tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post1406059144224118533..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Mornings with Mr. Canoeheadsagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-91122919917174047172009-07-07T22:40:34.746-04:002009-07-07T22:40:34.746-04:00Nah, it's all good. I'm leaving blogging t...Nah, it's all good. I'm leaving blogging to the cool kids, E.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-7424339735222237602009-07-07T22:36:28.968-04:002009-07-07T22:36:28.968-04:00"It will get more traffic than this site with..."It will get more traffic than this site without even trying..."<br /><br />I laughed.<br /><br />"...and that's OK."<br /><br />No, it isn't.The Universal Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205794337265829420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-55960031182948904822009-07-07T15:10:03.916-04:002009-07-07T15:10:03.916-04:00You'd never hear a Canadian say "let '...You'd never hear a Canadian say "let 'em play ringette" because begging people to like us (and to like the things we like) is a national obsession. Part of the inferior complex we have. And there's a smattering of interest in hockey in the world, but overall, the world just doesn't want it. Perhaps it would if WE were to show passion and participate in a wider variety of sports, maybe then the rivalries built would overlap and the interest of the world would come back this way. Heaven help us, July's ticking away, and absent deregulation of the airwaves and the availability of ESPN, August is sure to bring on the "hockey-hockey-hockey" focus at all the networks, interspersed with poker......CDN TV SUXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-12888141490296698482009-07-07T15:09:50.785-04:002009-07-07T15:09:50.785-04:00You'd never hear a Canadian say "let '...You'd never hear a Canadian say "let 'em play ringette" because begging people to like us (and to like the things we like) is a national obsession. Part of the inferior complex we have. And there's a smattering of interest in hockey in the world, but overall, the world just doesn't want it. Perhaps it would if WE were to show passion and participate in a wider variety of sports, maybe then the rivalries built would overlap and the interest of the world would come back this way. Heaven help us, July's ticking away, and absent deregulation of the airwaves and the availability of ESPN, August is sure to bring on the "hockey-hockey-hockey" focus at all the networks, interspersed with poker......CDN TV SUXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-85240226961274374212009-07-07T13:28:40.045-04:002009-07-07T13:28:40.045-04:00It's not cool, period, end of story. Good on e...It's not cool, period, end of story. Good on each Williams sibling for all the shyte they have taken over the years. The funny part is if you read some of the London papers, they're a lot more respected in England than in their own country.<br /><br />As for people who snipe about them not playing all the tournaments, doesn't Tiger Woods cherry-pick the events he plays? It seems to work out well for him.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-73477364685905642902009-07-07T13:23:52.275-04:002009-07-07T13:23:52.275-04:00Writers should be a little circumspect when discus...Writers should be a little circumspect when discussing a female athlete. Still, male athletes who put on weight have their physiques discussed. Poor Phil Mickelson has had his weight as a topic of discussion any number of times. It's a legitimate issue, but the whole "grazing in the stall" thing was way out of line.Dennis Prousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117649570711228161noreply@blogger.com