Ditch the graphics during the action

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of humankinds first walk on the Moon, which you must admit is an interesting way to start out a sports column.

I say that because it’s an event I have memories of when it happened — how old I was (9) and what I was doing (sleeping — my dad woke me up to watch). Like many seminal events in history that we bear witness to, it sticks in your mind forever and you can say “I remember when...” in future years.

I can’t say the same thing about the incorporation of graphics and special effects into our sports viewing process, but I can remember purer times when t...