Sport With The Worst Officiating

What Sport Has The Worst Officiating?

  • Baseball

    Votes: 9 30.0%
  • Football (American...NFL)

    Votes: 2 6.7%
  • Football (American....college)

    Votes: 2 6.7%
  • Football (Rest of the world....soccer to us Yanks)

    Votes: 6 20.0%
  • Hockey

    Votes: 2 6.7%
  • Basketball

    Votes: 6 20.0%
  • Tennis

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Cricket

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Rugby

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 3 10.0%

  • Total voters
    30

Jagger69

Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
After watching the umpires blow 2 really critical calls in the Phils-Yanks game last night (Utley was clearly safe at first on the double-play that ended the 8th and the called strike on Howard was easily 6 inches off the plate) that literally may have determined the outcome of the game, it made me wonder if there is a sport that has worse officiating than baseball. All sports have their issues with officials, but which one is the worst? I say it is indeed baseball because at least football (American), basketball (NBA) and hockey (NHL) all use instant replay to some degree in a effort to get the call right. In baseball, it just seems that the umpire's call is absolute and inarguable no matter how clear the evidence is to prove otherwise. Anybody remember this incredible missed call that literally decided the 1985 World Series?

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