Sports reviews by someone who doesn't understand sports
Tennis is impenetrable to me. As far as I am concerned they play, they play, then all of a sudden someone is on their knees and the crowd is cheering and it's done. Out of the blue. But like many of us I don't mind watching a bit of Wimbledon. I'd like it if they did a commentary-free stream and I could just listen to the thwack-thump while doing other things. It's just soothing. (One of the commentators did make a good joke though, about a £2500 fine being worth four or five pints at the clubhouse.)
Snooker too. Back in the olden days when we had to watch broadcast tv every so often Buffy would get bumped off its usual slot on BBC2 in favour of a snooker tournament. And I would just watch it anyway. I like the clicking and clacking. I don't understand how the commentators can know so authoritatively what the player is going to do, or wants to achieve. Witchcraft.
Fun story, also in the olden days, my wife and I were playing pool at the student union and were approached about joining the women's pool team. My wife, who is really good at pool, didn't go to that university. And I am an appalling pool player. Just the worst.
Don't even get me started on cricket. Cricket is very popular in my city and I don't understand it even slightly at all. Like, I understand the hitting and running and catching. But the points? No.
Football (soccer) needs an update. It's too long, there aren't enough points, it's too slow, it's frustrating how there can be no points at all. What kind of a game can regularly end in nothing? That's bad balancing from the devs.
I read someone saying that equestrian events and sailing should be removed from the Olympics. Strong agree. Not sports. Activities.
The small rugby (sevens?) is fun. It is more fun when it is women.
Basketball is more fun that netball.
Baseball? What is that?