Epic postgame post, part 2: Tyranny of the Oppressor

or, “Why the IWFL hates my boyfriend”

Ok, so: back to that Twitter thing I mentioned in the last post. For most of the first half of the game, IWFL just straight-up reposted Backseat Coach’s updates (he was posting to the @BostonMilitia account as he is in fact the Designated Militia Twitterer). But let’s take a look at the last few postings in the second quarter:

BSC: 11:06 2ndQ Boston rush TD! Snyder kick good. Boston 14 DC 0.
IWFL: 11:06 2ndQ Boston rush TD! Snyder kick good. Boston 14 DC 0.

BSC: Kickoff. Hemlock returns, stopped at own 25. 1st and 10 DC.
IWFL: Kickoff. Hemlock returns, stopped at own 25. 1st and 10 DC.

BSC: DC advances the ball 40 yards, as the ref did not see the pass skip off the carpet.
IWFL: DC advances the ball 40 yards.

From here on out, it’s not like they stopped reposting his updates entirely but he was definitely on seven-second delay…and of the two Twitter feeds coming in, one started to get reposted juuuuuust a bit more than the other, even though that one too occasionally lacked complete objectivity:

BSC: Snyder 40 yd FG try no good. End of 2ndQ. Boston 14 DC 0.
DC: Militia FG attempt fails! Divas have 1/2 min and the ball b/4 first half’s close.
IWFL: Militia FG attempt fails! Divas have 1/2 min and the ball b/4 first half’s close.

…and would have lacked even more objectivity if Twitter didn’t have a 140 character limit:

DC: IWFL Eastern Conf championship in the books. Divas trail the Militia 14-0. DC will need to mount a comeback in the 2nd stanza.
IWFL: IWFL Eastern Conf championship in the books. Divas trail the Militia 14-0. DC will need to mount a comeback in the 2nd …

DC: Divas’ Hemlock picks off Boston QB in the endzone to prevent another score. DC takes over on their own 20. Time to mount the comeback..
IWFL: Divas’ Hemlock picks off Boston QB in the endzone to prevent another score. DC takes over on their own 20. Time to moun …

And look! Even our superstar QB gets snubbed:

BSC: Cahill amazing rush for a TD! Snyder kick good. 5:43 4th Boston 28 DC 0.
DC: Militia adds another TD. PAT good. Divas trail Boston now 28-0.
IWFL: Militia adds another TD. PAT good. Divas trail Boston now 28-0.

However, by the end of the game the IWFL’s nefarious campaign of censorship eased up a little, and they did repost this:

BSC: Gatorade! Boston Militia shutout the DC Divas to earn the title of Eastern Conference Champion! Final score: Boston 28 DC 0.

IWFL: Gatorade! Boston Militia shutout the DC Divas to earn the title of Eastern Conference Champion! Final score: Boston 28 DC 0.

…which is mostly funny because when BSC and I were talking about the Twitter feed later we discussed that his post there wasn’t entirely accurate since, in fact, no beverage other than water is allowed on the field at Dilboy Stadium[ref]Incidentally, that bothers the living hell out of me. Militia players who may be reading, does it bother you too? Or do you not even care so I should just get over it?[/ref], but we both agreed that it just wouldn’t have the same ring to it if he had posted “Water! Boston Militia shutout the DC Divas.”