Comments on: The worst sports rule EVAR http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2004/05/worst-sports-rules I'm pretty good at wasting your time. By Tom Sherman. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Evan http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2004/05/worst-sports-rules#comment-375 Evan Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:16:03 +0000 http://www445.pair.com/tps115/jotsheet/?p=87#comment-375 Soccer in general sucks. However, I <em>might</em> find it more entertaining if people who fall down wincing in "pain" clutching their ankles are required to sit out of the game for at least 20 minutes. There's no incentive to suck it up and be a man. Then you add in the fact that the more you fake an injury the more likely you are to draw a penalty, and it makes for a really wimpy game. In (American) football you can hit the shit out of someone and leave them unconscious on the grass and it's considered a "clean hit." There needs to be more of that in soccer and I think it starts with the rules. Soccer in general sucks. However, I might find it more entertaining if people who fall down wincing in “pain” clutching their ankles are required to sit out of the game for at least 20 minutes. There’s no incentive to suck it up and be a man. Then you add in the fact that the more you fake an injury the more likely you are to draw a penalty, and it makes for a really wimpy game. In (American) football you can hit the shit out of someone and leave them unconscious on the grass and it’s considered a “clean hit.” There needs to be more of that in soccer and I think it starts with the rules.

]]> By: Scott M. http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2004/05/worst-sports-rules#comment-374 Scott M. Fri, 26 May 2006 16:49:00 +0000 http://www445.pair.com/tps115/jotsheet/?p=87#comment-374 A passed ball is not an out for the same reason that dropping a fly ball is not an out. The fielder made an error, so the offensive side benefits. The DH is a good rule, because it allows for all 9 batting positions to make a difference in the game. If you follow baseball at all, you know that there are about as few good-hitting NL pitchers as there are head-hunting "prima donnas" in the AL. Robbing the game of strategy? Please. If anything it makes the game more challenging. As one manager put it, it doesn't take a genius to pull a double switch. A passed ball is not an out for the same reason that dropping a fly ball is not an out. The fielder made an error, so the offensive side benefits.

The DH is a good rule, because it allows for all 9 batting positions to make a difference in the game. If you follow baseball at all, you know that there are about as few good-hitting NL pitchers as there are head-hunting “prima donnas” in the AL. Robbing the game of strategy? Please. If anything it makes the game more challenging. As one manager put it, it doesn’t take a genius to pull a double switch.

]]> By: Steve http://underscorebleach.net/jotsheet/2004/05/worst-sports-rules#comment-373 Steve Fri, 05 May 2006 02:21:02 +0000 http://www445.pair.com/tps115/jotsheet/?p=87#comment-373 I agree with the tip rule, it can the game of 21 into a long drawn our ordeal. I would have to say that the "power-hop" in the NBA is the worst rule ever. Lebron took more than enough steps in his game 4 final shot. Can we get a travel, Lebron has is making his career out of this powerskip rule. I agree with the tip rule, it can the game of 21 into a long drawn our ordeal. I would have to say that the “power-hop” in the NBA is the worst rule ever. Lebron took more than enough steps in his game 4 final shot. Can we get a travel, Lebron has is making his career out of this powerskip rule.

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