FRIDAY CAT COUNTRY COMMENTARY

(Listen daily for the Rod Pedersen Commentary at 9:50 am and 5:20 pm on Cat Country 98 FM)

MAYBE IT’S NOT MUCH, BUT IT’S SOMETHING. HEAR ME OUT.

IN THE ABSENCE OF A 2020 CFL SEASON WHICH IT’S LOOKING MORE AND MORE BY THE DAY LIKE THERE WON’T BE ONE AT ALL, WE AT THE ROD PEDERSEN SHOW HAVE TAKEN TO RUNNING A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF RIDER GAMES ON THE VIDEO GAME DOUG FLUTIE’S MAXIMUM FOOTBALL.

IT’S NOT AT ALL FARFETCHED. THE NHL HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS WITH EA-SPORTS. IN FACT, THE BRUINS WERE PREDICTED TO WIN THE STANLEY CUP OVER VEGAS IN A 6-GAME FINAL SERIES.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS RUNNING COMPUTER-GENERATED GAME BROADCASTS ON ESPN SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, AND NBA-TV IS RUNNING BROADCASTS OF THEIR 2-K SIMULATED GAMES.

IF THIS ALL SOUNDS LIKE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, THEN TODAY’S COMMENTARY ISN’T FOR YOU.

HOWEVER IF YOU’RE DOWN WITH IT, LIKE MILLIONS OF GAMERS AROUND THE WORLD, THEN THE CFL SIM IS FOR YOU.

AND LAST NIGHT ON A LIVE BROADCAST, CODY FAJARDO FIRED TWO TOUCHDOWNS TO JORDAN WILLIAMS-LAMBERT IN THE SECOND HALF AS THE RIDERS ROLLED TO A 26-4 VICTORY OVER THE TIGER-CATS IN HAMILTON.

LAST WEEK, IN THE RIDERS’ VIRTUAL HOME-OPENER, THE GREEN & WHITE FAILED TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN BUT EMERGED WITH AN 8-3 WIN OVER JAMES WILDER JUNIOR AND THE MONTREAL ALOUETTES AT A SOLDOUT MOSAIC STADIUM.

12-THOUSAND VIEWERS TUNED INTO OUR BROADCAST IN WEEK 1 AND WHILE THE NUMBERS WERE A LITTLE OFF IN WEEK 2, WE’RE BLAMING THE START TIME OF 5 PM ON A THURSDAY. BY THE WAY, COUNTRY RECORDING ARTIST ALEX RUNIONS PERFORMED A REAL CONCERT AT HALFTIME LAST NIGHT FROM HIS LIVING ROOM IN SASKATOON.

YOUR VIRTUAL RIDERS ARE 2-AND-0 AND ARE HOME NEXT SATURDAY TO THE BC LIONS.

MAYBE IT’S NOT MUCH BUT FOLKS, IT’S SOMETHING.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY ON CAT COUNTRY 98.