Article 3 Volume 3 May 9, 2013
Tiger Woods Factor: Golf's Peculiar Rules for Officiating Games
Golf is really getting bizarre. Just think, fans calling in rules violations, and the rules committee going into action like out of control cops. What if this practice was in effect in football and basketball. What kind of officiating would we have?
Imagine, a football player scoring on a 90 yard punt return, and some arm chair guy calling the TV station and saying he spotted a clip that was not called. The play is reviewed, and the game results are changed. What a mess we would have on our hand.
Also, imagine an arm chair viewer presenting enough evidence to prove that Michael Jordan pushed off before he made his famous series determining jump shot. As a result, of the arm chair viewer input the final outcome is reversed. What chaos that would have been.
In baseball, a pitcher was recently denied a perfect game because the umpire missed the call at first base on the 27th batter. The umpire owned up to his mistake, but on the field it didn't matter. What was called on the field is what stood.
Of course, this scenarios could go on and on.
But poor Tiger Woods can't get a break, because every move he makes on the golf course is recorded. Whereas, some guys are never on camera.
In reality, I have to admit that is probably going to be the way the game of golf is officiated as long as Tiger is in the spotlight. Let's hope it does not spread to other sports. If so, we may have to wait 24 hours to get the final result of a a sports contest.
Let's hope arm chair officiating doesn't become a way of the times in all sports. If so, we will have real chaos on our hands.
Tiger Woods Factor: Golf's Peculiar Rules for Officiating Games
Golf is really getting bizarre. Just think, fans calling in rules violations, and the rules committee going into action like out of control cops. What if this practice was in effect in football and basketball. What kind of officiating would we have?
Imagine, a football player scoring on a 90 yard punt return, and some arm chair guy calling the TV station and saying he spotted a clip that was not called. The play is reviewed, and the game results are changed. What a mess we would have on our hand.
Also, imagine an arm chair viewer presenting enough evidence to prove that Michael Jordan pushed off before he made his famous series determining jump shot. As a result, of the arm chair viewer input the final outcome is reversed. What chaos that would have been.
In baseball, a pitcher was recently denied a perfect game because the umpire missed the call at first base on the 27th batter. The umpire owned up to his mistake, but on the field it didn't matter. What was called on the field is what stood.
Of course, this scenarios could go on and on.
But poor Tiger Woods can't get a break, because every move he makes on the golf course is recorded. Whereas, some guys are never on camera.
In reality, I have to admit that is probably going to be the way the game of golf is officiated as long as Tiger is in the spotlight. Let's hope it does not spread to other sports. If so, we may have to wait 24 hours to get the final result of a a sports contest.
Let's hope arm chair officiating doesn't become a way of the times in all sports. If so, we will have real chaos on our hands.
Copyright Grady Bryant 2012. All Rights Reserved.
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