MORE WEIRD SPORTS

OK, forget what I said about poker earlier.  There are a lot of things on sports TV that really are marginal as far as being a sport is concerned.

In my mind, a "sport" is a "sport" when it involves actual physical competition and interaction, especially when it's one on one.  I think we rounded the wrong corner several years ago when ESPN began broadcasting the cheerleading championships.  Sorry, guys and gals, but no matter how high a human pyramid you make, all that "rah, rah, rah" is NOT a sport.

I like billiards and bowling.  I've done both, but these are not sports, they are GAMES.  You want to make it a sport, then let the guy who's NOT throwing the ball at the pins be able to dive across the lanes and block the shot.  Billiards could be a sport if it had any action at all.

Ever see the lumberjack competition?  Yes, there is a lot of physical exertion, but it's an acquired taste, like caviar or the Bush administration.  Not enough people care for this for it to appear on TV.

A final word about golf.  Why is it that golf announcers start whispering when a player gets ready to putt?  They are about three miles from the action in the broadcast booth.  A cannon could go off by them and the players wouldn't hear it.  Stop making fools of yourselves--there's no need to whisper.

I'll take three cards.