Quite the Stickey Wicket

We think we have problem with sports here. You need to take a look at what is going on in Pakistan.
Cricket there is a big, big deal. But recently they have had a lot of problems. Several months ago an umpire suggested that they were illegaly messing with the ball. They forfeited rather than play under his umpireship. There were rumors of match fixing. Then their two best bowlers were caught using some sort of banned substance. They were suspended and on coming back they were dropped from the team. Then, the headed to the Cricket World Cup. The West Indies pulled a mini-upset and beat them. Then, on St. Patrick's Day, the Irish shocked them and kicked them out of the tournament. The upset was called the biggest ever in cricket. Like the USA beating Brasil and kicking them out of the FIFA World Cup. In Pakistan, riots errupt and the fans burn likenesses of the coach, captain, and other players.
Then things got weird. The coach went to bed that night early. The next morning he didn't show up to some meeting, and they went to his room. He was dead in the bathroom. Early reports suggested that he had a heart attack. Some other folks claimed that his diabetic supplies were next to the body, he may have died from that. However, a couple of days later, the death was termed "suspicious."
Meanwhile, it came out that the coach was working on a book. The autobiography was going to detail some issues of match fixing in the country. One of his bowlers made it clear that he tought the coach was murdered by the "matchfixing mafia." Then came some more leaks: the coach was found with a broken bone in his neck. Rumors of posion swirled.
Tonight, it was made official. The coach died by asphyxiation. He was murdered.
This is unbelievable. We go crazy when a cornerback solicits sex before the Super Bowl and gets bailed out by the coach. That is nothing. This event is more important to a world wide audience. And we are talking about some rabid fan or Pakistani bookies enterin the national coach's bedroom and holding down his throat until he stops breathing. This is out of control! I never want to hear about Americans thinking too much about sports or overvaluing them. Very seldomly we have an embarassement (like burning down Reggie Miller's house) but this is crazy.
Some lessons:
1. Don't have events of this magnitude in a place like Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. This is ludicrous! They have had this tournament in Kenya, India, Pakistan, and now the West Indies. I just don't think such countries can handle the saftey issues.
2. Don't think America is so out of bounds with our views on sports.
3. Don't even try to work on the public image if you work for Pakistan's government. Just hide for a couple of decades and hope that people will forget this whole mess.
4. Don't ever, ever coach for Pakistan!