There's something genuinely poetic about the Super Bowl closing down the football season on February 11, everyone getting two days off, and then pitchers and catchers starting to report for MLB spring training on February 14.
Sure, there's basketball and golf and auto racing and MMA and everything else, but football into baseball into football into baseball … that's America right there.
Also America: Betting on this stuff.
“I'm glad to get it started,” said Johnny Avello, DraftKings Director of Race and Sportsbook Operations. “I really enjoy the game, and there's a lot of teams with high expectations this year.”