Teddy Greenstein: No TV show has better sports analogies than Showtime's 'Billions'

The writers of the Showtime series "Billions" have an unwritten rule when it comes to sports references: the more obscure, the better.

So for every mention of Scottie Pippen, there's a line such as: "I'm gonna stick to you like Lester Hayes."

For every Nick Saban reference, there's this: "You're gonna be our Brian Doyle."

I happen to know who Brian Doyle is and what he represents, having grown up with the Billy Martin/Reggie Jackson Yankees. But how many of the show's 4.2 million (across all platforms) weekly viewers know that Doyle subbed for the injured Willie Randolph in