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  • The NFL Has An Officiating Problem

    10/23/2023 1:21:01 PM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 75 replies
    The Spun ^ | Oct 23, 2023 | Andrew Holleran
    Sunday was one of the worst-officiated days in recent NFL history. While everyone makes mistakes, and officials are no different, there were multiple high-level mistakes made by the league's officiating crews on Sunday. Three calls stood out. In the Browns at Colts game, a brutal "pass interference" penalty on an uncatchable pass helped give Cleveland the win. In the Rams vs. Steelers game, a questionable spotting of the ball helped give Pittsburgh the win. And in the Eagles vs. Dolphins game, a blatant missed facemask penalty was uncalled. How do you miss this?
  • Judicial Tyranny: The Umpirical Evidence, or Lack Thereof

    10/09/2010 1:28:18 PM PDT · by BluesDuke · 6 replies
    The Catbird in the Nosebleed Seats ^ | 9 October 2010 | Yours Truly
    Should we be shocked now, or later? Come December, there's going to be a sit-down between baseball players and all three branches of baseball government---including its judiciary, which is as much under fire of late as the Supreme Court finds itself over actual or alleged hot-button rulings. This extraordinary meeting was prodded by the Major League Baseball Players' Association, enough of whose rank and rile think that, much the way those in the ideological wars see the Supreme Court, baseball's judiciary, the umpires, are a little too inclined to judicial tyranny and a little too disinclined to full disclosure. No,...