29-Number of blocks recorded by the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, Florida… 29-Number of blocks recorded by the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, Florida Gators 6-foot-11-inch super-athlete Joakim Noah. En route to his record-breaking 29 blocks for the tourney, Noah recorded a Final Four record 10 blocks, including a championship game record of six.

16-Average margin of victory for the national champion Gators in their six tournament games.

9-Number of strikeouts recorded by Pirates’ opening-day starter Oliver Perez in five and one-third innings on Monday against the Brewers. Those nine K’s currently are enough to lead the majors.

2-Number of consecutive opening days the Chicago Cubs have scored 16 runs. Last year they defeated Arizona 16-6 to set a club record for runs to open a season and on Monday they tied that record with a 16-7 beating of the Reds.

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