Now that a coupla days have passed since folks began bemoaning the effects of the “replacement refs'” advent on their beloved [Whatevers], perhaps an observation from Ring Lardner’s days as a sports reporter in Chicago would be fitting:
“Hero-worship is the national disease that does most to keep the grandstands full and the playgrounds empty.”
As couch potatoes and the never-weres of the sports fields everywhere thrash and moan about the horrible officiating ruining “their” teams’ games, maybe, to borrow a Jonah Goldberg quip, they need to get out and get a tan.
Meanwhile, those of us who were never all that impressed by circuses would like a little less bitchin’ and moanin’ about replacement refs and other inanities. Professional sports for the enstupiation of those with too much time on their hands and no thoughts nor even any worthwhile hobbies to occupy that time? DGARA.