“I do feel for the fans of all the teams that got fucked up gear, because I too suffer from a mutated version of that gene, but it is a load-bearing metaphor for the financialization and commoditization of pro sports by its ghoulish billionaire owners (of which Rubin is one!) that the only team merch you can buy – because a clout-chasing gremlin bought up all the rights – is chintzy dogshit that may actually have your bitter rival’s team on it to boot”