OK, I hate basketball, but I found this article about the possibly-not-to-be-published book by former NBA referee Tim Donaghy (you remember, the gambler?). I think it’s not just the stories about the betting that are shocking, it’s also the idea (unthinkable!) that human beings could play favorites and actively miss or make calls for personal reasons.
My favorite excerpt from the excerpts, as it were:
[Fellow referee Dick Bavetta] actually paid an American Airlines employee to watch all the games he worked and write down everything the TV commentators said about him. No matter how late the game was over, he’d wake her up for a full report. He loved the attention.
I think I might have a candidate or two for a softball umpire who thinks he’s the reason the two teams are playing.
Roy for sure, he thinks he is the star of the show. Sometimes I think he just does stuff to irritate one team or another for the attention.
If you guys would of brought your mittens back instead of losing them you wouldn’t of had to wear socks…..
No one should have to wear socks for mittens.. Stupid childhood memories!!!
Ouch! I just got stung.. Damn Bees I wish they weren’t so cute and fuzzy..
it’s roy, i just know it!
could one be named greg