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Old 11-11-2004, 11:16 PM   #15
JDOldSchool
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Originally Posted by Purple Cowboy
And, as we've seen in the NFL (pats v. raiders comes to mind), when they decide to screw someone (or, more accurately, when the spread needs a backdoor cover and they call upon some arcane, never previously enforced by-law in the rules to justifiy their screwing) it really makes me suspend my belief that I'm seeing a "true" competition.

You really should familiarize yourself with the NFL Rulebook. The referees made the right call in that game. It's the rule that is flawed. The ref just went by the rule.

To me, seeing umpires not call home runs as they should makes me question how "true" the competition is.
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