Monday’s 6-pack:
Last six Stanley Cup champs:
2024— Florida over Edmonton
2023— Florida over Vegas
2022— Colorado over Tampa Bay
2021— Tampa Bay over Montreal
2020— Tampa Bay over Dallas
2019— St Louis over Boston
Quote of the Day
“I love mankind……it’s people I can’t stand!!”
Linus, from the Peanuts comic strip
Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame baseball player Dave Winfield was drafted by four teams in three different sports; which NBA team drafted him in the 5th round in 1973?
Sunday’s quiz
Last time the Indiana Pacers made it to the NBA Finals, they played the Lakers, and lost in six games. Shaquille O’Neal scored 38 ppg in the series, was named MVP.
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Houston Astros, Craig Biggio has the most hits (3,060).
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Oklahoma City -700…….Indiana +500
Thunder are heavy favorites; they haven’t won an NBA title since 1979, when the franchise was the Seattle SuperSonics.
Pacers have never won an NBA title; they won three ABA titles back in the day, but are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.
— There are 27 American TV markets in the NBA; Indiana is the 21st biggest market, Oklahoma City is the 25th biggest market. Should be really good basketball, with two small market teams.
— Oklahoma City/Indianapolis are 688 miles apart, the closest the two NBA Finals cities have been to each other since 1971, when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Baltimore Bullets- those cities are 642 miles apart.
— Oklahoma City figures to be really good for a long time; over the next seven years, Thunder owns 12 first round draft picks, and 17 more second rounds picks. They can’t package those picks and acquire some big stars.
— Famous birthdays, June 2nd:
Stacy Keach, 84
Jerry Mathers, 77
Lawrence McCutcheon, 75
Joanna Gleason, 75
Dennis Haysbert, 71
Al Wood, 67
Earl Boykins, 49
Nikki Cox, 47
Bobby Simmons, 45
Tim Stauffer, 43
Austin Davis, 36
Ryan Lindley, 36
— Mets drafted Darryl Strawberry with the first pick in the 1980 amateur draft; he was a great player, led the Mets to their last World Series title, in 1986.
Mets had another first round pick in 1980; they drafted OF Billy Beane, who later became famous as GM of the Oakland A’s (Brad Pitt played him in Moneyball).
201st pick that year was Eric Davis, who led Cincinnati to a World Series title in 1990.
Billy Beane was the 23rd player drafted that year; the pick before him was Terry Francona, the current Reds’ manager who was taken by the Montreal Expos.
Three other future managers were also drafted that year: John Farrell, John Gibbons and Lloyd McClendon.
— Mets have won the last 26 games that Francisco Lindor has homered in; 11 of his 13 home runs this season have come in home games.
— Arizona scored three runs in the first inning Sunday, the fifth time this season Diamondbacks scored 3+ runs in the first inning. Sunday was the first time Arizona won one of those games.
Diamondbacks are 13-10 this season when they score 6+ runs; no other team has lost more than five such games.
— Colorado Rockies have now lost 22 series in a row, dating back to last year; they’re 9-50 this year, on track to becoming the worst team ever.
— Dodgers star Mookie Betts broke the second toe on his foot walking around his house late at night last week; he missed the Dodgers-New York series this weekend.
— Movie of the Day: Begin Again (2013)- A chance encounter in Manhattan between a down-and-out music executive, and a young singer-songwriter turns into a promising collaboration between the two people.
Keira Knightley plays the singer, Mark Ruffalo the executive; James Corden is very good as her old friend from back home in England. Hailee Steinfeld plays Ruffalo’s daughter; in real life, she married Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen this weekend.
This is a very good movie, a nice movie. We need more nice in the world.
— Astros 1, Rays 0
Hunter Brown is the first 8-game winner in the majors.
There were a total of only six hits in this game.
Teams split a 4-game series; Astros scored total of only nine runs in the games.
— Tigers 1, Royals 0
Only run scored on a wild pitch in the third inning.
Royals beat Detroit 1-0 in Saturday’s game.
Royals called up their big OF prospect Jac Caglianone Sunday night.
— Mariners 2, Twins 1
Cal Raleigh hit his 23rd home run for Seattle.
Twins tied the game on a sac fly in top of the 9th.
Randy Arozarena had a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th.
— Mets 5, Rockies 3
Pete Alonso hit a 3-run homer for New York.
This was only the sixth game this season a starting pitcher for the Mets threw a pitch in the 7th inning.
— Padres 6, Pirates 4
San Diego rallied for four runs in the 7th inning.
Robert Suarez got his MLB-best 19th save in this game.
Andrew McCutchen hit his 324th home run, 240 of them with Pittsburgh.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, StL/SF
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Astros, Twins
Last six Stanley Cup champs:
2024— Florida over Edmonton
2023— Florida over Vegas
2022— Colorado over Tampa Bay
2021— Tampa Bay over Montreal
2020— Tampa Bay over Dallas
2019— St Louis over Boston
Quote of the Day
“I love mankind……it’s people I can’t stand!!”
Linus, from the Peanuts comic strip
Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame baseball player Dave Winfield was drafted by four teams in three different sports; which NBA team drafted him in the 5th round in 1973?
Sunday’s quiz
Last time the Indiana Pacers made it to the NBA Finals, they played the Lakers, and lost in six games. Shaquille O’Neal scored 38 ppg in the series, was named MVP.
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Houston Astros, Craig Biggio has the most hits (3,060).
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday……
— Odds for the NBA Finals, which start Thursday:Oklahoma City -700…….Indiana +500
Thunder are heavy favorites; they haven’t won an NBA title since 1979, when the franchise was the Seattle SuperSonics.
Pacers have never won an NBA title; they won three ABA titles back in the day, but are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000.
— There are 27 American TV markets in the NBA; Indiana is the 21st biggest market, Oklahoma City is the 25th biggest market. Should be really good basketball, with two small market teams.
— Oklahoma City/Indianapolis are 688 miles apart, the closest the two NBA Finals cities have been to each other since 1971, when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Baltimore Bullets- those cities are 642 miles apart.
— Oklahoma City figures to be really good for a long time; over the next seven years, Thunder owns 12 first round draft picks, and 17 more second rounds picks. They can’t package those picks and acquire some big stars.
— Famous birthdays, June 2nd:
Stacy Keach, 84
Jerry Mathers, 77
Lawrence McCutcheon, 75
Joanna Gleason, 75
Dennis Haysbert, 71
Al Wood, 67
Earl Boykins, 49
Nikki Cox, 47
Bobby Simmons, 45
Tim Stauffer, 43
Austin Davis, 36
Ryan Lindley, 36
— Mets drafted Darryl Strawberry with the first pick in the 1980 amateur draft; he was a great player, led the Mets to their last World Series title, in 1986.
Mets had another first round pick in 1980; they drafted OF Billy Beane, who later became famous as GM of the Oakland A’s (Brad Pitt played him in Moneyball).
201st pick that year was Eric Davis, who led Cincinnati to a World Series title in 1990.
Billy Beane was the 23rd player drafted that year; the pick before him was Terry Francona, the current Reds’ manager who was taken by the Montreal Expos.
Three other future managers were also drafted that year: John Farrell, John Gibbons and Lloyd McClendon.
— Mets have won the last 26 games that Francisco Lindor has homered in; 11 of his 13 home runs this season have come in home games.
— Arizona scored three runs in the first inning Sunday, the fifth time this season Diamondbacks scored 3+ runs in the first inning. Sunday was the first time Arizona won one of those games.
Diamondbacks are 13-10 this season when they score 6+ runs; no other team has lost more than five such games.
— Colorado Rockies have now lost 22 series in a row, dating back to last year; they’re 9-50 this year, on track to becoming the worst team ever.
— Dodgers star Mookie Betts broke the second toe on his foot walking around his house late at night last week; he missed the Dodgers-New York series this weekend.
— Movie of the Day: Begin Again (2013)- A chance encounter in Manhattan between a down-and-out music executive, and a young singer-songwriter turns into a promising collaboration between the two people.
Keira Knightley plays the singer, Mark Ruffalo the executive; James Corden is very good as her old friend from back home in England. Hailee Steinfeld plays Ruffalo’s daughter; in real life, she married Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen this weekend.
This is a very good movie, a nice movie. We need more nice in the world.
— Astros 1, Rays 0
Hunter Brown is the first 8-game winner in the majors.
There were a total of only six hits in this game.
Teams split a 4-game series; Astros scored total of only nine runs in the games.
— Tigers 1, Royals 0
Only run scored on a wild pitch in the third inning.
Royals beat Detroit 1-0 in Saturday’s game.
Royals called up their big OF prospect Jac Caglianone Sunday night.
— Mariners 2, Twins 1
Cal Raleigh hit his 23rd home run for Seattle.
Twins tied the game on a sac fly in top of the 9th.
Randy Arozarena had a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th.
— Mets 5, Rockies 3
Pete Alonso hit a 3-run homer for New York.
This was only the sixth game this season a starting pitcher for the Mets threw a pitch in the 7th inning.
— Padres 6, Pirates 4
San Diego rallied for four runs in the 7th inning.
Robert Suarez got his MLB-best 19th save in this game.
Andrew McCutchen hit his 324th home run, 240 of them with Pittsburgh.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, StL/SF
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Astros, Twins
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NFL regular season wins, since 2000:
270— New England
255— Pittsburgh
251— Green Bay
244— Baltimore
242— Philadelphia
238— Indianapolis
Quote of the Day
“My swing, my timing was good. There was a lot of trust in my swing. That’s kind of why things like tonight happen.”
Tigers’ OF Kerry Carpenter, who hit three homers Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
Who is the only player in the College Football Hall of Fame who played college football at Utah?
(Hint: He played in the NFL in the last ten years)
Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame baseball player Dave Winfield was drafted by four teams in three different sports; NBA’s Atlanta Hawks drafted him in the 5th round in 1973.
Sunday’s quiz
Last time the Indiana Pacers made it to the NBA Finals, they played the Lakers, and lost in six games. Shaquille O’Neal scored 38 ppg in the series, was named MVP.
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Arizona lost 10 of its last 12 games.
Diamondbacks are 8-11 in one-run games.
Arizona is 2-10 in last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (27-31)
Atlanta lost eight of its last 11 games.
Braves are 17-11 at home, 10-20 on the road.
Under is 15-3 in their last 18 home games.
— Cubs (37-22)
Chicago won nine of its last eleven games.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Cubs are 8-1 vs American League teams.
— Reds (29-32)
Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Last 9 series, Reds are 0-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Rockies (10-50)
Colorado is 3-15 since they changed managers.
Under is 14-4 in Rockies’ last 18 road games.
Rockies are 1-17 vs lefty starters, 9-33 vs righties.
— Dodgers (36-24)
Dodgers won eight of their last 12 games,
Dodgers are 21-10 at home, 15-14 on the road.
Dodgers are 28-13 vs righty starters, 8-11 vs lefties.
Over is 14-4 in their last 18 home games.
— Marlins (23-35) )
Marlins are 8-9 in their last seventeen games.
Miami is 14-18 at home, 9-17 on the road.
Marlins are 1-8 in road series openers.
— Brewers (33-28)
Brewers have won eight games in a row.
Brewers are 18-10 at home, 15-18 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
— Mets (38-22)
Mets won nine of their last eleven games.
Mets are 24-7 at home, 14-15 on the road.
Under is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— Phillies (36-23)
Phillies lost their last four games.
Phillies are 28-13 vs righty starters, 8-10 vs lefties.
Under is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
— Pirates (22-38)
Pirates are 5-3 in their last eight games.
Pittsburgh is 13-16 at home, 9-22 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
— St Louis (33-26)
St Louis won 19 of its last 26 games.
Cardinals are 10-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
St Louis is 19-8 at home, 14-18 on the road.
— Padres (34-24)
Padres won six of their last eight games.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
Padres are 8-1 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (33-27)
Giants are 4-7 in their last eleven games.
Giants are 27-15 vs rightly pitchers, 6-12 vs lefties.
SF scored total of 14 runs in their last nine games.
Under is 14-1 in Giants’ last fifteen games.
— Washington (28-31)
Nationals won ten of their last 14 games.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Washington is 10-3 last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 3rd:
Billy Cunningham, 82
Emmitt Thomas, 81
Az-Zahir Hakim, 48
Travis Hafner, 48
Al Horford, 39
Imogen Poots, 36
Harrison Bader, 31
Eric Lauer, 30
Luis Urias, 28
Ryan Jeffers, 28
Tuesday would’ve been the 100th birthday for Tony Curtis, the 88th birthday for Edward Winter (Colonel Flagg on M*A*S*H)
— Orioles (22-36)
Baltimore is 6-2 in its last eight games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 14-28 vs everyone else.
Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Red Sox (29-33)
Boston is 6-16 in one-run games.
Under is 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
Red Sox are 16-15 at home, 13-18 on the road.
— White Sox (18-42)
Chicago lost seven of its last eight games.
White Sox are 6-26 on the road.
White Sox are 12-33 vs righty starters, 6-9 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (32-26)
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 29-18 vs righty starters, 3-8 vs lefties.
Over is 4-2 in their last six games.
— Detroit (40-21)
Detroit is 12-6 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won seven of their last eight games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— Houston (32-27)
Astros are 22-12 at home, 10-15 on the road.
Houston is 2-6 in road series openers.
Under is 13-6 in their last nineteen games.
Astros scored total of nine runs in their last four games.
— Royals (31-29)
Royals are 6-11 in their last seventeen games.
Kansas City is 19-13 at home, 12-16 on the road.
Under is 18-10 in Royals’ last 28 games.
Kansas City is 12-8 in one-run games.
— Angels (27-32)
Angels lost seven of their last nine games.
Over is 11-5 in their last 16 road games.
Under is 5-0 in their last five home games.
Halos are 13-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (32-27)
Twins lost five of their last eight games.
Minnesota is 18-8 at home, 14-19 on the road.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— New York (36-22)
New York won 17 of its last 23 games.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
New York is 28-17 vs righty starters, 8-5 vs lefties.
— A’s (23-38)
A’s lost 18 of their last 19 games.
A’s are 9-20 in Sacramento, 14-18 on the road.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
— Seattle (32-26)
Mariners are 9-12 in their last 21 games.
Seattle is 4-8 in its last 12 home games.
Under is 7-2 in Seattle’s last nine road games.
Over is 5-1 in Mariners’ last six home games.
— Tampa Bay (30-29)
Tampa Bay won nine of its last 12 games.
Under is 16-7 in their last 23 home games.
Rays are 9-3 in last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (29-31)
Rangers lost nine of their last 13 games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 9-18 on road.
Under is 13-4 in their last 17 road games.
— Toronto (31-28)
Blue Jays won their last five games, scoring 41 runs.
Under is 5-1 in their last six road games.
Toronto is 9-10 in series openers.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Cardinals
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Astros, Twins
NFL regular season wins, since 2000:
270— New England
255— Pittsburgh
251— Green Bay
244— Baltimore
242— Philadelphia
238— Indianapolis
Quote of the Day
“My swing, my timing was good. There was a lot of trust in my swing. That’s kind of why things like tonight happen.”
Tigers’ OF Kerry Carpenter, who hit three homers Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
Who is the only player in the College Football Hall of Fame who played college football at Utah?
(Hint: He played in the NFL in the last ten years)
Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame baseball player Dave Winfield was drafted by four teams in three different sports; NBA’s Atlanta Hawks drafted him in the 5th round in 1973.
Sunday’s quiz
Last time the Indiana Pacers made it to the NBA Finals, they played the Lakers, and lost in six games. Shaquille O’Neal scored 38 ppg in the series, was named MVP.
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Tuesday’s Den: Trends for every major league team…….
— Arizona (28-31)Arizona lost 10 of its last 12 games.
Diamondbacks are 8-11 in one-run games.
Arizona is 2-10 in last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (27-31)
Atlanta lost eight of its last 11 games.
Braves are 17-11 at home, 10-20 on the road.
Under is 15-3 in their last 18 home games.
— Cubs (37-22)
Chicago won nine of its last eleven games.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Cubs are 8-1 vs American League teams.
— Reds (29-32)
Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Last 9 series, Reds are 0-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Rockies (10-50)
Colorado is 3-15 since they changed managers.
Under is 14-4 in Rockies’ last 18 road games.
Rockies are 1-17 vs lefty starters, 9-33 vs righties.
— Dodgers (36-24)
Dodgers won eight of their last 12 games,
Dodgers are 21-10 at home, 15-14 on the road.
Dodgers are 28-13 vs righty starters, 8-11 vs lefties.
Over is 14-4 in their last 18 home games.
— Marlins (23-35) )
Marlins are 8-9 in their last seventeen games.
Miami is 14-18 at home, 9-17 on the road.
Marlins are 1-8 in road series openers.
— Brewers (33-28)
Brewers have won eight games in a row.
Brewers are 18-10 at home, 15-18 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
— Mets (38-22)
Mets won nine of their last eleven games.
Mets are 24-7 at home, 14-15 on the road.
Under is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— Phillies (36-23)
Phillies lost their last four games.
Phillies are 28-13 vs righty starters, 8-10 vs lefties.
Under is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
— Pirates (22-38)
Pirates are 5-3 in their last eight games.
Pittsburgh is 13-16 at home, 9-22 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
— St Louis (33-26)
St Louis won 19 of its last 26 games.
Cardinals are 10-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
St Louis is 19-8 at home, 14-18 on the road.
— Padres (34-24)
Padres won six of their last eight games.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
Padres are 8-1 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (33-27)
Giants are 4-7 in their last eleven games.
Giants are 27-15 vs rightly pitchers, 6-12 vs lefties.
SF scored total of 14 runs in their last nine games.
Under is 14-1 in Giants’ last fifteen games.
— Washington (28-31)
Nationals won ten of their last 14 games.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Washington is 10-3 last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 3rd:
Billy Cunningham, 82
Emmitt Thomas, 81
Az-Zahir Hakim, 48
Travis Hafner, 48
Al Horford, 39
Imogen Poots, 36
Harrison Bader, 31
Eric Lauer, 30
Luis Urias, 28
Ryan Jeffers, 28
Tuesday would’ve been the 100th birthday for Tony Curtis, the 88th birthday for Edward Winter (Colonel Flagg on M*A*S*H)
— Orioles (22-36)
Baltimore is 6-2 in its last eight games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 14-28 vs everyone else.
Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Red Sox (29-33)
Boston is 6-16 in one-run games.
Under is 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
Red Sox are 16-15 at home, 13-18 on the road.
— White Sox (18-42)
Chicago lost seven of its last eight games.
White Sox are 6-26 on the road.
White Sox are 12-33 vs righty starters, 6-9 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (32-26)
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 29-18 vs righty starters, 3-8 vs lefties.
Over is 4-2 in their last six games.
— Detroit (40-21)
Detroit is 12-6 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won seven of their last eight games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— Houston (32-27)
Astros are 22-12 at home, 10-15 on the road.
Houston is 2-6 in road series openers.
Under is 13-6 in their last nineteen games.
Astros scored total of nine runs in their last four games.
— Royals (31-29)
Royals are 6-11 in their last seventeen games.
Kansas City is 19-13 at home, 12-16 on the road.
Under is 18-10 in Royals’ last 28 games.
Kansas City is 12-8 in one-run games.
— Angels (27-32)
Angels lost seven of their last nine games.
Over is 11-5 in their last 16 road games.
Under is 5-0 in their last five home games.
Halos are 13-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (32-27)
Twins lost five of their last eight games.
Minnesota is 18-8 at home, 14-19 on the road.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— New York (36-22)
New York won 17 of its last 23 games.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
New York is 28-17 vs righty starters, 8-5 vs lefties.
— A’s (23-38)
A’s lost 18 of their last 19 games.
A’s are 9-20 in Sacramento, 14-18 on the road.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
— Seattle (32-26)
Mariners are 9-12 in their last 21 games.
Seattle is 4-8 in its last 12 home games.
Under is 7-2 in Seattle’s last nine road games.
Over is 5-1 in Mariners’ last six home games.
— Tampa Bay (30-29)
Tampa Bay won nine of its last 12 games.
Under is 16-7 in their last 23 home games.
Rays are 9-3 in last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (29-31)
Rangers lost nine of their last 13 games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 9-18 on road.
Under is 13-4 in their last 17 road games.
— Toronto (31-28)
Blue Jays won their last five games, scoring 41 runs.
Under is 5-1 in their last six road games.
Toronto is 9-10 in series openers.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Cardinals
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Astros, Twins
WNBA
Dunkel
Tuesday, June 3
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Tuesday, June 3
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Washington Mystics
Washington is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Washington is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 4-9-2 ATS in its last 15 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Indiana is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Phoenix
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Dallas is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games
Dallas is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Dallas is 1-20 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games
Seattle is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Seattle is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
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Dunkel
Tuesday, June 3
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Tuesday, June 3
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Trend Report
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Washington Mystics
Washington is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Washington is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 4-9-2 ATS in its last 15 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Indiana is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Phoenix
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Dallas is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games
Dallas is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Dallas is 1-20 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games
Seattle is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Seattle is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Fewest NFL regular season wins, since 2000:
139— Cleveland
153— Jacksonville
158— Detroit
161— Las Vegas
162— Houston
170— Washington
Quote of the Day
“Is that a real question right now? You just asked me if I believe he’s (Tom Thibodeau) the right guy? Yes. Come on.”
Knicks’ star Jalen Brunson, after last week’s Game 6 loss to Indiana
Wednesday’s quiz
Who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates, last time they made the playoffs?
Tuesday’s quiz
QB Alex Smith is the only player in the College Football Hall of Fame who played college football at Utah.
Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame baseball player Dave Winfield was drafted by four teams in three different sports; NBA’s Atlanta Hawks drafted him in the 5th round in 1973.
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Too bad; everyone seems to like the ball-strike challenge system, but the union/owners can’t agree on what day it is, so this is likely to be delayed.
— New York Knicks made the NBA’s Final Four this year for the first time since 2000, losing in six games to Indiana, so of course they fired their coach Tuesday. Oy.
You have your best season in 25 years, then fire the coach. Why????
Tom Thibodeau was 250-197 in five years with the Knicks, 24-23 in playoff games. He signed a three-year extension with the Knicks last summer, so he’s still going to get paid. Who exactly will the Knicks hire who is a better coach than Thibodeau?
— NFL teams with most games in domed stadiums this year:
13- Cardinals
12- Texans, Raiders
11- Falcons, Colts, Vikings
10- Rams, Cowboys, Lions, Chargers, Saints
— NFL teams with fewest games in domed stadiums this year:
1- Ravens, Bengals, Patriots, Jets
2- Bills, Browns, Chiefs, Dolphins, Steelers
— Jalen Hurts’ offensive coordinators, since 2016:
2016- Lane Kiffin (Alabama)
2017- Brian Daboll/Mike Locksley (Alabama)
2018- Josh Gattis/Mike Locksley (Alabama)
2019- Cale Gundy/Bill Bedenbaugh (Oklahoma- Lincoln Riley called plays)
2020- Doug Pederson (Eagles’ HC who called plays)
2021-22- Shane Steichen (Eagles)
2023- Brian Johnson (Eagles)
2024- Kellen Moore (Eagles)
2025- Kevin Patullo (Eagles)
— In the NFL, dead money is salary cap space that teams can’t use, the penalty for releasing or trading expensive veterans.
Here are the teams with the most dead money for 2025:
$92,651,013- 49ers
$67,445,001- Seahawks
$67,435,825- Eagles
$64,643,468- Jaguars
$62,720,670- Jets
Famous birthdays, June 4th:
Bruce Dern, 89
Michelle Phillips, 81
Mike Barber, 72
Terry Kennedy, 69
Tony Peña, 68
Jim Lachey, 62
Xavier McDaniel, 62
Scott Servais, 58
Noah Wyle, 54
Darin Erstad, 51
Angelina Jolie, 50
Greg Monroe, 35
Aaron Nola, 32
Freddy Peralta, 29
— Monday night there were seven baseball games; the road team won all seven, the first time since 2013 that there were 5+ games on the same day, with the road team winning all of them.
— Interleague play so far this season:
National League 139 wins, American League 137.
Teams’ records in series:
(away/home….total)
(thru Sunday’s games)
NL East
Braves 3-7/5-3-1…..8-10-1
Marlins 1-7-1/4-6…..5-13-1
Mets 3-5-1/9-1…..12-6-1
Phillies 5-4/7-2-1…..12-6-1
Nationals 5-5/4-4-1…..9-9-1
NL Central
Cubs 6-3-1/8-2…..12-5-1
Reds 4-6/2-6-1…..6-12-1
Brewers 3-6-1/7-2…..10-8-1
Pirates 2-8/4-4-1…..6-12-1
Cardinals 4-5-1/7-2…..11-7-1
NL West
Arizona 4-5/3-5-2…..7-10-2
Rockies 0-10/0-9…..0-19 (they won a series this week)
Dodgers 5-3-2/8-2…..13-5-2
Padres 4-5/8-2…..12-7
Giants 6-4-1/5-3…..11-7-1
AL East
Orioles 1-6-2/3-6-1…..4-12-3
Red Sox 5-5/4-4-1…..9-9-1
New York 6-4/6-3…..12-7
Rays 4-2-1/7-5…..11-7-1
Blue Jays 4-4-1/5-4-1…..9-8-2
AL Central
White Sox 1-9/4-5…..5-14
Guardians 5-4-1/6-3…..11-7-1
Tigers 7-3/7-2…..14-5
Royals 3-6/5-5…..8-11
Twins 4-6/6-2-1…..10-8-1
AL West
Astros 1-6-1/9-1-1…..10-7-2
Angels 5-6/3-5…..8-11
A’s 4-5-1/2-7…..6-12-1
Mariners 7-2/5-4-1…..12-6-1
Rangers 3-6/5-3-2…..8-9-2
— Rockies 3, Marlins 2
Colorado wins, snaps their 22-series losing streak.
Hunter Goodman homered for third time in the last two games.
Marlins were -200 last night, -180 tonite. Yikes.
— Astros 3, Pirates 0
McCullers threw six shutout IP, allowed two hits.
Paredes snapped a 1-25 skid with a 9th inning homer.
Pirates scored total of 16 runs in Skenes’ last eight starts.
— Royals 10, Cardinals 7
St Louis led 7-2 after the fourth inning.
Six Royal relievers threw 6.1 scoreless innings.
Bobby Witt Jr went 2-4 with a homer, four RBI.
— Phillies 8, Blue Jays 3
Bryce Harper homered in his first AB, after missing five games.
Phillies scored six runs in the top of the first.
Loss snaps Toronto’s five-game winning streak.
— Padres 3, Giants 2 (10)
San Diego tied game with two runs in 9th inning.
Giants scored total of 16 runs in their last 10 games.
Under is 14-1 in San Francisco’s last fifteen games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Cardinals
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Guardians, Twins, Mariners.
Fewest NFL regular season wins, since 2000:
139— Cleveland
153— Jacksonville
158— Detroit
161— Las Vegas
162— Houston
170— Washington
Quote of the Day
“Is that a real question right now? You just asked me if I believe he’s (Tom Thibodeau) the right guy? Yes. Come on.”
Knicks’ star Jalen Brunson, after last week’s Game 6 loss to Indiana
Wednesday’s quiz
Who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates, last time they made the playoffs?
Tuesday’s quiz
QB Alex Smith is the only player in the College Football Hall of Fame who played college football at Utah.
Monday’s quiz
Hall of Fame baseball player Dave Winfield was drafted by four teams in three different sports; NBA’s Atlanta Hawks drafted him in the 5th round in 1973.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— Disappointed to hear this week that the ball-strike challenge system probably won’t happen in the major leagues until 2027; sounds like the players’ union is going to use the challenge system as a negotiating chip in the labor negotiations that will happen after the 2026 season.Too bad; everyone seems to like the ball-strike challenge system, but the union/owners can’t agree on what day it is, so this is likely to be delayed.
— New York Knicks made the NBA’s Final Four this year for the first time since 2000, losing in six games to Indiana, so of course they fired their coach Tuesday. Oy.
You have your best season in 25 years, then fire the coach. Why????
Tom Thibodeau was 250-197 in five years with the Knicks, 24-23 in playoff games. He signed a three-year extension with the Knicks last summer, so he’s still going to get paid. Who exactly will the Knicks hire who is a better coach than Thibodeau?
— NFL teams with most games in domed stadiums this year:
13- Cardinals
12- Texans, Raiders
11- Falcons, Colts, Vikings
10- Rams, Cowboys, Lions, Chargers, Saints
— NFL teams with fewest games in domed stadiums this year:
1- Ravens, Bengals, Patriots, Jets
2- Bills, Browns, Chiefs, Dolphins, Steelers
— Jalen Hurts’ offensive coordinators, since 2016:
2016- Lane Kiffin (Alabama)
2017- Brian Daboll/Mike Locksley (Alabama)
2018- Josh Gattis/Mike Locksley (Alabama)
2019- Cale Gundy/Bill Bedenbaugh (Oklahoma- Lincoln Riley called plays)
2020- Doug Pederson (Eagles’ HC who called plays)
2021-22- Shane Steichen (Eagles)
2023- Brian Johnson (Eagles)
2024- Kellen Moore (Eagles)
2025- Kevin Patullo (Eagles)
— In the NFL, dead money is salary cap space that teams can’t use, the penalty for releasing or trading expensive veterans.
Here are the teams with the most dead money for 2025:
$92,651,013- 49ers
$67,445,001- Seahawks
$67,435,825- Eagles
$64,643,468- Jaguars
$62,720,670- Jets
Famous birthdays, June 4th:
Bruce Dern, 89
Michelle Phillips, 81
Mike Barber, 72
Terry Kennedy, 69
Tony Peña, 68
Jim Lachey, 62
Xavier McDaniel, 62
Scott Servais, 58
Noah Wyle, 54
Darin Erstad, 51
Angelina Jolie, 50
Greg Monroe, 35
Aaron Nola, 32
Freddy Peralta, 29
— Monday night there were seven baseball games; the road team won all seven, the first time since 2013 that there were 5+ games on the same day, with the road team winning all of them.
— Interleague play so far this season:
National League 139 wins, American League 137.
Teams’ records in series:
(away/home….total)
(thru Sunday’s games)
NL East
Braves 3-7/5-3-1…..8-10-1
Marlins 1-7-1/4-6…..5-13-1
Mets 3-5-1/9-1…..12-6-1
Phillies 5-4/7-2-1…..12-6-1
Nationals 5-5/4-4-1…..9-9-1
NL Central
Cubs 6-3-1/8-2…..12-5-1
Reds 4-6/2-6-1…..6-12-1
Brewers 3-6-1/7-2…..10-8-1
Pirates 2-8/4-4-1…..6-12-1
Cardinals 4-5-1/7-2…..11-7-1
NL West
Arizona 4-5/3-5-2…..7-10-2
Rockies 0-10/0-9…..0-19 (they won a series this week)
Dodgers 5-3-2/8-2…..13-5-2
Padres 4-5/8-2…..12-7
Giants 6-4-1/5-3…..11-7-1
AL East
Orioles 1-6-2/3-6-1…..4-12-3
Red Sox 5-5/4-4-1…..9-9-1
New York 6-4/6-3…..12-7
Rays 4-2-1/7-5…..11-7-1
Blue Jays 4-4-1/5-4-1…..9-8-2
AL Central
White Sox 1-9/4-5…..5-14
Guardians 5-4-1/6-3…..11-7-1
Tigers 7-3/7-2…..14-5
Royals 3-6/5-5…..8-11
Twins 4-6/6-2-1…..10-8-1
AL West
Astros 1-6-1/9-1-1…..10-7-2
Angels 5-6/3-5…..8-11
A’s 4-5-1/2-7…..6-12-1
Mariners 7-2/5-4-1…..12-6-1
Rangers 3-6/5-3-2…..8-9-2
— Rockies 3, Marlins 2
Colorado wins, snaps their 22-series losing streak.
Hunter Goodman homered for third time in the last two games.
Marlins were -200 last night, -180 tonite. Yikes.
— Astros 3, Pirates 0
McCullers threw six shutout IP, allowed two hits.
Paredes snapped a 1-25 skid with a 9th inning homer.
Pirates scored total of 16 runs in Skenes’ last eight starts.
— Royals 10, Cardinals 7
St Louis led 7-2 after the fourth inning.
Six Royal relievers threw 6.1 scoreless innings.
Bobby Witt Jr went 2-4 with a homer, four RBI.
— Phillies 8, Blue Jays 3
Bryce Harper homered in his first AB, after missing five games.
Phillies scored six runs in the top of the first.
Loss snaps Toronto’s five-game winning streak.
— Padres 3, Giants 2 (10)
San Diego tied game with two runs in 9th inning.
Giants scored total of 16 runs in their last 10 games.
Under is 14-1 in San Francisco’s last fifteen games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Cardinals
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Guardians, Twins, Mariners.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Morning routine for all-day energy:
— drink 16 ounces of water right after you wake up.
— get 10 minutes of sunlight outdoors.
— Do five minutes of stretching/yoga
— Write three gratitude journal entries.
— Avoid checking e-mails first thing.
— Pick your top three tasks for the day.
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been fired three times.
I’ve learned more in failure than in success.
Keep showing up.“
Clint Hurdle
Thursday’s quiz
What year did the Seattle SuperSonics move to Oklahoma and become the Thunder?
Wednesday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle managed the Pittsburgh Pirates the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
Tuesday’s quiz
QB Alex Smith is the only player in the College Football Hall of Fame who played college football at Utah.
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2025 has been a cruddy sports year so far. Had some high hopes for the A’s this season- they actually spent some $$$ this winter, brought in Severino and Springs to bolster a rotation that was decent last year. From July 1st on last year, the A’s were over .500. There was hope.
Few weeks ago, the A’s were 22-20, playing home games in Sacramento, but the bottom has fallen out, in a big way. They’ve now lost 20 of their last 21 games. No bueno.
Their pitching is freakin’ terrible; bad pitching is like having a bad offensive line in football, you have no chance to win with bad pitching. None. Zero. Bupkis.
I’ve been an A’s fan since 1965, when I was five years old; I lived thru the 54-108 disaster in 1979, the 110-214 debacle in 2022-23, when the front office was blatantly not trying- that was really upsetting. In 1979 I was a college kid, had lot of other stuff to distract me, plus Rickey Henderson was a rookie that year.
A’s are supposed to move to Las Vegas in 2028; hopefully they’ll break ground on the new stadium sometime this summer. There is a nucleus of good position players to build around; Mark Kotsay seems like a good manager, but dammit, they need to start winning some games, just for their own mental health.
— Understood that no one will care about this, but my fantasy team sucks this year too, at least so far; after three good years in a row, my hitters have either been hurt or terrible. Haven’t won a game in a month; lot of close games, need Alex Bregman to get healthy.
So with the A’s in the trash can and the fantasy team bumbling, it hasn’t been a good month.
On to happier things………
— NBA commish Adam Silver announced that next winter, the NBA All-Star Game will be a new format, USA against the World. This is going to work.
My one concern is this: IT MIGHT WORK TOO WELL!!!!! Do you want a freakin’ All-Star Game to be highly competitive, where players bust their butts to win, and one of them might get hurt, which would be a disaster.
But give them credit for this: it’ll be a real basketball game, a competitive event.
— We mentioned yesterday how people were saying that the ball/strike challenge system might become a bargaining chip in the upcoming labor negotiations- yesterday there were thoughts that the system might not happen until 2027.
Wednesday, Commissioner Manfred said that he intends to submit a proposal to the league’s competition committee this offseason that would implement the automated ball-strike challenge system for Opening Day 2026, which is an excellent thing.
The challenge system worked very well in spring training this year; it’ll make the game a lot more interesting, in several ways.
— Wednesday night, Orioles’ play-by-play guy (not Kevin Brown, not sure who it was) was openly promoting fans to “stuff the ballot box” for Oriole players to play in the All-Star Game.
He sounded like a 10-year old; the Orioles are having a cruddy year, they don’t deserve to have multiple guys in the All-Star Game.
Here’s a novel idea; vote for the best players.
— Best teams in one-run games:
Padres 13-6
Angels 10-4
Phillies 11-5
Tigers 12-6
Cubs 9-4
Royals 12-8
Mariners 12-8
— Worst teams in one-run games:
White Sox 3-16
Red Sox 6-17
Braves 9-15
Reds 5-10
Rockies 6-11
— Famous birthdays, June 5th:
Jeff Garlin, 63
Bill Spiers, 59
Mark Wahlberg, 54
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 50
Torry Holt, 49
Ryan Mallett, 37
Andrew Heaney, 34
Royce O’Neale, 32
Joe Ryan, 29
Sam Darnold, 28
— Mets 6, Dodgers 1
Pete Alonso homered twice, knocked in five runs.
Griffin Canning is very quietly 6-2, 2.90 this season.
— Giants 6, Padres 5
San Diego led 5-0 in the fifth inning.
Giants scored three runs in the bottom of the 7th.
This was first time in 17 games that San Francisco scored more than four runs.
— Tigers 5, White Sox 4- Chicago used an opener in this game; the first four Detroit hitters reached base, but the White Sox left their starter in to face NINE BATTERS, by which time they were down 4-0. Are we trying here?
Openers only have to face three hitters; this was managing malpractice.
— Nationals 2, Cubs 0
Gore/Boyd had an old fashioned pitchers’ duel; game was 0-0 after six.
Amed Rosario broke the tie with a 7th inning home run.
— Diamondbacks 2, Braves 1
Merrill Kelly allowed one hit, no runs in seven IP.
Atlanta is 27-33, six games out of a Wild Card spot.
— Rockies 3, Marlins 2
Colorado swept the 3-game series, their first series win 23 tries.
Kyle Freeland threw 6.1 IP, allowed two unearned runs.
— Red Sox 11, Angels 9
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a walk-off homer for Boston.
Angels led 7-5 in the second inning.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Cardinals
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Guardians, Twins, Mariners.
Morning routine for all-day energy:
— drink 16 ounces of water right after you wake up.
— get 10 minutes of sunlight outdoors.
— Do five minutes of stretching/yoga
— Write three gratitude journal entries.
— Avoid checking e-mails first thing.
— Pick your top three tasks for the day.
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been fired three times.
I’ve learned more in failure than in success.
Keep showing up.“
Clint Hurdle
Thursday’s quiz
What year did the Seattle SuperSonics move to Oklahoma and become the Thunder?
Wednesday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle managed the Pittsburgh Pirates the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
Tuesday’s quiz
QB Alex Smith is the only player in the College Football Hall of Fame who played college football at Utah.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— Allow me to vent a little bit today.2025 has been a cruddy sports year so far. Had some high hopes for the A’s this season- they actually spent some $$$ this winter, brought in Severino and Springs to bolster a rotation that was decent last year. From July 1st on last year, the A’s were over .500. There was hope.
Few weeks ago, the A’s were 22-20, playing home games in Sacramento, but the bottom has fallen out, in a big way. They’ve now lost 20 of their last 21 games. No bueno.
Their pitching is freakin’ terrible; bad pitching is like having a bad offensive line in football, you have no chance to win with bad pitching. None. Zero. Bupkis.
I’ve been an A’s fan since 1965, when I was five years old; I lived thru the 54-108 disaster in 1979, the 110-214 debacle in 2022-23, when the front office was blatantly not trying- that was really upsetting. In 1979 I was a college kid, had lot of other stuff to distract me, plus Rickey Henderson was a rookie that year.
A’s are supposed to move to Las Vegas in 2028; hopefully they’ll break ground on the new stadium sometime this summer. There is a nucleus of good position players to build around; Mark Kotsay seems like a good manager, but dammit, they need to start winning some games, just for their own mental health.
— Understood that no one will care about this, but my fantasy team sucks this year too, at least so far; after three good years in a row, my hitters have either been hurt or terrible. Haven’t won a game in a month; lot of close games, need Alex Bregman to get healthy.
So with the A’s in the trash can and the fantasy team bumbling, it hasn’t been a good month.
On to happier things………
— NBA commish Adam Silver announced that next winter, the NBA All-Star Game will be a new format, USA against the World. This is going to work.
My one concern is this: IT MIGHT WORK TOO WELL!!!!! Do you want a freakin’ All-Star Game to be highly competitive, where players bust their butts to win, and one of them might get hurt, which would be a disaster.
But give them credit for this: it’ll be a real basketball game, a competitive event.
— We mentioned yesterday how people were saying that the ball/strike challenge system might become a bargaining chip in the upcoming labor negotiations- yesterday there were thoughts that the system might not happen until 2027.
Wednesday, Commissioner Manfred said that he intends to submit a proposal to the league’s competition committee this offseason that would implement the automated ball-strike challenge system for Opening Day 2026, which is an excellent thing.
The challenge system worked very well in spring training this year; it’ll make the game a lot more interesting, in several ways.
— Wednesday night, Orioles’ play-by-play guy (not Kevin Brown, not sure who it was) was openly promoting fans to “stuff the ballot box” for Oriole players to play in the All-Star Game.
He sounded like a 10-year old; the Orioles are having a cruddy year, they don’t deserve to have multiple guys in the All-Star Game.
Here’s a novel idea; vote for the best players.
— Best teams in one-run games:
Padres 13-6
Angels 10-4
Phillies 11-5
Tigers 12-6
Cubs 9-4
Royals 12-8
Mariners 12-8
— Worst teams in one-run games:
White Sox 3-16
Red Sox 6-17
Braves 9-15
Reds 5-10
Rockies 6-11
— Famous birthdays, June 5th:
Jeff Garlin, 63
Bill Spiers, 59
Mark Wahlberg, 54
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 50
Torry Holt, 49
Ryan Mallett, 37
Andrew Heaney, 34
Royce O’Neale, 32
Joe Ryan, 29
Sam Darnold, 28
— Mets 6, Dodgers 1
Pete Alonso homered twice, knocked in five runs.
Griffin Canning is very quietly 6-2, 2.90 this season.
— Giants 6, Padres 5
San Diego led 5-0 in the fifth inning.
Giants scored three runs in the bottom of the 7th.
This was first time in 17 games that San Francisco scored more than four runs.
— Tigers 5, White Sox 4- Chicago used an opener in this game; the first four Detroit hitters reached base, but the White Sox left their starter in to face NINE BATTERS, by which time they were down 4-0. Are we trying here?
Openers only have to face three hitters; this was managing malpractice.
— Nationals 2, Cubs 0
Gore/Boyd had an old fashioned pitchers’ duel; game was 0-0 after six.
Amed Rosario broke the tie with a 7th inning home run.
— Diamondbacks 2, Braves 1
Merrill Kelly allowed one hit, no runs in seven IP.
Atlanta is 27-33, six games out of a Wild Card spot.
— Rockies 3, Marlins 2
Colorado swept the 3-game series, their first series win 23 tries.
Kyle Freeland threw 6.1 IP, allowed two unearned runs.
— Red Sox 11, Angels 9
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a walk-off homer for Boston.
Angels led 7-5 in the second inning.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Cardinals
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Guardians, Twins, Mariners.
WNBA
Thursday, June 5
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Trend Report
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New York Liberty
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 17-6-1 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Golden State Valkyries
No trends available
Phoenix Mercury
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home
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Thursday, June 5
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Trend Report
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New York Liberty
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 17-6-1 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Golden State Valkyries
No trends available
Phoenix Mercury
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home
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WNBA BEST BETS FOR JUNE !
06/05/2025...................1 - 3 - 0 ..............25.00%.................- 11 .50
06/01/2025...................5 - 2 - 0...............71.42%.................+ 14.00
TOTALS...........................6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%..................+ 2.50
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MAY TOTALS......................39 - 22 - 0..................63.93%................+ 68.50
06/05/2025...................1 - 3 - 0 ..............25.00%.................- 11 .50
06/01/2025...................5 - 2 - 0...............71.42%.................+ 14.00
TOTALS...........................6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%..................+ 2.50
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MAY TOTALS......................39 - 22 - 0..................63.93%................+ 68.50
Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack:
All-time stolen bases leaders for the New York Mets:
408— Jose Reyes
281— Mookie Wilson
202— Howard Johnson
196— David Wright
191— Darryl Strawberry
152— Lee Mazzilli
Quote of the Day
“Absolutely not.“
St John’s coach Rick Pitino, when asked if he would be interested in the Knicks’ vacant head coaching job
Friday’s quiz
What year did the Dodgers leave Brooklyn and move to Los Angeles?
Thursday’s quiz
Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and become the Thunder in 2008.
Wednesday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle managed the Pittsburgh Pirates the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Thursday……..
— Pacers 111, Thunder 110
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 21-foot jumper with 0:00.3 left for the win.
Pacers turned ball over 18 times in first half, trailed 57-45 at the break.
Thunder led by 15 in the fourth quarter.
Indiana’s starters were +34, their subs minus-29
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points for Oklahoma City.
— This season, Indiana is 4-0 SU/ATS in the first game of playoff series, only the third team in the last 40 years to do that:
1986 Celtics
2021 Suns
2025 Pacers
— Pittsburgh Steelers/Aaron Rodgers announced the QB has signed a one-year deal, which probably wasn’t surprise in the NFL offices. Jets-Steelers play in Week 1. Steelers also play Green Bay in Week 8.
— Since Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season, the Steelers have gone 29-24, 0-2 in playoff games, while starting five QBs:
Russell Wilson
Justin Fields
Kenny Pickett
Mitch Trubisky
Mason Rudolph
Now they have a 41-year old QB who tore his achilles couple of years ago.
— Rodgers will be only the second QB to start for a head coach he previously beat in a Super Bowl; Phil Simms played for Dan Reeves with the Giants in 1993, after the Giants beat Reeves’ Bronco team in the Super Bowl after the 1986 season.
— This coming season, New England will have its third head coach in three years, its fourth offensive coordinator in four years.
— Thursday was the 40th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s day off; the Cubs won, but they were in Washington, not Wrigley Field.
— Famous birthdays, June 6th:
Bjorn Borg, 69
Max Venable, 68
Paul Giamatti, 58
Olindo Mare, 52
Mark Ellis, 48
Rodger Saffold, 37
Anthony Rendon, 35
DeAndre Hopkins, 33
Kenny Pickett, 27
— Diamondbacks 11, Braves 10
Arizona scored seven runs in the top of the ninth.
Braves have lost 11 of their last 14 games.
— Dodgers 6, Mets 5
Dodgers scored three runs in bottom of the 8th, all unearned.
LA started the season 23-10; they’re 15-15 since then.
— A’s 14, Twins 3
Tyler Soderstrom homered twice, knocked in six runs.
A’s led 11-1 in the fourth inning.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
Giants are 11-2 in Robbie Ray’s starts this season.
Manny Machado hit his 350th career home run.
— Rays 4, Rangers 3
Tampa Bay scored three runs in bottom of the ninth.
Marcus Semien homered twice for Texas.
— Orioles 4, Mariners 3
Rutschman/Henderson hit back/back home runs.
Baltimore has won six games in a row.
— Cardinals 6-5, Royals 5-7
Kansas City lost opener, after leading 3-0 in 7th inning.
Maikel Garcia homered, scored three runs in the nightcap.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Guardians, Twins, TB/Tor
Friday’s 6-pack:
All-time stolen bases leaders for the New York Mets:
408— Jose Reyes
281— Mookie Wilson
202— Howard Johnson
196— David Wright
191— Darryl Strawberry
152— Lee Mazzilli
Quote of the Day
“Absolutely not.“
St John’s coach Rick Pitino, when asked if he would be interested in the Knicks’ vacant head coaching job
Friday’s quiz
What year did the Dodgers leave Brooklyn and move to Los Angeles?
Thursday’s quiz
Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and become the Thunder in 2008.
Wednesday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle managed the Pittsburgh Pirates the last time they made the playoffs, in 2015.
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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Thursday……..
— Pacers 111, Thunder 110
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 21-foot jumper with 0:00.3 left for the win.
Pacers turned ball over 18 times in first half, trailed 57-45 at the break.
Thunder led by 15 in the fourth quarter.
Indiana’s starters were +34, their subs minus-29
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points for Oklahoma City.
— This season, Indiana is 4-0 SU/ATS in the first game of playoff series, only the third team in the last 40 years to do that:
1986 Celtics
2021 Suns
2025 Pacers
— Pittsburgh Steelers/Aaron Rodgers announced the QB has signed a one-year deal, which probably wasn’t surprise in the NFL offices. Jets-Steelers play in Week 1. Steelers also play Green Bay in Week 8.
— Since Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season, the Steelers have gone 29-24, 0-2 in playoff games, while starting five QBs:
Russell Wilson
Justin Fields
Kenny Pickett
Mitch Trubisky
Mason Rudolph
Now they have a 41-year old QB who tore his achilles couple of years ago.
— Rodgers will be only the second QB to start for a head coach he previously beat in a Super Bowl; Phil Simms played for Dan Reeves with the Giants in 1993, after the Giants beat Reeves’ Bronco team in the Super Bowl after the 1986 season.
— This coming season, New England will have its third head coach in three years, its fourth offensive coordinator in four years.
— Thursday was the 40th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s day off; the Cubs won, but they were in Washington, not Wrigley Field.
— Famous birthdays, June 6th:
Bjorn Borg, 69
Max Venable, 68
Paul Giamatti, 58
Olindo Mare, 52
Mark Ellis, 48
Rodger Saffold, 37
Anthony Rendon, 35
DeAndre Hopkins, 33
Kenny Pickett, 27
— Diamondbacks 11, Braves 10
Arizona scored seven runs in the top of the ninth.
Braves have lost 11 of their last 14 games.
— Dodgers 6, Mets 5
Dodgers scored three runs in bottom of the 8th, all unearned.
LA started the season 23-10; they’re 15-15 since then.
— A’s 14, Twins 3
Tyler Soderstrom homered twice, knocked in six runs.
A’s led 11-1 in the fourth inning.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
Giants are 11-2 in Robbie Ray’s starts this season.
Manny Machado hit his 350th career home run.
— Rays 4, Rangers 3
Tampa Bay scored three runs in bottom of the ninth.
Marcus Semien homered twice for Texas.
— Orioles 4, Mariners 3
Rutschman/Henderson hit back/back home runs.
Baltimore has won six games in a row.
— Cardinals 6-5, Royals 5-7
Kansas City lost opener, after leading 3-0 in 7th inning.
Maikel Garcia homered, scored three runs in the nightcap.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Guardians, Twins, TB/Tor
WNBA
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Connecticut is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games
Connecticut is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
Dallas is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games
Dallas is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Dallas's last 21 games at home
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Dunkel
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Connecticut is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games
Connecticut is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Connecticut is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
Dallas is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games
Dallas is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Dallas's last 21 games at home
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Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time saves leaders for the Dodgers:
350— Kenley Jansen
161— Eric Gagne
129— Jeff Shaw
127— Todd Worrell
126— Jim Brewer
100— Ron Perranoski
Quote of the Day
“How you lose doesn’t really matter. Obviously it sucks — last-second shot, the energy in the arena and stuff like that. But we lost at the end of the day. We lost Game 1. We’ve lost Game 1 before. On the other side of that, we came out a better team. That’s our goal.”
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers left Brooklyn and started playing in Los Angeles in 1958.
Thursday’s quiz
Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and become the Thunder in 2008.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weeknd here……..
— Panthers 5, Oilers 4, 2OT
Brad Marchand scored on a breakaway 8:05 into the second overtime to even this series 1-1.
First two games of the series both went to overtime.
Teams were a combined 2-10 on power plays; Florida had a shorthanded goal.
Game 4 is Monday night in Florida.
— Major League Baseball does a cruddy job of marketing its product; I spend a decent amount of $$$ on MLB.TV, which is a pretty good deal except for one thing. Can’t watch New York teams play live; have to wait until 90 minutes after the game ends.
Mets are out west this week; couldn’t watch the replay of two of their games in Dodger Stadium this week until 3am. Even for me, that’s too damn late.
Lose the blackouts; stop being greedy bastards. Let people watch the games. When you have a really good product, let people see it.
— Was surprised the other night when Mets TV analyst Keith Hernandez said he’s never seen Major League, the great baseball movie. Hernandez talks about TV/movies a decent amount during his TV work, was surprised he’s never sen a movie that came in 1989, especially with Bob Uecker, Steve Yeager in it.
— A’s 5, Orioles 4
Mason Miller got the last five outs for his 13th save; he escaped a bases loaded, one-out jam in the 8th inning. Tremendous save.
Just like the old days; a closer getting more than three outs to earn a save.
A’s CF Denzel Clarke made a great, great catch in the 4th inning, running full speed into the fence in left-center field after he caught the ball. Clarke left the game a while later, possibly with a concussion.
— In 2012, NFL’s Washington Redskins drafted QB’s Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins in the same year, Griffin in the first round, Cousins in the 4th round. Mike Shanahan was the coach; they went 10-6 with rookie Griffin starting, losing 24-14 to Seattle in the playoffs.
That Washington team had a tremendous coaching staff; in addition to Mike Shanahan, who had previously won two Super Bowls with the Broncos, they had these current head coaches as assistants:
Sean McVay
Kyle Shanahan
Matt LaFleur
Mike McDaniel
— Mike Shanahan was 178-144 as an NFL head coach; he is known mainly for the passing attack John Elway used to win two Super Bowls, but Shanahan sept two years early in his career as an assistant coach for Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma Sooners, who were famous for running an offense where they rarely threw the ball. Wishbone offense teams ran the ball……a lot.
— Read on the Interweb this week that North Carolina’s basketball team will have a payroll of $14M this coming season, that’s MILLION, with an M. It isn’t college basketball anymore, it is minor league basketball, where some kids prefer getting paid to pay in college rather than make less money in the G League.
— Famous birthdays, June 7th:
Cazzie Russell, 81
Don Money, 78
Liam Neeson, 73
Jim Burt, 66
Terrell Buckley, 54
Allen Iverson, 50
Kellen Clemens, 42
Michael Cera, 37
Jordan Clarkson, 33
— Jesus Luzardo pitches for the Phillies, and is also on my fantasy team. That situation took a turn for the worse this week.
First 11 starts this year, he allowed a TOTAL of 16 earned runs. Tremendous.
Last two starts, he’s given up 20 earned runs in 5.1 IP. 20 runs in five innings.
Is he tipping his pitches? This was the most runs a pitcher has ever given up in consecutive starts. No bueno.
— Nationals 2, Rangers 0
Soroka out-dueled former National Corbin in this pitchers’ duel.
Alex Call homered for Washington.
Game was played in 1:50; bad night for the vendors.
— Tigers 3, Cubs 1
Torkelson/Jones homered for Detroit.
Tarik Skubal’s last 11 starts: 3 walks, 95 strikeouts.
Attendance was 40,132, Detroit’s third sellout this season.
— Bronx 9, Red Sox 6
New York led this game 7-0 in the second inning.
Boston starting pitchers have a 7.06 ERA in first inning this year.
Red Sox have lost nine of their last 12 games.
— Pirates 5, Phillies 4
Adam Frazier had three hits, scored winning run in 9th inning.
Phillies have lost seven of their last eight games.
— Angels 5, Mariners 4
Kyle Hendricks got his 100th career win.
Mariners have lost four games in a row.
Julio Rodriguez made a great to rob Chris Taylor of a home run.
— Giants 5, Braves 4 (10)
Winning run scored on a wild pitch.
Atlanta is now 27-35 overall, 9-17 in one-run games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Twins
Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time saves leaders for the Dodgers:
350— Kenley Jansen
161— Eric Gagne
129— Jeff Shaw
127— Todd Worrell
126— Jim Brewer
100— Ron Perranoski
Quote of the Day
“How you lose doesn’t really matter. Obviously it sucks — last-second shot, the energy in the arena and stuff like that. But we lost at the end of the day. We lost Game 1. We’ve lost Game 1 before. On the other side of that, we came out a better team. That’s our goal.”
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers left Brooklyn and started playing in Los Angeles in 1958.
Thursday’s quiz
Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and become the Thunder in 2008.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weeknd here……..
— Panthers 5, Oilers 4, 2OT
Brad Marchand scored on a breakaway 8:05 into the second overtime to even this series 1-1.
First two games of the series both went to overtime.
Teams were a combined 2-10 on power plays; Florida had a shorthanded goal.
Game 4 is Monday night in Florida.
— Major League Baseball does a cruddy job of marketing its product; I spend a decent amount of $$$ on MLB.TV, which is a pretty good deal except for one thing. Can’t watch New York teams play live; have to wait until 90 minutes after the game ends.
Mets are out west this week; couldn’t watch the replay of two of their games in Dodger Stadium this week until 3am. Even for me, that’s too damn late.
Lose the blackouts; stop being greedy bastards. Let people watch the games. When you have a really good product, let people see it.
— Was surprised the other night when Mets TV analyst Keith Hernandez said he’s never seen Major League, the great baseball movie. Hernandez talks about TV/movies a decent amount during his TV work, was surprised he’s never sen a movie that came in 1989, especially with Bob Uecker, Steve Yeager in it.
— A’s 5, Orioles 4
Mason Miller got the last five outs for his 13th save; he escaped a bases loaded, one-out jam in the 8th inning. Tremendous save.
Just like the old days; a closer getting more than three outs to earn a save.
A’s CF Denzel Clarke made a great, great catch in the 4th inning, running full speed into the fence in left-center field after he caught the ball. Clarke left the game a while later, possibly with a concussion.
— In 2012, NFL’s Washington Redskins drafted QB’s Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins in the same year, Griffin in the first round, Cousins in the 4th round. Mike Shanahan was the coach; they went 10-6 with rookie Griffin starting, losing 24-14 to Seattle in the playoffs.
That Washington team had a tremendous coaching staff; in addition to Mike Shanahan, who had previously won two Super Bowls with the Broncos, they had these current head coaches as assistants:
Sean McVay
Kyle Shanahan
Matt LaFleur
Mike McDaniel
— Mike Shanahan was 178-144 as an NFL head coach; he is known mainly for the passing attack John Elway used to win two Super Bowls, but Shanahan sept two years early in his career as an assistant coach for Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma Sooners, who were famous for running an offense where they rarely threw the ball. Wishbone offense teams ran the ball……a lot.
— Read on the Interweb this week that North Carolina’s basketball team will have a payroll of $14M this coming season, that’s MILLION, with an M. It isn’t college basketball anymore, it is minor league basketball, where some kids prefer getting paid to pay in college rather than make less money in the G League.
— Famous birthdays, June 7th:
Cazzie Russell, 81
Don Money, 78
Liam Neeson, 73
Jim Burt, 66
Terrell Buckley, 54
Allen Iverson, 50
Kellen Clemens, 42
Michael Cera, 37
Jordan Clarkson, 33
— Jesus Luzardo pitches for the Phillies, and is also on my fantasy team. That situation took a turn for the worse this week.
First 11 starts this year, he allowed a TOTAL of 16 earned runs. Tremendous.
Last two starts, he’s given up 20 earned runs in 5.1 IP. 20 runs in five innings.
Is he tipping his pitches? This was the most runs a pitcher has ever given up in consecutive starts. No bueno.
— Nationals 2, Rangers 0
Soroka out-dueled former National Corbin in this pitchers’ duel.
Alex Call homered for Washington.
Game was played in 1:50; bad night for the vendors.
— Tigers 3, Cubs 1
Torkelson/Jones homered for Detroit.
Tarik Skubal’s last 11 starts: 3 walks, 95 strikeouts.
Attendance was 40,132, Detroit’s third sellout this season.
— Bronx 9, Red Sox 6
New York led this game 7-0 in the second inning.
Boston starting pitchers have a 7.06 ERA in first inning this year.
Red Sox have lost nine of their last 12 games.
— Pirates 5, Phillies 4
Adam Frazier had three hits, scored winning run in 9th inning.
Phillies have lost seven of their last eight games.
— Angels 5, Mariners 4
Kyle Hendricks got his 100th career win.
Mariners have lost four games in a row.
Julio Rodriguez made a great to rob Chris Taylor of a home run.
— Giants 5, Braves 4 (10)
Winning run scored on a wild pitch.
Atlanta is now 27-35 overall, 9-17 in one-run games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Twins
WNBA
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Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games
Las Vegas is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Las Vegas's last 11 games on the road
Golden State Valkyries
No trends available
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 5-9-2 ATS in its last 16 games
Indiana is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Chicago is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Chicago is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
Seattle Storm
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 12 games
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Seattle
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Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games
Las Vegas is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Las Vegas's last 11 games on the road
Golden State Valkyries
No trends available
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 5-9-2 ATS in its last 16 games
Indiana is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Chicago is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Chicago is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
Seattle Storm
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 12 games
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Seattle
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