TUESDAY CAT COUNTRY COMMENTARY
(Listen daily for the Rod Pedersen Commentary at 9:50 am and 5:20 pm on Cat Country 98 FM)
WE’RE ENTERING A PRETTY SCARY PERIOD IN TIME.
MIND YOU IT’S MAYBE NOT SCARY FOR YOU OR ME, BUT DEFINITELY SCARY FOR SPORTS.
IT WON’T BE LONG BEFORE NHL TEAMS ARE REPORTING FOR TRAINING CAMPS, AND GETTING READY FOR THE START OF THE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS.
IT’S SO CLOSE THAT FINALLY TSN’S CRAIG BUTTON WAS PREVIEWING THE TORONTO-COLUMBUS PLAY-IN ROUND SERIES ON SPORTSCENTRE LAST NIGHT. IT WAS A NICE SENSE OF NORMALCY.
MEANWHILE – AT THE SAME TIME – MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAMS WERE DESCENDING UPON ORLANDO FOR THE START OF THEIR PLAYOFFS WHICH IS DUE TO BEGIN TOMORROW.
HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY, DALLAS F-C MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM THE 26-TEAM TOURNAMENT DUE TO 11 PLAYERS AND TEAM OFFICIALS TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
THE SHOW WILL GO ON, WE’RE TOLD, NOW WITH 25 TEAMS, BARRING ANY UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH SEEM TO BE POPPING UP ALL THE TIME.
ALSO AT THE SAME TIME ALL THIS WAS GOING ON, THE NEW YORK YANKEES WERE HOLDING THEIR FIRST SCRIMMAGE IN THE BRONX AS THEY GET SET FOR THEIR JULY 23RD SEASON-OPENER AGAINST THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPION WASHINGTON NATIONALS. BUT OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS WERE SCRAPPING WORKOUTS MONDAY NIGHT DUE TO POSITIVE COVID TESTS.
AND CAN I ADD ANOTHER EVENT FROM A WILD MONDAY? THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION KANSAS CITY CHIEFS SIGNED QUARTERBACK PATRICK MAHOMES TO THE RICHEST DEAL IN SPORTS HISTORY AT 10 YEARS, 450-MILLION DOLLARS. THAT CONSTITUTES 20 PERCENT OF THE CHIEFS SALARY CAP.
I HAVE TO ASK IF THE CHIEFS AND THE NFL ARE EVEN AWARE OF THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC? TALK ABOUT LIVING IN A BUBBLE.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY ON CAT COUNTRY 98.
