What gives with the Saskatchewan Roughriders? Once again, they had a struggling opponent on the ropes, but failed to deliver the knockout punch. The Edmonton Eskimos rallied Saturday night to beat the Riders 30-25, keeping the Evil Empire's hopes of a playoff berth alive. The Schmoes improved their record to 5-9, while the Green Gang slipped to 7-7 - also known as their customary .500 record. Yet again.
Kerry Joseph was having (yet) another so-so night at quarterback for the Riders when he went down with an apparent knee injury in the second half. Enter Rocky Butler, much to the delight of the leather-lunged minority at Mosaic Stadium. Alas, this time the Butler didn't do it, and Saskatchewan dropped an opportunity to inch closer to Calgary in the race for second place (and a home playoff game) in the West. And the beat goes on...
Tonight, the Pats fell behind 4-0 to the Red Deer Rebels, before mounting a spirited comeback in the last ten minutes of the game. However, the comeback fell short, and the Pats dropped a 4-3 decision. All in all, not such a great sports weekend.
2 comments:
Hi Pete,
Your name is familiar, I bet I've heard you on the radio before.
I think if Butler had more of the game time to work with, we'd have pulled that win off.
On another topic, if you'd like more exposure for your blog, email Lance at http://saskblogs.catprint.ca
Rod Petersen is listed as am I and about 130 other Saskatchewanians.
Hi SaskBoy,
You probably have. I used to do news/sports at CKRM (and the old CKCK). I still dabble in sports a bit for CKRM.
I'm not sure what this mysterious injury is that's limiting Rocky Butler's mobility (hip?). But he definitely wasn't the same guy who looked so good against Hamilton.
Thanks for the tip, I'll shoot Lance an email.
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