NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta Braves duo fill in as pizza makers during MLB lockout
Throwing dough instead of earning it
Photo credit: Courtesy Papa Johns
Two Atlanta Braves players took on temporary jobs at one local location of a national pizza chain as a way to kill time during the ongoing Major League Baseball lockout. Shortstop Dansby Swanson and outfielder Joc Pederson worked a shift at Papa Johns in Marietta on Friday, flinging dough as the chain's first "Pre-Season Pizza Pros." The company had called for players to do the gig by tweeting a video. "Are you a pro ball player with too much free time during a prolonged off-season?" they were asked in the clip. "If your team isn't doing much lately, why not join ours?" Swanson, 28, did some research by sampling several of the pies on offer. "If I'm not going to be at home plate, I might as well fill my home plate,” he tweeted. people.com