Be honest: Do you think all professional sports are fixed?

[Rocketman]

I do.

 

[SuperFerret]

Excellent argument.

I don't.

Simply because absolutes are rarely correct, and while some professional sports may be fixed, there are far too many for them all to be fixed.

 

[Holiday]

You know I never did but after seeing this thread, well, I'm just not sure anymore!

 

[Alex The Great]

I do.

You've convinced me

 

[Ghostvirus]

I smell a pathetic Steelers fan with a hurt butt.

 

[Matt]

No. If it were, it would've been leaked by now. There are thousands of professional athletes in our country. Are we to accept that there is a Truman Show-esque conspiracy that has never been leaked by a single person?

 

[Ghostvirus]

I posted to soon. Watched a little bit of the Puppy Bowl. The ref is clearly pulling favors. I think I saw him actually rub one players tummy. Not cool.

 

[Alex The Great]

Hahaha

 

[Anubis]

I don't think pro sports are fixed because I'm not crazy.

 

[kit1982]

If my team lose: Yes
If we win: No

 

[Kane52630]

It's still real to me damnit

 

[Pink Ranger]

Every sports is fixed, EXCEPT pro wrestling. That's the real conspiracy.

 

[Shemtov]

No.
Otherwise, Tampa Bay would have won the 2008 WS, and Vick would have done terribly.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

http://www.thefixisin.net/

 

[Morg]

I do.

so only proof is your saying so? going have to do better then that

 

[Gamma Ray]

No. If they were then the most marketable teams would make it the furthest every year. And lets not forget who played in last year's World Series.

 

[SuperFerret]

I've changed my mind. All professional sports are fixed.



Especially curling.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I've changed my mind. All professional sports are fixed.



Especially curling.

Oh please. Everyone knows by now those rocks are radio-controlled.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

There's pretty damning evidence that certain officials/referees or groups of them have overly influenced the outcomes of certain games/series. However some over-arching all inclusive conspiracy that involves all players, coaches, etc. is pretty unlikely. It would be INCREDIBLY hard to coordinate all that and you'd always have some attention-seeking jerk like Jose Canseco trying to blow the lid off of it.

 

[Hush]

I think the sport that might is the NBA to me, it always seems to be the Lakers and Boston.

 

[El_Citrus]

There are plenty of conveniences in sports.

It's convenient that Richard Petty won his 200th race (his final win) at Daytona with the President in attendance, or Dale Jr. winning at Daytona in possibly the one and only time he'll drive the 3 car, his father's number.

It's convenient that Pittsburgh got one for the thumb at Super Bowl XL, being Jerome Bettis' last season, in Detroit, Bettis' home town.

It's convenient that the Red Sox were down 0-3 and down to nearly their last at bat against their arch rivals when David Ortiz swung and helped propel the Sox on a eight game winning streak, defeating their nemesis and going on to win the World Series and end their curse.

It's convenient that the two most storied franchises in the NBA, the Lakers and Celtics, retool and in a matter of a couple years, are playing against each other in the finals and winning championships again.

Are there circumstances where the fix is in? Of course. Do we know what, where, and when? No. Is every season of every sport fixed to draw the biggest revenue to their respective sport? Not only no, but hell no.

 

[Immortalfire]

NBA is the only one I suspect.

 

[Ring Deacon]

I don't think that the NFL, MLB, NHL or NBA fix the games. But I do believe that a few players on the team can affect the outcome of a game. A QB or Kicker can make a big difference in game by throwing a pick or missing an easy field goal. A pitcher can cost a team the game simply by how he plays. It has happened in the past and I am sure it happens now. I doubt the League is in on it though.

 

[Ghostvirus]

I love how people think the NBA can be fixed. Any idiot can catch a ball & run with it. But very few can put that same ball through a small round basket 23 feet away.

 

[MoonChild]

No I don't.

Cricket definately has a problem with match fixing, yes, and betting on the different variables within the game, but these professional athletes who reach the top are highly motivated, and while some may fall to other motives, I certainly think the majority of them are there to win.