“Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don’t worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don’t worry, be happy……”

Don’t Worry Be Happy

by Bobby McFerrin

The “instruments” in the a cappella song are entirely overdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by Mr. McFerrin, using no instruments at all.

I really think NASCAR should allow the F1M Superbikes to race alongside, doncha think?

How about having a goalie at or around the basket in a basketball game…

Sudden death play-off in World Cup Soccer matches…

Golf with real hazards like Alligators, flaming tar pits or busy intersections…

No holds barred Hockey (who needs ref’s anyway)…

Rollerball!!!!!   Yeah…

Just a few simple musings…

And I guess the only reason I am waxing philosophic about sports is due to the constant irritating rant from sports nuts and sport news casters that sports referees are making bad calls.  A perfect game in baseball was negated by a first base line umpire.  A U.S. goal in World Cup Soccer was denied by a ref who obviously has a grudge against the good ol’ U.S. of A. In the NBA play-offs, the refs blew their whistles non-stop in the first half of one game and then swallowed those same whistles in the second half.

Where is parity?  Where is fair?  Why don’t we throw those idiot refs and umpires out and revert to computerized systems to make it all fair?  We can use replay systems that make sure things get called right.  Electronic overseer’s that focus on what every player is doing, not just the person with the ball / puck / bat / stick. etc., right?  After all, computerized systems hold no grudges, can’t be influenced and could care less who is playing who.  You can correct me if I am wrong, but aren’t instant replay devices are about as impartial as you can get, right?

So we are really talking about removing the human factor from the sports we love.  For as long as I can remember, there have always been normal guys and gals calling the fouls / penalty / errors in games.  These folks are human, right alongside the players.  If we are asking them to impartially judge some part or portion of a game or contest, then we should abide by the decisions they make, good or bad.

It’s a part of the sport…  it always has been.  Until we get the computerized system to call an impartial game or contest, then we must use and accept the human factor in any sporting event.  And this means we can be mad at the lousy calls, boo the ref or curse “Blue”.  It’s a big part of every game and it’s something you have to live with. It has been and should always be a love / hate relationship with those that should be impartial.

However, the day we take the human factor out of a game or contest is the day I refuse to watch, participate or be a fan of that particular sport. Pretty soon we will be watching a version of football that closely resembles the way The Jetson’s watched football…  two mechanical teams “duke” it out on the gridiron.

For me it would be like going to a baseball or basketball game and not being able to have a hot dog, peanuts or a beer.  Kinda like putting a guitar, drums and congas in a simple little song like “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”.  It just wouldn’t be the same…

Until next time…