Every once in a while, it’s nice to be the smartest person in the room.
Dang right you are,
The Last Night’s Game Team
MLB (Major League Baseball)
The World Series starts tomorrow between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. An interesting tidbit…the Rays entered into the postseason with the third lowest payroll in the league. The cost of the prorated salaries for their entire team is $28.3 million, while the prorated salaries for only four of the Dodgers’ biggest players are $32.3 million total. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
Overtime
And then there were four. Former NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) driver Dale Earnhardt and his wife Amy announced that they welcomed a second daughter last week. Nicole Lorraine joins two-year-old sister Isla Rose. Earnhardt may no longer be on the track but hasn’t stepped away from the sport. He’s a team owner, analyst for NASCAR on NBC and host of the Dale Jr. Download ” podcast. BUNDLE OF JOY
Sideline stat
Longtime sports announcer Joe Buck probably looked at his calendar this week and had a mild heart attack. Buck has to call seven games in a row, starting with yesterday's Packers-Buccaneers (NFL - National Football League) game. His week includes two other NFL games and four World Series games. Depending on how the World Series goes, his streak of work days may continue. Although surely it's no big deal for for the soon-to-be hall of famer. HOW ABOUT SOME LEMON AND HOT WATER?
Coaches’ corner
U.S Women’s National Team (soccer) players Tobin Heath and Christen Press made headlines when their two jerseys outsold all of their male Manchester United counterparts, setting a record. So it only seems fitting that they both scored their first goals for the team in the same game. LET’S DO THIS
