World Series-winning Astros pitcher hit with a $1 million lunch bill

Let this be a lesson to all big-name athletes: Fame carries a heavy price. 

Take it away, Dr. Evil.

The Houston Astros made a ton of enemies in Los Angeles when they knocked out the city's Dodgers in a World Series win last year. Justin Verlander, one of Houston's all-star pitchers, learned that the hard way on Friday when he went out for lunch in Beverly Hills.

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When the bill arrived for Verlander's lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel, it featured some truly troubling numbers: A $1,000,181 lunch charge, plus another $95,017.20 in tax. Total cost: $1,095,198.20. Read more...

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