Connelly's Top Ten - Boo!

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1. In honor of Halloween - scary stuff in sports:?

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* Carl Everett

* Gerry Cheevers mask

* Scott Stevens waiting for a puck handler with head down

* Hitting against Bob Gibson after he gave up a home run

* Coaching Latrell Sprewell

* Curt Schilling's foot after surgery

* Having Antonio Brown as a tenant / teammate

* Hanging out off the field with a Baltimore Raven

* Jack Lamberts teeth (or lack there of)

* Any Florida Gator player drafted by Patriots

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2. Regular Season starts before being removed for injury?

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* Jimmy Garoppolo........2

* Drake Maye.................3

* Tom Brady...................111

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3. We are suckers - the Scrooge Index developed by the site the Score - what MLB team spends the least on payroll as compared to revenues - cheapest teams:

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* TEAM...............REVENUTES / PAYROLL / %

30. Rays............$280 million / $89 million / 32%

29. Athletics.......$241 million / $81 million / 34%

28. Tigers..........$294 million / $106 million / 36%

27. Reds........... $303 million / $119 million / 39%

26. Red Sox......$557 million / $224 million / 40%

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4. Yankees lose (I didn't watch a second)

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* Not excited about Mookie Betts winning another ring but gotta love the Yankees lack of fundamentals coming back to burn them

* Another good thing about the Yankees losing - Spike Lee land all those Tony's in the bleachers lose again ?

* NY World Series by decade: 1920's - 3 / 1930's - 5 / 1940's - 4 / 1950's - 6 / 1960's - 2 / 1970's - 2 / 1980's - 0 / 1990's - 3 / 2000's - 2 / 2010's - 0 / 2020's - 0?

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5. Helmets required:

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* NFL........1943

* MLB........1971 (ear flap 1983)

* NHL........1983 (players were grandfathered if already in league)

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6. Since 1969 the Steelers have had three head coaches - head coaches of other teams:

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* Bills -16?

* Washington -16?

* Saints - 17?

* Lions - 18?

* Chargers - 18?

* Cardinals - 18?

* Jets - 19

* Colts - 20?

* Browns - 21?

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7. Old School - On November 23, 1962 - Patriots Quarterback Babe Parilli was hurt forcing the Patriots to start their punter at QB:

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* Played at Nickerson Field

* Punter Tom Yewcic - one time Tiger minor league catcher - first start

* Was 12 for 17 for 231 yards / rushed for 14 yards

* Threw 3 TD passes?

* Punted 5 times for 191 yards (38.2%)

* Patriots beat Buffalo Bills 21-10

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8. Amazing Stats: Drake Maye to catch Tom Brady in TD passes:

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* Maye would have to play in every game for ten years

* Throw 3 TD passes every game?

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9. Just a Little Bit Outside - More sports' revenue talk - Pro leagues (sportsfirstnet)

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NFL - $18.7 billion - TV 66% / tickets 16% / sponsors 10% / concessions 6% / local media 1%

MLB - $10.9 billion - Tickets 31% / TV 26% / Local TV 23% / sponsors 10% / concessions 10%?

NBA - $10.9 billion - TV 41% / Tickets 26% / Local TV 13% / sponsors 12% / concessions 8%

NHL - $6.8 billion - Tickets 44% / TV 19% / sponsors 14% / concessions 12% / local TV 11%?

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10. Randomocity

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* Uche traded for a virtual 7th round pick - someone saved money (another trade with no conditions - how about 5th round pick if he gets 5 sacks)

* Halloween - Candy corn / Christmas - candy canes / Easter - Peeps?

* Wow - who would have guessed that you need protection while participating in Ju Jitsu?

* Gillette parking cost down to $15

* Saw this on twitter: Hits by age 26: Ty Cobb - 1,600 / Wade Boggs 531

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