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Farewell to Bad Calls or Just Less Complaining?
Maybe I just enjoy defending the dead horse that keeps getting kicked or the indefensible (like Monday's Nights call against the Packers), but here goes one last post as the ... -
The Replacements
A few observations on the NFL "replacement ref" situation: 1. The locked-out refs hold a very weak bargaining position. Unlike the players, the refs possess no rare set of skills ... -
Punish the Referee?
Another broken leg in the EPL, this time to Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa, and the FA is -- according to more than one press report-- likely to take action against ... -
Imperfection, and Grace
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig will apparently not reverse the blown call which cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game last Wednesday. This is an interesting decision, and as with any controversy, ... -
NBA Locks Out Referees
Labor relations in professional sports are notoriously contentious. Nobody gets along. Players strike, owners lock out players, referees strike, owners lock out referees; it happens all the time. Labor disputes ... -
College Basketball Referee Compensation
John Feinstein has an interesting column in today's Washington Post about David Hall, a college basketball referee. Sports officiating, even at the elite level, is a part-time job. The seasonal ...
