Dumbest rules in sports?

[daneblazer]

Are they all in baseball?

1 game playoff after 162 game season.

Winner of a joke exhibition game gets home field for the world series

Stubborn old umpires and commissioners who won't use replay

InfielD fly rules in the outfield

Im sure I'm missing dozens more

[Russian Rocket]

Delay of game penalty in hockey, when a defensive player in the defensive zone shoots the puck directly (without being deflected) over the glass.

[Domestic]

Are they all in baseball?

1 game playoff after 162 game season.

Winner of a joke exhibition game gets home field for the world series

Stubborn old umpires and commissioners who won't use replay

InfielD fly rules in the outfield

Im sure I'm missing dozens more

Agreed, even the five game series in MLB postseason make no sense after having played such a long regular season.

[jjgold]

Penalty for excessive celebrating...silly

[actiondan]

Women tennis players wearing clothes

[El Nino]

It has to be the Challenging a play that will already be reviewed in the NFL.

If you throw the challenge flag after a touchdown (an automatically reviewed play since it is a scoring play). It nullifies any review. Cost the Lions this last Thanksgiving.

[pavyracer]

Not calling traveling in the NBA is high up on that list.

[RubberKettle]

Are they all in baseball?

1 game playoff after 162 game season.

Winner of a joke exhibition game gets home field for the world series

Stubborn old umpires and commissioners who won't use replay

InfielD fly rules in the outfield

Im sure I'm missing dozens more

This. Fukn Bud Selig oyster

[brooks85]

offsides in soccer

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

Continuation rule in the NBA. I think the referees do a good job of calling continuation consistantly but the way the rule is written is halarious.

" fouled in the act of shooting" should be changed to " get fouled anywhere on court followed by taking 2-3 steps and shoot ball"

I dont know how many times ive seen a player fouled with ball at waist with two feet on ground take 2 dribbles towards basket and put floater up and get continuation.

[stevenash]

Women tennis players wearing clothes

I have no desire to see Serena naked.

Dumbest rule.
Techincal fouls in basketball not counting as a personal foul as well

[Louisvillekid1]

Can't believe this many responses and nobody got the dumbest yet...

possession arrow NCAA hoops

[MoneyLineDawg]

Illegal contact in the NFL being an automatic first down but only 5 yards......so annoying when your team gets a stop on 3rd and long only to see some BS ticky tack shit on the other side of the field cost you

[Louisvillekid1]

Illegal contact in the NFL being an automatic first down but only 5 yards......so annoying when your team gets a stop on 3rd and long only to see some BS ticky tack shit on the other side of the field cost you

Then players would do it every time they get beat off the line

[keyboarding]

Delay of game penalty in hockey, when a defensive player in the defensive zone shoots the puck directly (without being deflected) over the glass.

While there are a few instances where this rule is stupid, generally speaking delay of game penalties do occur because the defensive team is exhausted and/or under pressure and make a mistake. It makes a lot of sense to penalize them, otherwise it'd be smarter to throw the puck over the boards under pressure than it would be to ice it.

Penalty for excessive celebrating...silly

You need this to keep the animals in check.

It has to be the Challenging a play that will already be reviewed in the NFL.

I used to agree but then I realized if the coaching staff wasn't retarded and knew the rules (doing their job properly) this would never happen. I do think it's funny this rule only exists as a big "fukk you" from the officials to coaches.

Not calling traveling in the NBA is high up on that list.

Read the topic. Traveling violations would be the rule, and it isn't stupid. A rule not being called is a different conversation altogether.

offsides in soccer

I fukking hate soccer so getting rid of offsides would be kind of hilarious but I'm pretty sure it'd ruin the game.

Techincal fouls in basketball not counting as a personal foul as well

Well, most technical fouls occur away from players (usually because referees have their panties in a bunch) so why would that be the equivalent of contact with a player?

I always had issues with these rules:

1. Ejecting a pitcher for an unintentional HBP following the opposing team's HBP
2. The number of time outs in basketball
3. Goalie interference penalties in hockey when the goalie is out of his crease
4. Roughing the kicker penalties in football, considering how the kicker leaves his leg out there so long and flops

[MoneyLineDawg]

Then players would do it every time they get beat off the line

Then it would be defensive holding if they're grabbing a player who beat them....which I'm fine with as a penalty if you're slowing down a route

Illegal contact is any contact after 5 yards.....some of the calls are basically nothing involving players that aren't even near where the ball is thrown...... automatic first downs on like 3rd and 20 for something that had no effect on the play is harsh

[MoneyLineDawg]

I wish in basketball teams could only use 2 timeouts in the last 2 minutes.......it's ridiculous when the last 15 seconds takes a half hour

[Marigold HD]

Extra point garbage in CFL. The rouge

[stevenash]

Second serves in tennis.
First one goes in, or you lose a point, no do-overs.

[pavyracer]

While there are a few instances where this rule is stupid, generally speaking delay of game penalties do occur because the defensive team is exhausted and/or under pressure and make a mistake. It makes a lot of sense to penalize them, otherwise it'd be smarter to throw the puck over the boards under pressure than it would be to ice it.

You need this to keep the animals in check.

I used to agree but then I realized if the coaching staff wasn't retarded and knew the rules (doing their job properly) this would never happen. I do think it's funny this rule only exists as a big "fukk you" from the officials to coaches.

Read the topic. Traveling violations would be the rule, and it isn't stupid. A rule not being called is a different conversation altogether.

I fukking hate soccer so getting rid of offsides would be kind of hilarious but I'm pretty sure it'd ruin the game.

Well, most technical fouls occur away from players (usually because referees have their panties in a bunch) so why would that be the equivalent of contact with a player?

I always had issues with these rules:

1. Ejecting a pitcher for an unintentional HBP following the opposing team's HBP
2. The number of time outs in basketball
3. Goalie interference penalties in hockey when the goalie is out of his crease
4. Roughing the kicker penalties in football, considering how the kicker leaves his leg out there so long and flops

The way I see it is if a rule is not called then the rule is stupid. Why put a traveling rule in the NBA when 70% of dunks or layups are traveling?

[Big Bear]

Not calling traveling in the NBA is high up on that list.

and off sides in soccer. so dumb

[Domestic]

35 second college shot clock.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

golf has million dumb rules.

[Regul8er]

In baseball, if you strike out and the balls in the dirt, you can only advance when there isn't a runner on 1st.
I played my whole life, and I never understood that one.

[horja1]

4. Roughing the kicker penalties in football, considering how the kicker leaves his leg out there so long and flops

without this rule every team would probably need 4-5 kickers per season because of injuries

[Kaabee]

It has to be the Challenging a play that will already be reviewed in the NFL.

If you throw the challenge flag after a touchdown (an automatically reviewed play since it is a scoring play). It nullifies any review. Cost the Lions this last Thanksgiving.

they got rid of that rule.

[InTheDrink]

golf has million dumb rules.

at the top of the list is being able to repair ball marks but not spike marks

fukkin retarded

and converse to MLD's football contact penalty, spot of the foul interference penalties are whore shit....teams who cant move the ball legitimately get 40 yards on a fukkin penalty....ridiculous....15 yards is plenty just like every other personal foul

[Seaweed]

Timeouts

[Seaweed]

at the top of the list is being able to repair ball marks but not spike marks

fukkin retarded

and converse to MLD's football contact penalty, spot of the foul interference penalties are whore shit....teams who cant move the ball legitimately get 40 yards on a fukkin penalty....ridiculous....15 yards is plenty just like every other personal foul

Calm down with foul language

[70kgman]

Remember the "no skate in the crease" rule in the NHL in the late 90's? That had to be the dumbest rule in sports ever. If even a fraction of any opposing players skate was in contact with the goalie crease when the puck crossed the line, it was disallowed. Half the goals scored had to be reviewed upstairs, and goals were being disallowed left and right. Only lasted one season before they realized how stupid it was and got rid of it. Would of been nice to be a goalie that season though.

[raydog]

at the top of the list is being able to repair ball marks but not spike marks

fukkin retarded

and converse to MLD's football contact penalty, spot of the foul interference penalties are whore shit....teams who cant move the ball legitimately get 40 yards on a fukkin penalty....ridiculous....15 yards is plenty just like every other personal foul

man its fukked up.... also, NO free drops out of divots... drive it right down the gut and screwed by it sitting in a hugh divot is one of the most frustrating things about the sport

[Russian Rocket]

Remember the "no skate in the crease" rule in the NHL in the late 90's? That had to be the dumbest rule in sports ever. If even a fraction of any opposing players skate was in contact with the goalie crease when the puck crossed the line, it was disallowed. Half the goals scored had to be reviewed upstairs, and goals were being disallowed left and right. Only lasted one season before they realized how stupid it was and got rid of it. Would of been nice to be a goalie that season though.

yeah that was one fukked up rule

[daneblazer]

Hello again baseball

[broadway6]

a coach cannot challenge a td play. If they do, penalty and no challenge.

[broadway6]

they got rid of that rule.

i don't think so. I thought i saw this happen recently..maybe i'm wrong.