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October 29, 2006
Quickies:
By Keith Ott
Did anyone watch the “World Series?” Did anyone even know it was on? After watching a 164 game season, who really
cares what happens at the end of the baseball season anymore? Their season is too long. Any parent, raising boys, knows when baseball season should end. As soon as the kid(s) starts tossing the
pigskin around, baseball should bid adieu until next year. So, is NASCARs season too long? It’s only 36 races but it encompasses 9
months of the year. That’s a long season
by any measure. What’s your take on the
season length?
Qualified by owners points means the Chaser’s
all start in a wad at the front, with different quality cars. Now, just how delicate is this situation? They are arguably the best in the
business, but bad things sometimes
happen to good drivers. It could put a
whole new meaning to the term “The Big One!”
My
eliminations continued after Martinsville and sorry Mark it wasn’t meant to
be. Junior is now on the bubble and
needs to produce today.
Remaining 5 Chasers
are (with 4 races to go):
Kenseth
Harvick
Hamlin
Burton
Earnhardt
Jr.
By the way, in real points Stewart moves into 5th (11pts out of 4th). The only driver to move into the top 10 (in real points) since the start of the Chase. So, even if I personally dislike the present Chase format, “real points” say they got the top 10 almost correct.
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/data/standings_whatif.html
Ok, like I said, “Quickies.” Let’s get racing and have a safe day!
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Comments
I do think baseball's season is too long, but the problem is too many playoffs. The season is already long but the playoffs take forever now too. And now in baseball, like in NASCAR, teams that wouldn't even have had a chance in previous years are champions.
Personally I could get along without the NFL. Hype, hype, hype and for what. So a wild card team could win the Super Bore with a big hand from the officials. How many sports have people tuning in for their biggest event FOR the commercials?!? I'll take college football any day over pro.
And NASCAR could drop four races too, but that's never going to happen.
Posted by: Kurt Smith | Oct 29, 2006 9:38:05 AM
Kurt,
If baseball keeps it up they better get winter uniforms for the playoffs and learn to play in the snow.
I agree that for every good/great playoff in (insert sport) you get many more where the commercials are more interesting than the event. But, those sports need a playoff system because they don't get head to head with all the teams every game. Nascar drivers face each other every time they race. Every event is a championship in it's own right and at the end of the year the best man/team should win on points!
Sure adjust the points to reward winning more than just consistency, but don't blow smoke up my (insert anatomy) and tell me a guy 563pts out deserves a title.
Posted by: Keith | Oct 29, 2006 9:49:02 AM
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