— Home Run Derby is on Netflix this year; should be a good derby, with Philly being a good home run park. But wouldn’t you want as many people as possible to see your biggest stars in a Home Run Derby? Major League Baseball doesn’t market itself well.
— Phillies 6, Mets 2
Phillies led 5-0 after the second inning.
Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper both hit home runs.
Mets are 34-43, with the #2 payroll in baseball ($368,690,978)
— In the third inning of that game, Carson Benge hit a home run into the left field bleachers; a kid caught the ball, reached into his bag of stuff, pulled out another baseball, and threw it on the field, keeping the major league baseball for himself.
— Learned something this weekend: the home plate umpire can look at his device and see whether his called ball/strike was correct, whether the pitch was challenged or not.
— Tigers 5, White Sox 4 (10)
White Sox led 3-1 in the 8th inning.
Dillon Dingler homered, also tied the game in 9th inning.
Matt Vierling had a walk-off bloop single to end the game.
— Twins 4, Diamondbacks 2
Arizona led 2-0 after the sixth inning.
24-year old rookie Jose Cabrera tossed five shutout IP in his MLB debut.
Minnesota won five of its last six games.
— Cardinals 12, Royals 10
St Louis led 9-6 after the second inning.
JJ Wetherholt homered twice, scored three times.
DH Ivan Herrera was 3-for-5, scored three runs, had three RBI.
Managing a fantasy baseball is tough; in his last four starts, Dustin May gave up five runs in 27.2 IP, which is really good. In this game, he faced 13 hitters, and six of them scored. No bueno.
— Famous birthdays, June 22nd:
Meryl Streep, 77
Bruce Campbell, 68
Clyde Drexler, 64
Amy Brenneman, 62
Kurt Warner, 55
Champ Bailey, 48
Tyler O’Neill, 31
Josh Naylor, 29
Cam Akers, 27
— This is the first half of our SEC football preview:
Alabama
Last ten years, Alabama is 121-19 SU.
Crimson Tide lost three of their last four bowl games.
Alabama has 3 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Crimson Tide has 30 returning starts on the offensive line.
Whoever the QB is will be a first-time starter.
Coach Deboer is 57-17 SU as a head coach, 20-8 at Alabama.
Since 2020, Bama is 26-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2021, Bama is 8-14-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Last three years, Crimson Tide was 17-9-1 ATS in SEC games.
Last three years, Alabama was +22 in turnovers.
Arkansas
New coach Silverfield was 50-25 in six years at Memphis.
Hogs won last three bowls, scoring 24-55-39 points.
Arkansas has 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Hogs have 114 returning starts on the OL, at various levels.
Soph QB Jackson started one game LY; they added two transfer QB’s.
In his career, Silverfield is 11-18-1 ATS as home favorite, 8-2 as home dogs.
In his career, Silverfield is 19-29 ATS in conference games.
Last three years, Arkansas is 3-9 ATS as a home favorite.
Last four years, Hogs are 7-10-1 ATS in games coming off a win.
Last two years, Arkansas was minus-19 in turnovers.
Auburn
New coach Golesh was 23-15 in three years at South Florida.
Auburn has had five consecutive losing seasons.
Auburn has 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Tigers have 56 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Martin is a transfer from Maryland.
At USF, Golesh was 10-6-1 ATS in home games.
Last four years, Tigers are 7-13 ATS a a home favorite.
Auburn went 5-7 last year, despite a +9 turnover ratio.
Tigers are 3-13 ATS in last 16 games coming off a win.
Auburn lost its last four bowl games, giving up 28.3 ppg.
Florida
New coach Sumrall was 43-12 as HC at Troy, then Tulane.
In his career, Sumrall is 30-15-1 ATS as a favorite.
Gators has 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Florida has 70 returning starts on the offensive line.
Soph QB Philo is a transfer from Georgia Tech (played for new OC there)
Last four years, Gators are 5-10 ATS as home favorites.
Since 2018, Florida is 10-5 ATS as a home underdog.
Sumrall is 25-10-1 ATS in conference games.
Since 2019, Gators are 10-18-1 ATS in non-SEC games.
Florida is 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS in last five bowl games.
Georgia
Last ten years, Georgia is 117-21 SU.
Kirby Smart is 22-36-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Georgia has 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Dawgs have 66 returning starts back on offensive line.
Senior QB Stockton started 14 games last year.
Last 10 years, Georgia is 4-3 ATS as an underdog.
Last three years, Dawgs are 3-8 ATS as a road favorite.
Dawgs are 4-15-1 ATS in last 20 non-SEC games.
Georgia is 11-23-1 ATS in last 35 games coming off a win.
Dawgs lost in the Sugar Bowl the last two years.
Kentucky
New coach Stein has never been a HC; he was OC at Oregon.
Wildcats were 4-8/5-7 the last two seasons.
Kentucky has 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Wildcats have 102 career starts on OL, at various places.
Junior QB Minchey was a backup at Notre Dame.
Since 2019, Kentucky is 21-14 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2019, Kentucky is 10-4 ATS as a home underdog.
Kentucky has had a negative turnover ratio five years in a row.
Wildcats are 20-9 ATS in last 20 non-SEC games.
Underdogs are 4-1 ATS in Kentucky’s last five bowls.
LSU
Lane Kiffin is new coach; he is 116-53 SU as a college coach.
LSU is 26-17 SU the last four years, 3-1 in bowls.
LSU has 9 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Tigers have 121 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Leavitt started 20 games at Arizona State.
In his career, Kiffin is 61-55-4 ATS as a favorite.
Last four years, Tigers are 13-8-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last three years, LSU is 1-5 ATS as a road underdog.
LSU is 3-1 in last four bowl games, scoring 44.3 ppg
Last two years, LSU was 1-8 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Ole Miss
Golding was 2-1 as interim coach LY, during all the Kiffin drama.
Rebels won four of their last five bowl games.
Ole Miss has 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Rebels have 92 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Chambliss started 13 games LY; he is making $5M or so.
Last five years, Rebels are 4-0 ATS as a home underdog.
Since 2021, Ole Miss is 2-6 ATS as a road favorite.
Since 2020, Ole Miss is 19-8 ATS in non-conference games.
Ex-Kentucky coach Mike Stoops is a defensive analyst.
Last three years, Ole Miss was +22 in turnovers.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Phillies-Cubs
AL: Bronx, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: Rays-White Sox-Blue Jays
