Sports, real and fake

A couple of sports-related items popped up in Google News about game shows. Okay, one item was about sports and the other was about, let's say, performance art.

The real sports story was yet another reminder of the Red Sox World Series win this year. As a confirmed hater of the Sox and Yankees, it pains me that Wheel of Fortune had to dredge up hurtful memories that were just starting to heal (see screenshot). Maybe we'll get lucky and Boston will lose a hundred games next year. That's wildly unlikely, but hope springs eternal.

The less, er, serious "sports" story concerned pro wrestler Mick Foley. A Jeopardy clue referred to his infamous (in wrestling circles) "Mr. Socko" stunt. I had to brush up on my feeble knowledge of pro wrestling to understand the reference, but Wikipedia came to the rescue. Mr. Foley was so delighted with his Jeopardy moment that he tweeted out his glee. Nice to know that he's a fan of the only game show with a Peabody.

Though pro wrestling and Peabody Awards don't seem to fit together.