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March 17, 2003
The Ten EASIEST Things To Do In Sports:
National Post writer Joe O'Connor counters the USA Today list with things that almost anybody can do in professional sports. Obviously to be taken as a joke, there are a couple on there that I've always wondered about (kick holder).
I wish that #1 was as easy as they suggest it might be. Kournikovafilter
posted by mkn at 12:45 PM on March 17, 2003
Wow. I thought about posting this at the bottom of that link, but since it had drifted off my front page, I assumed it wouldn't be seen. Good guess Mr. Ostuporstar. :)
posted by grum@work at 12:47 PM on March 17, 2003
Maybe they will add a triple double ...
posted by jasonspaceman at 01:11 PM on March 17, 2003
Long-snapper in the National (American) Football League would have been my vote as the easiest job in sports, before the days of Trey Junkin. He managed to screw up twice in one game, costing his team the victory, then retired on the spot after a 20 year career. I'm not sure of his salary, but the minimum for a 10 year veteran is $750,000.
posted by dusted at 02:12 PM on March 17, 2003
How hard is it to be a bench coach in major-league baseball? I mean, you have the manager, a pitching coach, a bullpen coach, a hitting instructor, fielding instructors ... what the hell does this guy do? Make sure the tubs of sumflower seeds are stocked? I've always thought it was a glorified best pal, just in case the game gets out of hand and Joe Torre needs Don Zimmer to play some rummy.
posted by wfrazerjr at 04:41 PM on March 17, 2003
I dunno, I think long-snapping in the NFL is probably one of the most stressful jobs. They're only out there a few times per game and the ratio of errors is pretty large. I only wish I could find some stats on high or low snaps per NFL season. They seem pretty common and often make the difference in a game by way of fumbles or failed 4th down conversions.
posted by ttrendel at 01:11 AM on March 18, 2003
I only wish I could find some stats on high or low snaps per NFL season. They seem pretty common and often make the difference in a game by way of fumbles or failed 4th down conversions. And that's why I respect the placeholders. Yeah, most of the time it's just "catch, spin, hold", but when it goes wrong (high, low, bounce, whatever) then it's got to be complete panic mode and damage control. Some can pull stuff out of their ass and do something, some crumble like old newspaper. But with my limited NFL knowledge, I will say that I remember Tom Tupa scoring the first 2-point conversion for the (pre-Raven) Browns when the 2-pointer was instated.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:29 AM on March 18, 2003
hope my lucky guesses rub off on my tourney picks.