JR Hildebrand---Welcome To The World Of Infamy

Auto racing's version of the 13th man (sorry Rider fans) hit Sunday. JR Hildebrand will go down in infamy as having it all and blowing it. The rookie driver was seconds away from winning the Indianapolis 500. He just had one more turn to make at the famed brickyard and the title was all his. The only thing standing in his way was another car---a car he didn't need to try to pass, but one that for some reason he decided to. WRONG!!! Hildebrand got too high and slammed into the wall. He bounced down the final straightaway hoping to hold off the rest of the field, but Dan Wheldon caught him and beat him to the checkered flag in an ending that will be discussed forever. It made Hildebrand look and sound like this when it was over...

Perhaps he shouldn't be blamed, I hear he got a congratulatory text from Steve Bartman going into lap 200. This kid better have thick skin because he is going to be getting it from everywhere over the next little bit.
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It could have been worse because going into the final few laps, some guy named Bertrand Baguette was winning the race. It prompted my good friend Tom "Mongo" Pura in Grande Prairie, Alberta to start delivering some Vanstone-esque tweets like "Will Baguette be the toast of the sporting world if he wins". Will he say it was difficult to win no matter how you slice it", "Winning the Indy 500 won't have him in a crusty mood", etc, etc, etc. Personally I felt like going to Superstore and buying a Bertrand Baguette just to honor the man but alas I didn't. However, I can't help but think of the "bread" he would have won. Sorry!
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Speaking of Twitter, I am now following my 200th person or group. That 200th person is Ed the Sock---truly a Canadian legend. Damn I miss those end of the year "Fromage" specials he had on MuchMusic.
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Speaking of MuchMusic, do they have VJ's anymore? Do they play music videos anymore and if so for how long. The channel is nothing like it was when we were growing up. Oh for the days of Laurie Brown, Mike Williams and "The Power Hour".
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Congratulations to the Saint John Sea Dogs for winning the Mastercard Memorial Cup. It makes me wonder when a Saskatchewan team will hoist that trophy----its been way too long a wait. By the way, apologies to those that say the Memorial Cup is the hardest trophy to win because they're wrong. The Royal Bank Cup would be the toughest because after you win your league championship you have to play another best of seven and win that just to get to the national championship.
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Will the performance of Jonathan Huberdeau elevate him above Ryan Nugent-Hopkins when it comes time for the Edmonton Oilers to make the number one selection in the NHL draft? I doubt it, but whoever gets Huberdeau will get a helluva player.
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I wonder if Peter Loubardias or Sam Cosention own a VISA card. Think about that one for a second. By the way, I realize those two are good friends of mine, but I think that combo is very under-rated and is one of the best we've got.
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News that Gary Carter's brain tumours are malignant and inoperable is sad. Hopefully a medical miracle will occur for one of baseball's good guys.
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Nothing wrong with the jacuzzi suites at the Ramada in Regina--nothing whatsoever. I took Mrs. Scruffy for their our anniversary/her birthday on the weekend and it was a good time---and a relaxing one.
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More rain in the forecast....great!!!! At least it means no mosquitoes, but when the sun comes out, LOOK OUT!