Friday, November 27th, 2009...3:21 pm
Canadians at Fever Pitch; Apparently CFL Didn’t Fold, Warren Moon Probably Starting in Big Game
PUG LIFE..with the interest in Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather red hot, the target date for their clash has been bumped up to May 1st. There is too much money involved to delay the confrontation. An extra inducement must be the prospect of the pair becoming involved in a series of fights…yeah, May 1st. Kentucky Derby Day. The one year I’ve planned to go and see the race, spending the night in a secluded cabin getting snookered with friends. Life is just not fair. Would I cancel my trip to the Derby in order to watch the fight? Let’s wait until the scrap is actually signed before doing anything rash. I already had visions of winning thousands if the colt Dublin annexed the 2010 renewal…
GRID IRON..William Houston reports the Fan 590 was offered broadcast rights to the 2009 Grey Cup for 500 dollars. The Fan said no…I spend hours reading sports every day but I’m laughing as I realize I could not tell you who is competing in this weekend’s Grey Cup. The Smalltown Huskies and the Greenville Gophers were eliminated so likely it’s the Loggerstown Loggers against the Big Town Bullies…if you don’t turn off the silly game the second the Ravens of Baltimore commence their assault on the Pittsburgh Steelers, then you will inherit a life of torment and distress. The Steelers - Ravens slugfests are the highlight of the NFL season for this humble observer…Alex Smith, QB of the San Francisco 49ers, has been getting that little bit worse every start. The reason for his decline is not readily apparent. His play is submerging the 49ers once promising playoff hopes…you may say Matthew Stafford showed courage yesterday. Agreed. But the piercing stupidity of the Detroit Lion organization, allowing their top prospect to pay while clearly injured, is simply stunning. Stafford tossed four interceptions while struggling to keep his game together. The next problem will be attempting to piece together the remnants of his crumbling confidence. He deserved much better…the Dallas Cowboys are 6-1 in the seven games Miles Austin has started. He picked up 145 yards on seven catches yesterday. Mrs Roy Williams pouted her way to 15 yards on two trembling catches…my god; I’ve sunk to impugning the manhood of the erstwhile Cowboy star. I can’t stand him. I’ve railed against the trade that brought him to Dallas and now, as the Cowboys develop into a serious contender, his studied indifference and lack of passion is driving me crazy. If he was even very good right now, Dallas would be gaining attention as a post season contender…Tennessee Titan Chris Johnson is 55 yards away from breaking Barry Sanders record for the best November in NFL history. Johnson needs 55 yards against the Cardinals on Sunday to strip Sanders of the record. Go Titans, right?…
ICE..did anyone else find it bizarre that Henrik Sedin played the best hockey of his life while twin Daniel was injured?…
PONIES..influential columnist Steve Haskin has forcefully echoed the Meridian’s objections about the Oak Tree decision to rename the Lady’s Secret in honour of Zenyatta. It’s a disgraceful move. Haskin writes, “If this is how racing preserves its history, it won’t be long before its archival pages crumble and decompose in our hands”…
MEDIA..ah, that difficult moment when someone you revere writes a column that’s certifiably stupid. ESPN’s Bill Simmons had me flustered with his excoriation of Bill Belichick’s decision to try winning a football game by keeping the ball in the hands of one of the two best quarterbacks of the past decade. Okay, that’s last week. Simmons starts off shaky (Andre the Giant? Are you serious?) but eventually goes from the outhouse to the penthouse with his Thanksgiving mailbag, a funny, raucous look at sport that includes the line, Manny Pacquiao’s “like a coked up Aaron Pryor, but without the coke”. Welcome back Bill, not the same without you…
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