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Vin Scullys storied career comes to an end this weekend in San Francisco as the Dodgers visit the Giants. He has been in the game since 1950, a year so far removed that its often hard to put that into perspective. These numbers give us an idea of how much things have changed over Scullys time in the business.1 cent: Price to obtain a Jackie Robinson Topps card in 1952. That card in the best condition this year sold for $90,000.25 cents: Cost of a hot dog at Shibe Park, where the Brooklyn Dodgers played the Philadelphia Phillies in Scullys first broadcast on April 18, 1950. That was also the cost of a large Coca-Cola. A popcorn and a megaphone (they came together) also cost a quarter.$1.75: Price of front row seat down the third-base line at Ebbetts Field in 1950. Thats half the price that seat is today ($37), after factoring for inflation. Comparatively, thats a good value.$430,239: Payroll for Dodgers in year Scully started with team. Thats $4.3 million in todays dollars. The current Dodgers payroll this year is more than 60 times that.Six times: When Scully started with the Dodgers, the average player made ($13,228), about six times what the average American worker made. Compared to today, the average MLB player makes 100 times, $4.4 million, what the average American worker, $44,000, does.$100,000: When Scully first signed on, the highest-paid player in the league was Joe DiMaggio at $100,000. This year Clayton Kershaw makes $32 million, which, factoring for inflation, is 32 times what DiMaggio made.$200: What Vin Scully was paid when he got his first big break, the 1953 World Series. Gillette actually owned the radio rights and it was Red Barber who had done play by play for years. But Barber is said to have wanted more than Gillette was paying him. Scully took the job for $200 for the entire series.$4.2 million: Value of the Dodgers in the fall of 1950, confirmed by the fact that Walter OMalley had purchased Branch Rickeys 25 percent share of the team that October for a little more than $1 million. Today, the team is worth $2.5 billion, according to Forbes. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Nederland . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Yeezy Goedkoop Kopen . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. http://www.yeezysnederland.com/ . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Yeezys Kopen Nederland . PETERSBURG, Fla. Yeezy 500 Kopen . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers in a battle of first-place teams on Thursday.The Orioles won the opener 5-1 with the help of four solo homers and a masterful performance by starter Dylan Bundy. Kevin Gausman then outdueled Texas ace Cole Hamels, leading the Orioles to a 3-2 victory the following night.Wade Miley (7-8, 4.98 ERA), acquired from the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 1, will make his Orioles debut and try to keep the momentum going in the series finale.Were playing some good teams, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. If you look at our schedule, its a top-rated schedule the rest of the way. You know what? Our guys are pretty good, too. They enjoy the competition. They dont shirk from it. They like people telling them they shouldnt be able to do it. They like proving people wrong. Theyve done that for quite a while.Wiley is expected to give the Orioles an immediate boost as the only left-hander in the rotation and his ability to throw deep into games -- an area where Baltimore has struggled all season. Left-handers are also batting just .239 against him this season.We needed a left-handed pitcher to complement our rotation, and Wades a workhorse, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said. Hes pitched in the American League effectively. Hes got all the qualities to help our club, and not just for this year, for next year. Weve liked his skills for a while, going baack to the first winter meetings.dddddddddddd. We tried to acquire him in a trade with Arizona. And he had a terrific year.The Rangers will look to avoid the sweep with right-hander A.J. Griffin (4-1, 3.99 ERA), who is beginning to regain his form after an earlier stint on the disabled list with right shoulder stiffness. Griffin picked up his first win since April 26 in his last outing against the Kansas City Royals. He gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings.Griffin joined Hamels as the only Rangers starter to post a win in July. Griffin hopes to play a key role in the first-place Rangers stretch run toward the playoffs.You cant take this job for granted, Griffin told the Fort Worth Star Telegram after the game. Theres someone always trying to take your job from you. To be part of something thats great like we have here in Texas right now, youre scratching and clawing to stay around.The Rangers boosted their lineup with the addition of Carlos Beltran and Jonathan Lucroy at the trade deadline. Their lineup, however, has been mostly contained by Orioles pitching. Manager Jeff Banister is hopeful that will change in the final regular-season game between the teams.This is a quality lineup, theyre going to hit and put runs up on the board, Banister said of the Orioles. You have to pitch to go out and pitch your best game. ' ' '