Biggest pet peeve in sports today?

Yards per attempt, IMO.

 

That seems to be gaining traction, and its prominence makes sense to me.
The problem with the NCAA's passing efficiency formula is that is based on outdated notions of what constitutes "average" performance.

 

One other pet peeve: In college football, yards lost on sacks still counts against a quarterback’s rushing total, but hasn’t in the NFL in the last few decades.

 

The use of the word 'commit' as a noun - i.e., "Everett, a Harvard commit..."

 

Out with a toe (or other body part).

 

Calling a game that goes into extra innings "free baseball." Uh, no. You paid to see a game. Is it free football/basketball/hockey when those sports go overtime?

 

I hear “free hockey” all the time, even with friends watching on TV.

 

The term I’ve always heard is “bonus baseball” (or basketball, hockey, etc.)

 

I’m ok with the phrase only because I’ve never taken it seriously. Oh we’re going into extra time, we got free (fill in the blank), yuk, yuk. But if you use it in a nonironic way, I can see how it gets troublesome.

 

It's because everyone, everyone, hates extra innings

 

I have yet to encounter a baseball fan who likes this new rule. Opinions range from distaste to near-violent hatred. When I was a sportswriter I hated extra innings, but that was naked self-interest. A significant percentage of baseball's most famous and celebrated games went longer than 10 innings. Game Five of the 1975 World Series, Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS and Game Five of the 2004 ALCS to name only examples from Red Sox history.

 

I don't watch baseball and haven't for decades. I don't know what rule change you're talking about. I was talking about the reference to free baseball and extra ratings. And I'm sorry just because there have been some epic extra inning games in post-season, doesn't change the thought that everyone hates extra innings in the regular season.