We all have pet peeves. Being that this is a sports blog - and a blog in which I rant about all sorts of crap - I decided I needed to get these 10 sports pet peeves off my chest:
1. ESPN Sports "Analysts"
I use the term "analyst" loosely. Let's be honest here, the folks hired by ESPN to analyze games - 90% of them - know not of which they speak. Every time Kirk Herbstreit makes a prediction, I head straight to the Sportsbook to wager against the team he picked to win. And when Digger Phelps and Hubert Davis begin to speak, I begin to mute the TV. Don't even get me started on Chris Berman...
2. St. Louis Cardinals Fans
Is there anything more annoying than a fan base that self-glosses itself as the "best fans in baseball"? Look, I'm not saying Cardinals fans are disloyal or don't truly support their team, but the reason they're so loyal is because they win 90 games every year. Try rooting for the Kansas City Royals and then get back to me on how awesome a fan you are.
3. Fans of College Football's Elite Programs
You can't ever beat a program like Michigan and receive a "congrats on your win" from a fan of that team. It's always, "you'll still never become the program we are". College football fans of the elite programs are the most annoying fans in sports. They might have 3 straight mediocre seasons but it doesn't matter. They're still more awesome than everyone else because they won 84 billion games in a row before that slide.
4. Instant Replay
I realize that instant replay is the cool thing nowadays but I'm still not a big fan of it, especially in college football. It seems like every other play is being reviewed. Plays that aren't even close to needing to be overturned are getting reviewed. The human element is part of sports. We dealt with it just fine for 100+ years before instant replay was implemented.
5. Alex Rodriguez and Bud Selig
A-Rod and Bud Selig are having quite the marital spat and I'm sick of it. They're both clowns. They're both arguing opposite sides and I'm sure they're both being dishonest. I don't trust either and I don't like either. I wish they would both just go away.
6. NBA Regular Season Games
Is there even a purpose to the NBA regular season? Does anyone other than gamblers watch this crap? I'll pay anyone $100 if they can sit through an entire NBA November game. You'll lose this bet, I guarantee it.
7. People Freaking Out About 20 College Football Teams Going Unbeaten
Is it me or do the "we're going to have major BCS controversy at the end of the year" nonsense start after the second game every year? Two games into every season there's talk about 76 teams going unbeaten. It's ridiculous. Let the games play out before whining about the BCS system (which is gone after this year anyway). There never are more than 2 unbeaten BCS conference teams so let's all just stop freaking out about mass chaos two weeks into the season.
8. Soccer
I just don't like it and I don't think anyone in the world truly likes it. I think soccer fans are manipulated into thinking something exciting is going on on the "pitch" when clearly nothing exciting ever is. Come on, this is a glorified game of keep-a-way. Nothing more. I'm proud to be an American because no one here gives a rip about this pointless sport. Props to us.
9. Jim Rome's Horse Fetish
I've been listening to Jim Rome since about 1998. I'm as old-school as they come with this show. But I've got to admit, his disgusting horse fetish is getting irritating. I'm starting to wonder if he and Janet (his wife) include a little beastiality in their bedroom activities.
10. Jim Nantz
This is the lamest dude on the planet, no doubt about it. How he ever became CBS's go-to guy for big sporting events is beyond me. His cheesy cliches are played out and he doesn't bring much excitement to any sport. I've been over Jim Nantz since about 1995. Time for CBS to move on.
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