of course, i've been around the block. the past 3 months have been a great stretch, a few more 4 digit weeks and this will be my best run ever.

i had some luck yesterday - got the under (9) in the angels/marlins game after 4 runs in the first 2 innings, the phillies (-40) came back and the tigers (pick em) scored 2 in the 8th to win. oakland (+90) won the game the first 2 innings while i lost a tough texas (-35) game. if texas, with a 3-1 lead in the 7th, wins...i'm up 4 digits on a sleepy monday.

not posting to brag, posted many of my college and pro plays and a poster doubted i had built up a stash for baseball. i post to get others' opinions on the games, no one really responding - so, i'll post to get a few out of the weeds when i go on a losing streak. i was off yesterday, so, easy to play and then post.

i'm not afraid to take shit teams, especially at home. baltimore was calling yesterday, i didn't play them. even the shittiest team will win close to 50% of it's home games - since they are usually dogs, it pays to play them at home, over the long haul. at this moment, waiting for corbin burnes to get his chance again and take the brewers against the orioles tomorrow. i believe 42 y/o rich hill is pitching for the red sox today - likely take detroit again.

good luck if you play on occasion.

Yu Darvish tonight. 9 runs in less than 2 innings.

lost 1 unit on the tigers (pick)...up 3-0 early, tigers couldn't get another run. lost 2 units and another unit on juice losing the phillies (-50). went to the well once again, came up empty. the mets with 3 hits and the phillies lose. take out the 8th inning last night, and schwarber, realmuto, harper, segura, rhys-hopkins and castellanos have 0 runs in 17 innings - at home, against the mets. these guys are turning into the late 2010's cubs.

too scared to take the phillies tomorrow - they are not hitting and i believe scherzer is pitching for the mets.

looking at the brewers tomorrow and maybe, the reds.

Damn! And I thought there was a universal designated hitter!

Tigers are still very week in the bullpen. Mental note that they are only a F5 team when they are a play. The lineup is good enough to be competitive and some of the starters are emerging.

San Francisco Giants coach Antoan Richardson, whose ejection Tuesday led to Alyssa Nakken's historic coaching debut, has accused San Diego Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that "reeked undertones of racism."

Richardson, who is Black, provided a lengthy explanation for his third-inning ejection after San Francisco's 13-2 victory over San Diego. The Giants first-base coach said the incident started when Shildt, who is the Padres' third-base coach, approached San Francisco's dugout.

After a brief exchange between the coaches, Richardson said Shildt, who is white, yelled, "You need to control that motherf---er" to the Giants' dugout, which prompted Richardson's reaction and ultimately his ejection by umpire Greg Gibson.

"[Shildt] yelled, 'You need to control that motherf---er,'" Richardson told reporters. "At that point in time, I went to the top step and said, 'Excuse me?' because I couldn't believe what I heard. At that point in time, Gibson, the crew chief, decided to toss me from the game.

"I say this because his words were disproportionately unwarranted and reeked undertones of racism when he referred to me as 'that motherf---er,' as if I was to be controlled or a piece of property or enslaved. I think it's just really important we understand what happened tonight.

Kershaw with a perfect game through 7 innings, on 80 pitches, and was pulled.