Amidst the cheering throng, I admit to having a something of a John McEnroe moment - "You cannot be serious!"

I doubt that bringing up John McEnroe, who, though a great player, was quite biased even by the rather relaxed standards of professional sports, supports your next point:

I actually removed a number of even more uncharitable comments. But I stand by the accuracy and fairness of my comments.

It has also been my experience that anyone who with a straight face calls oneself "accurate and fair" (as opposed to trying their best to be unbiased), is usually none of those things.