Dovetailing Two Major Stories...

I think we are finally at the official precipice and about to go over.

I think we are about at the day where the sports media can officially stop presenting these contests as legitimate, fair, or whatever competitions.

Why?  Let's take a look at the NFL playoffs in one microcosm, and the Astros situation (and it's tentacles) as another.

First, here's your NFL playoffs this year:

Wild-card weekend:

• Jadaevon Clowney of the Seahawks delivers a Kurt Warner-esque headbutt to Carson Wentz, putting him out of the game and advancing the Seahawks.  He is neither penalized nor disciplined.
• The Saints deliberately screwed on a PI no-call on the winning overtime touchdown against the Saints.
• The Patriots finally held to account in a shocking loss to Tennessee.
• Houston gets refballed over Buffalo.

Then in the divisional weekend:

• Comeback of the Century, with deliberate help and collusion with both the officials and Bill O'Brien!
• This was called a key Packer first down in the win over Seattle

This, somehow, is a first down. If I were a Seahawks fan, I'd be furious. pic.twitter.com/ddFpVyLvS1

— Matt Stephen (@matthewistephen) January 13, 2020

• Baltimore getting out of the way (at barest of minimum) of Kansas City.
• San Francisco, about the only real legitimate win of the bunch -- all eight of them!

And then, today in baseball, the 2017 World Series has been declared illegitimate under all semblance of decency, with 2018 about to follow.

One important question for everybody:

With Brian Tuohy's exposition of "We Sell Fantasy" in mind, are we now about at the point where the sports media, networks, and leagues can just stop with even the illusion of a fair contest?