Bullshit.
what ?
So? That still doesn’t prove it’s rigged.
Oh yeah? Got any actual proof, other than, “it’s so obvious”? :dubious:
Fun topic.
—As it relates to Sacramento Kings fan’s frustration, disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy claims that during one of their WC finals with the Lakers, the league called in the ref crew before a game and showed them examples of where they were calling too many fouls on the Lakers in previous games in the series, and he took it as a message from the brass to swing things the Lakers way.
Consider the source, but Donaghy continues to push these fixing accusations at the NBA:Tim Donaghy - Wikipedia
—I saw a post about the All-Blacks allegedly getting poisoned; there was an uproar amongst Tottenham fans in 2006 over this food-poisoning scandal which they claim cost Spurs a chance at Champions League glory:
I even heard stories of police investigations into the cook, not sure if that is real or not though.
—I saw the Maury Wills story; it is well known in Philadelphia that the crew at Connie Mack Stadium raised the third(?) base line slightly in the 50s to allow Richie Ashburn’s dribblers to fall fair, increasing his batting average. Today, there is a section of Citizens Bank Park named after this piece of real estate called “Ashburn’s Alley”.
Let’s see some facts to back this up.
Well put. I’m with Leaffan.
No one has mentioned the New York Knicks just happened to get their envelop selected so they could select Patrick Ewing in the 1985 NBA draft? Lots of people felt the envelope was marked so the New York team would get “the next great center”.
A couple of NASCAR ones. Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the Daytona July 2001 race, four months after his father was killed there. He passed six cars in the last two laps at a restrictor plate race where passing is difficult. Two drivers, Johnny Benson and Jimmy Spencer, said Jr's victory seemed too easy.
Richard Petty won his 200th race, his final win, on July 4, 1984 race that just happened to have President Reagan in attendance.
There were some people wondering if the New York Islanders didn’t go get an experienced goalie to replace an injured Rick DiPietro in 2008-09 so they would have the best chance of drafting John Tavares.
I already gave you examples of the fantastic always happening in primetime telecast sports.
its a fact that no human being can predict an outcome of a football game within 3 to 7 points and yet it happens far too often.
its a fact that the fantastic finish always happens in televised sports and yet nothing in your life constantly compares. You are so desperate for escape that you believe far too much on tv.
its a fact that there is no way 2 manning brothers could make it to 5 super bowls combined in the last 8 years on 3 separate teams and one of those times when Peyton was injured, Eli just happens to make it to a SB in Peyton’s home stadium.Isnt that just so perfect !?
gee,…I guess when they wake up every morning, Unicorns and rainbows just fall from the sky only for them and no one else :dubious::rolleyes:
Ever heard of confirmation bias?
ever heard of trying to excuse the fact that the fantastic and too good to be true keeps happening in sports world.
what I have is called common sense and wisdom after watching sports for 30 years and seeing the same pattern over and over
Joe DiMaggio had two brothers who also played in the majors. Ken Griffey, Sr. played in the same outfield as his son Ken, Jr.
Paul Dean and “Dizzy” Dean were brothers who both were high level pitchers in MLB.
Cecil Fielder’s son, Prince, is an All-Star player.
Yogi Berra’s son, Dale played briefly in the Big Show.
This is just off the top of my head. Athletic abilities can run in families.
You remember memorable events because they are memorable. How many boring Super Bowls have there been? Is there drama in every televised event? Not even close.
Whoever is writing those narratives is doing a horrible job.
The memorable story would be for Peyton to come back from a career ending surgery and win the Super Bowl. Instead he got his ass kicked.
The historic story would be for New England to have the perfect season instead of losing in the SB.
Lebron should bring the championship to Cleveland.
There are tons of example pretty much daily in sports that would work out much nicer if it was written like the WWE.
you are of course too simple minded to understand what I meant. Read it a few times till your comprehension improves
LOL you are giving examples as to why you wouldn’t be able to work with multibillionaires. Your thought process is too simple.
LOL at easily you brush off the unrealistic success of the Manning brothers thinking that giving examples of relatives playing the league somehow counters it.
that’s another reason family members make it. They are schooled in what actually happens that the fan has no clue about
What he’s saying is that the official scorer makes the designation of if the batter reached first on a hit or an error. They have discretion to make their own judgement on borderline plays. So a ball hit at the edge of a fielder’s range that he can make a play on, but not one clean enough to get the runner is going to be determined as a hit or error by the official scorer. Different ones will have different interpretations. So if the home pitcher has a no hitter going, that ball hit by the visitor will likely be scored an error. However, if a virtually identical play happens where a home player has a hitting streak going, it might be called a hit.
Here’s an article with some specifics to DiMaggio: Does Joe DiMaggio's Streak Deserve an Asterisk? - ABC News
We’re “brushing it off” because you’ve given us no proof other than, “well duh, everybody knows it!!!” Whatever dude. You’re gonna have to give us more than that.
The NHL has the Stastny brothers, the Sutter, the Sedin twins, the Miller brothers, the Staals (ever heard of the Staal Brothers Drinking Game?). Gordie Howe played with his sons Mark and Marty. Ken and Dave Dryden were the first pair of brothers who faced each other as goalies. (Has anyone else done this?)
Maurice Richard was known as the “Rocket”, his brother Henri was the “Pocket Rocket”. Bobby Hull was the “Golden Jet”, and when his son played, he was the “Golden Brett”.
(I predict a long, healthy posting career for our new friend here.)
read what I said again . It has nothing to do with how many family combos you can remember
Don’t quit your day job. 
Nailed it!
And when Connie Mack, U.S. Senator from Florida (and grandson of the legendary owner) threatened MLB’s antitrust exempt status…voila, Florida is awarded the expansion Marlins.