A weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, international sports expansion and Halloweens from years past:
- Under Armour Senior VP/Global Retail Susie McCabe
– Thank God for On Demand.
- Legends Hospitality Senior VP & General Counsel John Ruzich
– I could be sitting next to Taylor Swift on an airplane and would have no idea.
- Saints and Pelicans Senior VP/Marketing & Business Development Ben Hales
– Moderately observant of pop culture.
- MLB VP/Int'l Broadcasting & Sponsorship Dominick Balsamo
– Knows pop culture based on "whatever Twitter tells me."
| Going Off The Grid | |||||
| Year U.S. league places team outside N. America | Best athlete turned analyst | If I wasn't in sports... | Craziest Halloween costume | Top album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 McCabe |
2026 | John McEnroe | I'd be in fashion | Jessie from "Toy Story" | "Thriller" - Michael Jackson |
 Ruzich |
2018 | Holy Cow...Phil Rizzuto | Winery owner in Napa Valley | The Nature Boy, Ric Flair | "Darkness on the Edge of Town" - Bruce Springsteen |
 Hales |
2022 | David Feherty | I would enjoy a weekend! | Triceratops when I was 8 | "White Album" - The Beatles |
 Balsamo |
2021 | John Smoltz | Psychiatry | Business casual | "Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years" - Frank Sinatra |
Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an email to jperez@sportsbusinessdaily.com.
