Sunday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland in seven games.

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Tuesday’s Den: Baseball series records, and other stuff…….

Series records for every major league team (H/A-Total):
Arizona 3-3/1-3-1. 4-6-1
Atlanta 4-1/3-2-1. 7-3-1
Chicago 4-0-1/2-3-1. 6-3-2
Cincinnati 2-3-1/2-3. 4-6-1
Colorado 0-3-1/0-7. 0-10-1
Los Angeles 3-3/4-1-1. 7-4-1
Miami 3-5/0-4-1. 3-9-1
Milwaukee 2-2-1/4-1-1. 6-3-2
NY Mets 2-3-1/3-2. 5-5-1
Philadelphia 3-2-1/4-0-1. 7-2-2
Pittsburgh 2-1-2/2-3-1. 4-4-3
St Louis 2-3/3-3. 5-6
San Diego 2-3-1/3-1-2. 5-4-3
San Francisco 3-1-1/1-4-1. 4-5-2
Washington 2-3/3-3. 5-6
Baltimore 4-2/4-1. 8-3
Boston 3-2/3-2-1. 6-4-1
White Sox 1-4-1/1-4. 2-8-1
Cleveland 4-1/4-2. 8-3
Detroit 2-2-1/4-1-1. 6-3-2
Houston 2-3-1/1-3-1. 3-6-2
Kansas City 3-3/2-3. 5-6
LA Angels 0-5/1-4-1. 1-9-1
Minnesota 2-3/3-1-2. 5-4-2
New York 4-0-1/4-2. 8-2-1
A’s 3-3/3-1-1. 6-4-1
Seattle 3-2-1/3-2. 6-4-1
Tampa Bay 2-2-2/2-3. 4-5-2
Texas 3-2-1/3-2. 6-4-1
Toronto 3-2/1-4-1. 4-6-1

Famous birthdays for May 7th:
Sivi Aberg, 80
Pat McInally, 71
Louis Orr, 66
Leslie O’Neal, 60
Shawn Marion, 46
Alex Smith, 40
Drew Stanton, 40
Emilio Pagan, 33
Nolan Jones, 26
Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams was born on this day in 1926.
Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas was born on this day in 1933.

— Minnesota 106, Denver 80
Minnesota outscored Nuggets 33-15 in 2nd quarter.
Towns/Edwards were a combined 21-32 from the floor.
Timberwolves grab a 2-0 series lead.

— Knicks 121, Indiana 117
Knicks win series opener, outscoring Indiana 39-30 in 4th quarter.
Brunson scored 43 points, had 6 rebounds, 6 assists.
New York played only 3 subs, who played total of 27:00.

— Boston 5, Florida 1
Bruins win Game 1, 48 hours after they won Game 7 in last round.

— Oakland A’s are improved this year, but on their Twitter account, they still don’t let anyone respond, since 95% of the responses they get are some version of “Sell the Team!!!!”

— Pretty good 4-team college basketball tournament at Mohegan Sun in November:
Boston College, UMass, Providence, Temple

— There is a story out there that QB Kirk Cousins decided to leave the Minnesota Vikings because of their plan to draft a QB this year; imagine his delight when his new team, the Falcons, did the same exact freakin’ thing. $45M a year will soften the blow a little, but still…….

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Cubs, SD/Wash
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Rangers. Wild Cards: Bronx, Royals, Twins
 

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TUESDAY, MAY 7

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
CLE at BOS07:00 PMCLE +12.0
U 211.0
+500 +500
DAL at OKC09:30 PMOKC -3.5
O 218.5
+500 +500
 
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Wednesday’s 6-pack:

Most hits in a season for the Baltimore Orioles:
214— Miguel Tejada, 2006
211— Cal Ripken, 1983
210— Cal Ripken, 1991
207— BJ Surhoff, 1999
205— Al Bumbry, 1980
203— Miguel Tejada, 2004

Quote of the Day
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”
Jack Handey

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Last Vegas, which Las Vegas hotel do the four friends stay at?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1984 NBA Draft, Hakeem Olajuwon was the first pick, Michael Jordan was the third pick. Portland took Sam Bowie with the 2nd pick.

Monday’s quiz
In the old TV show The White Shadow, where a marginal NBA player retires and becomes a high school coach in Los Angeles, Ken Reeves had played for the Chicago Bulls.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

Celtics 120, Cavaliers 95
Boston won all four quarters in jogging to an easy Game 1 win.
Celtics shot 18-46 on the arc (39.1%)

Thunder 117, Mavericks 95
Dallas subs were a combined minus-46; OKC subs were +45.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points, had 9 rebounds, 9 assists.

Avalanche 4, Stars 3 OT
Dallas led 3-0 after the first period.
Miles Wood got the game-winning goal, 11:03 into overtime.

Rangers 4, Hurricanes 3, 2OT
Rangers grab a 2-0 series lead.
Vincent Trocheck scored the winning goal 7:24 into the second OT.

— San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery, have the #1 pick in the amateur draft.

— Arizona’s basketball program poached a transfer from the Campbell Camels, Anthony Dell’Orso, a 6-6 Australian who shot 38.7% on the arc last year.

— St John’s poached 6-6 senior Kadary Richmond from Big East rival Seton Hall; he was considered one of the best players still in the transfer portal.

— Don Mattingly played 14 years in the major leagues; he hit six grand slams in his career, all of them in 1987, which seems unusual.

— Famous birthdays for May 8th:
Dennis Leonard, 73
Mike D’Antoni, 73
Bill Cowher, 67
Lovie Smith, 64
Speedy Claxton 46
Adrian Gonzalez, 42
Kemba Walker, 34

Mets 7, Cardinals 5
St Louis lost C Willson Contreras to a broken arm when JD Martinez swung his bat and drilled Contreras on the arm. He is expected to be out 6-8 weeks.

Giants 5, Rockies 0
Kyle Harrison tossed seven shutout IP against the impotent Rockies, who are now 8-27.

Angels 9, Pirates 0
Patrick Sandoval also threw seven shutout IP; Angels improved to 9-12 on the road.

Brewers 6, Royals 5
Willie Adames hit a dramatic 3-run home run in the 9th inning.

Braves 4, Red Sox 2
Marcell Ozuna had the game-winning hit in the 8th inning.

Diamondbacks 6, Reds 2
Cincinnati lost its last six games, scoring a total of 10 runs.

Nationals 3, Orioles 0
Trevor Williams is 4-0, 2.00 in his first seven starts.

Phillies 10, Blue Jays 1
Bryce Harper homered for the third straight game.
Phillies are 21-5 in their last 26 games.

Cubs 3, Padres 2
Michael Busch hit a walk-off homer for the Cubs.
Chicago is 7-0 when Imanaga starts.
 
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