I don't have a house that has air conditioning. I don't know if I can justify the $$$$ for it when you only need it X days a year. Right now, is one of those X days and yes, it is in times like these that I wish I had it.
There I was in the basement of Casa De Blair last night when the lovely and talented Morgan Reed of CTV (who really should be doing more than anchoring the late night cast because she is that good) is telling me to get ready for temperatures that will be above 30 for the next few days. Don't get me wrong, the mancave is comfy and its cool, but the couch is more of a nap couch than a sleep couch so there's not a lot of z's happening and it looks like it will be that way for a few days yet. SIGHHHHHH!!!!!
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I don't know if its just because of the weather and all the fans that we have going in the house, but I woke up the other day with a case of the sniffles. I woke up this morning with a raspy throat and that is not good when hosting two hours of sports-talk radio as I will be today when I once again sit in to do "The Sportscage' on 620 CKRM with Rod in Hamilton with the Riders. It is "Four Seasons Football Friday", but the old 96er will not be in today as Scott Schultz has other plans. Former Leader-Post sports writer Darrell Davis will be with me for at least part of the show if not all of it. We will also have Rod from Hamilton and Drew Edwards of the Hamilton Spectator on the show.
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Speaking of Rod, he blogs today that he is convinced all-sports radio could work in Regina. We have had a lot of dialogue on this topic over the past few months. I'm not as convinced as him, but I do admit that I have come over to his side quite a bit on the matter. Time will tell.
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The Riders had to once again go through Calgary to get out East in what was a long and arduous day for them. Some have asked that with the 6.6 million they have in the bank account, why they don't charter all of their flights. If only it was that easy is what I'm told. I guess a lot of the Eastern teams when they come to Regina have to go through Calgary as well.
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Interesting story on Rogers Sportsnet in the Globe yesterday. A Sportsnet muckety-muck says the network hasn't got all the people it wants to do what they want to do and how there is a shortage of available TV sports talent and what they are going to with staffing in Winnipeg because of the Jets arrival. They turn around and tell my good friend Peter Loubardias that his services are no longer needed with the network. Its obvious to me with this decision being made that this muckety-muck making the statements to the Globe has his head firmly entrenched up his ass and that the only thing coming out of the Sportsnet office is pure and utter b-s. If you haven't got the people you want, why are you inexplicably releasing someone who while controversial with his style has a huge amount of respect in hockey circles---especially junior hockey. Peter came to Regina to be close to his inner circle of friends and thankfully he considers me to be one of those people. He's devastated over what has happened. I got to know Peter many years ago and watched him claw, scratch and fight his way to a national network and achieve many a dream. He then gets the rug yanked out from under his feet and is given no reason as to why. He couldn't have been transferred back to the desk or to Winnipeg or given an expanded slate of junior games. Sportsnet has a lot of talented people working for them, but sadly it looks like none of those people are making the key decisions. Statements in the Globe article are completely diffused with this move. The good thing is I know Pete will be back in this industry and will look back on this in a few years and say thank god because the good people get rewarded and recognized for what they have done.
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How many Blue Jays fans gasped when Jose Bautista was rolling around 3rd base in agony after twisting his ankle last night? Thankfully, it looks like he will be fine, but he might miss a game or two.
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I sat at the "4 Seasons" last night and watched the Calgary Stampeders get two points they didn't deserve----or was it a case of Winnipeg giving it away. The Bombers dominated Calgary---at least that's what I thought, but a bad pass that ended up in a Keon Raymond touchdown followed by a hellacious hit on a Winnipeg receiver causing a fumble allowing Calgary to score a late TD for a win was all the Stamps needed for their second straight nail-biting win on the road. Winnipeg had the game won and had TJ Harris been tackled without fumbling, the Bombers may have been able to salt that one away. They gave Henry Burris a life though and he capitalized. That's what the good ones do.
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Great article by Rob Vanstone as he defends Brendan Taman from those who want to know what he has done since taking over the GM chair from Eric Tillman. The Taman hate that is out there does confuse me, but then again so do some opinions from some fans who wouldn't know the first thing to do if they were to sit in Taman's chair.
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If you're reading this while at Craven, make sure you've got sunscreen on, don't passout in a ditch and try to at least get her phone number.
12 comments:
The Taman haters really get under my skin. Rob did a great job of showing what exactly he has done and who he has brought in since he got here. I'm not upset with Taman and either should the "smart intelligent Rider fan"
Tony
My radio would never leave CKRM if it went all sports!
Rethink your stance on air conditioning. Its the best investment I ever made for my house.
Shane
So let me get this straight, Sportsnet gasses Peter Loubardious, yet keeps people around like Nick Kypreos, Ivanka Osmak, Kevin Quinn and Jason Portwondo. Somebody is getting paid $$$$ they don't deserve.
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Your buddy Peter getting gassed doesn't affect me. Ever since Ted Rogers, Larry Tanenbaum and Sportsnet set out to destroy the CFL by bringing the Bills to Toronto I haven't watched Sportsnet. My TV is locked on TSN. Anyway, firing Peter is just a corporate decision made by people that only worry about the bottom line and if they destroy the CFL along the way, so be it, but it won't be with my assistance.
Veeseven
Ivanka can stay.
There isn't much sports talent out there PERIOD because good people aren't going to work for peanuts.
Do you think the people on Sportsnet and the majority of the fluff on TSN make substantial money?
I'm not naming names, but there are maybe 5-6 real good sports guys in the entire country. The rest are all interchangeable.
Listen, thousands of Calgary viewers hated (their words, not mine) Peter Loubardias and that's the true reason for release.
The lights are on, but no one is home in the corporate head office of Sportsnet. No wonder they will never be seen as a true competitor to TSN.
One less reason to watch Sportsnet. There is no one in this country that brings better passion, excitement and knowledge to a game. He is respected in junior hockey for a reason. Whoever made this decision is just an idiot. There's no way to debate that. This is a network that would keep Kevin Quinn. Nick Kypreos, John Shannon, etc. etc. etc and get rid of someone tht actually had some talent.
Aaron
Chalk me down as a full time CKRM listener if you (they) went full sports. Then again, there only is one radio station right now that does a good job at covering sports in this town. I'll stop now.
Dwight
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