Back In The YQR

After a weekend jaunt to Vermillion, Alberta, its back to Casa de Blair and the start of what will hopefully be a good week.

Just a few thoughts and Mitchservations if you will (with apologies to Pedersen and Vanstone)

--Why is gas 1.09 cents a litre in Lloydminster, yet its over 1.20 in Regina. That's just not right

--While my golf game still sucks, I may have (I stress may have) found out what's wrong.

--When driving home and tuning in to a Saskatoon radio station, I laugh when that station tells me that Brett Cecil will face Dan Haren in the series finale when the Jays play the Angels today even though the game has been over for over an hour and that the leader after three rounds of the PGA is Jason Dufner even though the final round is just about over. CMON!!!! Why don't you just give me last Thursday's forecast while you're at it.

--The B.C Lions are still making it possible for the Riders to make the playoffs. Can you imagine the uproar if the Riders got their game going in the 2nd half and finished with 6 or 7 wins and they beat Calgary or Edmonton in the West semi. How about if they got to the Grey Cup with that 6 or 7 win total. We wouldn't cry about it out here, but the CFL would shudder because the Commish knows they could win.

--Would you rather have Hugh Charles or Wes Cates as the Rider running back? Even though he missed a block on the Darian Durant first half fumble and dogged it a little on the Keon Raymond INT return, I'm starting to lean towards the Colorado product because of his speed to the outside.

--Speaking of Charles, it bothered me somewhat Friday that he did his backflip routine not once, not twice. but three times when the Riders were down. Just do what Weston Dressler did later in the game when he scored a TD with the final decision known...he just handed the ball to the referee and continued playing the game. I don't mind the backflip, I actually like it, but not when the team is getting it handed to them.

--After his play Friday night, Efrem Hill may have surpassed Efrem Zimbalist Junior as the most famous Efrem that I'm aware of. They may also be the only people in the world named Efrem.

--Congrats to Saskatchewan athletes coming home with medals from the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops. In all, Saskatchewan brought home 43 gold, 32 silver and 32 bronze from the two week event.

--Congrats to Team Saskatchewan for finishing 2nd at the Canada Cup of baseball. The Saskatchewan team beat the two time defending champs from BC in the semi-final before losing 3-2 to Ontario in the final.

--The 2011 Canadian Midget Baseball Championship will be played in Regina starting Thursday with the Regina Mets and Humboldt Dodgers representing Saskatchewan. Go check it out if you can. It should be some great baseball.

--The WWE will be here Friday night and barring a belt switch on RAW, it means Alberto Del Rio will walk into the Brandt Centre as the champ. Alberto Del Rio? Really!!! It will be Del Rio vs John Cena vs CM Punk in a Triple Threat match, but you know Del Rio will walk out of Regina with the strap.

--Did TSN's Jay Onrait actually win the 50/50 at the Jays game Saturday. He tweeted this, but with Onrait you just never know.

--It is great to turn on the NFL Network and see exhibition games.

--Is Sidney Crosby's head any better. If it was, would he be doing those stupid Sportchek commercials?

--I really wish I had seen the final two hours of the PGA on Sunday. It sounds like I missed a classic.

--The voice of the Regina Red Sox Adam Geiger put up a great video of the on-field celebration after the Red Sox beat Okotoks to win the WMBL Championship on Saturday night. He has put it on his Facebook page if you can find it.

--Speaking of videos, the video of the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair last night is chilling. Why is it all these stage collapses happen when the act that is supposed to be playing isn't on stage. Someday it tragically will. I just hope that day isn't ever in Craven.

--I haven't seen a new Winnipeg Jets jersey at Jersey City or River City Sports. Do they have them or are they flying off the shelves? I have to wonder if they have them because I haven't seen many people in the #YQR wearing Jets stuff.

--If a genie granted me three wishes, my first wish would be that I had ten additional wishes if not more.