Courtesy Hamilton Spectator:Ticats at Roughriders, 4:30pm MT today, TSN, CKRM
3 THINGS TO WATCH
1. Cornering the market
The Roughriders play with a non-import at the wide side corner -- a position often reserved for an American -- and their starter, Donovan Alexander, has been battling a hamstring injury. A Canadian corner would likely be a target anyway, but an injured one (or his back up) will more than likely be tested early and often.
2. Goal line hijinks
The Ticats' struggles from deep within the red zone are well-documented, so look for new and nifty personnel groups and schemes if Hamilton finds itself knocking on the doorstep. The Cats have consistently left points on the board against good teams -- Calgary and Montreal, in particular -- and won't be successful in Regina unless they can finish drives with seven points.
3. Bring the noise
The Regina crowd is notoriously bonkers and will be at full throttle for a game that starts mid-afternoon on a Saturday. The Ticat offensive line has struggled in hostile environs and will now have an entirely new right side -- tackle Belton Johnson and guard Simeon Rottier have yet to play together in a game this season. Quieting that crowd earlier -- say by scoring a TD or two -- would go a long way to making life easier for the boys up front.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"I made a joke, 'Let's just score from 20 or 30 yards out and then we don't have to worry about the one yard.' " - Ticat quarterback Kevin Glenn on the team's trouble scoring from in close
"Certainly, I'm concerned with the number of points that we've given up. That's part of the consistency. I'm concerned with the fact that we gave up so many big running plays in that football game, so we have to do a great job of stopping the run and we have to do a good job of getting pressure on the quarterback, because right now we're putting a lot of pressure on our secondary in the passing game." - Saskatchewan coach Ken Miller
"We're 1-3, but we're a good 1-3. We'll be all right." - Hamilton linebacker Otis Floyd on the state of his team
BY THE NUMBERS
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Turnover ratio for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, second-worst in the CFL, trailing only Edmonton's mark of minus 9.
66
Yards needed by Ticat receiver Arland Bruce to pass Tom Forzani for 30th on the CFL's list for all-time receiving yards.
+6.1
Percentage increase in scoring per game this season, compared to 2009. Last season, an average of 51. 3 points were scored by both teams, but that number has risen to 54.4 points through the first four weeks of 2010.
Ticat linebacker Jamall Johnson vs. Roughrider QB Darian Durant
Durant is almost as big a threat with his legs as he his with his arm: He is ninth in the league in rushing and has more yards on the ground -- 162 -- than Ticat running back DeAndra' Cobb. Johnson leads the CFL in tackles with 28 and will look to use his sideline-to-sideline speed to contain Durant as well as Roughrider running back Wes Cates.
THE STATS
Think today's game might be high-scoring? Saskatchewan has not only scored the second-most points in the league -- not surprising with Darian Durant running things -- but has surrendered more points than any other team in the league.
After four games, the 'Riders' offence has collected almost 700 more yards than Hamilton's. Saskatchewan has 1,960 yards in net offence. Hamilton has 1,264.
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Two games in the CFL today. First, Saskatchewan tries to take over sole possession of first in the West Division when they host Hamilton. The Roughriders are tied at 3-1 with Calgary. The Stampeders play Winnipeg in the late game.
HOUR 1 - With Scott Schultz and future Hall of Famer Daved Benefield:
The Regina Red Sox won game one of their first round WMBL playoff series against Weyburn Friday night 8-5 at Currie Field. Shawn Wilyman picked up the win with some help from the bullpen. Regina jumped out to an early 7-0 lead only to see Weyburn chip away and make the game very interesting. Regina had a balanced attack offensively through out the lineup. DH Andrew Kapple hit his first home run of the season to expand Regina's lead to 8-5.
The big story emerging in tomorrow's Roughriders-Tigercats game at Mosaic Stadium is the first return of Marcus Thigpen to Mosaic Stadium since the Riders cut him coming out of training camp. Three days later he was with the Ticats where he scored three kick return touchdowns in the opening two games.
Hey Roddy,
Hey Rod, this is a picture of my buddy's centerpiece in his backyard. He said it took him 30 hours to do. Well worth it I say.
Here are a couple of pictures of my daughter, Delaney, on our way home from her soccer tournament in Swift Current.
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Blog mailbag:
Week 5 ScheduleMurphy made a remark about foreigners, and later posted a tweet apologizing for the remark, saying it was made in jest. CFL commissioner Mark Cohon didn't agree.
"The commissioner found the comments inappropriate and offensive and are not to be tolerated," the league said in a statement. "The player has been fined by the league under our social media policy."
One of Murphy's tweets said: "At train station ... Pumped to be smelling foreigners this early in the AM. They smell less offensive this way ... little known fact."
The Argos travelled by train to Montreal on Wednesday to get ready for a game on Thursday night against the Alouettes.
(Courtesy Toronto Sun)
HOUR 1: CFL Hall of Famers Ron Estay and Don Narcisse:
CTV Regina's Lee Jones investigated the Roughriders' troubles on special teams today with position coach Jim Daley. Here's how their chat went:
The Regina Red Sox open the playoffs Friday night at Currie Field and they'll take on the Weyburn Beavers in the first round.Cortez, a veteran assistant coach in the Canadian Football League, including 11 with the Calgary Stampeders and one with Saskatchewan (2006), is the new quarterbacks coach of the Buffalo Bills. He had a brief feel for the NFL life during the Bills' off-season workouts and mini-camps.
But the start of NFL training camps will be Cortez's chance to experience his new role with, as they say in the business, live bullets.
"It's a different challenge, an opportunity," he said recently while taking a break from his duties with the Bills to watch his former team play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
A mutual friend on the Bills' staff recommended Cortez to new head coach Chan Gailey. Cortez knew Gailey, but admittedly not very well. That said, Gailey thought enough of Cortez to give him the plumb job.
Cortez has either tutored or worked with the likes of quarterbacks Doug Flutie, Jeff Garcia, Dave Dickenson and Henry Burris, all of whom became stars in the CFL and later graduated to the NFL. In the case of Flutie and Garcia, they became starters down south.
One noticeable change Cortez has experienced in the NFL is the expanded staff, which has taken some of the tasks of his workload, such as breaking down film in the off-season.
"I haven't done any of it," he said. "There's just a huge amount of resources."
While there are differences from the NFL to the CFL, notably the smaller field and one less player, Cortez said there are similarities.
"I recognized some of the playbook," he said. "There's only x numbers of plays. Everybody in the league runs a similar offence…Football is football. A curl route is a curl route. The extra down is a big deal."
Cortez said unlike many people in the CFL game, he didn't have any NFL aspirations.
"We've been successful in Calgary," he said. "I've been there a long time. It's a great place to coach. I hadn't thought much about the NFL."
Soon he'll be spending countless hours every day living the life of a quarterbacks coach in the NFL.
(Courtesy sportsnet.ca)
Rider coach Ken Miller's Tuesday comments:
Q. What needs to be better for the Hamilton game?
MILLER: Just about every area. The offensive line, they need to be better. We need to be better on the D-line and play more consistently and field position. We have to do something about field position, it has to be much better. That's the responsibility of all three units ... but certainly our special teams have to improve as well.
I've been saying since camp that we need to be better in all areas and we'll work on that regardless of what our record is. We need to get better in every area.
Q. Prechae Rodriguez faces his old team this week ... can you use that as motiviation?
MILLER: I think so and we're trying to give him a bigger piece of the pie anyways. He has a lot of physical ability, he has ability to catch balls and you've seen that when he catches balls, he translates that in to positive yards. He has a lot to give and we expect more of him.
Q. Concerned with the O-line's play?
MILLER: It does concern me a little bit that Darian got hit but I feel really good about the fact our O-line is a veteran group and has proven they have tremendous ability. We were just out of sync in that game and I expect us to recover fully. It's just a matter of each man taking responsibility and making sure he's sound in what he's doing. And we have to be better at picking up schemes, but it was one-on-one match-ups that gave us problems.
Q. What about the defense?
MILLER: Certainly I'm concerned with then number of points we've given up. That's part of the consistency. I'm concerned with the fact we gave up so many big running plays in that game. We have to do a great job of stopping the run, pressuring the quarterback, because right now we're putting a lot of pressure on the secondary in the passing game.
HOUR 2: Argo punter Jamie Boreham and more:
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier continued his staff makeover Tuesday with the hiring of three new scouts, the promotion of another, a new strength and conditioning coach and a hockey information co-ordinator.The four players were chosen by a panel of judges that includes former Canadian Football League players Matt Dunigan and Duane Forde, now of TSN, and Pierre Vercheval of RDS.
Gibson's Finest CFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WR - Romby Bryant - Calgary Stampeders
Runner Up
RB - Cory Boyd - Toronto Argonauts
Gibson's Finest CFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DE - John Bowman - Montreal Alouettes
*Unanimous selection
Gibson's Finest CFL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KR - Jovon Johnson - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Runner Up
K/P - Damon Duval - Montreal Alouettes
Gibson's Finest CFL CANADIAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
RB - Jon Cornish - Calgary Stampeders
Runner Up
LB - Kevin Eiben - Toronto Argonauts
We've had multiple reports of Stampeders fans throwing beer cans at Rider fans at McMahon Stadium Saturday night. I suppose it's not being publicized by the Calgary media because the cans weren't actually thrown ON the field, like they were here in a Regina a few years back. Regardless the Calgary Police had the sitch well in hand as you can see by the above photo, so we won't criticize.
Photos courtesy my buddy Domenico Fiacco (right), pictured here with his cousin Mel, daughter of His Worship Mayor Pat Fiacco.1. Calgary Stampeders (3-1)
Last week: 3
After a shaky first half, Stamps quarterback Henry Burris bounced back and played a tremendous final 30 minutes against the previously undefeated Riders. In 2009, Calgary had four chances to beat Saskatchewan, but fell short each time, including in the West Division final. That monkey is off the team's back early this year.
This week: vs. Toronto Argonauts, Thursday 7:30 p.m. ET
2. Montreal Alouettes (3-1)
Last Week: 2
This Week: Home to Toronto on Thursday
Hard to believe that the Als went seven quarters without scoring a touchdown, but that's what happened as Montreal was held out of the end zone by B.C. in Week 3 and by the Ticats for most of Week 4. Seven Damon Duval field goals helped the Alouettes beat Hamilton last week, and the Montreal finally broke into the end zone twice in the fourth quarter to inflate the final score. The most important development may have taken place off the field as it appears general manager Jim Popp is [external link] close to signing a long-term deal with the club.
3. Saskatchewan Roughriders (3-1)
Last week: 1
This week: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 6:30 p.m. ET
With the parity in the CFL this year, it was only a matter of time before Saskatchewan dropped a game. And there's no shame losing on the road in Calgary. However, the way they lost has to be discouraging for coach Ken Miller and Rider Nation. The Riders were in the game heading to the second half before falling apart. It will be a restless week in Regina. (As a complete aside: One of the top moments from Week 4 had to be after Wes Castes scored a touchdown in the first half in Calgary and then attempted to high five an official on the goal line who still had his hands raised signaling touchdown. When it was clear the official was either uninterested or didn't notice what Cates was doing the Roughriders tailback patted him on the backside and ran off the field.)
4. Toronto Argonauts (3-1)
Last week: 4
This week: at Montreal Alouettes, Thursday 7:30 p.m. ET
Three straight weeks the Argos have entered the fourth quarter trailing and three straight times they've cobbled together unlikely victories. When something like that happens a lot of the credit has to go to the coaching staff and specifically the head coach: Jim Barker. Quarterback Cleo Lemon is struggling, but tailback Cory Boyd is a revelation and the defence makes big plays when it has to.
5. Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-2)
Last week: 6
This week: at Calgary Stampeders, Saturday 9:30 p.m. ET
With Buck Pierce sidelined by a knee injury, backup quarterback Steven Jyles came in and played well completing 14 of 22 passes for 267 yards leading Winnipeg to a much-needed victory. Jyles passed for one touchdown and ran for two more in just his second career CFL start. Meanwhile, the defence was all over the Eskimos on Saturday picking up four sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble.
6. B.C. Lions (1-3)
Last week: 7
This week: at Edmonton Eskimos, Friday 9 p.m. ET
Travis Lulay made his first career CFL start on Friday against the Argos and looked good most of the night. However, one key mistake — an interception by Byron Parker that was returned for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter — sunk the Montana State product. But, there is a lot of blame to go around for the Lions, who squandered a 17-3 lead in losing their third straight game. Tailback Jamal Robertson fumbled the ball away inside Toronto's five-yard line, while receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux dropped a sure-touchdown pass.
7. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1-3)
Last week: 6
This week: at Saskatchewan Roughriders, Saturday 6:30 p.m. ET
This was supposed to be the season that the Ticats challenged Montreal for East Division supremacy, but now a playoff berth looks like it may be a tall order. Quarterback Kevin Glenn struggled, tailback DeAndra' Cobb still seems to be stuck in an early-season slump and kicker Sandro DeAngelis continues to be a question mark. If only they were as efficient battling opponents on the field as they are [external link] making fun of them off it.
8. Edmonton Eskimos (0-4)
Last week: 8
This week: vs. B.C. Lions, Friday 9 p.m. ET
If we could rank the Eskimos below the conditional franchise granted to Ottawa then we would, but apparently that's not allowed in these rankings. At least in their previous two losses Edmonton looked like they were on the verge of breaking through. On Saturday night in Winnipeg they were down 23-0 before you could say, "Richie Hall job security."
Edmonton Eskimos President Rick LeLacheur met with the media in Edmonton today saying "everyone's job is on the line, including mine." However there have been no firings in the wake of the Eskimos' 0-4 start to the 2010 season. LeLacheir said "Danny (Macoicca) and Richie (Hall) understand that winning is the only option" and that losing is "unacceptable".
Hamilton, Ontario - Hamilton Tiger-Cats safety Sandy Beveridge announced his retirement from football today after eight CFL seasons. Beveridge has accepted a firefighter position with the Hamilton Fire Department.REGINA BEACH -- Yes today's column comes from on location. As soon as that plane touched down from Calgary on Sunday it was out of the suit, into the sandals and off to the sand. It WAS the hottest day of the year wasn't it? The thermometer in my Titan Auto CKRM sports cruiser said 31 degrees and it felt like every degree of it.
And the heat will stay cranked up on Canada's Team throughout the week as we sort through the wreckage of Saturday's 40-20 loss in Calgary.
You had to know the game would be the number one topic at the lake, just as it likely is all across the Wheat Province as we embark on Week 5.
"What happened to the Riders?" one fan at the Waterfront Bar questioned as he passed by our table on the patio.
"It's okay," said another. "We needed this. We'll s--tpump Hamilton on Saturday."
"I never miss In The Huddle!" said a guy in a ponytail and a Rider shirt.
Rider Pride remains strong even though their boys took one on the chin and fell from the ranks of the unbeaten this weekend. The naysayers, of course, have been waiting for a loss such as this and on the talkshows this week we'll unleash the hounds and let them have their say. It's too draining to argue with them, plus they have reason to be upset.
Rider head coach called the game "horrible" when addressing the media upon our return to the Queen City and everyone agrees.
It's funny how blog hits and callers increase dramatically after a loss.
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The Calgary game and the weekend surrounding it seemed to lack the buzz we've become accustomed to. Maybe I should've left the hotel more, but I didn't see as much green in downtown Calgary as I have in years past.
I've been checking the Calgary media reports and haven't seen any stories of all hell breaking loose in the stands at the game. Security was increased 20% for the match and although they had their hands full, I haven't heard of too many problems.
A bunch of Calgary police officers biked past Carm and me outside the stadium after the game and were discussing the "public intoxication" citations they handed out. Other than that, it seemed pretty tame. Perhaps you were at the game and have something to report?
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It had to be tough for the Rider fans in the crowd as the score stretched to 40-11 Stampeders in the fourth quarter. Former Pat and current Edmonton Oiler Jordan Eberle was there in his "DRESSLER 7" jersey and said he was getting heckled pretty badly late in the game. I asked him if the Stamps fans knew who he was and he said "Yah".
We could also be on the verge of another mascot controversy. I've had several reports of Gainer the Gopher getting roughed up by the Calgary Vipers (baseball) mascot during the ball game in the afternoon. I'm looking into it.
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Full marks to the Stampeders for their emotional effort in earning the victory and a share of first-place with the Riders. We were fortunate to see both "Good Hank" and "Bad Hank" in the same game. Unfortunately for the Riders he was good more often than he was bad.
What went wrong for the Riders? Pass protection and run defense were the main culprits but special teams were spotty as well. Slotback Weston Dressler said it was hard for Darian to be effective with Calgary defenders in his face all night long.
"I don't know if it's a wakeup call," Dressler continued. "I don't feel like this team was sleeping or in cruise control or anything like that. We're a team that's focused and ready to win every game. It's one of those games that got out of hand at the end. We'll learn from it and move on."
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As tough as the loss was to swallow, especially since it was IN Calgary, the notion I've received from many Rider observers is "at least we're not Edmonton!"
The Eskimos are off to their worst start since 1965 at 0-4 and coach Richie Hall has to be feeling the heat. A rumour was floated that perhaps he'll be demoted to defensive coordinator but I put no stock in that one.
"We haven't learned anything," Hall said on Sunday. "We're not mentally or physically tough enough. We can't be a counter-puncher."
Oh well that's up to them to figure out. It's what I call a "B.T.T.U." (Better Them Than Us).
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The Riders got the raspberry from Toronto Star writer Damien Cox on TSN's The Reporters on Sunday. Here's his comment:
"My thumb is down this week to the apparent reality that Ottawa's new CFL team, whenever it starts, will not be called the Rough Riders. Now I know it was a long-standing joke that two teams in the CFL were named the Roughriders.
"To me it was a link to the past, and an opportunity for the new Ottawa team to make that link and establish a new identity in Ottawa. It's not that they don't own the name - they do now - it's that the Saskatchewan Roughriders don't want them to. The second team in everybody's heart in Canada kind of looks like a big bully in this case."
My thumb is down to Cox. How can ANYBODY want a nine team league with two teams bearing the same name?
I don't get it.
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We'll be back on the air today with another Chilis Big Mouth Monday in The Sports Cage on 620 CKRM from 4-6pm. We'll take calls from the Rider Nation and we hope to be joined by Rider DB Lance Frazier.
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That's all I got for now. Perhaps I'll tack on more later.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
RP
GAME DAY!- Montreal beat Hamilton 37-14 Thursday night to kickoff Week 4 in the CFL. The Als are 3-1 while the Ticats are 1-3.
- Speaking of records, there's been a lot of talk this week how "the Riders could be 2-1" or "the Eskimos could be 2-1" or "the Bombers could be 3-0". NO! Your record is what you ARE. If the Riders lose in Calgary Saturday night, both teams will be 3-1 and thus eye-to-eye. Just like when the Riders were 9-9 for three straight seasons a few years back. It's because they were MEDIOCRE! Are the 2010 Riders for real? Saturday night's game could answer that question.
- Hockey is Canada's game. When Sportsnet spends eight minutes out of a 27 minute sportscast discussing the contract of Ilya Kovalchuk on Thursday, you come to this realization.
- Speaking of hockey, I hear the Regina Pats will take on the Calgary Hitmen this winter at McMahon Stadium in the WHL's first-ever outdoor game.
- I'm also told there are several outstanding candidates for the Edmonton Oilers play-by-play job. I am not one of them. As I told the Edmonton media this week, I am not pursuing an NHL job at this time. Right now my whole life is my family. Besides, my Dad didn't get to the NHL till after the age of 50 and he's been there 22 years and counting. I don't plan to wait that long, but now is not the time.
- I've picked Toronto to win the Braley Bowl Friday night in the Rogers Centre when the Argos face the B.C. Lions. However I have a nagging feeling this could be Travis Lulay's coming out party, and he'll supplant Casey Printers as starting QB in B.C. for good. Still, I'm going with the Double Blue.
- Rider games in Calgary have a mini-Grey Cup feel and Saturday's clash is no different. I'm SO JACKED for the match. I asked Rider assistant coach Jim Daley on CKRM's Coaches Show if I'm making too much of it.
"No, you're not overstating it," Daley replied. It's gonna be GREAT!
- We all want to see Rob Bagg and Weston Dressler in a 40-yard dash to declare once and for all who's faster. Rob told me last week Weston's faster but I'm sure if you asked Dressler, he'd say Bagg is.
- I enjoyed Rob Vanstone's column this week in the Leader Post about possible endorsements by Roughrider players for local businesses. Rob Bagg for the Grab Bag Confectionary was my favourite. If I could suggest two more they would be Omarr "Captain" Morgan and Joel "Taco" Bell.
- Rider centre Jeremy O'Day is raising money for Jesse's Journey and his own personal scholarship at Edinboro University on his website at http://www.jeremyoday.com/. Among the items in the online auction are a John Chick autographed Colts jersey and 100-year anniversary football autographed by current and former Rider greats. Please help Jeremy out!
- I thought Andy Fantuz's "Rider Blackout" idea for the last game was a great one but unfortunately it fizzled. I fear a blackout won't be achieved until the Riders place 30,048 black t-shirts on each and every Mosaic Stadium seat before a game.
- Three Riders were asked by CTV's Lee Jones this week what caused the team's turnaround from mediocrity to their current state and Lee got three different answers. Omarr Morgan credits Jim Hopson, Fantuz credits a change in coaches in 2007 and O'Day credits an influx of quality people as players. Interesting. What's your theory?
- Ticket sales are slow for the August 14 Canadian Football Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Ceremony in Saskatoon which I'll have the honour of MC'ing. C'mon Saskatoon! GET YOUR TICKETS!
- There's a 100-year reunion for Rider Cheerleaders, Dream Team members, Golden Girls and Rider Cheer team athletes on Thanksgiving weekend. If you know a former Rider cheerleader, have her email Debbie Ruhr at riderreunion@hotmail.com. Who wants to see them do a routine at a game?? I do.
- The U of R Rams Football Camp for 8-13 year olds has a few spots left for the offensive/defensive line positions. The camp runs July 30-August 2 at the U of R. Contact Michelle at the Rams office at 585-5480 to register.
- Why didn't anybody tell me about the "Saskatchatoon" joke in the new Adam Sandler movie 'Grown-Ups'? That was SPECTACULAR. So was the movie.
- We almost walked out of the Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz flick 'Knight and Day'. I suggest waiting for it to hit Rainbow Cinemas ($4) if you go at all. Not a strong effort.
- Rider fans set a new record last weekend for Purolator Tackles Hunger. 69,700 lbs of food were raised, an increase of 4,800 lbs from last year. It all goes towards the Regina Food Bank.
- Not a surprise here ... the Rider-Eskimo game on Saturday was the most-watched sports broadcast on Canadian TV this week.
- A great tweet on Twitter this week from American sportstalk radio god Jim Rome:
From: @jimrome
"What deadline? The Wrangler Wearin' Whippersnapper Brett Favre is a beauty. The only guy who WANTS you to think he's dumber than he really is"
- I saw Favre wearing strings on his sunglasses this week. We may be old, but you can't say sunglass strings aren't cool.
- Speaking of being old, I think I have a hernia. How do you know if you have one?
- Nine members of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA hockey team are in hot water for under-aged drinking. Appropriately enough, one of the players is named Jared Beers.
- Did you watch the Blue Jays' games this week? How about the attendance in Kansas City and Baltimore? How long can the massive imperfections of MLB's class system contine to be ignored?
- Get out and catch the division-leading Regina Red Sox tonight as they host the Yorkton Cardinals at 7:05 at Gord Currie Field.
- A caller to the Sports Cage this week pointed out that between Geoff Currier and me, we've got 24 years covered out of 100 years of Roughrider football on radio. It's a staggering and humbling observation.
- Why are striking casino workers yelling at me to honk in support for them when I motor by on Saskatchewan Drive?
Hey! Don't be so militant. I've got plenty more sympathy for nurses on the picket line than I do for blackjack dealers. Creating a disturbance isn't a good way to get people to side with your plight.
- Don't miss Four Seasons Football Friday in the Sports Cage! John Lynch will host the show from 4-6pm on 620 CKRM with guests Scott Schultz and Harvey Johnson.
AND NOW I'M OFF TO CALGARY. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!
RP
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be making at least two roster changes for Saturday's first-place showdown in Calgary. Punter Eddie Johnson (pictured) will replace sophomore punter Louie Sakoda on the roster. Also non-import cornerback Leron Mitchell will replace Donovan Alexander (hamstring). Middle linebacker Barrin Simpson says he has recovered sufficiently from turf toe and will be in the lineup.
The Regina Pats and 620 CKRM have signed a three-year extension to their broadcast agreement which initially began in 1995. As part of the deal, Dan Plaster will takeover as the new Voice of the Regina Pats.
