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2002 started the shitshow:
NBA playoffs fixed in favor of Lakers
Angels win World Series
patriots beat fastest show on turf with Bledsoe's backup
NBA playoffs fixed in favor of Lakers
Angels win World Series
patriots beat fastest show on turf with Bledsoe's backup
I actually think this is right. It's also when the pink hat NFL fan began to crop up. I think sportscenter turned into a show for unemployed black people around this time too.
Here's my dream scenario:
- Disband the NFL
- Sports betting and fantasy leagues, including daily fantasy leagues, become illegal. You should be watching sports because you enjoy the game, not because you have money wagered on whether some third tier outfielder is going to get HBP in the 8th inning.
- All professional sports contracts are guaranteed, like MLB. The fact that you can just cut a guy in other sports and not have to pay him anything leads to a ton of player churn, with teams not having any time to develop character or identity. It's hard to root for a team that has 3 guys on it that you hated last year because they were on your rival team.
- No salary caps, luxury taxes, Rule 5 draft, or any of this nonsense. You want a player, and he's not subject to a contract for another team, and you can get him.
- Vastly increase the use of technology, not for game analysis, but for officiating/umpiring. I cannot stand any blown calls in this day and age. I want computers making every call. Every one.
- All PEDs are legal.
- Former players have a lifetime ban from being coaches/assistant coaches/managers. Just because you used to be able to throw a ball really fast doesn't make you qualified to manage the personnel of a professional sports team. You can be a base coach, though.
I'm sure I can think up some others. Stay tuned.
8. No names allowed on any jerseys.
9. No pitch counts or innings limits are allowed in any pitcher's contract.
9. No pitch counts or innings limits are allowed in any pitcher's contract.
Gambling/fantasy sports and enjoyment of the games are not mutually exclusive there bud
I would agree that the NFL sucks and needs to go. It is a crappy product but for some reason, no one wants to admit it is a crappy product.
This is true, but fantasy sports addicts tend to ruin it for the rest of us. You like fantasy? Fine, but STFU about it from time to time. Nobody else cares about your fantasy team(s). Watching football with fantasy guys is annoying. It is like some of my fellow golfers who like to recount their round shot by shot. Nobody wants to hear it.
The best thing about sports in general is that you don't have to attend in person, don't have to watch on TV, don't have to read about them in news media......you can then go shopping with the wife, watch the View or other enlightening day time TV, join a swim club, or the many other choices that may turn you on.
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I like names on jerseys. Otherwise I'm on board with plan Merc.
No timeouts in hoops and football. Not necessary.
No timeouts in hoops and football. Not necessary.
So much of a football game involves a bunch of large men standing around listening to coaches yell at them about strategy. You can't appreciate how frequently occurs unless you are watching a game in person.
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edit: tjc
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Not only do you have the extended timeouts/commercial breaks every two minutes in football, but it seems like offenses use the entire play clock now. Everyone just waits until there is 1 second left, then snaps the ball. I just re-started watching the NFL this year, but this drives me insane. When did this start? You are basically limiting the game to a maximum of 15 seconds of action per minute. I don't know why a team with the ball would want to do this. The defense is what has to react to you.
You can only get fresh, often unorthodox opinions like this on BW, I guess--kudos for putting this out there. My thoughts on a couple:
1. Disband the NFL [Not sure how many straight men who generally like sports I have heard say this. I'm probably more in touch with my barbarian roots but I can't help but enjoy NFL. Only sport along with decent college hoops where I find even random games entertaining.]
2-3. I can only imagine that you grew up a Yankees fan in the late '90s/early '00s if this is your view on these things. Definitely the wrong way to go IMO. Non-guaranteed contracts are part of what makes the NFL as good as it is -- you're seeing the best of the best in the sport, every year. Having to stomach watching guys who shouldn't be out there sit on rosters and get PT because they got an ill-advised long term deal stinks on a number of levels.
5.Vastly increase the use of technology, not for game analysis, but for officiating/umpiring. I cannot stand any blown calls in this day and age. I want computers making every call. Every one. [We should go in this direction, if it can be done quickly without delaying games. F--- the "human element" of officiating.
7.Former players have a lifetime ban from being coaches/assistant coaches/managers. Just because you used to be able to throw a ball really fast doesn't make you qualified to manage the personnel of a professional sports team. You can be a base coach, though. [Don't understand this one.]
All PEDs should be legal [Spoken like a cycling fan. I can do without the Ken Caminitis and Brady Andersons of the world having outsize importance, should test more, not less.]
1. Disband the NFL [Not sure how many straight men who generally like sports I have heard say this. I'm probably more in touch with my barbarian roots but I can't help but enjoy NFL. Only sport along with decent college hoops where I find even random games entertaining.]
2-3. I can only imagine that you grew up a Yankees fan in the late '90s/early '00s if this is your view on these things. Definitely the wrong way to go IMO. Non-guaranteed contracts are part of what makes the NFL as good as it is -- you're seeing the best of the best in the sport, every year. Having to stomach watching guys who shouldn't be out there sit on rosters and get PT because they got an ill-advised long term deal stinks on a number of levels.
5.Vastly increase the use of technology, not for game analysis, but for officiating/umpiring. I cannot stand any blown calls in this day and age. I want computers making every call. Every one. [We should go in this direction, if it can be done quickly without delaying games. F--- the "human element" of officiating.
7.Former players have a lifetime ban from being coaches/assistant coaches/managers. Just because you used to be able to throw a ball really fast doesn't make you qualified to manage the personnel of a professional sports team. You can be a base coach, though. [Don't understand this one.]
All PEDs should be legal [Spoken like a cycling fan. I can do without the Ken Caminitis and Brady Andersons of the world having outsize importance, should test more, not less.]
I went to a family party last Sunday and one guy there wouldn't stop talking about his fantasy team. He had 3 teams, a draft kings entry and a Delaware parlay going. Every completed pass, fumble and TD resulted in 3 minutes of him walking around the room telling everyone how that event impacted his action.
I'm never leaving my own couch on a Sunday again.
I think everyone knows it's a crappy product....but we all still watch.
Interesting stuff. I have issues with a couple of items
1. Guaranteed contracts leads to laziness. You have guys who are stone cold competitors (Michael Jordan, Kobe, Brady, etc.) who want to tear your heart out regardless. And then you have really talented guys who need extra motivation to take it to the next level and unfortunately money is one of those. That being said, I do think NFL contracts should be guaranteed for injuries on the job
2. I don't have a problem with Technology - SO LONG AS IT DOESN'T WASTE MY TIME. I'd rather not spend 5 minutes getting a bang bang call correct than 30 seconds getting it close enough. I only have so much time
3. PEDs - they're bad for kids.
Agree on fantasy. I've been roped in here and there in leagues and it ruins it for me. I am in an NFL league this year as a favor to friends, and it is miserable. I feel the same way about NCAA brackets. I want to root for who I want to root for, not for my stupid bracket
If there was a way to legislate these types of reviews out of baseball, it would be great. It is by far the worst by-product of reviews in baseball. Reviews were meant to fixed bad mistakes. So many calls are muddled at full speed and are still muddled in replay. There are not enough cameras and not enough technology to really figure out what is going on half the time.
No one at work understands why I like sports so much yet I do not participate in NCAA brackets, NFL suicide polls, those stupid number picking games, etc. etc. etc.
I can't believe the contract thing is rankling so many people. You really like seeing players on 5 different teams in 7 years? I'm not saying that everyone has to be on a huge contract like Ryan Howard, just that players get churned way too much. It's very difficult to like a "team" when the constituent parts of that team are constantly changing.
On the tech thing, I'm thinking that it would eliminate reviews entirely and speed the games up. Sensor in the ball that reacts to hitting the first baseman's glove. Sensor in the bag that reacts to the runner's foot/hand. Immediately, you have results. Green light goes on, he's safe. Red light goes on, punch him out. We already have laser-assisted ball/strike calls. I'm sure the egg heads in California can think up sensor systems for every type of play in every sport. Instant results.
On the tech thing, I'm thinking that it would eliminate reviews entirely and speed the games up. Sensor in the ball that reacts to hitting the first baseman's glove. Sensor in the bag that reacts to the runner's foot/hand. Immediately, you have results. Green light goes on, he's safe. Red light goes on, punch him out. We already have laser-assisted ball/strike calls. I'm sure the egg heads in California can think up sensor systems for every type of play in every sport. Instant results.