Top 5 Lame Sports July 7, 2008
Posted by bluewendigo in Sports.Tags: badminton, bowling, field hockey, handball, spelling bee, Sports
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As Americans, we have our traditional sports that we like. In the U.S. they are traditionally, Baseball, Basketball and Football, not necessarily in that order. But if you like sports in general and love the thrill of competition and the athleticism it takes to excel, then some excellent sports have happened in the last couple of weeks.
A thrilling Eurocup 2008 was completed a couple of weeks ago, an exciting Wimbeldon was just finished and the Tour de France is going on right now.
With the Olympics looming around the corner, I began to think of sports that just should not be considered sports. Some of these are games played in a backyard, but should not be given television time and definitely should not have commentators talking about them. Here are the top 5 sports that should not be called “sports”!
1. Badminton – It’s like tennis for wussies. Let’s give you a smaller court so you don’t have to run as much and we’ll give you a shuttlecock (it should be banned as a sport for that terminology alone!) that when you hit it hard, it really doesn’t go very fast. Be careful, don’t get hurt.
2. Field Hockey – Just play soccer why don’t you? Did you know they have a world cup in this sport? Neither did I. What would make this more exciting is if they could club each other with the stick. Then I would consider it a sport.
3. Bowling – Name a famous or legendary bowler. Can’t do it, can you? I could improve this game. Allow the players to shot put their balls at the pins, then add a person from the other team to play goalie. Let the hi-jinx ensue!
4. Handball – They can’t decide if they should be dribbling, running with the ball or passing. This seems like another rip off of soccer. Try putting a basketball in a tiny hoop while dribbling with every step you babies! Does anyone every get hit in the nards with the ball in this sport? I want to see that!
5. Spelling Bee – I only mention this because it’s shown on ESPN. Home-schooled, socially retarted adolescents sweating in front of cameras. B-O-R-I-N-G. Improvement? Try spelling as people in the audience pelt you with bean bags and rubber balls. Now that I would watch!
So there you have it, some sports that should have remained just games. They should be removed from the olympics or ESPN because they are not hard enough, not sexy enough or not nearly violent enough to merit my viewing time.
When is dodgeball going to be a sport?
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Ever heard of Walter Ray Williams Jr??? He is a famous AND legendary bowler
Are you kidding me!? The spelling bee is awesome! I love challenging myself to spell the words! I’m a huge sports fan and I love that they occasionally show other sports. Thats how ESPN originally started! In the early years they showed Slow Pitch Softball, Lawn Bowling, and other random sports. I know they aren’t the most appealing, but I think its cool to occasionally see other sports rather than the normal “major sports”.
Shuttlecock. Any sport that uses shuttlecock in a sentence deserves airtime. LOL! btw, I’ve also started to get into rugby because it’s so fast paced and exciting, but I find myself not understanding what the difference is between a ruck and a maul…what do you think: would it be nice to have some brief explanations from the commentators now and then for the newbies so their sport would grow? I hear that with soccer on US stations now and then with JP Dellacamera asking John Harkes, “So what’s the rule for offsides in that situation?” It doesn’t bother me as a life-long soccer player. I think it would help people understand the sport better and thereby proliferate.
Adam, isn’t he the guy who sang the Ghostbusters theme?