TUESDAY COMMENTARY – STAY IN YOUR LANE

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IT’S TUESDAY AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS; TIME FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF THE GOOD, THE GREAT & THE UGLY!

FIRST, THE GOOD: THE NHL PRESEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. IN FACT IT STARTS ON SATURDAY WITH A 4-GAME SCHEDULE INCLUDING THE LEAFS FACING THE SENATORS IN A PAIR OF SPLIT SQUAD GAMES.

IN A WAY IT OPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH PROSPECTS TOURNAMENTS AROUND THE CONTINENT BUT I REALLY DON’T COUNT THOSE. I DIDN’T KNOW WHO THE PLAYERS WERE, AND I COUNT MYSELF AS AN AFFLUENT HOCKEY FAN.

PERHAPS THAT’S ON ME.

NEXT, THE GREAT: FOOTBALL IS DEFINITELY IN GOOD SHAPE IN THE PROVINCE WHATWITH THIS PAST WEEKEND’S FOOTBALL DAY IN SASKATCHEWAN.

OVER 7-THOUSAND FANS TURNED OUT AT MOSAIC STADIUM TO CATCH THE U OF S HUSKIES BEAT THE RAMS 11-10 ON A LAST-SECOND FIELD GOAL, WHILE THE REGINA THUNDER COMPLETED A SWEEP OF THE SASKATOON HILLTOPS THAT SAME DAY.

IT WAS A GREAT CROWD FOR THE RAMS, BUT NOWHERE NEAR THE RECORD OF 16-THOUSAND AGAINST THE U OF S BACK IN 2016; THE FIRST OFFICIAL EVENT IN NEW MOSAIC STADIUM.

I WAS PROUD TO BE PART OF THE BROADCAST CREW THAT DAY.

AND LASTLY, THE UGLY: THIS IS WHERE IT’S CLEAR, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PHRASE “STAY IN YOUR LANE”.

THE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA VULTURES HAVE BEGUN CIRCLING THE TOM BRADY MARRIAGE, SNIFFING A JUICY STORY.

THEY DISPATCHED REPORTERS TO NEW ORLEANS ON THE WEEKEND TO TRACK TOM’S EVERY MOVE AS HIS BUCCANEERS WERE TAKING ON THE SAINTS.

MEANWHILE CAMERAS WERE STALKING HIS NOW-ESTRANGED WIFE GISELE IN NEW YORK.

ONE REPORT I REGRETFULLY READ SAID BRADY’S MARITAL STRIFE CAUSED HIM TO THROW AN IPAD AT THE BENCH DURING THE GAME IN A FIT OF RAGE.

IF THESE NEWBIES HAD ACTUALLY BEEN FOLLOWING TOM OVER HIS 23-YEAR CAREER, THEY’D KNOW HE’S BEEN THROWING IPADS EVER SINCE THEY WERE INVENTED.

IT’S WHY I STICK TO SPORTS, AND SUGGEST THOSE REPORTERS STICK TO PAGE SIX AND HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE DIVORCE LAWYERS’ OFFICES.

IN BOTH CASES, I GUESS, IF PEOPLE WOULD JUST STOP READING US, WE’D ALL GO AWAY.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

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