Maybe I'm done with all pro-sports after all.

February 04, 2018, 07:00 PM

Ronin1069

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Da fuq's a "future clock?

Slight typo on my end. Supposed to read “future Pitch Clock”.

I absolutely hate this.

https://www.usatoday.com/story...lock-2018/470553001/

The players know it.

Major League Basebll Players Association executive director Tony Clark knows it.

And, yes, Commissioner Rob Manfred, the one with the power to deliver the executive order, certainly knows it.

Major League Baseball will be implementing a pitch clock next season. Perhaps limit visits to the mound, too. One day, hopefully a long time in the future, even start extra innings with runners on base.

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February 04, 2018, 08:22 PM

V-Tail

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Da fuq's a "future clock?

February 04, 2018, 08:24 PM

Ronin1069

^^^^^
LOL!!!

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February 04, 2018, 09:39 PM

SigJacket

Try Rugby sevens.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_sevens

February 04, 2018, 11:00 PM

apprentice

The only sport I ever watched regularly was celebrity death match.

February 04, 2018, 11:24 PM

Rey HRH

Just about every professional sports is rigged today. Everybody goes to a back room and figures out who gets to win the championship for the most dollars for everybody. NBA, NFL, every sports.

Except on. I'm still thankful that the WWE professional wrestling still plays everything above board.

"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.

February 05, 2018, 06:32 AM

Ronin1069

quote:
Except on. I'm still thankful that the WWE professional wrestling still plays everything above board.

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February 05, 2018, 08:33 AM

229DAK

Cricket, anyone?

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February 05, 2018, 08:49 AM

jc91087

quote:
Originally posted by LDD:

Hockey is the reason why Canada can be a whole nation of super-polite people, seemingling all the time.

They bottle all their aggression, frustration, and general human failing and then let it all out in the rink.

It's "The Purge" on-ice.

That made me laugh. Probably because it's true.

February 07, 2018, 08:55 AM

florida boy

How about an action packed Curling tournament!

February 07, 2018, 09:18 AM

Mikito

Nascar... One of the oldest sports in history. Have you seen Ben Hur?

February 07, 2018, 10:57 AM

tatortodd

quote:
Originally posted by LDD:
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Hockey is just soccer on ice. But they allow fistfights, to give viewers another reason to wake up briefly.

Hockey is the reason why Canada can be a whole nation of super-polite people, seemingling all the time.

They bottle all their aggression, frustration, and general human failing and then let it all out in the rink.

It's "The Purge" on-ice.

When I lived in Canada I googled "Hockey riots Canada." It'll change your opinion of politeness and leaving it all out on the rink.

February 07, 2018, 07:11 PM

Jester814

quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Baseball has replay and now a future clock.

1. How is replay bad?

~~2. WTF is a future clock?~~

February 07, 2018, 07:22 PM

Ronin1069

quote:
1. How is replay bad?

I don't hate replay for the idea of what it is. I hate replay for how much it slows down the pace of the game.

Football is out of control, it can take a full commercial break and they still have not made a decision.

Baseball is almost as bad, and the managers have way too much time to challenge a play.

The tradition (especially from baseball) is going away and we are almost to the point of not needing refs/umps at all. It's just not fun to watch anymore.

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February 07, 2018, 09:50 PM

Pale Horse

quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
quote:
1. How is replay bad?

I don't hate replay for the idea of what it is. I hate replay for how much it slows down the pace of the game.

Football is out of control, it can take a full commercial break and they still have not made a decision.

Baseball is almost as bad, and the managers have way too much time to challenge a play.

The tradition (especially from baseball) is going away and we are almost to the point of not needing refs/umps at all. It's just not fun to watch anymore.

I think that the NFL went too far when they decided to review every TD. Coaches have their challenges and that should be all replays that should happen. Maybe give the officiating crew one as well just in case they have a debate.

I am all about getting it right but they rules should be tweaked to help the humans get the calls right instead of just adding more replay.

February 07, 2018, 09:52 PM

Pale Horse

quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Just about every professional sports is rigged today. Everybody goes to a back room and figures out who gets to win the championship for the most dollars for everybody. NBA, NFL, every sports.

Except on. I'm still thankful that the WWE professional wrestling still plays everything above board.

Not sure if you are joking or not. Do you really think that the champions of every major sport are predetermined?

February 07, 2018, 11:50 PM

Rey HRH

quote:
Originally posted by Pale Horse:
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Just about every professional sports is rigged today. Everybody goes to a back room and figures out who gets to win the championship for the most dollars for everybody. NBA, NFL, every sports.

Except one. I'm still thankful that the WWE professional wrestling still plays everything above board.

Not sure if you are joking or not. Do you really think that the champions of every major sport are predetermined?

I take it you don't know much about WWE Professional Wrestling?

February 08, 2018, 09:19 AM

Pale Horse

I knew you were joking about the WWE. I just wasn’t sure if you were about the other sports. You wouldn’t be the first person on this forum to make that statement and truly believe it. I remembered the last guy to really think it was from California and couldn’t remember if it was you or not.