Biggest pet peeve in sports today?

Moving the ball to mid court on a timeout in the final 2:00 is actually about 55 years old, although it's remarkably hard to track down when it actually did happen.
There's no record in the official NBA rules evolution timeline as to when the rule was changed and even some people who were there seem kinda foggy over the exact chronology.
From watching the fragmentary game clips available on YouTube it appears the rule was not in effect in 1964 but it was in 66.

 

Extreme recency bias for sure, but hockey fans whining that broadcasters jinxed a shutout by talking about it is really lame.

 

Same for no- hitters.

 

Daron Sutton joining the Angels broadcast team was a revelation for a few games. Now, the guy never stops talking ... never. And he has adopted the goddamn "exit velocity" for EVERY batter. Justin Upton hit a routine grounder to second. "He hit that ball hard, 102 exit velocity." Geezus, save it for homers.

P.S. -- They are overdoing it on spin rate, too. I'm waiting for "How did he ever generate a 105 exit velocity when that curveball had a 2,200 spin rate."

(SAD FACE)

 

Exit velocity and launch angle are the best indicators of future success or future struggles. It’s what the teams are looking at, above even results, at the plate during spring training.

The announcer doesn’t need to mention it every at-bat, but I want it available on-screen as much as possible.

 

I'll echo that with Orel Hershiser in the Dodgers booth. He never shuts up. I was spoiled most of my life with Vin Scully in a one-man booth. Two-man, and three now for the Angels, are too many. It often leads into talk about what they had for dinner and what they listen to on the radio.
Also, Vin was never a homer and with Orel, there is some "we" in his commentary.

 

What would help is if the analysts helped explain some of the terms they're using (if they can). Not just baseball, but in football. If you're gonna keep referencing quarterback ratings, explain what the hell it is and how it's determined.

Example: I covered a small school district that would impose a form of a parcel tax on new developments to cover expenses of educating students entering the district from the development. My editor thought there should be an explanation of what the tax was in every story I referenced it. Finally came up with a simple explanatory paragraph (simpler than what I wrote above), kept it in a file and copy-and-pasted it into every story, with his blessing.

 

First, it's a passer rating -- in fact, I believe that is actually the official name of the NFL stat -- not a "quarterback rating."

Is the college rating still called "passing efficiency"?

 

What does QBR stand for?
2020 NFL Season Leaders Total QBR | ESPN

 

That isn't an NFL stat. It was invented by ESPN.

 

So what's the most indicative individual stat for QB? Yards per completion?