REALITY -- Two major sports had ref issues this weekend. The U.S. soccer team played a match that was marred by horrible officiating. The NBA finals last night had a play where the coach is also claiming the officiating blew it. It lead me to try to find the areas in sports where the ref's have taken over the game.
MLB -- This is too easy. Umps regularly have their 'own' strike zone that can be highly subjective. The two ump issues i recall prominantly is the blown call in the Cardinal v. Royals world series in the 80's. Also the Jeffrey Maeir (sp?) home run in the baltimore yankee series in the 90's.
NFL -- This playoffs seemed marred by dubious officiating. Seahawk fans still feel they got taken in the Super Bowl on the TD run by Big Ben. The Colt v. Steeler game also had some calls (palamaou's INT) that dominated the post game discussion
NBA -- Jordon rules anyone? What other league has the talk of "the fix" more than the NBA.
NHL -- I think of Brett Hull's goal in the crease in the 90's. Swallowing whistles in the finals. Because of power plays an overly officiated hockey game can be very detremental.
FIFA -- Saturday's game says it all.
Gymnastics/Diving/any other 'judged sport -- French judges anyone?
Tennis -- in/out?
Golf -- This is the one i couldn't come up wit anything. I'm no golfer and don't watch much of it so i may be missing something.
FANTASY -- I lost my chance at a fantasy championship this last year on a dubious call by referee's. In my playoff game I lost by only a few points and my oponent had Steve Smith. Steve Smith went airborn before the goal line and tried to reach the ball out to score a TD. This is the rule i call a Mike Vick rule because he's great at getting the ball to 'break the plane' of the endzone while in mid-air out of bounds. Was Steve in? Was it a TD? The debate raged. The ref decided he was and there went my Fantasy Football championship.
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