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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 2011
- nesn.com
Tom Brady on Peyton Manning's injury from weeI.com
FACT OF THE DAY
Peyton Manning leads active quarterbacks with 208 consecutive starts.
Five things that drive me up the wall
THE MORNING BREW
W whether we like to admit it or not, we all have our own little pet peeves that can
drive us crazy. Here are my top five pet peeves in sports:
5. Only using instant replay in baseball for home run calls.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about preserving the human element of the game, but if you're going to implement the use of instant replay, why are we only using it to review home runs? Ultimately, I just want to see the right call being made on
the field. There have been so many inexcusable calls made by umpires even with the use of instant replay. If we used it on everything but balls and strikes, fans and players would be much happier. No one wants to see a repeat of the Armando Galarraga perfect game that wasn't, especially Jim Joyce.
4. Networks only airing certain games based on location.
4. Networks only airing certain games based on location.
Come Saturday, I always look forward to the FOX baseball game of the week. Throughout the week I see reoccurring commercials for the Yankees-Red Sox game, so I assume that's the game that they will air that weekend. However, on game day, after all the pregame shenanigans, they cut to the Cubs-Cardinals game. Come on, really? Just because I live in the Midwest doesn't mean I should be deprived from watching
the best rivalry in sports. Worst of all, even if you have the baseball channels, the game is blacked out because it is assumed you can watch it on FOX.
3. Calling an umpire a "ref."
So you're at a baseball game. All of a sudden, you hear a man yell, "Hey ref, that was a horrible call!" Okay, I see two issues here. First, did he ask for your opinion? I didn't think so. Second, you just made yourself look like a complete idiot in front of thousands of people. They're called
umpires, or if you want to switch it up, "ump" or "blue" are also acceptable. Just stay away from calling them "refs"; you aren't at a basketball game.
2. Soccer games ending in a 0-0 tie.
Last year, I tried really hard to like soccer. I really did. I glued myself to the TV and watched endless coverage of the games. But it's hard to like a sport when, like in the Men's World Cup final, neither team scored a goal until the 116th minute. The thing is, sports fans around the country have become so accustomed to watching sports where not only are the scores higher, but there is an element of excitement that comes with two teams battling in the final seconds of a high scoring contest. I just can't stand watching a 90-minute soccer
match knowing that at the end of the day, it could go in the books as a draw.
1. Still ao ESPN: The Ocho.
"If it's almost a sport, we've got it here." Seriously, who wouldn't want to watch such a fine network like this? I'm pretty sure it would be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Come on, ESPN; make it happen.
Edited by Mike Lavien
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