MONDAY COMMENTARY – LIFE WITHOUT FAJARDO
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WHATEVER YOUR WEEKEND CONSISTED OF, I HOPE IT WAS GOOD!
FOR ME THE HIGHLIGHT WAS CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY AT THE CALGARY STAMPEDE; OR WHAT I’VE ALSO NICKNAMED “THE SUPER BOWL OF RODEO”. BOY DO THEY EVER DO IT FIRST CLASS.
IT WAS IMMENSE AND INTENSE. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THAT, FOR ME, WAS EATONIA, SK BULLRIDER DAKOTA BUTTAR SPLITTING THE $50,000 CHEQUE WITH ANOTHER RIDER FOR WINNING THAT EVENT. DAKOTA DOES THE PROVINCE PROUD EVERYDAY.
BUT IT WAS A LONG DAY. I LEARNED DURING MY FIRST CALGARY STAMPEDE THAT IT’S DISNEYLAND FOR COWBOYS SO THEY DON’T MIND SITTING ALL DAY IN JULY HEAT ATTENDING WHAT BASICALLY AMOUNTED TO THREE RODEOS BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK.
AND THEN A DEAN BRODY CONCERT AT THE GRANDSTAND TO END THE GREATEST OUTDOOR SHOW ON EARTH.
I ENJOYED IT, BUT TRULY MY IDEA OF FUN WAS SITTING AT THE CENTENNIAL CUP IN ESTEVAN IN MAY WATCHING THREE HOCKEY GAMES EACH DAY. DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS.
I’M GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IN IT ALL.
AND THEN OF COURSE I’D ASSUME ALL OF OUR WEEKENDS CONSISTED OF WATCHING THE ROUGHRIDERS LOSE 30-24 TO THE TORONTO ARGONAUTS IN TOUCHDOWN ATLANTIC SATURDAY IN NOVA SCOTIA.
BOY WHAT A WEEK THIS IS GOING TO BE IN RIDERVILLE. WE’RE AWAITING WORD ON TWO THINGS: THE STATUS OF QUARTERBACK CODY FAJARDO WHO SUFFERED WHAT’S APPARENTLY A SIGNIFICANT KNEE INJURY AGAINST THE ARGOS, AND ALSO DISCIPLINE FOR RECEIVER DUKE WILLIAMS WHO THREW A HELMET AT A TORONTO PLAYER AND ALLEGEDLY SPIT TWICE ON THAT SAME OPPONENT.
PEOPLE’S WHOSE OPINION I RESPECT ARE STARTING TO GET DOWN ON FAJARDO FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS IN HIS PLAY BUT NOBODY EVER SAID HE WAS PERFECT.
BUT IT MAY NOT MATTER NOW ANYWAY. IF THE REPORTS I’M HEARING ARE CORRECT, SASKATCHEWAN MAY SOON LEARN WHAT LIFE’S LIKE WITHOUT FAJARDO.
SOMETIMES YOU DON’T APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE TILL IT’S GONE.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY
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