THURSDAY COMMENTARY – JUMPING IN THE POOL

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IT’S TIME FOR THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF THE GOOD, THE GREAT AND THE UGLY!

FIRST THE GOOD: WHEN IT COMES TO BASEBALL, WE AT THE ROD PEDERSEN CORPORATION ARE THOSE FANS; THE ONES WHO ONLY FOLLOW THE BLUE JAYS WHEN THEY’RE GOOD.

FORTUNATELY THAT’S THE BLUE JAYS IN 2022, WHOM ARE PICKED TO WIN THE AL EAST! TODAY THEY FACE THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPION ATLANTA BRAVES HERE IN FLORIDA. BUCKLE UP FOR A GREAT RIDE THIS SEASON!

NEXT, THE GREAT: WHEN IT COMES TO JUNIOR HOCKEY, WE’RE ALONG FOR THE RIDE NO MATTER WHAT, FOLLOWING EVERY HIT, SAVE, AND CONNOR BEDARD GOAL.

THE SJHL PLAYOFFS ARE IN ROUND AND TWO OF THE SERIES ARE TIED 2-2. (YORKTON’S UP 3-1 OVER MELFORT IN THEIRS WHILE NOTRE DAME HOSTS ESTEVAN TONIGHT, DOWN 2-1 IN THAT AFFAIR).

MY ADVISORS SAY I SHOULD SPEND LESS TIME ON JUNIOR HOCKEY, AND TO THAT I SAID “NOPE”.

THAT’S LIKE GEORGE STRAIT BEING ADVISED TO DITCH HIS COWBOY HAT BACK IN 1981. HE SAID NO TO THAT TOO.

AND LASTLY, THE UGLY: HONESTLY IT’S THE CONTROVERSY AROUND TRANSGENDER SWIMMER LIA THOMAS WINNING THE NCAA WOMENS 500-METRE EVENT.

WHEN THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT U.S. COLLEGE SPORTS IN CANADA, YOU KNOW IT’S A HOT TOPIC. BUT MANY WOMENS GROUPS ARE BEING CRITICIZED FOR REMAINING SILENT ON THE MATTER, SO FAR.

BUT HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS – THE PAT FIACCO OF U.S. GOVERNORS – SIGNED A PROCLAMATION THAT RUNNER-UP EMMA WEYANT, A FLORIDA PRODUCT, IS THE RIGHTFUL WINNER BASED ON HER BIRTH CERTIFICATE IDENTIFYING HER AS BEING BORN A FEMALE.

PEOPLE WANT MY TAKE AND HERE IT IS: I’M BIG ON PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND GIVEN THE FUROR THIS HAS CAUSED, AND ILLWILL, I FEEL LIA THOMAS SHOULD’VE BACKED OUT OF THE COMPETITION AND CERTAINLY DECLINED THE GOLD MEDAL DUE TO THE AWKWARD POSITION SHE’S PUT EVERYONE ELSE IN.

THAT’S WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WAS IN HER SPEEDO, BUT THAT’S JUST ME.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY.

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