If a guy came up to you, and told you that he was responsible for the Red Sox victory, even though he had never been to Chicago, nor seen them play, nor knew anything about baseball, and had certainly never spoken to or communicated with the team in any way - indeed, he had had no detectable influence on the game or the team whatsoever, how would you react?
This reminds me of the "Kissing Hank's Ass" skit!
Link to text:
http://www.jhuger.com/kisshank.php
Link to movie:
http://www.starcantdead.com/sketches/kissinghanksass.html