A reminder that it's ill-advised to call in sports statistics--or anything else--while driving:
I used to have a job gathering sports data. One afternoon, a football coach called in and started to read off a game's scoring summary. Because I don't remember the players' names, I've changed them to generic ones:
"In the first quarter, John Smith scored on a 10-yard run," he reported. "Steve Jones kicked the extra point. Then, in the second quarter, Joe Green scored on a 15-yard pass from Jason White. The extra point kick failed..."
Then, suddenly, there was a cacophony of car horns blaring, glass shattering, and a string of expletives. After a pause, the coach sighed heavily. Then, he returned to the scoring summary.
"Well, in the third quarter, Bill Brown scored on a 12-yard run," the coach said. "Steve Jones kicked the extra point."
"Pardon me," I said. "Are you OK? Are you on the side of the road, at least?"
"No," he replied. "I'm here in the middle of the street."
Just then, I heard another voice--either a police officer or the other car's driver, presumably--ask the coach, "Can I talk to you?"
"I'll have to call you back," the coach said.
"Yeah, I figured...," I responded.
