After a weekend of listening to football broadcasters, I need to detox. I still feel this zinger from a few weeks ago during the Sunday Night Football broadcast: the commentator noted that Adam Vinatieri, the kicker for the Indianapolis Colts, had a career record of 18 of 36 when attempting field goals over 50 yards, and a season record of 2 of 4 at that distance. No matter how you look at it, he said, it’s a 50-50 proposition. Then Vinatieri kicked the field goal, upping his record on the season to 3 out of 5 from long range. Then the commentator quipped, “So I bet he misses the next one.”
