Something I Need To Remind People About From Time To Time

So Boston DID win the World Series, and rather convincingly after Game 3's ("obstruction") screwjob.

I didn't see anyone directly say it to me personally on my Twitter, but I'm sure some people who saw some of my rantings there had some crow for me last night.

I want people to keep one very important thing in mind:  A little white lie often snowballs into something much bigger.

This is often a function of what happens when the sports leagues take over and try to grease the skids for one team or another -- rather than individual players point-shave and fix and the like.

Sometimes, one or both of two things will happen:  Circumstances may change, or it may become painfully obvious that they cannot successfully rig the situation without exposing the business.

I believe the latter happened here.  I told you, in a previous post, how much they had to do to basically run the Dodgers out of the NLCS, and then they were pulling some of the same shenanigans in Boston in Game 3.

After letting that snowball to that extent, MLB might have realized just how much the Cardinals, actually, sucked and could not help them further.

At that point, Boston ran them over like a steamroller.

But when the leagues try to rig games, they have to keep it just under the table enough so that the dupes at home don't figure it out.

Why?  Take the idiot who needed those fantasy points.

Or this other idiot Deadspin found.  Bobby Metzinger.

Now, no one should confuse this jackass for being sane:  He's clearly homophobic, racist, and probably has done more than his fair share of target practice on pictures of the current President of the United States.

But this guy took it even further than most.

He took the "St. Louis Stronger" slam on the Boston bombings a bit too far with:

"The #WorldSeries will be another finish line not crossed by #Boston.”

and

"Putting my loft up for a ridiculous "Boston-only" rate for the #WorldSeries. Pressure cooker sold separately."

But that appears to be only breaches of good taste -- something Metzinger (who was lauded by the local news for using social media to actually land work, if you can believe that from what I've told you about him!) seems very good at.

So good, even The Iron Sheik took a shot back at him.

What has him headed to the slammer, though, is this:

" Listening to the Offspring's "Bad Habit" and the lyrics just ring true of what will go down very soon."

This is just part of it:
 
Hey man you know I'm really okay
The gun in my hand will tell you the same
But when I'm in my car
Don't give me no crap
Cause the slightest thing and I just might snap

When I go driving I stay in my lane
But getting cut off it makes me insane
I open the glove box
Reach inside
I'm gonna wreck this fucker's ride

[Chorus:]
I guess I got a bad habit
Of blowin' away (Yeah, Yeah)
I got a bad habit (Yeah, Yeah)
And it ain't goin' away (Yeah, Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah, Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah, Yeah)

Well they say the road is a dangerous place
If you flip me off I'll get in your face
If you drive on my ass
Your foot's on the gas
And your next breath is your last
(From azlyrics.com)

You see, the sports leagues have to deal with people like this too...  Fuck THEM over, and...