Friday Commentary: No Regrets
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A coupla three or more thoughts entering the weekend …
#1 – It’s a B.G.W.! A Big Game Weekend! My focus is a lot of places, but a big part of it is the CFL. The Riders *need* that win Saturday against Edmonton to secure third-place in the West and that has people wondering why back-up QB Jack Coan is starting in place of Trevor Harris. Personally, I’d like to see that kid Brayden Schager – the one who shot out the lights in the preseason – who’s on the reserve list. He looks like the next Matt Dunigan. Regardless, I’ll be watching.
#2 – It’s a month into the WHL season and the Pats & Warriors are nose-to-nose in the East Conference standings (almost). The two meet tonite in the Brandt Center and it’s an E.S.B.G. for both (Early Season Big Game). There’s a Watch Party at PumpJacks in Regina if you’re interested.
#3 – Game 1 of the World Series goes tonight in Milwaukee with the Brewers home to the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s a massive clash between two teams who’ve never won an MLB title before. But I hadda search wayyyyy down on the newswire for coverage of the series, yet near the top were a bunch of stories about the WNBA Final and players not coming out of the locker room for the national anthem. Like, what are we doing here?
I’m either out of touch, or God put me on this earth to restore some sense to the sports media world.
And #4 – It was a tough day Thursday with the passing of NHL icon Ron Duguay. His family, and partner Sarah Palin, are understandably crushed. He and I got to be great friends simply through his appearances on my show and we ended up talking a lot. Believe it or not, we’ve got a lot in common (I think seven or so divorces combined), and we leaned on each other a lot in some tough times. Put it this way: a guy like that has some haters. And, his relationship with the Rangers was strained. Which sucks.
I never knew why a pair like that would take a liking to a farmkid from Milestone, SK but I stopped questioning it long ago. They’re just good people. In fact they invited me to Alaska for a visit and I’m ashamed to say I didn’t go. And now he’s gone.
There’s a lesson in there somewhere.
That’s today’s Rod Pedersen Commentary.
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Great stuff If people dig into mainstream media and what’s behind all that. They can research the latest Shawn Ryan Show issues. It’s one big psy op. Ron was from Sudbury. Palin is from Idaho to Alaska now Arizona. They are actual real people. NY/MSG went woke. Ron stayed Ron until the very end. What should not be lost in all of this. Ron Duguay was a legitimate skilled/hard nosed Defenseman. This guy played in an era where the Rangers had a war every time vs the Islanders and Flyers. – that’s in a 17 and then 21 team NHL.… Read more »
This is Coan’s big chance to show what he can or can’t do after years of practise drills. “It’s Showtime”. We should all know from this game if he is the guy next year or if we should start looking for our own Davis Alexander. Chalk up another couple years grooming a quarterback.