Posted on 01/29/2015 1:51:29 PM PST by Enlightened1
Would you leave a multi-billion dollar business up to chance?
What if all of that time, emotion, and money has been wasted on a lie? What if the action on the field isn’t what it appears to be? What if you, and millions others like you, have been duped – outright lied to – by those franchises you hold so dear to your heart, all in the name of making an easy buck? Well, my friend, it has happened. And although your name might not be “Mark,” you have certainly become one to those running the carnival known as professional sports.
When a win seems too good to be true - it is. When an impossible turn of events changes the course of a game - it is. When the story of an improbable underdog rises to the top like some sort of Hollywood screenplay - it is. The leagues, hand-in-hand with the TV networks which pour billions of dollars into professional sports, have fixed their own games to squeeze every ounce of drama they can out of each season and to ensure you remain committed to their sport and glued to your TV.
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WWE has got to be real, how could they fake it seven nights a week??
Also getting one’s head slammed into a ring post probably doesn’t hurt or leave any side effects!
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If the same number of Americans followed sports , were extremely passionate about politics, history, knew their facts, stats in politics like they do sports..., then I have NO DOUBT that our Republic would be in a lot better shape politically speaking.
So if sports are fake, then what are people doing wasting their time?
It’s like the same people that watch TV shows every week, and talk about these shows, possible outcomes, etc..... as if they are REAL... It’s astounding!
“Hard to imagine.”
True.
But do you remember when the NBA draft lottery came out with Cleveland getting the No. 1 pick...so they could draft Lebron James?
I never thought the NBA actually left their ‘lottery’ up to chance that year.
I don’t think it is scripted like pro wrestling but I thin referees make certain calls (ahem pass interference calls magically overturned or completions magically turned into incompletions) that affect the outcome of pro football games. We all know how easy it is to rig NBA games and baseball games. I tend to think the NHL is on the up and up.
I believe a lot of NFL players throw games. The psychopath class.
But if that "tuck rule" call that cost Oakland a trip to the Super Bowl wasn't part of a setup, I don't know what is.
Like most football fans, I never heard of it when it was called, and haven't heard if it being called since.
Football is a different story - too few games, too much involvement by the officials in each. In my opinion.
Maybe someone I know on the Green Bay Packers?
My Dad taught me,
“Whenever there is big money involved, someone is going to find a way to cheat.”
Like the NCAA?
without being obvious????
you are not a detroit lions fan..
the refs have been fixing their games for over 40 years with some of the most ridiculous calls in the nfl...
I agree.
The Knicks and Lakers are both going to be in the lottery this year, while a truly terrible Timberwolves team, which has NEVER improved its draft position through the lottery in its entire 26-year history, will be there and probably with a poorer record.
I can tell you right now which teams will get picks one and two and which Flyover Country team will get the shaft. Like every year.
If the Packers throw games, they have to fight the referees, which is a real accomplishment.
New Orleans won the Super Bowl in 2009 ... 3+ years after Hurricane Katrina. How does that suggest a "fixed" result?
Baseball and basketball are the easiest sports to "throw," ... because individuals have a much bigger impact on the game, and because it's easier to tank it while still seeming to try.
If it is I dont want to know about it. I’ve barely been able to watch any NFL since Tebow got black-balled. I never watch the other alphabet soups anyway.
Well, professional politics is.
He didn’t get black balled. No teams wanted him. It happens to a lot of players.
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