That's the one thing I hate about sports like basketball and baseball: refs. Humans aren't flawless; refs can both make legitimate mistakes and intentional "mistakes". I think the way it's set up now, especially in the MLB and NBA (probably less so in the NFL, just due to the nature of the game and the fact that they really embrace replays, at least to a greater degree), it's too easy and possible for the refs to be the deciding factor in a game's outcome, rather than the players themselves as it should be.
For example, how about those two blown calls in the MLB that happened like a week ago?
In NBA games you probably see it even more often. "Fouls" that shouldn't have been called, no-calls where there obviously should've been a foul call, etc. It's even worse when they'll give something to one team but then not the other.
The blown calls are less annoying when the game isn't that close, or when it's a regular season game, but even then, momentum is everything. Especially in the NBA.
In my opinion, these sports need to start using more technology, stat.
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Nolan Ryan and Al Habrosky come to mind.
this gives a little more insight as to why batters get hit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJlUD6o30rg&safe=active
For example, how about those two blown calls in the MLB that happened like a week ago?
In NBA games you probably see it even more often. "Fouls" that shouldn't have been called, no-calls where there obviously should've been a foul call, etc. It's even worse when they'll give something to one team but then not the other.
The blown calls are less annoying when the game isn't that close, or when it's a regular season game, but even then, momentum is everything. Especially in the NBA.
In my opinion, these sports need to start using more technology, stat.