There are so many good things about sports. The spirit of competition, the great food, the trash talking, and the world class athletes just to name a few. However, I mentioned before a few things that annoy me at sporting events. After watching a few games this past week I decided to make a list to include some of the ones I haven't mentioned. Enjoy!
Signs that suck up to the network televising the event - Everyone’s seen them and groaned. Disgraceful signs taking up valuable airspace, which somehow make it on TV because they give the network some publicity. These signs must stop. They teach kids that you can get popular by selling out. Never sell out. Tell them how you really feel. Nothing would make me happier than seeing a sign stating NBC in HD Sucks Nuts (It really does by the way).
Halftime interviews with coaches - When was the last time these coaches actually said something meaningful? I’d much rather have Suzy Kolber interviewing Joe Namath a few times than ever see Bill Belicheck’s mug on TV. Joe Pa is probably the only person somewhat comical and enjoyable, but he's usually in a rush to probably go take a shit. So the leave the old man alone.
Baseball players adjusting 947 different things after each pitch - This one goes out especially to Nomar Garciaparra. Did your gloves really become totally messed up after you watched that ball go by? I mean, Nomar doesn’t even swing and all of a sudden he’s an absolute obsessive compulsive mess. Or what about David Ortiz spitting on and slapping his hands together after EVERY pitch. What happened to the rule that batter’s couldn’t leave the batters box during an at-bat? Why is that rule not in place?
Electronic cheer reminders - When you have to use a JumboTron to remind your fans to cheer, maybe those fans shouldn’t be there. I find it absolutely pathetic when sports fans don’t know when to cheer at events. It’s like going to a concert and not knowing which band is playing.
People wearing jerseys of teams that aren’t playing - This is only acceptable if your under the age of 6. Wearing an Adrian Peterson jersey to a Detroit Lions - Atlanta Falcons game should result in automatic expulsion from the stadium with a possible lifetime ban. Simply an unforgivable offense.
Suits in prime seats - That's nice that your company has some backdoor connections that allows you to sit in the bottom few rows whenever you feel like it. But could you please not wear a suit to a baseball game? There’s kids with gloves sitting in the 500 level while you chat away on your cell phones, maybe paying attention for the last inning or so. You can do that at the top of the stadium while the kids would get the thrill of their lives sitting so close to home plate and actually having a chance to catch a foul ball. Get over yourself!
Green Bay Packer fans - They’re more plentiful than mosquitoes and twice as annoying. All the cheeseheads make me want to never eat dairy again. I don’t know what the allure of that franchise is but it seems to infect people and become more toxic than The Plague.
Fans interfering with the game being played - Cubs fans associate one name and one name only with this annoyance: the dreaded Steve Bartman. One bit of fan interference can ruin an entire franchise’s hopes of glory. Mr. Bartman did this exact thing back in 2003 by interfering with Moises Alou catching a foul ball which would have allowed the Cubs to be 4 outs from the World Series. Every baseball fan knows the catastrophe that resulted from Mr. Bartman’s lack of intelligence. Jeffrey Maier, the legendary Yankee kid who snagged Derek Jeter’s non-HR out of Tony Tarasco’s glove, is another perpetrator in this category. Let the play take its course, your there to watch, not play!
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