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I like a good skating hockey game, one that holds my attention. But occasionally, there would be a missed penalty, a bad call by a ref, or just a "let's get this guy" attitude. It may start off with a body check, then a harder one, and eventually, the gloves come off, and the guys go at it. Sometimes they'll fall to the ice and wrestle before the linesmen break them up and send the players to their penalty boxes to cool off. I don't want to see anyone get hurt, and I don't watch hockey for the fights. But hockey is a physical sport, and fights happen.
In other sports, players who fight are usually ejected from the game, and often fined. Baseball, football, basketball, soccer -- the outcome's the same, though the calls and procedures may differ. Red cards, yellow flags, an ejection signal from the ump.
How many golfers have taken their frustration and agression on their equipment? How many bent golf clubs are out there? How many balls were thrown into the woods or the lake?
When people explode on the playing field, it can leave a lasting impression. I can still see George Brett storming out of the dugout after being accused of using pine tar -- an illegal substance -- on his bat. And I can still see the late Billy Martin verbally haranguing an umpire and kicking sand on the umpire's feet.
As for soccer, it's not the fights on the playing field I worry about. It's the fights in the stands. Hopefully that won't happen at this year's world Cup.
It's from watching sports that I've seen players mentally kick themselves -- get angry with themselves for missing a play. A goalie will bang his glove on the net after letting the puck slip past him. A baseball player may drop his bat in disgust or use it to strike the field.
I think this is where I learned how to berate myself when I don't meet my own expectations, or when I make a mistake.
In other sports, players who fight are usually ejected from the game, and often fined. Baseball, football, basketball, soccer -- the outcome's the same, though the calls and procedures may differ. Red cards, yellow flags, an ejection signal from the ump.
How many golfers have taken their frustration and agression on their equipment? How many bent golf clubs are out there? How many balls were thrown into the woods or the lake?
When people explode on the playing field, it can leave a lasting impression. I can still see George Brett storming out of the dugout after being accused of using pine tar -- an illegal substance -- on his bat. And I can still see the late Billy Martin verbally haranguing an umpire and kicking sand on the umpire's feet.
As for soccer, it's not the fights on the playing field I worry about. It's the fights in the stands. Hopefully that won't happen at this year's world Cup.
It's from watching sports that I've seen players mentally kick themselves -- get angry with themselves for missing a play. A goalie will bang his glove on the net after letting the puck slip past him. A baseball player may drop his bat in disgust or use it to strike the field.
I think this is where I learned how to berate myself when I don't meet my own expectations, or when I make a mistake.
