Watching Sports

Been an avid sports fan my whole life. When you get older, most sports become a spectator sport. Watching my daughter for 17 years has made watching sports a lifetime of wonderful memories. However, watching sports on television these days is very nerve wracking. Officiating and umpiring aside, sportcasting has made watching sports very irritating for this lifelong sports fan. Most people that watch sports already understand the nuances of the games. Many of us have even been an athlete, coach, or official in our lifetime. Today's broadcast sports are becoming ridiculous. The flood of inane information from the long list of sport's announcers is irritating. Firstl, sports announcers are not celebrities. We can not turn on the televison these days with out seeing sportscasters in commercials and on sitcoms or other televison shows. Granted, some of the sportscasters of today are very attractive, but I do not watch sports to see five or so sportscasters give their opinions. I know what I like and it is not listening to sportscasters. Thank technology for the mute button. It is the only way I can watch sports these days. A perfect example is the 2011 March Madness. We had to listen to Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson, and Charles Barkley. They only deal with the NBA, but there they were giving us their opinions on NCAA games. Along with them were five or six other know it alls we had to listen to. (I know you English grammar teachers are having a grammatical fit) The only opinions I want to here are actual quotes from the athletes that were involved in that particular contest. Did any of these announcers actually play sports because they are so critical of, especially college kids, the athletes that it is very annoying. Mute. Unfortunately we had the pleasure of seeing the US Women's World Cup team play in Cary about two weeks ago and you would have thought the man behind us was Howard Cosell himself. He told everyone within earshot of his very loud voice what was happening in the game. He narrated every play but forgot to control his children who continued to kick and hit us in the back with their signs, feet, and nachos. I shoud have stayed home and listened to some British announcer broadcast over top of Julie Foudy on ESPN. Can some one please pass legislation to limit the number of announcers on sportcasts since the US government seems to think they should chime in on the BCS, NFL lockout, and cheating athletes. My motto about celebrities, sports "heroes", and politician is to tell them to keep their opinions to themselves.

Have a good day and keep the remote handy.