Chips don't fall their way, Cancela kick blocked as the Revolution lose By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff Columbus gets inside information By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff Cancela, Revs miss mark: Rally fails against Crew By Gus Martins, Boston Herald John perturbed by penalty By Gus Martins, Boston Herald
Busch was also laughing pretty hard when he gave the Fort the finger, times two, at the end of the game....
What a punk. I hope someone got a picture of that, so it can be passed on to the league and he'll get fined the cost of a new pair of platform shoes. The "family-focused" MLS honchos don't think too kindly of players giving obscene gestures to the fans who pay their salaries. In fact, even in the more "grown-up" big-time sports in this country, a player would get in a boatload of trouble for doing that. And for those of you who say, "you guys in the fort can dish it out but you can't take it," there are two standards, right or wrong. For the same reason it was inappropriate for Hristo Stoitchkov to wave his arms to incite the crowd and to grab his crotch like Michael Jackson when the Revs collapsed last year, and Dema Kovelenko getting into shouting matches with fans after the same game, these guys should know better. Some fans say things that visiting playerd don't like. As long as they are not throwing things or physically assaulting them or crossing the line*, the players should be smart enough to accept that. Be happy that you got a break and won the game. Celebrate with your team in the dressing room. Even Meola, the man everyone loves to hate, never did more than a fist pump with a glance toward the Fort when the Mutts or Whizzers scored. Maybe it's because Meola, unlike Busch-league, has actually played at a larger stage than Middle-America, where short jokes and calling someone a "fat bastard" or "bald bastard" are considered fighting words. We've got a long way to go, and the Cows may be laughing now, but they'll be crying in their milk come October. Tom * = "crossing the line" would refer to referencing a personal issue, such as substance abuse, race, ethnicity, alleged sexual habits of family members, etc. Anything referring to on-field play and his public persona as a player are fair game.