Thread watched CNOTES 2023-2024 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL over/under win totals:
11.5— Chiefs, 49ers, Ravens
10.5— Bills, Bengals, Eagles, Cowboys, Lions
9.5— Falcons, Packers, Texans, Dolphins, Jets
8.5— Rams, Jets, Browns, Colts, Jaguars, Chargers
7.5— Saints, Steelers, Seahawks, Buccaneers
6.5— Cardinals, Raiders, Vikings, Giants, Titans, Commanders
Quote of the Day
“The reason Jerry West is the logo for the NBA is because he embodied the qualities we admire in our best athletes: skills as a player, dedication as a teammate, and integrity as a person. He was my coach, and my advisor, but mostly he was my friend.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Thursday’s quiz
Where did Jerry West play his college basketball?
Wednesday’s quiz
On the old TV show The West Wing, President Bartlet was from New Hampshire.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before he went to UConn, Danny Hurley coached Wagner and Rhode Island.
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He was a 14-time All-Star, scoring 25,192 regular season points.
He won nine NBA championship rings, as a player/executive.
He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1959 Final Four.
He was on the first team All-Defensive team four times.
He led the NBA scoring in 1970.
Two years later, he led the NBA in assists.
He was on the Olympic team that won the 1960 gold medal.
He was voted one of the top 75 players in NBA history.
His silhouette is the NBA’s logo.
RIP, sir.
— Celtics 106, Mavericks 99
Celtics outscored Dallas 35-19 in third quarter.
Boston has won 10 games in a row, and 14 of last 15.
In the history of NBA, teams that trail 3-0 in a playoff series are 0-156 in those series.
— Celtics were an underdog in Game 3, just the 4th time in 99 games this season (2-2) they’ve been an underdog.
— Was looking thru some stuff yesterday, was surprised to see that the LA Clippers have had 13 consecutive winning seasons, though 2021 was only year during that stretch where they made the Western Conference finals.
In those 13 winning seasons, Clippers were 46-60 in playoff games.
— I’m told that Hulu has a series about the Clippers in the Donald Sterling era; my friend said that it is very entertaining.
It is called Clipped, with Ed O’Neill as Sterling, Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers; when I get a chance to see it, I’ll weigh in with my opinion.
— Famous birthdays for June 13th:
Marcel Lachemann, 83
Malcolm McDowell, 79
Happy Feller, 75 (seriously, he kicked for Eagles/Saints)
Richard Thomas, 73
Ally Sheedy, 62
Šarūnas Marčiulionis, 60
Steve Novak, 41
Jonathan Lucroy, 38
James McCann, 34
— Rangers 3, Dodgers 1
Corey Seager hit a 3-run homer against his old team.
Rangers threw tying run out at the plate to end the game, after a double to right-center.
— Dodgers acquired utility guy Cavan Biggio from Toronto; the son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, Cavan Biggio hit .227 in 5+ seasons with the Blue Jays.
He went 1-3 in his Dodger debut, playing third base.
— Reds 4, Guardians 2
Jeimer Candelario homered twice for Cincinnati.
There was a sellout crowd of 42,427 on Elly De La Cruz bobblehead night.
— Orioles 4, Braves 2
Baltimore has won six games in a row.
Braves have lost five in a row, for first time since 2017.
— Brewers 5, Blue Jays 4
Milwaukee scored all of its runs in the sixth inning.
Total was 8.5; Toronto scored three runs in top of the 9th.
— Mariners 2, White Sox 1 (10)
Luis Robert tied game with a 9th inning homer.
White Sox are 4-22 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Angels 8, Diamondbacks 3
Jose Soriano pitched eight strong innings for the win.
Jo Adell hit a 3-run homer for the Halos.
— Cubs 4, Rays 3
Cody Bellinger hit a 3-run homer in 7th inning.
Cubs won for only 6th time in their last 19 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Padres, Giants.
AL: New York, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: Orioles, Royals, Twins.
NFL over/under win totals:
11.5— Chiefs, 49ers, Ravens
10.5— Bills, Bengals, Eagles, Cowboys, Lions
9.5— Falcons, Packers, Texans, Dolphins, Jets
8.5— Rams, Jets, Browns, Colts, Jaguars, Chargers
7.5— Saints, Steelers, Seahawks, Buccaneers
6.5— Cardinals, Raiders, Vikings, Giants, Titans, Commanders
Quote of the Day
“The reason Jerry West is the logo for the NBA is because he embodied the qualities we admire in our best athletes: skills as a player, dedication as a teammate, and integrity as a person. He was my coach, and my advisor, but mostly he was my friend.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Thursday’s quiz
Where did Jerry West play his college basketball?
Wednesday’s quiz
On the old TV show The West Wing, President Bartlet was from New Hampshire.
Tuesday’s quiz
Before he went to UConn, Danny Hurley coached Wagner and Rhode Island.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— RIP to basketball icon Jerry West, who passed away at age 86.He was a 14-time All-Star, scoring 25,192 regular season points.
He won nine NBA championship rings, as a player/executive.
He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1959 Final Four.
He was on the first team All-Defensive team four times.
He led the NBA scoring in 1970.
Two years later, he led the NBA in assists.
He was on the Olympic team that won the 1960 gold medal.
He was voted one of the top 75 players in NBA history.
His silhouette is the NBA’s logo.
RIP, sir.
— Celtics 106, Mavericks 99
Celtics outscored Dallas 35-19 in third quarter.
Boston has won 10 games in a row, and 14 of last 15.
In the history of NBA, teams that trail 3-0 in a playoff series are 0-156 in those series.
— Celtics were an underdog in Game 3, just the 4th time in 99 games this season (2-2) they’ve been an underdog.
— Was looking thru some stuff yesterday, was surprised to see that the LA Clippers have had 13 consecutive winning seasons, though 2021 was only year during that stretch where they made the Western Conference finals.
In those 13 winning seasons, Clippers were 46-60 in playoff games.
— I’m told that Hulu has a series about the Clippers in the Donald Sterling era; my friend said that it is very entertaining.
It is called Clipped, with Ed O’Neill as Sterling, Laurence Fishburne as Doc Rivers; when I get a chance to see it, I’ll weigh in with my opinion.
— Famous birthdays for June 13th:
Marcel Lachemann, 83
Malcolm McDowell, 79
Happy Feller, 75 (seriously, he kicked for Eagles/Saints)
Richard Thomas, 73
Ally Sheedy, 62
Šarūnas Marčiulionis, 60
Steve Novak, 41
Jonathan Lucroy, 38
James McCann, 34
— Rangers 3, Dodgers 1
Corey Seager hit a 3-run homer against his old team.
Rangers threw tying run out at the plate to end the game, after a double to right-center.
— Dodgers acquired utility guy Cavan Biggio from Toronto; the son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, Cavan Biggio hit .227 in 5+ seasons with the Blue Jays.
He went 1-3 in his Dodger debut, playing third base.
— Reds 4, Guardians 2
Jeimer Candelario homered twice for Cincinnati.
There was a sellout crowd of 42,427 on Elly De La Cruz bobblehead night.
— Orioles 4, Braves 2
Baltimore has won six games in a row.
Braves have lost five in a row, for first time since 2017.
— Brewers 5, Blue Jays 4
Milwaukee scored all of its runs in the sixth inning.
Total was 8.5; Toronto scored three runs in top of the 9th.
— Mariners 2, White Sox 1 (10)
Luis Robert tied game with a 9th inning homer.
White Sox are 4-22 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Angels 8, Diamondbacks 3
Jose Soriano pitched eight strong innings for the win.
Jo Adell hit a 3-run homer for the Halos.
— Cubs 4, Rays 3
Cody Bellinger hit a 3-run homer in 7th inning.
Cubs won for only 6th time in their last 19 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Padres, Giants.
AL: New York, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: Orioles, Royals, Twins.
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Florida 4, Edmonton 3- Panthers lead Stanley Cup finals, 3-0.
— Mets 3, Marlins 2- JD Martinez had a walk-off home run.
— Rays 3, Cubs 2- Cubs are 13-15 in one-run games, most in majors.
— Royals 4, New York 3- Maikel Garcia had a walk-off 2-run double.
— Red Sox 9, Phillies 3- Aaron Nola gave up 8 runs in 3.2 IP.
— Jaguars signed QB Trevor Lawrence to a 5-year, $275M contract.
Quote of the Day
“I’m 95 (bleep)ing years old with one foot in the grave and I can barely move. I know I’m in overtime. So everything in your life becomes more meaningful. And one of the last things I want to be able to see is for the Celtics to hang up banner #18.”
Bob Cousy
Friday’s quiz
Teams from which NFL division have won the most Super Bowls?
Thursday’s quiz
Jerry West played his college basketball at West Virginia
Wednesday’s quiz
On the old TV show The West Wing, President Bartlet was from New Hampshire.
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— Arizona was 28-21 LY vs lefty starting pitchers; they’re 11-14 this year, but they won their last five games vs lefties.
Diamondbacks are 2-9 in road series openers.
— Braves are 10-17 in their last 27 games.
Reynaldo Lopez is 2-1, 1.83 in his last seven starts.
— Cubs are 8-15 vs NL Central rivals, 25-21 vs everyone else.
Cubs’ last six games stayed under the total.
— Cincinnati won eight of its last ten games.
Reds are 24-22 vs righty starters, 9-13 vs lefties.
— Rockies are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
Colorado is 5-4 in home series openers.
— Over is 5-2 in Dodgers’ last seven road games.
In his last eight starts, Gavin Stone is 6-1, 2.17.
— Marlins are 3-20 against lefty starting pitchers, 20-25 vs righties.
Over is 16-7 in their last 23 home games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven road tilts.
— Brewers lost five of last seven road games, scoring 20 runs.
Milwaukee is 15-4 in its last 19 home games.
— Mets are 6-2 in their last eight games.
Mets are 14-9 in one-run games; last year, they were 25-28.
— Phillies won 23 of their last 26 home games.
Phillies are 18-3 in their last 21 series openers.
— Rookie P Skenes is 3-0, 2.43 in six starts, with 46 strikeouts in 33.1 IP.
Over is 13-4 in Pirates’ last 17 home games.
— St Louis is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.
Under is 13-4 in their last 17 games.
— Padres won five of their last six games.
San Diego is 11-13 vs lefty starters; last year, they were 28-13.
— Giants are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
San Francisco is 19-11 in day games, 15-24 in night games.
— Nationals won five of their last six games.
Washington won World Series in 2019; since then, they’re 249-364 (40.6%)
— Famous birthdays for June 14th:
Vince Evans, 69
Sam Perkins, 63
Eric Murdock, 56
Steffi Graf, 55
Bruce Bowen, 53
David Gamble, 43
Sammy Watkins, 31
Bobby Witt Jr, 24
— Orioles are 16-6 in series openers.
Baltimore is 14-5 vs lefty starters.
— Red Sox are 7-12 vs lefty starters; last two years, they were 47-31.
Boston is 1-10 in home series openers.
— White Sox are 3-18 in their last 21 games.
Chicago is 5-22 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Guardians are 19-5 in their last 24 home games.
Cleveland is 14-6 vs lefty starting pitchers; LY, they were 24-35.
— Tigers are 2-5 in their last seven games.
Over is 10-3 in their last 13 road games.
— Under is 14-4 in Astros’ last 18 games.
Last 2 years, Houston was 70-33 vs lefty starters; this year, they’re 7-14
— Royals are 5-11 in their last 16 games.
Kansas City is 25-14 at home, 15-16 on road.
— Angels are 1-5 in their last six road games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
— Minnesota won four of its last five games.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
— New York won 13 of its last 15 games.
NY scored in first inning in 15 of its last 28 games.
— A’s lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last 11 games.
— Mariners are 10-1 in home series openers, 4-7 in road series openers.
Seattle is 20-6 in its last 26 home games, overall.
— Rays are 12-6 vs lefty starters, 21-30 vs righty starters.
Tampa Bay is 4-9 in home series openers.
— Texas is 2-10 in its last 12 series openers.
Under is 20-6 in Rangers’ last 26 home games.
— Toronto is 7-11 in one-run games, but 3-1 in extra inning tilts.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
— Florida 4, Edmonton 3- Panthers lead Stanley Cup finals, 3-0.
— Mets 3, Marlins 2- JD Martinez had a walk-off home run.
— Rays 3, Cubs 2- Cubs are 13-15 in one-run games, most in majors.
— Royals 4, New York 3- Maikel Garcia had a walk-off 2-run double.
— Red Sox 9, Phillies 3- Aaron Nola gave up 8 runs in 3.2 IP.
— Jaguars signed QB Trevor Lawrence to a 5-year, $275M contract.
Quote of the Day
“I’m 95 (bleep)ing years old with one foot in the grave and I can barely move. I know I’m in overtime. So everything in your life becomes more meaningful. And one of the last things I want to be able to see is for the Celtics to hang up banner #18.”
Bob Cousy
Friday’s quiz
Teams from which NFL division have won the most Super Bowls?
Thursday’s quiz
Jerry West played his college basketball at West Virginia
Wednesday’s quiz
On the old TV show The West Wing, President Bartlet was from New Hampshire.
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Friday’s Den: Trends for all 30 major league teams……
Trends for all 30 MLB teams…….— Arizona was 28-21 LY vs lefty starting pitchers; they’re 11-14 this year, but they won their last five games vs lefties.
Diamondbacks are 2-9 in road series openers.
— Braves are 10-17 in their last 27 games.
Reynaldo Lopez is 2-1, 1.83 in his last seven starts.
— Cubs are 8-15 vs NL Central rivals, 25-21 vs everyone else.
Cubs’ last six games stayed under the total.
— Cincinnati won eight of its last ten games.
Reds are 24-22 vs righty starters, 9-13 vs lefties.
— Rockies are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
Colorado is 5-4 in home series openers.
— Over is 5-2 in Dodgers’ last seven road games.
In his last eight starts, Gavin Stone is 6-1, 2.17.
— Marlins are 3-20 against lefty starting pitchers, 20-25 vs righties.
Over is 16-7 in their last 23 home games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven road tilts.
— Brewers lost five of last seven road games, scoring 20 runs.
Milwaukee is 15-4 in its last 19 home games.
— Mets are 6-2 in their last eight games.
Mets are 14-9 in one-run games; last year, they were 25-28.
— Phillies won 23 of their last 26 home games.
Phillies are 18-3 in their last 21 series openers.
— Rookie P Skenes is 3-0, 2.43 in six starts, with 46 strikeouts in 33.1 IP.
Over is 13-4 in Pirates’ last 17 home games.
— St Louis is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.
Under is 13-4 in their last 17 games.
— Padres won five of their last six games.
San Diego is 11-13 vs lefty starters; last year, they were 28-13.
— Giants are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
San Francisco is 19-11 in day games, 15-24 in night games.
— Nationals won five of their last six games.
Washington won World Series in 2019; since then, they’re 249-364 (40.6%)
— Famous birthdays for June 14th:
Vince Evans, 69
Sam Perkins, 63
Eric Murdock, 56
Steffi Graf, 55
Bruce Bowen, 53
David Gamble, 43
Sammy Watkins, 31
Bobby Witt Jr, 24
— Orioles are 16-6 in series openers.
Baltimore is 14-5 vs lefty starters.
— Red Sox are 7-12 vs lefty starters; last two years, they were 47-31.
Boston is 1-10 in home series openers.
— White Sox are 3-18 in their last 21 games.
Chicago is 5-22 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Guardians are 19-5 in their last 24 home games.
Cleveland is 14-6 vs lefty starting pitchers; LY, they were 24-35.
— Tigers are 2-5 in their last seven games.
Over is 10-3 in their last 13 road games.
— Under is 14-4 in Astros’ last 18 games.
Last 2 years, Houston was 70-33 vs lefty starters; this year, they’re 7-14
— Royals are 5-11 in their last 16 games.
Kansas City is 25-14 at home, 15-16 on road.
— Angels are 1-5 in their last six road games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
— Minnesota won four of its last five games.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
— New York won 13 of its last 15 games.
NY scored in first inning in 15 of its last 28 games.
— A’s lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last 11 games.
— Mariners are 10-1 in home series openers, 4-7 in road series openers.
Seattle is 20-6 in its last 26 home games, overall.
— Rays are 12-6 vs lefty starters, 21-30 vs righty starters.
Tampa Bay is 4-9 in home series openers.
— Texas is 2-10 in its last 12 series openers.
Under is 20-6 in Rangers’ last 26 home games.
— Toronto is 7-11 in one-run games, but 3-1 in extra inning tilts.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
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Boston vs Dallas
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
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Boston vs Dallas
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
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Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League teams who have scored the most runs:
367— Bronx
353— Dodgers
350— Orioles
344— Phillies
336— Diamondbacks/Brewers
335— Guardians
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been thinking guys. I want to say this because you guys are my family. I really love TNT, all of the people who work here, NBA television, you guys have been great to me for 24 years, and I just want to say thank you to my entire NBA family. I love you guys.
There’s been a lot of noise around our network the last few months. I just wanna say, I’ve talked to all of the other networks, but I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT. But, I have made the decision myself, no matter what happens, next year is gonna be my last year on television.”
Charles Barkley
Saturday’s quiz
Teams from which division have won the fewest Super Bowls?
Friday’s quiz
Teams from the NFC East have won the most Super Bowls (13).
Thursday’s quiz
Jerry West played his college basketball at West Virginia
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Mavericks 122, Celtics 84
Luka Doncic scored 25 in first half, when Dallas led 61-35.
Loss snaps the Celtics’ 10-game winning streak.
Game 5 is Monday in Boston.
— When Luka Doncic fouled out in Game 3 of that series, it was the first time in his 448 NBA games that he fouled out in regulation time; he has also fouled out of two overtime games.
— Jacksonville Jaguars paid QB Trevor Lawrence this week; he gets $275M for five years, making him (at least for now) the highest-paid player in NFL history.
Lawrence is 21-31 as an NFL starter, 1-1 in playoff games.
— Atlanta Falcons forfeited a 5th round pick in the 2025 Draft, were fined $250,000 because they tampered with three free agents, including QB Kirk Cousins.
— I’m guessing that these “mandatory mini-camps” that NFL teams have are kind of a big deal for teams, as they prepare for the upcoming season. When your starting QB has “an unexcused absence” from the mini-camp, that isn’t a good thing.
Aaron Rodgers signed a 4-year contract with the Jets last year, paying him $33,500,000 a year; he lasted four plays in the season opener before he tore his achilles tendon. Now he is an “unexcused absentee” from mini-camp. I’m sure that’s going over well.
— Since 2010, no Super Bowl has had a pointspread of more than 5 points.
— Kudos to pro golfer Sam Bairstow, who shot an 84 Thursday in the first round of the US Open, but then rallied on Friday to shoot a 67.
The 17-shot improvement matches the biggest turnaround in U.S. Open history over the last 40 years; Scott Gregory shot 92-75 six years ago.
— Famous birthdays for June 15th:
Billy Williams, 86
Dusty Baker, 75
Jim Belushi, 70
Wade Boggs, 66
Helen Hunt, 61
Courteney Cox, 60
Tim Lincecum, 40
Cooper Kupp, 31
Dominic Smith, 29
Happy birthday to the Big Dawg, who also celebrates a birthday today!!!
— They change the bases during major league games, in some stadiums, the old bases go to a store in the stadium, where you can buy them, as well as game-used baseballs and broken bats.
— Houston Astros released 1B Jose Abreu halfway thru his 3-year contract; Astros are eating around $30M in salary. 37-year old Abreu is hitting .124 this season.
— Miami Marlins are 23-47, they’re a bad team, and they also have have the lowest walk rate of any major league team since the 1966 St Louis Cardinals.
— Phillies 5, Orioles 3 (11)
Alec Bohm had the game-winning double after a rain delay in extra innings.
Ranger Suarez lowered his ERA to 1.77.
— Astros 4, Tigers 0
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Mauricio Dubon homered in this third game this year playing first base.
— Reds 6, Brewers 5
Cincinnati wins despite making five errors, three by SS De La Cruz.
Milwaukee was 1-16 with runners in scoring position.
— Cardinals 3, Cubs 0
Kyle Gibson allowed two hits in 7 IP.
Backup C Pages broke up a scoreless tie with an 8th inning home run.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League teams who have scored the most runs:
367— Bronx
353— Dodgers
350— Orioles
344— Phillies
336— Diamondbacks/Brewers
335— Guardians
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been thinking guys. I want to say this because you guys are my family. I really love TNT, all of the people who work here, NBA television, you guys have been great to me for 24 years, and I just want to say thank you to my entire NBA family. I love you guys.
There’s been a lot of noise around our network the last few months. I just wanna say, I’ve talked to all of the other networks, but I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT. But, I have made the decision myself, no matter what happens, next year is gonna be my last year on television.”
Charles Barkley
Saturday’s quiz
Teams from which division have won the fewest Super Bowls?
Friday’s quiz
Teams from the NFC East have won the most Super Bowls (13).
Thursday’s quiz
Jerry West played his college basketball at West Virginia
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
— Mavericks 122, Celtics 84
Luka Doncic scored 25 in first half, when Dallas led 61-35.
Loss snaps the Celtics’ 10-game winning streak.
Game 5 is Monday in Boston.
— When Luka Doncic fouled out in Game 3 of that series, it was the first time in his 448 NBA games that he fouled out in regulation time; he has also fouled out of two overtime games.
— Jacksonville Jaguars paid QB Trevor Lawrence this week; he gets $275M for five years, making him (at least for now) the highest-paid player in NFL history.
Lawrence is 21-31 as an NFL starter, 1-1 in playoff games.
— Atlanta Falcons forfeited a 5th round pick in the 2025 Draft, were fined $250,000 because they tampered with three free agents, including QB Kirk Cousins.
— I’m guessing that these “mandatory mini-camps” that NFL teams have are kind of a big deal for teams, as they prepare for the upcoming season. When your starting QB has “an unexcused absence” from the mini-camp, that isn’t a good thing.
Aaron Rodgers signed a 4-year contract with the Jets last year, paying him $33,500,000 a year; he lasted four plays in the season opener before he tore his achilles tendon. Now he is an “unexcused absentee” from mini-camp. I’m sure that’s going over well.
— Since 2010, no Super Bowl has had a pointspread of more than 5 points.
— Kudos to pro golfer Sam Bairstow, who shot an 84 Thursday in the first round of the US Open, but then rallied on Friday to shoot a 67.
The 17-shot improvement matches the biggest turnaround in U.S. Open history over the last 40 years; Scott Gregory shot 92-75 six years ago.
— Famous birthdays for June 15th:
Billy Williams, 86
Dusty Baker, 75
Jim Belushi, 70
Wade Boggs, 66
Helen Hunt, 61
Courteney Cox, 60
Tim Lincecum, 40
Cooper Kupp, 31
Dominic Smith, 29
Happy birthday to the Big Dawg, who also celebrates a birthday today!!!
— They change the bases during major league games, in some stadiums, the old bases go to a store in the stadium, where you can buy them, as well as game-used baseballs and broken bats.
— Houston Astros released 1B Jose Abreu halfway thru his 3-year contract; Astros are eating around $30M in salary. 37-year old Abreu is hitting .124 this season.
— Miami Marlins are 23-47, they’re a bad team, and they also have have the lowest walk rate of any major league team since the 1966 St Louis Cardinals.
— Phillies 5, Orioles 3 (11)
Alec Bohm had the game-winning double after a rain delay in extra innings.
Ranger Suarez lowered his ERA to 1.77.
— Astros 4, Tigers 0
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Mauricio Dubon homered in this third game this year playing first base.
— Reds 6, Brewers 5
Cincinnati wins despite making five errors, three by SS De La Cruz.
Milwaukee was 1-16 with runners in scoring position.
— Cardinals 3, Cubs 0
Kyle Gibson allowed two hits in 7 IP.
Backup C Pages broke up a scoreless tie with an 8th inning home run.
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major League teams who have scored the least runs:
215— White Sox
244— Marlins
257— A’s
266— Cardinals/Blue Jays
269— Rays
276— Mariners
Quote of the Day
“When all is said and done, more is said than done.”
Unknown
Sunday’s quiz
Who is the Toronto Blue Jays’ all-time leader in home runs?
Saturday’s quiz
Teams from the AFC South have won the fewest Super Bowls (2).
Friday’s quiz
Teams from the NFC East have won the most Super Bowls (13).
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23 years ago this week, I started writing this blog. Despite the protests of some, I’m still doing it. Hopefully you enjoy reading it.
In those 23 years, I’ve taken two short breaks; in September 2001, took a week off after 9/11, because there wasn’t anything good to write about, then in 2019 I had retina surgery so I laid on my couch for a week, then started writing again.
(I’d like to thank my two surgeons, Dr Mallick and Dr Lemanski, for fixing my eye).
Hopefully over the next year we’ll all be nicer to each other, more tolerant of each other. I’ll still be here typing late into the night; hopefully you’ll still be reading.
— If you like the NFL and you have the Roku channel on your TV, there is a show on there that you will like, about the NFL Draft this past April.
NFL Films documentary crews are embedded in the draft rooms of five teams, plus on stage and behind the scenes of the actual draft in Detroit. Watched it last night; it was high quality stuff that we’ve come to expect from NFL Films.
— Detroit Lions signed UFL kicker Jake Bates to a 2-year deal. Bates has made three field goals of 60+ yards for the Michigan Panthers this spring; he was a kickoff specialist in college for Texas State (2020-21) and Arkansas (2022).
— Edmonton 8, Florida 1
Oilers led 3-1 in first period; their first goal was shorthanded.
Last time NHL finals ended in a sweep was 1998, when the Red Wings swept Washington.
Even with this game going over the total, if you bet the under in every game Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky started this year, you’d be 47-26-3, good for a $1,789 profit to a $100 bettor.
Last time an NHL goalie finished +$2,000 to the under was Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames, way back in 2005.
— Cubs’ rookie lefty P Shota Imanaga has a 1.31 ERA in seven starts at Wrigley Field.
— Famous birthdays for June 16th:
Rick Adelman, 78
Al Cowlings, 77
Frank Corral, 69
Laurie Metcalf, 69
Darrell Griffith, 66
Wally Joyner, 62
Kerry Wood, 47
Austin Blythe, 32
Justin Jefferson, 25
— Orioles 6, Phillies 2
Anthony Santander homered twice, drove in four runs.
— Nationals 5, Marlins 0
Rookie P Herz struck out 13 batters, allowed one hit in 6 IP
Washington is 7-1 in its last eight games.
— Marlins are 3-22 vs lefty starters this year, 20-25 vs righties.
— Chicago White Sox are 2-21 in series openers this year, 0-12 on the road.
— Rockies 16, Pirates 4
Hunter Goodman homered twice, knocked in five runs.
Pirates had won their previous five games at Coors Field.
— Mariners 7, Rangers 5
Seattle has won six of its last seven games.
— AL Wild Card race:
Orioles, Royals, Twins, followed by…….
2.5 games behind- Boston
4- Detroit, Toronto
5- Texas
— NL Wild Card race:
Braves, Padres, Cardinals, followed by……
half-game behind- Reds, Nationals
1 game behind- Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants
1.5- Pittsburgh
Major League teams who have scored the least runs:
215— White Sox
244— Marlins
257— A’s
266— Cardinals/Blue Jays
269— Rays
276— Mariners
Quote of the Day
“When all is said and done, more is said than done.”
Unknown
Sunday’s quiz
Who is the Toronto Blue Jays’ all-time leader in home runs?
Saturday’s quiz
Teams from the AFC South have won the fewest Super Bowls (2).
Friday’s quiz
Teams from the NFC East have won the most Super Bowls (13).
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Sunday’s Den: Happy Armadillo Day!!!!!
— Happy Armadillo Day!!!!23 years ago this week, I started writing this blog. Despite the protests of some, I’m still doing it. Hopefully you enjoy reading it.
In those 23 years, I’ve taken two short breaks; in September 2001, took a week off after 9/11, because there wasn’t anything good to write about, then in 2019 I had retina surgery so I laid on my couch for a week, then started writing again.
(I’d like to thank my two surgeons, Dr Mallick and Dr Lemanski, for fixing my eye).
Hopefully over the next year we’ll all be nicer to each other, more tolerant of each other. I’ll still be here typing late into the night; hopefully you’ll still be reading.
— If you like the NFL and you have the Roku channel on your TV, there is a show on there that you will like, about the NFL Draft this past April.
NFL Films documentary crews are embedded in the draft rooms of five teams, plus on stage and behind the scenes of the actual draft in Detroit. Watched it last night; it was high quality stuff that we’ve come to expect from NFL Films.
— Detroit Lions signed UFL kicker Jake Bates to a 2-year deal. Bates has made three field goals of 60+ yards for the Michigan Panthers this spring; he was a kickoff specialist in college for Texas State (2020-21) and Arkansas (2022).
— Edmonton 8, Florida 1
Oilers led 3-1 in first period; their first goal was shorthanded.
Last time NHL finals ended in a sweep was 1998, when the Red Wings swept Washington.
Even with this game going over the total, if you bet the under in every game Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky started this year, you’d be 47-26-3, good for a $1,789 profit to a $100 bettor.
Last time an NHL goalie finished +$2,000 to the under was Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames, way back in 2005.
— Cubs’ rookie lefty P Shota Imanaga has a 1.31 ERA in seven starts at Wrigley Field.
— Famous birthdays for June 16th:
Rick Adelman, 78
Al Cowlings, 77
Frank Corral, 69
Laurie Metcalf, 69
Darrell Griffith, 66
Wally Joyner, 62
Kerry Wood, 47
Austin Blythe, 32
Justin Jefferson, 25
— Orioles 6, Phillies 2
Anthony Santander homered twice, drove in four runs.
— Nationals 5, Marlins 0
Rookie P Herz struck out 13 batters, allowed one hit in 6 IP
Washington is 7-1 in its last eight games.
— Marlins are 3-22 vs lefty starters this year, 20-25 vs righties.
— Chicago White Sox are 2-21 in series openers this year, 0-12 on the road.
— Rockies 16, Pirates 4
Hunter Goodman homered twice, knocked in five runs.
Pirates had won their previous five games at Coors Field.
— Mariners 7, Rangers 5
Seattle has won six of its last seven games.
— AL Wild Card race:
Orioles, Royals, Twins, followed by…….
2.5 games behind- Boston
4- Detroit, Toronto
5- Texas
— NL Wild Card race:
Braves, Padres, Cardinals, followed by……
half-game behind- Reds, Nationals
1 game behind- Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants
1.5- Pittsburgh
Monday’s 6-pack:
— Astros 4, Tigers 1- Ronel Blanco didn’t allow a hit in 7 IP.
— Nationals 3, Marlins 1- Lane Thomas has homered three days in a row.
— Dodgers 3, Royals 0- Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs.
— Mariners 5, Rangers 0- Logan Gilbert allowed two hits in 8 IP.
— Red Sox 9, New York 3- Red Sox stole a franchise-record nine bases.
— Stallions 25, Brahmas 0- Birmingham wins its third straight league title.
Quote of the Day
“How do you know when you’re out of invisible ink?”
Steven Wright
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress from the 80’s played James Caan’s wife?
Sunday’s quiz
Carlos Delgado is the Toronto Blue Jays’ all-time leader in home runs.
Saturday’s quiz
Teams from the AFC South have won the fewest Super Bowls (2).
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Home…….Away……Total
— Diamondbacks 6-6…….3-5-3……9-11-3
— Braves 8-3…….5-4-2……13-7-2
— Cubs 5-5-1…….3-7-2……8-12-3
— Reds 4-6-2…….4-7……8-13-2
— Rockies 3-6-1…….1-11-1……4-17-2
— Dodgers 7-5…….8-4……12-9
— Marlins 3-9…….2-8-1……5-17-1
— Brewers 8-2-1…….6-5-1……14-7-2
— Mets 4-7-2…….5-5-2……9-12-4
— Phillies 7-2-3…….6-4-2……13-6-5
— Pirates 7-4…….6-6……13-10
— Cardinals 6-4-1…….6-6……12-10-1
— Padres 5-5-2…….7-3-2……12-8-4
— Giants 7-5…….4-7……11-12
— Nationals 5-5-1…….5-7……10-12-1
Famous birthdays, June 17th:
Barry Manilow, 81
Dave Concepcion, 76
Mike Milbury, 72
Greg Kinnear, 61
Jason Hanson, 54
Popeye Jones, 54
Venus Williams, 44
Yusei Kikuchi, 33
Amari Cooper, 30
— Orioles 10-2-1…….6-2-2……16-4-3
— Red Sox 6-4-2…….4-5-2……10-9-4
— White Sox 3-6-2…….1-11……4-17-2
— Guardians 8-1-1…….7-5-1……15-6-2
— Tigers 3-6-2…….6-4-2……9-10-4
— Astros 6-5-1…….4-6-1……10-11-2
— Royals 7-5…….4-6-1……11-11-1
— Angels 1-10…….5-6-1……6-16-1
— Twins 7-4…….5-7……12-11
— New York 7-1-2…….10-3……17-4-2
— A’s 4-7…….3-8-1……7-15-1
— Mariners 9-2-1…….4-6-1……13-8-2
— Rays 5-6-2…….5-5……10-11-2
— Rangers 4-6-1…….6-6……10-12-1
— Blue Jays 6-4-1…….3-6-3……9-10-4
— Astros 4, Tigers 1- Ronel Blanco didn’t allow a hit in 7 IP.
— Nationals 3, Marlins 1- Lane Thomas has homered three days in a row.
— Dodgers 3, Royals 0- Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs.
— Mariners 5, Rangers 0- Logan Gilbert allowed two hits in 8 IP.
— Red Sox 9, New York 3- Red Sox stole a franchise-record nine bases.
— Stallions 25, Brahmas 0- Birmingham wins its third straight league title.
Quote of the Day
“How do you know when you’re out of invisible ink?”
Steven Wright
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress from the 80’s played James Caan’s wife?
Sunday’s quiz
Carlos Delgado is the Toronto Blue Jays’ all-time leader in home runs.
Saturday’s quiz
Teams from the AFC South have won the fewest Super Bowls (2).
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Monday’s Den: Major League teams’ records in series……..
Major League teams’ records in series:Home…….Away……Total
— Diamondbacks 6-6…….3-5-3……9-11-3
— Braves 8-3…….5-4-2……13-7-2
— Cubs 5-5-1…….3-7-2……8-12-3
— Reds 4-6-2…….4-7……8-13-2
— Rockies 3-6-1…….1-11-1……4-17-2
— Dodgers 7-5…….8-4……12-9
— Marlins 3-9…….2-8-1……5-17-1
— Brewers 8-2-1…….6-5-1……14-7-2
— Mets 4-7-2…….5-5-2……9-12-4
— Phillies 7-2-3…….6-4-2……13-6-5
— Pirates 7-4…….6-6……13-10
— Cardinals 6-4-1…….6-6……12-10-1
— Padres 5-5-2…….7-3-2……12-8-4
— Giants 7-5…….4-7……11-12
— Nationals 5-5-1…….5-7……10-12-1
Famous birthdays, June 17th:
Barry Manilow, 81
Dave Concepcion, 76
Mike Milbury, 72
Greg Kinnear, 61
Jason Hanson, 54
Popeye Jones, 54
Venus Williams, 44
Yusei Kikuchi, 33
Amari Cooper, 30
— Orioles 10-2-1…….6-2-2……16-4-3
— Red Sox 6-4-2…….4-5-2……10-9-4
— White Sox 3-6-2…….1-11……4-17-2
— Guardians 8-1-1…….7-5-1……15-6-2
— Tigers 3-6-2…….6-4-2……9-10-4
— Astros 6-5-1…….4-6-1……10-11-2
— Royals 7-5…….4-6-1……11-11-1
— Angels 1-10…….5-6-1……6-16-1
— Twins 7-4…….5-7……12-11
— New York 7-1-2…….10-3……17-4-2
— A’s 4-7…….3-8-1……7-15-1
— Mariners 9-2-1…….4-6-1……13-8-2
— Rays 5-6-2…….5-5……10-11-2
— Rangers 4-6-1…….6-6……10-12-1
— Blue Jays 6-4-1…….3-6-3……9-10-4
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Boston vs Dallas
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
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Dunkel
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Trend Report
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Boston vs Dallas
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
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