The Stereotypical Sportscenter Top-10

If you watch Sportscenter as much as I do, you are well aware that the Top-10 is basically the same types of plays with different people doing them. Because of this, I would make it the Top-5 and show the other plays in the game recaps. That being said, here is a list of plays that depending on the season, you will see almost guaranteed.

Any Soccer Goal

There are some goals that you see that are truly awesome, but 90 percent of the time, they aren't. Yet for some reason there is a soccer goal in the list every day. Do they just select a random goal? What makes it funny is if Josh Elliott is hosting because he truly thinks that every soccer goal is the most amazing thing ever. He won’t even give good analysis, just a series of grunts and sighs.

Diving Catch In Baseball

During baseball season, these consume seven or eight spots in the Top-10. That should tell you something right there…it happens seven or eight times a night! Times when the guy is like fully horizontal to the ground are awesome, I’ll give you that, but when the guy slides on his ass as he is catching it, that isn’t hard. Hell, Manny Ramirez has done that. If Manny Ramirez has the ability to do something, it shouldn’t qualify to be in the Top-10 because it isn’t hard.

Buzzer Beating Shots

A shot at the buzzer of the first quarter isn’t a highlight, even if it is from half court. I’m sorry. Guys are big enough to where it isn’t even that hard to do anymore. I know you have seen Dwight Howard shoot from the other sideline. If it is to win the game, then it is deserving. Other than that, just keep it in the highlight of the game.

Anything Done By LeBron James

I think I have seen LeBron tying his shoes in the Top-10 before. Whether it is one of those blocks against the backboard that he does like twice a game, a completely regular dunk, or a pregame prank, LeBron has ESPN totally on his nuts. For the record I love LeBron, but his normal game is basically a Top-10 on it's own, so he needs to be held on a different standard. Any Top-10 is sure to have at least two LeBron plays in it…sometimes even on his day off.

Records and Championships

Last time I checked, scoring 50 points in a game or winning the Superbowl, don't qualify as “plays,” so why is it in the Top-10? Chances are good that if the record or performance was really that spectacular, half of the episode was focusing on it. Today's entire Sportscenter was on the Superbowl, don't give it the number one play...give that to Mike Knuble's game winning OT goal in the Caps and Pens game. That shouldn’t be how it works.

Any Football Play

Most of the football plays are warranted because all football games either happen on the same day. On any given Sunday during the football season, 26 teams are playing, which makes for a lot of plays to select from. It is true that it suffers from the same problem baseball does with the diving catches, but football is cooler than baseball.

Hockey Goalie Saves

These are actually legit. My issue is that they aren’t consistent. I have watched some hockey games where a goalie made one of the most amazing plays I have ever seen and he doesn’t even get a shout out.

Random Hilariousness

Occasionally, the Top-10 features ridiculous things like a squirrel waterskiing or guys rolling down a giant hill. While not necessarily sports, these are always good for a chuckle, and quite honestly, make my day. Who doesn't want to see a squirrel water-ski? Even Ron Burgundy loved it. For this reason, you can't hate on these.