So just go ahead, gripe all you want. Let them eat cake. The only way for the N. That game had more viewers than any other show on television. I realize I am perhaps alone, or at least lonely, in finding the replacement-referee saga more amusingly absurd than enraging. Twitter has been awash with Democratic retweets of Republican demands that Goodell cave to the demands of his employers; a rare moment of political unity on labor issues.
While the ball is in the air, Tate can be seen shoving Green Bay cornerback Sam Shields to the ground. This should have been a penalty for offensive pass interference, which would have ended the game. It was not called and is not reviewable in instant replay. When the players hit the ground in the end zone, the officials determined that both Tate and Jennings had possession of the ball. Under the rule for simultaneous catch, the ball belongs to Tate, the offensive player.
Sport Newsletter. Sign Up. Created with Sketch. Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers Sign up. Larry Ryan. The GAA Podcast. Most Read. From Cork to Nigeria: Gang of cybercriminals caught out by their own technology. When the players walk out or are locked out, it may or may not be business as usual for the officials. For those who hold the national pastime near and dear to their hearts, the unthinkable happened in No games meant no umpires.
The NFL has been the most resourceful in putting a product on the field albeit not up to usual standards despite labor woes.
When players went on strike in , owners suited up replacement players for three weeks. One week of games was canceled, resulting in a game season. Plenty of good tickets were available for those contests as fans stayed away in droves. The men in stripes were forced to find real-world jobs to support themselves and their families.
In fact, Van Massenhoven took the policy a step farther. Fortunately, the officials had learned the hard way from the previous lockout. They heard the drumbeats of owner-player unrest and had money set aside to tide them over. The most recent example came in August MLB umpires wore wristbands to protest what they felt was a wrist-slap to a player who had demeaned umpire Angel Hernandez.
The next day, Commissioner Rob Manfred agreed to a meeting with the umpires and the wristbands went away. The officials conferred and decided to rule it an inadvertent whistle and ordered play to resume with a jump ball. The league warned that any official who did so would be subject to discipline.
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