Comments on: 8 Obscure Rules From the World of Sports

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:31 +0000

Haha Klunker, there’s no way that’s true. It would be impossible to consistently officiate.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:34:41 +0000

\Fans of the Royals will tell you this pretty much encapsulates David DeJesus’ skill set: he’s so bad that he can make two outs in a single inning. \

DeJesus has a career fielding percentage of .991 (16 errors in 757 games played since 2003). He is currently second on the team with 65 RBI’s, and has the third highest on-base percentage on the team. And he has already tied his career high for triples and home runs in a season.

So, no, I dont think Royals fans would tell you this.

Oh wait, I get it, he’s on the Royals so he must suck.

By: Klunker

Klunker — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:45:21 +0000

Another weird rule I can’t confirm. I once heard the announcer of a college football game say that if a field goal kick hits the top of a goal post, its four points. Is this true?

By: Will H.

Will H. — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:51:00 +0000

The article states that “Everyone knows that if a player bats out of turn, he’s out.” Actually, the player batting out of turn is not out. The person called out (if he finishes the at-bat) is the batter who was supposed to be batting in that spot. After he is called out, the person in the lineup following that batter comes up to the plate. Often, that is the person who just batted out of order, which is why DeJesus batted twice in a row.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000

Actually, my high school team (St. Xavier, Cincinnati) attempted and scored on a fair catch kick in the 1998 OHSAA playoffs at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, if my memory serves me correctly. I had never heard of hte rule before, and I’ve never forgotten it since.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:22:00 +0000

The infield-fly rule should be added.

By: Bert

Bert — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:42:00 +0000

I wish the drop-kick was used more often in football. I believe it’s a hold-over from rugby rules, as rugby union (not sure about rugby league) uses it fairly often, and it makes for an exciting scoring attempt.

Also, the fair catch (and fair catch kick) is unique to American football. Canadian football has no fair catch rule – you gotta run that sucker out no matter where you are on the field.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Something seems to be missing from the piece on “Block that Free Throw.”

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:30:00 +0000

My sister played waterpolo in high school and I always thought it was funny that they were lined up before the match to check the fingernails and toenails. It makes sense though since a lot of stuff can happen under the water when everyone is fighting for the ball.

By: eroe777

eroe777 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:13:00 +0000

I don’t remember the circumstances, but in Doug Flutie’s last game in the NFL a few years ago he did a drop kick right at the end of the game. None of us watchig had ever seen anything like it before.