Sunday, March 8, 2009

Weekend Musings

Not in a million years would I have guessed Terrell Owens would end up in Buffalo. Is it just me or does T.O not really seem like a 'Western New York' kinda guy?

The CFL evaluation camp (right) took place this weekend in Toronto. I know what you're thinking, "Pokeroo, I missed it again!?!". Well good news, there's an entire website dedicated to giving you the stats, photos and videos of all your Canadian university football heroes. And so you don't miss out again, the CFL Canadian University Draft is May 2 and the Hamilton Tiger Cats are on the clock.

On Sunday morning we set the clocks ahead one hour. Say what you will, there aint nothing spring about this forward. Waking up this morning felt like it was mid-December again, between the snow and the pitch black.

John Tavares scored 3-goals (aka...a 'hat-trick') in Windsor on Sunday to become the all-time career goal scoring leader in the OHL with 215. For a kid with so much pressure put on him when he joined the league as an underage 15-year-old, he sure has performed damn well. He is widely expected to be (lets just say it, he WILL be) the number one overall pick in this summer's NHL entry draft.

The NHL GM's meetings begin today in Naples, Florida. Among the topics expected to be discussed is, of course, fighting. Everybody is gonna be keeping a close watch on what sorta discussions take place and what action, if any, is taken.

If anyone ever tells me again that having veal for dinner is like eating a cute baby animal, I'm gonna punch them in the face. If god didn't want us to eat animals, he shouldn't have made them taste so good.

I was at the Canada vs. USA World Baseball Classic game on Saturday. It was an awesome game to be at along with 42,000 of my closest friends. Canada has a fantastic lineup with some of the most potent hitters in the game (Justin Morneau, Jason Bay, Russel Martin, Joey Votto) but gave up three homers to a USA squad that reads practically like an All-Star lineup (Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, Dustin Pedroia, David Wright, Adam Dunn...etc) and eventually lost 6-5 despite scoring a run in the ninth inning and leaving a runner on second base with Jason Bay at bat. If Canada had any of their major league pitching staff in this tournament it would've been a much different game.
One question that came up amongst myself and the people I was there with was why Russell Martin wore a jersey reading "J. Martin". Apparently, 'J' is Martin's mother's first initial and he is wearing it during the tournament and some spring training games in LA as a tribute to her.

As someone who loves to travel as much as I do, I've gotten totally addicted to the show "Departures" which airs on OLN in Canada and National Geographic Adventure in the USA and other countries. Now in it's second season, the show follows a pair of 20-somethings who drop everything and travel the world for a (now second) year, capturing their adventures on film along the way. The cinematography is almost as beautiful as the scenery itself (the show won a Gemini award for outstanding photography). Check out when it's on and don't miss it.

A-Rod has decided that he can't take the jeers and boos he will undoubtedly get upon his return to the MLB after his steroid revelation, so instead he's announced he will be undergoing surgery on his hip and will be out until May...karma's a bitch.

Finally today, two happy birthdays to announce: Today 'Barbie' turns 50 (so I'm told) and also we mark (technically yesterday) the 30th anniversary of the first ever release of the Compact Disc. Originally created by Phillips, it was released under the prototype name of 'Pinkeltje'...I think I speak for everybody when I thank Phillips for deciding to go with CD instead.
Guess which one of the two birthday products has had more impact on my life...?
An awesome no-prize for whoever gets it right!

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