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 ...
