WEDNESDAY COMMENTARY – WATCH OUT FOR THE TRAIN
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THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL TURNED OUT TO BE A TRAIN.
AFTER WEEKS OF OPTIMISM AND POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM LEAGUE LEADERS, THE WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE ANNOUNCED LATE TUESDAY THAT THEY’VE SUSPENDED THEIR UPCOMING SEASON INDEFINITELY DUE TO CURRENT HEALTH RESTRICTIONS.
CAN THE SJHL BE FAR BEHIND? WHAT ABOUT THE CFL?
IT MAKES IT FAR MORE DIFFICULT TO SWALLOW WHEN YOU TURN YOUR T-V ON AND WATCH FOOTBALL, HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL BEING PLAYED AT HIGH LEVELS IN THE U-S, WHERE THERE’S A FAR GREATER POPULATION DENSITY.
LIKE-MINDED THINKERS TRIED TO CANCEL THE WORLD JUNIORS IN EDMONTON AS WELL, BUT WERE STIFF-ARMED BY ALBERTA’S TOP DOCTOR, DR. DEENA HINSHAW, WHO SAID THE TOURNAMENT POSES NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC.
BUT DO THESE OTHER SPORTS, REALLY? AGAIN, IT’S TOUGH TO SWALLOW THAT SPORTS IS SHUTDOWN WHEN WE’VE SEEN NO NEWS REPORTS OF COVID OUTBREAKS IN SHOPPING MALLS AND BIG BOX STORES DESPITE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REVOLVING THROUGH THEIR DOORS DAILY.
I POSTED TO TWITTER LAST NIGHT THAT THE PRO-SPORTS CROWD NEEDS TO SPEAK UP, AND MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THEMSELVES. THE RESPONSE WAS … CRICKETS. THAT’S NOT BECAUSE THEY DON’T AGREE; IT’S BECAUSE THEY FEAR FOR THEIR JOBS.
I SAID WEEKS AGO HERE THAT I INTEND TO GO WITH THE FLOW AND REMAIN OPTIMISTIC JUST LIKE THE LEAGUE AND TEAM LEADERS HAVE BEEN.
BUT AT WHAT POINT DOES BEING AN OPTIMIST TURN INTO BEING A DOPE?
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY ON CAT COUNTRY 98.
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