I'm interested to know who else finds certain sports rules (or thier failure to be enforced) annoying and screams at thier TV for thier eternal banishment every time they are invoked during a game.  Here are some of mine:

Football:
Spiking the ball to stop the clock.
Clearly, within the boundaries of the rules in effect for every other play of the game, this behavior would result in an intentional grounding penalty and loss of down. Yet, in this one unique circumstance, the rules are suspended, the clock is stopped, and no penalties are assessed. Why not at least require the QB to get outside the hashmarks, and then throw the ball out of bounds to a spot close to an eligible receiver?

Baseball:
Brushing only the dirt near 2nd base when turning the double play.
This one is so stupid I can't believe no one has argued this. Oh wait, they have. You gotta tag a runner at home with the ball or with the glove carrying the ball, and yet you dont even need to touch the bag on a DP?? (I feel the jokes coming on this already)

Basketball: 
Traveling
This has surely taken a beating over the years. When I was playing HS ball in the 70s, 3 steps bought you a traveling violation. Now I see 4 and sometimes 5 steps, and a lot of what used to be double dribble but now seems to be self-contained ball handling, is all legal. Jumping in place, moving the pivot foot, etc, all seems to be the norm today.

I never played hockey or soccer, and don't know much about the rules in either of them, but im sure there are some dumb ones in there as well.  I hear a lot of complaints about icing and offsides.  Interested in hearing about others.

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