Missed it since yours truly was busier than a one-armed paperhanger finishing the NHL previews, but apparently Stephen Colbert used his bully pulpit to address the Spirit last night, pointing out that they are not only representing the city of Saginaw, and mid-Michigan, but him as well. Their next home game happens to be against the Ottawa 67's, so their star left wing, Jamie McGinn (the same one who helped beat my Frontenacs last Sunday), apparently came in for a mention. It's not every day a junior hockey player gets his name mentioned on a basic cable comedy show.
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
- Blue Jays fans saw plenty of that from Carlos Delgado during his nine seasons as a Jays regular -- especially the way he went the other way with outside pitches. He did just that twice today on his way to a 4-for-5, two-run, two-RBI day in the Mets' 6-5 win over the Dodgers, putting the Mets ahead for good with an opposite-field single in the bottom of the seventh. By the way, even with Eric Gagné and Pedro Martinez sidelined, this series isn't lacking in Canadian flavour. The Mets have two ex-Jays in their lineup -- Delgado and Shawn Green, while the Dodgers have Jeff Kent at second base and East York, Ont.'s Russell Martin as their starting catcher. Oh, and ESPN's dugout reporter, David Amber, used to work for TSN.
- What were the odds the Minnesota Twins, 55-26 at home in the regular season, would drop two straight games at the Metrodome?
Say Hello To... Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle (Oct. 1)
Colbert Report in Hockey Spirit (Sept. 29)
A Paradise Lost Kind of Feeling: Carlos Comes Back To Toronto (June 23)
There'll be period-by-period updates from the Leafs-Senators game, assuming the pre-game ceremonies ever finish. Just kidding. If you don't feel some chill bumps listening to Red Kelly's speech, you're probably not alive.
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