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Sunday’s 6-pack:
All-time home run leaders for the Miami Marlins:
267— Giancarlo Stanton
154— Dan Uggla
148— Hanley Ramirez
143— Mike Lowell
138— Miguel Cabrera
129— Derrek Lee

Thought of the Day
“This program has been around for a long time. There are a lot of great coaches, a lot of great players who came before that laid the cornerstone pieces, the legacy, the tradition that is Tennessee football. It’s going to be around a long time after I’m gone and after they’re gone.”
Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel

Sunday’s quiz
Who managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs?

Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, former Dodgers’ catcher Steve Yeager was the third base coach for the Indians.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday​

— Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 4
Milwaukee led 4-0 in the ninth inning; Arizona scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth for the dramatic win.
Milwaukee starting pitcher Chad Patrick threw 4.1 scoreless innings (77 PT) but they took him out in the fifth inning, after he struck out the leadoff hitter in the inning.

This is a stupid analytics thing that says pitchers shouldn’t face the same hitters three times in a game. Patrick allowed a run in 10 IP in his first two starts, both Milwaukee wins. How do you know if a guy is going to be really good unless you give him the chance?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

— Reds 5, Pirates 2
Elly De La Cruz hit a grand slam on his bobblehead day.
Andrew Abbott gave up a run in 5 IP, in his 2025 debut.

— Braves 5, Rays 4
Tampa Bay led 2-0 after the sixth inning.
Michael Harris hit a 2-run homer for the Braves in the ninth inning.
First road win nine nine tries for Atlanta this season.

— A’s 3, Mets 1
Jacob Wilson has a 15-game hitting streak to start the season, the longest by an Oakland player to start a season, since Stan Javier in 1994.
A’s bullpen got 11 outs, allowed only two baserunners, no runs.

— Angels 4, Astros 1
Tyler Anderson didn’t allow a hit in the first five innings.
Astros loaded the bases with three walks in 4th inning, but didn’t score.
Angels are off to a 9-5 start; Houston is only 6-8.

— Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4
Toronto led 3-0 in the fifth inning.
Former Oriole Anthony Santander homered for the Blue Jays.
Baltimore turned five double plays in the game.

— Phillies 4, Cardinals 1
Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 6.1 IP
Phillies turned four double plays in the first five innings.
Nick Castellanos went 3-4, with two RBI

— Famous birthdays, April 13th:
Dennis Thurman, 69
Quinn Early, 60
Ricky Schroder, 55
Bo Outlaw, 54
Dan Campbell, 49
Baron Davis, 46
Quentin Richardson, 45
Hunter Pence, 42
Melvin Gordon, 32
Edward Cabrera, 27

— Former Tennessee Vols QB Nico Iamaleava will be in the transfer portal a few days from now, trying to earn more than the $2M Tennessee was paying him (Oregon has apparently already turned him down).
It is a free country; he can transfer if he likes, but my question is this— down the road, when it is time for him to go to the NFL and the big $$$, will this BS hang over his head like a dark cloud? Will teams be queasy about making him the key person in their organization?
Maybe it won’t, maybe it will; I’m asking.

I always think of the Al Pacino speech in Any Given Sunday:
“………..You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”

It is a fair question; if Tennessee had to play a game today, they’d only have two scholarship QB’s on their roster, so they’re going to have to poach at least one QB (probably more) from another team over the next four months, and those QB’s won’t have much time to develop chemistry with their new teammates.

— New Orleans Saints’ QB Derek Carr has a shoulder injury, his 2025 season may already be in jeopardy. Right now, the other QB’s on the New Orleans roster are Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener and Ben DiNucci.
Here’s the biggest part of that problem: in 2026, Carr has a $69M salary cap hit, with a $60M dead cap number, and now there’s a chance he’ll never play again.
Oy.

— Random NFL record: Brandon Marshall holds the NFL record for most passes caught in a game; he caught 21 passes for 200 yards and 2 TD’s in the Broncos 28-16 loss at Indianapolis, back in 2009.

— When Nebraska won the Crown college basketball tournament in Las Vegas couple weeks ago, their award for winning was $300K in NIL money for their program. Central Florida lost in the championship game; their program got $100K in NIL money.

— Getting back quickly to the football transfer thing, if a player wants to be eligible this year, he cannot transfer from one SEC team to another— they have a rule against that.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phil/NYM, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Giants, Dodgers, Phil/NYM
AL: New York, Tigers, Texas/LAA. Wild Cards: Tex/LAA, Guardians, Blue

 

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New York VS New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Islanders' last 14 games.
NY Islanders are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games.
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against New Jersey.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders' last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games against NY Islanders.
New Jersey are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders.
New Jersey are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Philadelphia VS Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games.
Philadelphia are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Philadelphia are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Ottawa.
Philadelphia are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
Ottawa are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games against Philadelphia.
Ottawa are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.

Boston VS Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston are 2-12 SU in their last 14 games.
Boston are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against Pittsburgh.
Boston are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games.
Pittsburgh are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Pittsburgh are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home.
Pittsburgh are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Boston.

Toronto VS Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games.
Toronto are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
Toronto are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Carolina.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games.
Carolina are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games against Toronto.
Carolina are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.

Buffalo VS Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games.
Buffalo are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
Buffalo are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against Tampa Bay.
Buffalo are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games.
Tampa Bay are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games against Buffalo.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home.

Columbus VS Washington
Columbus are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Washington.
Columbus are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
Columbus are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games.
Washington are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games against Columbus.
Washington are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home.

Edmonton VS Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games.
Edmonton are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
Edmonton are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games against Winnipeg.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Edmonton's last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 9 games.
Winnipeg are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Winnipeg are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton.

San Jose VS Calgary
San Jose are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games.
San Jose are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against Calgary.
San Jose are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
San Jose are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games against San Jose.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games at home.
Calgary are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose.

Colorado VS Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games.
Colorado are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games.
Colorado are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games against Anaheim.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games against Colorado.
Anaheim are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Anaheim are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado.


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Sunday, April 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHI at OTT	01:00 PM	OTT -239 O 5.5	+500 +500
NYI at NJ	01:00 PM	NJ -193 O 6.0	+500 +500
BOS at PIT	03:30 PM	BOS +136 O 6.0	+500 +500
TOR at CAR	05:00 PM	TOR +177 O 6.0	+500 +500
CLB at WAS	06:00 PM	WAS -155 O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at TB	06:00 PM	BUF +232 U 6.5	+500 +500
EDM at WIN	07:00 PM	WIN -104 U 6.0	+500 +500
SJ at CAL	08:00 PM	CAL -295 U 6.0	+500 +500
COL at ANA	10:00 PM	COL -121 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

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NHL BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/13/2025......................6 - 7 - 1..........................46.15%.....................- 4.30
04/12/2025......................7 - 8- 0...........................46.66%.....................- 10.25
04/11/2025......................6 -2 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 15.60
04/10/2025.......................8 - 6 - 0.........................57.14%.....................+ 3.61
04/09/2025.......................5 - 3 - 0.........................62.50%.....................+ 13.55
04/08/2025.......................8 - 7 - 0.........................53.33%.....................+ 1.75
04/07/2025.......................5 - 5 - 0.........................50.00%.....................- 5.90
04/06/2025.......................9 - 4 - 0.........................69.23%.....................+ 21.30
04/05/2025.......................4 - 13 - 0.......................23.52%.....................- 43.55
04/04/2025.........................3 - 2 - 0.......................60.00%.....................+ 0.90
04/03/2025.........................6 - 4 - 0.......................60.00%.....................+ 10.45
04/02/2025.........................3 - 5 - 0.......................37.50%.....................- 11.00
04/01/2025.......................5 - 10 - 0.......................33.33%.....................- 33.20

TOTALS...........................75 - 76 - 0......................49.66%......................- 46.14

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
All-time home run leaders for the New York Mets:
252— Darryl Strawberry
242— David Wright
230— Pete Alonso
220— Mike Piazza
192— Howard Johnson
154— Dave Kingman

Thought of the Day
“There were points on the back nine today when I thought, ‘Have I let it slip again?’ My battle today was with myself. It wasn’t with anyone else.”
Rory McIlroy, after winning the Masters for the first time

Monday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson played for nine teams his 25-year big league career; what team did he play for last, when he was 44 years old?

Sunday’s quiz
Bob Melvin managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2020.

Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.

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Monday’s Den: Major League trends, after the first five series…….​

Before we start with our baseball trends today, I’d like to congratulate Pat O’Connor, Justin Hoffman on their induction into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame. Both guys were on the 1998 Schenectady High team that won the NYS Public High School championship.
One of the most fun things I’ve ever done was from 1993-2001, being an assistant coach for the basketball team at Schenectady; I was the nerdy analytics guy, I scouted opponents and helped with game management. It was a great educational experience.
Pat O’Connor was a lefty, a coach on the floor, a leader. He was kind of like the Draymond Green of that team, and this is a compliment. He went on to play college ball at Utica College.
Justin Hoffman was more of a scorer, skilled with the ball in his hands; a solid rebounder, he would’ve scored a lot more points on a lesser team, but one of our other big guys wound up playing in the NBA, so Justin’s opportunities were somewhat limited. He was a terrific player in college, at NYU.
Congrats fellas, it was great fun watching both of you play!!!

— Arizona (9-7)
Diamondbacks won four of their last five games.
Arizona is 7-3 vs right starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.

— Braves (4-11)
Atlanta is 2-11 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-9 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— Cubs (11-7)
Chicago won nine of its last 12 games.
Over is 12-5 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs haven’t played any divisional rivals; they lead NL Central by two games.

— Reds (8-8)
Reds won five of their last six games.
Cincinnati is 6-3 when it scores 3+ runs.
Reds are 6-5 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs southpaws.

— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies went to San Diego this weekend and were shut out all three games.
2B Kyle Farmer was 5-10 this weekend; rest of the Colorado roster? 4 for 78
Rockies are 1-8 on the road (under 7-2).

— Dodgers (11-6)
Dodgers are 3-6 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Dodgers are 11-2 when they score 3+ runs.

— Marlins (8-7)
Marlins are 6-4 at home, 2-3 on road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.
Miami is 3-1 in second game of a series, if they lost the opener.

— Brewers (8-8)
Milwaukee won five of its last six home games.
Brewers are 0-5 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Under is 4-1 in their series openers.

— Mets (10-5)
Mets won eight of their last ten games.
Mets are 8-0 when they score 3+ runs.
Under is 11-4 in their games.

— Phillies (9-6)
Phillies are 7-3 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 9-1 when it scores 3+ runs.

— Pirates (5-11)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 14 of their 16 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.
Pirates haven’t made the playoffs since 2015.

— St Louis (7-8)
Cardinals are 6-3 at home, 1-5 on road.
Their last four games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Padres (13-3)
Padres have thrown six shutouts in ten home games.
San Diego is 12-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 7-3 in their home games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.

— Giants (11-4)
Giants are 9-2 vs rightly pitchers, 2-2 vs lefties.
SF is 8-1 vs American League teams, 3-3 vs NL teams.
Giants scored total of six runs in their four losses.

— Washington (6-9)
Nationals lost three of their last four games.
Over is 7-0 in their last nine games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 4 of 9 home games, 0 of 6 on the road.

— Famous birthdays, April 14th:
Julie Christie, 85
Brad Garrett, 65
Stan Humphries, 60
David Justice, 59
Greg Maddux, 59
Craig Kupp, 58
Anthony Michael Hall, 57
Brad Ausmus, 56
Marc Macon, 56
Steve Avery, 55
Adrien Brody, 52
Baker Mayfield, 30

— Orioles (6-9)
Baltimore lost seven of its last ten games.
Orioles are 6-1 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five home games.

— Red Sox (8-9)
Boston lost five of their last seven games.
Under is 7-3 in their road games.
Red Sox are 8-6 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs lefties.

— White Sox (4-11)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 4-5 at home, 0-6 on the road.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

— Cleveland (8-7)
Guardians are 5-1 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Cleveland is 7-2 against its AL Central rivals.

— Detroit (9-6)
Detroit is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
Tigers are 9-2 when they score 4+ runs.
Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.

— Houston (7-8)
Astros scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of 15 games.
Under is 9-6 in their games so far.
Astros haven’t scored a first inning run in nine home games.

— Royals (8-8)
Kansas City is 6-4 at home, 2-4 on the road.
Royals’ last five home games stayed under the total.
KC has only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.

— Angels (9-6)
12 of the Angels’ 15 games have been on the road.
Halos scored in first inning in 7 of their 15 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Angels have played only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.

— Twins (5-11)
Minnesota is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Twins are 5-2 when they score 4+ runs, 0-9 otherwise.

— New York (8-7)
New York is 2-7 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
New York scored in first inning in six of nine home games.

— A’s (6-10)
A’s are 2-7 in Sacramento, 4-3 on the road.
A’s are 1-4 in series openers.
Over is 6-3 in their home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.

— Seattle (8-8)
Mariners won six of their last seven home games.
Under is 9-4 in their home games.
13 of their first 16 games have been at home.

— Tampa Bay (7-8)
Rays lost seven of their last ten games.
10 of their 15 games stayed under the total.
Rays are 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (9-7)
Texas lost five of its last six games.
Rangers are 8-5 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.

— Toronto (9-7)
10 of last 12 Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
Toronto is 6-4 against its AL East rivals.

 

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Monday, April 14

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Dallas VS Detroit
Dallas are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Dallas are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against Detroit.
Dallas are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Dallas are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games.
Detroit are 7-13 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games against Dallas.
Detroit are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.

New York VS Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Rangers' last 8 games.
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
NY Rangers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against Florida.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games against NY Rangers.
Florida are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Florida's last 13 games when playing at home against NY Rangers.

Chicago VS Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games.
Chicago are 3-14 SU in their last 17 games.
Chicago are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Montreal.
Chicago are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games.
Montreal are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Montreal's last 12 games against Chicago.
Montreal are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.

Utah VS Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 12 games on the road.
Utah are 4-14 SU in their last 18 games when playing on the road against Nashville.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Nashville's last 18 games.
Nashville are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 12 games against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Nashville's last 13 games at home.

San Jose VS Vancouver
San Jose are 0-9 SU in their last 9 games.
San Jose are 1-15 SU in their last 16 games against Vancouver.
San Jose are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
San Jose are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Vancouver.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Vancouver's last 15 games against San Jose.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Vancouver's last 17 games at home.
Vancouver are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against San Jose.

Los Angeles VS Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Los Angeles' last 20 games.
Los Angeles are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
Los Angeles are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games against Edmonton.
Los Angeles are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 8 games.
Edmonton are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
Edmonton are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home.
Edmonton are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Los Angeles.


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Monday, April 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DAL at DET	07:00 PM	DAL -115 O 6.0	+500 +500
NYR at FLA	07:00 PM	FLA -156 O 5.5	+500 +500
CHI at MON	07:00 PM	CHI +244 U 6.0	+500 +500
UTAH at NAS	08:00 PM	UTAH -160 O 6.5	+500 +500
LA at EDM	10:00 PM	LA -103 U 5.5	+500 +500
SJ at VAN	10:00 PM	SJ +255 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

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NHL BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/14/2025.....................8 - 3 - 0...........................72.72%....................+ 30.95
04/13/2025......................6 - 7 - 1..........................46.15%.....................- 4.30
04/12/2025......................7 - 8- 0...........................46.66%.....................- 10.25
04/11/2025......................6 -2 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 15.60
04/10/2025.......................8 - 6 - 0.........................57.14%.....................+ 3.61
04/09/2025.......................5 - 3 - 0.........................62.50%.....................+ 13.55
04/08/2025.......................8 - 7 - 0.........................53.33%.....................+ 1.75
04/07/2025.......................5 - 5 - 0.........................50.00%.....................- 5.90
04/06/2025.......................9 - 4 - 0.........................69.23%.....................+ 21.30
04/05/2025.......................4 - 13 - 0.......................23.52%.....................- 43.55
04/04/2025.........................3 - 2 - 0.......................60.00%.....................+ 0.90
04/03/2025.........................6 - 4 - 0.......................60.00%.....................+ 10.45
04/02/2025.........................3 - 5 - 0.......................37.50%.....................- 11.00
04/01/2025.......................5 - 10 - 0.......................33.33%.....................- 33.20

TOTALS...........................83 - 79 - 0........................51.23%......................- 15.19

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams spending the most $$$ on their offensive line for 2025:
$95.3M- Carolina
$81.5M- Kansas City
$67.7M- NJ Giants
$66.1M- Chicago
$64.4M- Minnesota
$63.9M- Detroit

Thought of the Day
“When it comes to luck, you make your own.”
Bruce Springsteen

Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Jackie Robinson play his college football?

Monday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson played for nine teams his 25-year big league career; when he was 44 years old, he finished his career playing for the Dodgers.

Sunday’s quiz
Bob Melvin managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2020.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….​

— Sunday night in Los Angeles, Cubs OF Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-4 with two home runs and a triple, really good night, especially for a guy hitting .257. Monday night against the Padres, Crow-Armstrong had three more hits in a 10-4 San Diego win.
PCA is the son of actress Ashley Crow, who was the mom in the 1994 movie Little Big League, when a 12-year old kid inherits the Minnesota Twins from his grandfather.

— PCA had 11 total bases Sunday night; all-time record for most total bases in a game belongs to Shawn Green, who in a 2002 game for the Dodgers, went 6-6, with four home runs and a double, with 6 RBI, scoring six runs in a 16-3 Los Angeles win.

— Cubs P Justin Steele is out for the year, will have surgery to fix the flexor tendon in his left elbow. It is unknown whether he will have Tommy John surgery or some other kind, but he is done for this season, and probably part of next year.

— NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans fired GM David Griffin Monday; they went 209-263 while he was the GM, during which time they traded Anthony Davis and drafted Zion Williamson, who has played in only 45% of the Pelicans’ games in his career.

— Phoenix Suns fired coach Mike Budenholzer after only one season, after he signed up for five years, $50M last year, so he gets $40M to take a hike.
Suns were 36-46 this year, after making the playoffs the last four seasons; next year the Suns will have their fourth head coach in four years.
Budenholzer is 576-411 as an NBA head coach, 56-48 in playoff games. He won an NBA title with the Bucks four years ago. Maybe the problem wasn’t him.

— NBA playoffs start tonight, with pair of play-in games:
Hawks @ Orlando
Grizzlies @ Golden State

— TV recommendation: Your Friends & Neighbors, with John Hamm— A hedge fund manager loses his job, then resorts to burglary, targeting wealthy neighbors to maintain his family’s lifestyle. The first episode was on Prime Video last week; too early to tell for sure, but that episode was very good.

— Famous birthdays, April 15th:
Julie Sommars, 85
Ted Kwalick, 78
Michael Cooper, 69
Emma Thompson, 66
Jeromy Burnitz, 56
Brock Huard, 49
Seth Rogen, 43
Antonio Cromartie, 41
Danny Jansen, 30
Eury Perez, 22

— Pirates 10, Nationals 3
Pittsburgh came into this game hitting .184 as a team, 16 points worse than any other team, but they had 14 hits in this game, in support of Paul Skenes.
Other teams with cruddy batting averages thru Sunday’s games:
.200 Reds
.201 White Sox
.208 Rangers

— Tigers 9, Brewers 1
Tarik Skubal allowed only four hits in seven shutout IP.
Detroit is 10-6, leads AL Central by 1.5 games.

— Rays 16, Red Sox 1
Tampa Bay led 14-1 in the third inning; rough night if you have Tanner Houck on your fantasy team- he gave up 12 runs in 2.1 IP. 12 of the 20 batters he faced scored. Last time a Red Sox pitcher gave up 12 runs in a game was in 1962, long time ago.
Kameron Misner homered twice for Tampa Bay.

— Giants 10, Phillies 4
2B Tyler Fitzgerald went 3-for 4, with a double, triple, home run— he scored three runs, knocked in three more.
Giants scored six runs in the second inning, off of Taijuan Walker.

— Braves 8, Blue Jays 4
Austin Riley homered twice, knocked in five runs.
Only second win in 11 road games for Atlanta.

— Mets 5, Twins 1
Minnesota is 5-12, tied for their worst start in team history, thru 17 games.
Twins score 2 or fewer runs in nine of their 17 games.
Juan Soto homered for the Mets.

— Dodgers 5, Padres 3
Ohtani/Betts both homered for the Dodgers.
Dustin May allowed three baserunners, one run in six IP.
Colorado has lost four games in a row, is now 3-13.

— Don’t get a lot of thunderstorms at 1am in April, but that’s what is going on here as I type this; of course, there was an earthquake in California, too. Weird weather.