Biggest sports annoyances

[Husky25]

Trying to watch a live game in my house with two young kids and a wife that hates (most sports) or at best is completely disinterested (UConn) by sports in general.

Liar. With two young kids and a disinterested wife, there is no way to watch live sports at home in that situation.

 

[Husky25]

Movies focusing on sports are usually not bad at this but when TV shows that shouldn’t be showing sports try and mess it up it’s very cringeworthy. In the most recent season of 13 Reasons Why (I know) there’s a focus on a football and it’s brutal. First of all who ever designed the uniforms has clearly never seen a football uniform before. There’s also like 8 kids on the whole team. The game action is hilarious as well.

Meadow Soprano playing goalkeeper? There's a strong possibility that Jamie-Lynn Sigler had never put on a pair a shin guards before (or since).

 

[pepband99]

Stupid stuff that get into the commentary lexicon...

"That play was well defensed"
Yes, technically correct, but what's wrong with "defended?"

"He needed a blow..."
I always snicker when someone like Stockton says this - "I don't think that means what you think it does..."

 

[Excalibur]

Oh I get the fun part, maybe 8-10 years old but for me using LL for the example, 11-12 it's time for some to be coached a little more while still having fun. Now kids are hitting it harder and able to play the game so it always made me nervous trying to hide a kid who is there without any skills. I mean my son hit a line drive in his last year in LL to left field and the kid charged it but it hit him right in the face flattened his nose, gushing blood. He was turning his glove every which way on his way in no clue. My son felt awful as did everyone who watched it. If he can't catch at the age of 11-12 then he doesn't really want to be there. Any kid in his right mind who plays anything by that point wants to be pretty good at it you would think so they'd be out with dad, even mom or friends playing catch, pickle or something to get better.

I don't want to take away fron the "fun" ages my bad.

Last year my kid's idiot manager put someone who had never played baseball before at first base. Kid hits a slow roller back to the mound on the third base side -- pitcher picks it up, turns, and fires a strike to first. It goes right over the kid's glove and hits him in the face. I want to vomit when I think about the sound it made -- kind of a cross between a ball hitting a bat and a mud puddle -- as it hit him on the eyeball and cheekbone. Poor kid had a fractured cheekbone, all kinds of damage to his eye, and a concussion that kept him out of school until November.

 

[pepband99]

The fact that some MLS soccer teams copied the "naming styles" of some of the top European clubs/leagues without any regard for historical or cultural context:
Inter Miami? Real Salt Lake? Atlanta United? Sporting KC?
It just sounds so amateurish and cheesy.
What's next? Bayern Baltimore? Nashville Saint-Germain ?

In general - stupid soccer cosplay. Oh, you're playing a DAHR-by? No, you're not. It's a stupid MLS game between 2 joke franchises with a cumulative age of 20 years.

The only one i let slip is "El Traffico," because it's actually clever.

 

[Excalibur]

You are a good sports parent.

I had a few slip-ups, and that's when I decided to just shut up on the sidelines.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

The spectacle that has become the NFL Draft, the stupid pre-draft prognostications, and the mongoloids who attend it in full costume.

 

[Mano]

Liar. With two young kids and a disinterested wife, there is no way to watch live sports at home in that situation.

You’re not wrong, most games are DVRed (thank goodness they all fall asleep around 9), but still some games you just have to watch live.

 

[mauconnfan]

I had a few slip-ups, and that's when I decided to just shut up on the sidelines.

A "few slip ups" are expected for those fully into their kids growing up and being competitive. Almost tossed from an AAU game in Troy NY when he was 13. The home Troy team was shooting 1-1 after 5 minutes first half and they had not called a foul on Troy with 8 minutes left in the first half (20 running) when we called TO I was under the basket. If you think I was going to not say anything to 3 refs within 10 yards of me you don't know me. Crack would've been proud of me LOL. Almost escorted out but believe it or not all the "quiet" parents from our team jumped down their throats out of nowhere and said I was right, they started hammering down too joining me in support of our kids getting knocked around without a whistle. My son had just joined the team and they were mostly from Springfield so I really didn't know them. Poor bastards I ruined them all for the rest of that summer LOL.

 

[the Q]

A "few slip ups" are expected for those fully into their kids growing up and being competitive. Almost tossed from an AAU game in Troy NY when he was 13. The home Troy team was shooting 1-1 after 5 minutes first half and they had not called a foul on Troy with 8 minutes left in the first half (20 running) when we called TO I was under the basket. If you think I was going to not say anything to 3 refs within 10 yards of me you don't know me. Crack would've been proud of me LOL. Almost escorted out but believe it or not all the "quiet" parents from our team jumped down their throats out of nowhere and said I was right, they started hammering down too joining me in support of our kids getting knocked around without a whistle. My son had just joined the team and they were mostly from Springfield so I really didn't know them. Poor bastards I ruined them all for the rest of that summer LOL.

In high school I went to one of my sisters aau softball tournaments after my own baseball game, and we met this dad of one of he other girls on my sisters team. My dad and I talk to this one. He’s nice. Seems normal. There’s a bang bang play st first to end the inning and this guy turns to us and says “excuse me, I have to go give this guy .” And just up and leaves. We think he’s just messing around. He proceeds to head over and start berating the base ump and get tossed out of the game.

 

[Kemba429]

Joe Buck.

 

[Dove]

Stupid stuff that get into the commentary lexicon...

"That play was well defensed"
Yes, technically correct, but what's wrong with "defended?"

"He needed a blow..."
I always snicker when someone like Stockton says this - "I don't think that means what you think it does..."

For me its when baseball announcers say "He just took a hit away from Gomez!!"

Uh, no. Gomez got out.

 

[Chin Diesel]

So, my in-laws are wrapping up a week long stay at my home. Good news is everyone is still speaking and no major hiccups.

But,,,,,,,,,,they don't follow sports very closely. They live in Phoenix.

Here are some comments from over the weekend.

1. While watching Cleveland vs. Detroit yesterday. TV scoreboards shows CLE and DET. My father in law says, "I know the orange team is Clemson, but who are they playing?"
2. While watching Cowboys vs. Giants, my mother in law came up with the following. "Who was the quarterback for the Cowboys when Emmitt played there? Is he still around?" I calmly answered he was the announcer for the game and no longer an active NFL player.

I won't ding them for not knowing where to find basic information from the game such as time, score, quarter, down and distance, etc since each network finds a unique way to shove as much info in to a 2"x2" box on the tv.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Guys who quick pitch in slow pitch softball. Guys who pimp homeruns in slow pitch softball

 

[CL82]

When announcers stick with their pre-planned talking points in a game even though the narrative on the field or court went in a different direction.

 

[storrsroars]

For me its when baseball announcers say "He just took a hit away from Gomez!!"

Uh, no. Gomez got out.

As a Pirates fan, I can't agree with that one. The difference between having rangeless Jordy Mercer and Neil Walker up the middle vs any other combo the Bucs have fielded means Gomez would have had a lot of hits vs Bucs in 2014-15, vs not so many now. Unless you were also wanting the announcer to say, "Neil Walker just gave a hit to Gomez!"

As long as were on sports TV... Viagra/ED ads and whatever the hell Frank Thomas is selling. I'm not an organized religion guy, but IMO, if you can't get it up, that's God telling you he doesn't want you spreading your genes anymore. And I believe that most of these ads appear during games proves that point. You don't see those ads on NatGeo or BBC America.

 

[UConnRock]

NFL Mock Drafts and the NBA draft in general

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

This is how you do it.

Better than my dog who tries to eat the nail clippers

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

When I’m watching an NBA game and the commentators wet their pants every time a team mounts a comeback (every game).

“The lead was high as high as 22 now it’s down to 5!!!!!”

Basically every NBA game the last few years a team builds an 18+ point lead and then gives it all back. We can stop pretending it’s unusual.

 

[superjohn]

So, my in-laws are wrapping up a week long stay at my home. Good news is everyone is still speaking and no major hiccups.

But,,,,,,,,,,they don't follow sports very closely. They live in Phoenix.

Here are some comments from over the weekend.

1. While watching Cleveland vs. Detroit yesterday. TV scoreboards shows CLE and DET. My father in law says, "I know the orange team is Clemson, but who are they playing?"
2. While watching Cowboys vs. Giants, my mother in law came up with the following. "Who was the quarterback for the Cowboys when Emmitt played there? Is he still around?" I calmly answered he was the announcer for the game and no longer an active NFL player.

I won't ding them for not knowing where to find basic information from the game such as time, score, quarter, down and distance, etc since each network finds a unique way to shove as much info in to a 2"x2" box on the tv.

I remember watching the Knicks in the NBA finals back in the day with my dad's British friend. The guy kept talking about how much he loved Lleyton Spruell (Latrell Sprewell) and his glorious dunk shots.

 

[Husky25]

You’re not wrong, most games are DVRed (thank goodness they all fall asleep around 9), but still some games you just have to watch live.

To that end, I don't know what I get annoyed at more, 1) Hearing about a play (good or bad) or the final score of a game I've DVR'ed and have not yet finished, or 2) when watching my team losing on a recorded playback, I can't alter their fortunes via karmic intervention. The game already happened.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

So, my in-laws are wrapping up a week long stay at my home. Good news is everyone is still speaking and no major hiccups.

But,,,,,,,,,,they don't follow sports very closely. They live in Phoenix.

Here are some comments from over the weekend.

1. While watching Cleveland vs. Detroit yesterday. TV scoreboards shows CLE and DET. My father in law says, "I know the orange team is Clemson, but who are they playing?"
2. While watching Cowboys vs. Giants, my mother in law came up with the following. "Who was the quarterback for the Cowboys when Emmitt played there? Is he still around?" I calmly answered he was the announcer for the game and no longer an active NFL player.

I won't ding them for not knowing where to find basic information from the game such as time, score, quarter, down and distance, etc since each network finds a unique way to shove as much info in to a 2"x2" box on the tv.

I can see why they were confused....Cleveland played Tennessee.

 

[Travelman6]

For me its when baseball announcers say "He just took a hit away from Gomez!!"

Uh, no. Gomez got out.

Who is the baseball announcer that says things that are painfully obvious? Kind of like Joe Madden but for baseball, is it Buck or McCarver?

That is annoying.

 

[formerlurker]

chief

 

[MDHuskFan]

May be in the minority here, but I hate when Romo tells me what’s going to happen 10 seconds before the ball snaps.

Some pre/& post read analysis is fine. I want to watch it happen though Tony. I’d listen on radio if I didnt