Friday, May 09, 2008

Friday thoughts

In the spirit of garage sale season, it's time to clear out some junk from the "upstairs attic":

  • The Spokane Chiefs disposed of Lethbridge surprisingly easily in the WHL final. They'll find the Kitchener Rangers to be a much tougher opponent at the Memorial Cup.
  • It's been 24 years since the Regina Pats played in a WHL final. Here's hoping they don't celebrate a silver anniversary next year.
  • The last time the Pats played in a league final, the Footloose soundtrack topped the Billboard album charts. Phil Collins sat atop the singles charts with "Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now)". And, a fresh-faced newcomer named Madonna was also emerging on the scene at that time.
  • 23 days until Roughrider training camp. Don't suppose anyone's excited about that?
  • Getting a laptop serviced at Future Shop? Not an experience I'd recommend.
  • The next general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs will be................Cliff Fletcher.
  • The last time the Leafs played in a league final - and this is too perfect to be a coincidence - the top song on the Billboard charts was "Somethin' Stupid" by Frank and Nancy Sinatra.
  • It's been 41 years and counting of "somethin' stupid" for Leafs fans.
  • The 2008 Toronto Blue Jays: great arms, impotent bats.
  • Boy do Regina radio newscasters who can't pronounce "nuclear" sound stupid. Sort of like a U.S. politician we all know.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Some very good points Pete! I watched the Blue Jays lose to Tampa last night. Rios on 3rd, 0 outs and they got nothing. Lost it 8-3. Skydome is like a morgue nowadays. Gibbons gotta go, JP Richardi gotta go. There is no fire in that team whatsoever.

A quarter of a century has gone by for the Pats without going to a league final. Something wrong somewhere. Two sets of ownerships with the same dismal results. Too many butt kissers in this town when it comes to the Pats. Certain hacks saying things like "other teams haven't been there either" OR "junior hockey is in cycles" Or " we will have a powerhouse in 4 or 5 years" Hell that boat sailed this year. I caught a bit of a show the other night talking about basketball. The one comment made was " some guys can build a winner, but never a Champion".

The other night the TSN panel were asked if Ron Wilson should keep his post. Two out of the three said "no" because the Sharks have tanked in the second round three years in a row. Hell the Pats have only been to the second round twice in 15 years. I wonder what the TSN panel would say about our brainthrust here? They say BS baffles brains and I know we the fans have been fed generous portions of that. The 2008-09 campaign will be mediocre again. The east division will be weak again. If you can't build a champion in 14 years, you won't do it in 15.