UFC 83: Serra vs. St Pierre 2
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Main Card set to begin at 10:00 p.m. EST on Pay-Per-View

Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre
Serra needs to keep it standing as long as possible. Once this thing goes to the ground, it’s all over. Prediction: GSP via TKO

Travis Lutter vs. Rich Franklin
The yeaf off for Lutter may put him at a disadvantage, especially against a fighter of Franklin’s caliber. But if he can take this to the ground he’ll at least have a fighting chance. Prediction: Franklin via TKO

Nathan Quarry vs. Kalib Starnes
Quarry’s a better striker than Starnes but he’s definitely outmatched in the submission game. Prediction: Starnes via unanimous decision.

Charles McCarthy vs. Michael Bisping
For McCarthy to win, he has to take Bisping down and look for submissions. Prediction: Bisping via TKO

Mark Bocek vs. Mac Danzig
Prediction: Danzig via submission

Joe Doerksen vs. Jason MacDonald
Pick: MacDonald
Jason Day vs. Alan Belcher
Pick: Belcher
Ed Herman vs. Demian Maia
Pick: Maia
Rich Clementi vs. Sam Stout
Pick: Stout
Brad Morris vs. Cain Velasquez
Pick: Velasquez
Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Jonathan Goulet
Pick: Goulet

I had a dream last night that I was playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. We were in Boston playing the Red Sox and it was the bottom of the 9th, bases were loaded, A-Rod was up to bat. And then I woke up.

But that got me thinking…how much do these guys get paid anyway? And why was I playing for the Yankees and not the Red Sox? (I hate the Yankees!) Anyway, here are some numbers for you to chew on…

The total team salary for the New York Yankees is $195,229,045
The total team salary for the Boston Red Sox is $143,123,714
Alex Rodriguez makes $27,708,525
The average salary for a public school teacher is around $50,000

You’d think that if one player makes more in one inning of baseball than a teacher makes in an entire year, he’d be guaranteed to win the World Series for his team, right? Wrong. A-Rod and the Yankees are 6/1 odds to win the 2008 World Series. The Boston Red Sox, on the other hand, are the favorites at 9/2 odds to win.

Hey, I’m just saying…