FRIDAY COMMENTARY – RANDOMS

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A COUPLE THOUGHTS TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEK …

YOURS TRULY IS WATCHING WITH INTEREST WHAT’S GOING DOWN IN THE CANADIAN ELITE BASKETBALL LEAGUE, NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR.

A BIG CROWD SHOWED UP AT SASKATOON’S SASKTEL CENTRE ON WEDNESDAY TO WATCH THE HOMETOWN RATTLERS TAKE ON THE EXPANSION SCARBOROUGH SHOOTING STARS AND THEIR BIGGEST STAR PLAYER, RAPPER J. COLE.

TROUBLE IS, AFTER PLAYING FOUR GAMES AND PLAYING WELL, J. COLE LEFT THE TEAM TO GO ON TOUR.

IT SEEMS THE CEBL AND ITS TEAMS FORGOT TO TELL THE FANS THIS, AS THEY’VE BEEN SNATCHING UP TICKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ONLY TO WATCH A STAR PLAYER THAT ISN’T THERE.

I CAN SEE WHY FANS FEEL DUPED AND IT’S A BIT OF A SLIPPERY SLOPE. I’D LIKE TO THINK THE FANS THAT SHOWED UP WERE HIGHLY ENTERTAINED – BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THE CEBL IS; A MINI-NBA – BUT I GUESS WE’LL FIND OUT TONIGHT WHEN THE RATTLERS HOST THE EDMONTON STINGERS.

ARE THE FANS STILL MIFFED, OR DID THE GIMMICK TO GET PEOPLE IN THE DOOR PAY OFF?

THIS WAS A BIG RISK BY THE CEBL AND FRANKLY, I DON’T MIND IT. PLAYING IT SAFE DOESN’T GET YOU ANYWHERE IN SPORTS.

AND WE’LL ALSO SEE SATURDAY NIGHT WHAT CANADA’S SPORTING APPETITE IS WITH TWO BIG GAMES ON THE DOCKET.

IT’LL BE GAME 2 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINAL WITH TAMPA BAY AT COLORADO BUT ALSO A WEEK 2 CFL GAME BETWEEN THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS AT THE EDMONTON ELKS.

SPECIFICALLY, CHRIS JONES VERSUS CODY FAJARDO.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TWO GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE BECOME EMBROILED IN SUCH A HOSTILE RIVALRY, WITHOUT EVEN REALLY KNOWING EACH OTHER!

BUT ON THIS NIGHT, GIVEN THE CHOICE, I’LL BE OPTING FOR THE CFL.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

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