TUESDAY COMMENTARY – THE GOOD, THE GREAT & THE UGLY

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IT’S TUESDAY AND THAT MEANS ANOTHER EDITION OF THE GOOD, THE GREAT AND THE UGLY! FOR THIS, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE BIG TIME SPORTS TODAY.

FIRST, THE GOOD: BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT’S THE TORONTO RAPTORS! AFTER A SHAKY START, CANADA’S NBA TEAM HAS CAUGHT FIRE, INCLUDING A 133-97 WIN AT THE BROOKLYN NETS MONDAY NIGHT.

THE RAPS HAVE CLIMBED INTO A PLAYOFF SPOT AND DON’T APPEAR TO BE SLOWING DOWN. GONE ARE THE HEROES LIKE KYLE LOWRY AND KAWHI LEONARD, BUT IT’S A TEAM BACK ON THE RISE AND IT’S NICE TO SEE.

FYI, MY FAVOURITE RAPTOR IS GARY TRENT JR.

NEXT, THE GREAT: I HAVE TO SAY IT’S THE LOVE FOR THE SPORT OF HOCKEY IN THIS COUNTRY. I’M STILL IN CALGARY AND THIS TOWN’S BEEN BUZZING FOR A MONTH OVER THURSDAY’S VISIT BY THE MONTREAL CANADIENS TO THE SADDLEDOME. THE HABS ARE AT WINNIPEG TONIGHT, AND THE MANITOBA CAPITAL’S BEEN BUZZING FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT IT TOO.

THE CANADIENS ARE DEAD-LAST IN THE EAST AND SECOND-WORST OVERALL BUT THE SADDLEDOME’S GOING TO BE FILLED WITH THOSE ANNOYING HABS FANS CHANTING, “OLE! OLE! OLE!”

IT’S BEEN A MIRACULOUS FALL FROM GRACE FOR THE BLEU, BLANC, ROUGE BUT THEIR FANS ARE STILL WITH THEM, AND I’M GETTING SWEPT UP IN WHAT THURSDAY NIGHT HAS TO OFFER.

THAT TOO, IS NICE TO SEE.

AND FINALLY, THE UGLY: YOU LIKELY WOULDN’T KNOW IT BUT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS IN A LOCKOUT WHICH IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 90 DAYS.

THEY BEGAN IT IN DECEMBER WITH THE HOPE IT’D BE RESOLVED IN TIME FOR PITCHERS AND CATCHERS TO REPORT IN MID-FEBRUARY.

NOPE.

AND IT REALLY HIT HOME ON MONDAY WHEN THE BLUE JAYS WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE ON THE YANKEES IN FLORIDA BUT THE WORD “CANCELLED” APPEARED BESIDE THE GAME ON THE SCHEDULE.

YOU’D THINK BETWEEN COVID AND NOW A WAR, THESE OWNERS AND PLAYERS COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT A GENEROUS PIE BUT ONCE AGAIN, GREED IS WINNING THE DAY.

THE OLD ADAGE REMAINS TRUE: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY.

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