If you didn't see I added a few things to the blog, which are explaining who my editor is and letting you now search the blog for your favorite article. The great thing about having someone edit your work is they give you great ideas for other stuff to work and Mach really lit a fuse with me when asking me to discuss the referees.
We both agreed that it seems today in whatever sport the refs always seem to be the center of attention. One week in football we as a country have a problem with some ref who made some call that comes into question. Although one would argue that we have a nation who debates anything and everything with the outlets of sports talk, political radio, and the four 24 hr. news channels. It has to come to an end because it's starting to get ridiculous in the sports we all love.
Starting with Major League Baseball, you have a sport where judgment comes into play so much and now with plays like the "would-be Mauer double", people want instant replay at all times in baseball. Are you kidding me? As Mach said, "For the most part, the umps are right, I would say 95% of the time." I agree wholeheartedly, and also would like to make the point, why make a game longer than it already is? MLB games are three hours long and usually it extends to another half hour. I would tell you that no way I get out of Miller Park at 10:30 on most nights when the game begins at seven. Also there is the whole Yankee-Angel game on Tuesday, and my counter to that is the calls didn't make a damn difference in the result of the game.
I think football has the biggest problem with this because every week in college or the NFL, the refs are in question. They just suspended SEC refs for their personal foul calls in two games. Honestly, it is their choice to make that call, if they screw up you have the human element of being a ref. High School Football may be the purest form due to the fact that refs screw up all the time, and yes, they impact the game yet its the human element that's missing from every other sport. Refs in the NFL are so scared to make sure to protect the quarterback and other players therefore they make these bullshit calls so they do not come under fire. The hilarious thing about this is they come under fire anyways thanks to that call.
The only professional sport that has kept the human element is soccer. You might see controversial calls about red or yellow cards yet it's their decision. Why do you think soccer players bitch the most at the referees? After a call is made, there is nothing the team can do it about it. No red flag, no replay booth, nothing. Proof of this is the ass clown ref can get demoted leagues for allowing a goal that deflected off a beach ball, but that is a rare case.
Just keep the human element please
-Charlie.
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