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Ryan had his turn on the importance of the opening game, now my say on sportsmanship and this unwritten rule (which doesn't actually exist) that you must ALWAYS cater to the other person.

This thought is based primarily on the events at the end of the Pool Legends vs. Pool Loverz match. With the score 4-2 Pool Legends, and Lenny absent from the table, unbullevable calls miss.iggied to play. When he's reminded that s0sew was supposed to play for PZ instead, he tries to change the call. That, of course, cannot happen.

So Jason, PL Captain, decides to make them stay with the original call. PZ's apparent wannabe-captain is visibly upset and snidely remarks "nice sportsmanship." Therein lies the whole point of this article. Why is this standard supposedly in place, that if someone does something stupid, they should be somehow rewarded for that? That's the kind of BS you see when someone jumps in front of a train and sues the railroad company for damages.

Another point raised by unbullevable, is that Jesse, the ref, should have waited for PZ's Captain. Well in that case, what was unbullevable doing calling anyone? By his own logic, he should've shut his mouth (or shoved his hands under his ass, whichever you prefer) and waited for Lenny to make a call. Instead, by doing what, by his own implied admission, made him and PZ look absolutely stupid (the last thing that team needs,) he assumes the role of Captain and calls an ineligible player. It's his own ignorance. Why should, especially after 11PM, anybody cater to him, and compensate for his ignorance?

It's the same standard when someone "slips" and taps the cue, or clicks on an ad and somehow gets booted and forfeits. Apparently, the winner or beneficiary of the event is expected to cater to the person who screwed up. BUT, the same people who take exception to others takind advantage of their opportunities, are the same people who would accept a cam tape being DQed because of a timestamp error, when it's clear there was no cheating of any kind going on.

When did this become a rule, that when you (meaning anybody) screw up, I have to give up my advantage and halt the game so I can give you a mulligan? Oh, I can actually answer that... It becomes a rule briefly, when you are the one screwing up.

There's also another layer to this - the sportsmanlike action for unbullevable and company to take, would be to accept the fair, and correct may I add, decision of the official. In this case, that's Jesse. Wish Pool Legends a good season in the future, and thank all involved for a good match. But of course... Nobody on that side of things tonight thought of that. Maybe its because they weren't concerned about sportsmanship. Maybe it's because they weren't catered to. Well, even still... At this point in their season they should be used to this sort of thing. Or, maybe they shouldn't worry about it trailing 2-4, after their own wannabe captain's mistake, at an hour before midnight.

In fact, nobody, winless or undefeated, should be worried about being penalized for a boneheaded mistake. They had it coming to them. Accountability is the greatest word of all-time. It has all the characteristics of a powerful warrior - Strong, firm, ruthless, and feared by many.

Stay classy, MLP.