A Splinter Sprint

Really quick post today since I have a lot of work to do.

Baseball has officially adopted instant replay. I'm curious to see how this works out. The purist in me doesn't like this at all. However, it doesn't seem like it would slow the game down much and you'd get the call (presumably) right. I'm still waiting to see where Jeffrey Maier weighs in on this one.

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UVA has banned signs made by fans at sports arenas. This is weak. If the school's concerned that a sign is offensive, have security take the sign. And this still won't stop them from screaming. Wonder what Wisconsin can do to halt their famous and oh-so-classy "Eat S---, F--- you" cheer. Available on YouTube for mature audiences. Maybe Home Depot can sponsor duct tape night and The Man can tape fans' mouths shut. Or Dial can have Wash Your Mouth Out Weekend!

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Speaking of foul language, anyone catch Tiki Barber's "slip up" deriding his co-host Jenna Wolfe and their painfully awkward interaction that ensued for the remainder of the day. Here's the YouTube clip, you be the judge if Tiki drops the C-bomb. It comes at about the 45 second mark. Keep in mind, that this clip was preceded by Wolfe claiming that she's been wearing Tiki's Super Bowl ring all week ... and yes, that would be the Super Bowl Ring that Tiki does not own since he prematurely retired from the Super Bowl Champion N.Y. Giants last season.

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As a followup to yesterday's post, the U.S. women won in basketball and claimed the gold medal in soccer. Though the women's 4x100m relay also dropped the baton, prompting the U.S. to look into their failures on the track this year.

And the IOC says there's no proof that China's female gymnasts are underage, but asked official to investigate anyway. Odds of that investigation turning up substantive? About as good as Usain Bolt losing a race to a constipated sloth.