But the advent of women . . . excuse me, the advent of Danica Patrick in motorsports has changed the dynamic a little bit. She has quite the temper, that one, and has confronted other drivers on a few, well-publicized occasions. But here's the difference between Danica and most of the other drivers- when they become enraged, there's a good chance someone might get kicked; when Danica becomes enraged, there's a good chance she might get choked up.

That's not funny. It's kind of annoying.

And don't read into this as a man vs. woman stereotype. When I was a kid, I got into plenty of arguments with my mother, and believe me, she was never the one left near tears. Or how about my female colleagues? Not exactly the crying types.

Neither is Milka Dunno- the other female driver in the Indy Car circuit. She's no less emotional than Danica, but she expresses it like most of the male drivers out there- with borderline violence. Here's a look at a confrontation between the two over the weekend in Ohio.

As if there were a way to make this sometimes insufferable experience even worse, athletes now occasionally bring their children to these postgame Q&A's. Nothing kills a soundbite worse than cliches, quite like a 3-year old biting a microphone head. Reporters often greet such behavior with obligatory laughter at the child's antics, but let me tell you something- they want to string that kid from a coat rack.

I don't blame them. Number one, they're on a deadline. And number 2, unless I'm a pediatrician, I don't want to see kids in my workplace, period- at least not unnanounced. We have "Take Your Child to Work Day" for a reason- so the rest of us know the exact day we'll need an extra Xanax.

You may think I'm overreacting, that there are only a handful of athletes who do this. I say it's much more common than you may think, and I offer this video as proof.