sport

My nephew Matthew used to believe that the catcher from the Mets Mike Piazza, was named MikeEazza, it was th cutess thing ever.

Anon

when i was younger i thought the Cleveland cavaliers were just called caves and i thought it was caves as in baby cows. i was really confused why you'd name a team after baby cows and the old colors were blue and orange and i wanted to know how you got blue and orange from baby cows.

S.J.

One day while watching a Denver Broncos football game with my step mom (who is a huge Broncos fan) she finally erupted at the announcers who she thought was calling their punter by his last name -Aknor. She yelled at the TV, "it's not "A" knor it's just Knor. I explained to her that his first name is Micah (Mike a). Hence Micah Knor.

Anon

I was about nine and I use to think that every time the batter fouled one back that the umpire caught the fouled ball because he would always give the ball back to the catcher to throw back to the pitcher. It wasn't until I actually went to a baseball game did I notice that the fouled ball went back into the stands and the umpire pulled a new ball from his bag. I just remembered thinking "those umpires have some fast hands."

Anon

When I was a kid my best friend told me that if you open up a golf ball, it would explode. So I didnt go near them until I was a teenager, I was scared to death of them.

Jenny

As a child I used to watch a bit of soccer/football on TV. I knew they had the red card, which meant you were in serious trouble and the yellow card, which meant you were in a bit of trouble. But I was also convinced there was a green card, which the referee would only get out if you'd been really good. I never did see them use it, though...

Roskva

As a youngster I attended many Milwaukee Braves baseball games at County Stadium. At the end of the national anthem when they sang "and the home of the brave" I thought it was "and the home of the Braves", in Chicago they would sing "and the home of the Cubs", and so on for each team.

Ray

When I was little, I used to believe that football players really had shoulders that big.

Angie

watching pro wrestling when i was 10, i used to think it was real. i used to think certain stuff/storylines were real like Sgt Slaughter getting boots from Saddam, real Mounties using a taser weapon,Yokozuna a real japanese(in real life hes samoan)Undertaker having a clone

Anon

When the baseball announcer would mention Randy Johnson's nickname, The Big Unit, for years I thought they were calling him "The Big Eunuch." I could not imagine why they would call him that unless it was because he was so big!

Jim

When my sister was little, she believed that all footballers were brothers and that's why they hugged after scoring goals.

Natalia

i used to belive that there was to gremlins in the pool table at my local pub.
i used to go under there and try and get them out because my dad would always blame it on the "BLASTED GEREMLINS" when he missed the ball!

kerry

My brother used to believe that the object of tennis was to hit the net because everyone cheered when it happened.

Naff

my sister told me that bunkers on golf courses were for children to play in while their dads played golf.

Julie

My dad watched a lot of football when I was little. Although it didn't interest me much, one phrase stuck in my mind. Whenever the Dolphins were playing, I always wondered why the announcer kept talking about his "ammie". "My ammie scored a touchdown". "My ammie fumbled". Etc. I wondered if this was a nickname for his grandmother, and what she had to do with football.

Joe

My dad has always rooted against the New York Yankees baseball team. Until well into my 20s, I thought the the symbol on the Yankees hats was some sort of evil Nazi sign. It wasn't until I focused on a Yankees hat someone was wearing during a 45-minute subway ride that I realized it was an "N" and a "Y"!

Eden