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Funny story. The MLB likes their playoffs to start on either the first Tuesday or Wednesday of October. However, October 1st happened to be a Thursday, meaning that the postseason started on October 7th -- later than usual. At the same time, the NBA likes to begin on either the last Tuesday of October or the first Tuesday of November, and since November 3rd was considered too late, the season begins on the 27th -- earlier than usual.
You may be asking yourself, "So what?" Well, this scheduling coincidence has created something that is the sports equivalent of Haley's Comet passing over Earth (and hopefully it won't be as disappointing). On Sunday, November 1st, the NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL will all be playing games AT THE SAME TIME. Yes, in one of the only...
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