Riots not just confined to Boston.
That’s the university I work for. I’m ashamed that fans of my team and people from my home state (though I’m not all were vermonters, the majority probably were) would do this. Luckily, no one was hurt, but it’s still sad to think that people can’t celebrate without getting violent.
It’s not just baseball. After the Patriots win last year, there were riots and a student was killed.
And I was here in 86 as well. No shortage of drunken assholes back then either. What is it about sports that bring out the worst in people?
All I can say is the Bawstin cops are pigs, and I hope whoever did this gets to cool his ass in a cell for a very long time. Fucking idiot bastards. Yeah, the chowderheads shouldn’t go torching cars. No shit. Problem is, our law enforcement is a collection of bigger chowderheads and they enrage me. Fucking motherfucking bastards, I hope this asswipe regrets it for the rest of his sorry life.
Well, there’s your problem. You were actually thinking. Stop doing that and you, too, could enjoy the fun of burning and smashing things. 
So, how many of those who celebrated could even name two players, do you think?
I don’t think it’s that at all. There are a whole shit load of countrys that do the same thing, not just ours. It’s group mentality thinking. Kind of an oxymoron though.
Oh, it’s not just sports wins, either. I was in State College, Pa., when a buttload of Penn State students rioted because it was ArtsFest weekend. Seriously. This link goes to a story about the second time it happened, in 2000.
It’s also been going on as long as humans have been practicing spectator sports. On more than one occasion, Constantinople was all but razed by rioting chariot-race fans. Which always makes me roll my eyes a little bit when I hear sports described as “amazing event[s] of beauty and teamwork,” or pro athletes extolled as role models. Uh-huh. Sure.
I asked my nearest and dearest, and they don’t remember any rioting after the Houston Rockets won the championship in 1994 and 1995. Maybe we were all so stunned that Houston had a big win. 
(I went cruising down Westheimer after at least one win. There were just a lot of people out yelling we won and playing music. Now when this had been going on a few hours people were too drunk and starting to misbehave, but the cops were quietly trying to calm it down. Thats when we split back to the 'burbs.)
“How sweet it is” - Clyde Drexler after winning the final game
To be serious for a second, we NY fans are mostly watching at home (work nights, ya know) and we’re scattered over literally hundreds of square miles. I guess I could have gone outside, walked several blocks to the nearest bar at 1 am, went ‘woo hoo!’, stood around looking at a bunch of two-family houses for a few minutes, and went home.
Enjoyed the history lesson! That said, I don’t see the connection with your eye rolling.
An athlete can be a role model or not, depending on how he or she lives her life. I wouldn’t mind if my daughter grew up admiring Mia Hamm (along with people in other careers). A pro athlete can model how not to get your head totally swelled if people think you’re great, or how to give back in some way to the community when you have success.
Do you think athletics can’t be beautiful? I don’t mean just rhythmic gymnastics or whatnot. I can see myself calling a particular goal in soccer, or a perfect game in baseball, a thing of beauty. But I may have a different definition that you.
Do you think team sports can’t show teamwork? 
What does a riot in response to an event have to do with any of these?
I’m pretty sure there has never been any rioting after a Cubs World Series Win…
Oh…yeah…nevermind…
Just be thankful Boston is full of pussies. Take, for example, the 1969 Soccer War
[Groundskeeper Willie]Ach! They call this a soccer riot? Come on, boys, let’s take 'em to school! [/GW]
Yeh-you folks need a bunch of them Democrats to hit town before all hell breaks loose!