WHERE'D THE YEAR GO... OCTOBER

As 2006 draws to a close, we are reminded of a few of the events that brought us closer to you: Dick Cheney shooting a guy in the face, premium ice cream price wars, dogs that were mistakenly issued major credit cards, and others who weren't so lucky ... In our continuing quest to secure a lower rung on the inferno, Out of Left Field looks back at the wild 'n' nutty month of October.

Trailer Park Boys wasn't a great movie, but it was still, in its way, one of the awesomest things ever to happen to Canadian cinema.

We weighed in on baseball's individual award winners, and it never crossed our mind that some dumbass middle-aged sportswriters might actually select Justin Morneau as American League MVP.

Say hello to Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle.

Passings: Buck O'Neil (1911-2006).

A Queen's Golden Gaels loss sometimes sparks outbursts of unbridled creativity. There's meds you can take for that, you know.

So much for that Sager guy being the saviour of Ottawa sports (although we're gracious to Sportsnet's Ian Mendes for giving us the chance).

There's your bad World Series teams -- and there's the ones who were secretly subpar. The Detroit Tigers were a miracle team (near-total lack of plate discipline notwithstanding), but their World Series showing might've put them in the latter category.

My sweet lord, who lost the bet that led to Katie Atkins singing O Canada before a Leafs-Sens game?

Our Queen's Golden Gaels were up and down all season, but they beat McMaster in a playoff game, thanks to an inspired bit of field-goal fakery. You have no idea how happy this made me.

That's all for now. Send your thoughts to neatesager@yahoo.ca.