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I'm sure even Bob showed room for improvement in the beginning.

I know it will never happen due to contractual issues, but wouldn't it be awesome as an exception to have Bob do play by play on Dec 12 nation-wide?

Reposting this from the Als game thread as it is more seasonal. For context, I was wondering when the last time the Bombers trailed. Then I had to do the work myself. We were down 5-3 to the Elks until 3:20 left in the 2nd quarter on Oct 15. Prior to that the only times they've trailed: we were down 3-0 for 8:01 at the end of the first quarter vs BC on Oct 1. down 16-15 for 3:31 in the 3rd in Edmonton on Sep 18 down 3-0 in the first for 7 min and down 9-6 in the 2nd for 1:40 against SK on Sep 11 down 8-7 for 9:42 in the third on Labour Day See-saw game against Cgy on Aug 29. Stamps had the largest lead of the game at 4 pts (13-9) in the 2nd/3rd quarters. The loss to Toronto (Aug 21) saw the Bombers with their largest deficit of the season - behind 13-0 for about 5 minutes at the end of the first/beginning of the 2nd Trailed 6-0 for 7:23 in the 1st quarter of game 1 against Ham The Als game was the first time we've been behind by a converted touchdown since game 3 on August 21.

There's been a few blips like that. I've edited my response in case you want to have a boo.

We were down 5-3 to the Elks until 3:20 left in the 2nd quarter on Oct 15. I guess I had no fear of losing.... Prior to that the only times they've trailed: we were down 3-0 for 8:01 at the end of the first quarter vs BC on Oct 1. down 16-15 for 3:31 in the 3rd in Edmonton on Sep 18 down 3-0 in the first for 7 min and down 9-6 in the 2nd for 1:40 against SK on Sep 11 down 8-7 for 9:42 in the third on Labour Day See-saw game against Cgy on Aug 29. Stamps had the largest lead of the game at 4 pts (13-9) in the 2nd/3rd quarters. The loss to Toronto (Aug 21) saw the Bombers in their largest deficit of the season - behind 13-0 for about 5 minutes at the end of the first/beginning of the 2nd Trailed 6-0 for 7:23 in the 1st quarter of game 1 against Ham The last game was the first time we've been behind by a converted touchdown since game 3 on August 21.

Does anyone know how much game time elapsed between the last time the Bombers trailed in a game and the second quarter on Saturday? Seems like eons. Could also be that I haven't feared a loss in a very long time.

One of B.C.'s brazen COVID-19 deniers has died after showing symptoms of the disease. Mak Parhar was found dead in a home in New Westminister, according to police. Last month while in his car, Parhar posted a video describing that he was suffering from a number of symptoms. They included a "rheumy sore throat" and hot and cold feelings. In the midst of that diatribe, he was also coughing and spitting phlegm out his driver's side window. But Parhar adamantly denied that he had "CONVID". That's because according to him, "CONVID doesnt exist". In a subsequent video, Parhar revealed that he took Invermectim, which is used to treat parasite infections. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised people not to take it to treat or prevent COVID-19. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. He first came to public attention when he was operating a yoga studio in North Delta. It was shut down after he claimed that the COVID-19 virus could not survive heat. In his final video posted on his Facebook page this week, Parhar expressed hope that he could cross the border in the future to attend a convention of Flat Earth believers in the United States.

Yet another impact of climate change I hadn't considered and is happening now - in the cradle of civilization. As heat and drought reduces river runoff to oceans (and oceans get higher because of glacial melt), the salt-water pushes inland, killing marshes, cropland and soil that populations rely on. FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE Where civilization emerged between the Tigris and Euphrates, climate change is poisoning the land and emptying the villages "No one lives here anymore. The mud-brick buildings are empty, just husks of the human life that became impossible on this land. Wind whips through bone-dry reeds. For miles, there’s no water to be seen. Carved from an ancient land once known as Mesopotamia, Iraq is home to the cradle of civilization — the expanse between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first complex human communities emerged. But as climate change produces extreme warming and water grows scarcer around the Middle East, the land here is drying up. Across Iraq’s south, there is a sense of an ending. Dozens of farming villages are abandoned, but for an isolated family here and there. The intrusion of saltwater is poisoning lands that have been passed for generations from fathers to sons. The United Nations recently estimated that more than 100 square miles of farmland a year are being lost to desert. Years of below-average rainfall have left Iraqi farmers more dependent than ever on the dwindling waters of the Tigris and Euphrates. But upstream, Turkey and Iran have dammed their own waterways in the past two years, further weakening the southern flow, so a salty current from the Persian Gulf now pushes northward and into Iraq’s rivers. The salt has reached as far as the northern edge of Basra, some 85 miles inland. In the historic marshes, meanwhile, men are clinging to what remains of life as they knew it, as their buffaloes die and their wives and children scatter across nearby cities, no longer able to stand the summer heat. Temperatures in Iraq topped a record 125 degrees this summer with aid groups warning that drought was limiting access to food, water and electricity for 12 million people here and in neighboring Syria. With Iraq warming faster than much of the globe, this is a glimpse of the world’s future." ..... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/iraq-climate-change-tigris-euphrates/

And he sells fakes very, very well. A master of trickeration.

It's been a while. I'll fix that.

Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

Exactly!

Maybe FIFO can also mean respect your teammates and players. FIFO doesn't by default mean it's ok to do bad things. Hazing is officially prohibited in just about any sports or educational organization now.

Can't afford going anyway, so it'll be pretty hard to boycott financially. They've got a stain and I'm hoping that some season ticket holders will cancel if they don't clean house. Bettman had to let someone in the chain off before it made it all the way back to him.

Never suggested anyone knew the exact details because Beach himself said he did not give them. All I said that his complaint was more than enough to justify a full investigation. Should also have called for an immediate suspension of Aldrich. It's been well established that James' behavior was well-known before the charges were laid. The Jets are now left with a stench that is going to be hard to get rid of without a good disinfection. Don't see this episode creating a lot of new season ticket subscriptions.

And Cheveldayoff skates....

Is it a rush to judgement or are people sick and tired of a hockey culture that hasn't given 2 sh!ts about the abuse of players of all ages and genders?

I'm fine with a very long list. My focus on Chevy has more to do with his role with the Jets on a Jets discussion board than me saying he's solely to blame. Chevy wasn't (as some suggest) some low rung shlub. His position with the Hawks was the reason he became the GM of the Jets. He works side by side with a guy who was a close associate of Graham James - no secret in the hockey world. Maybe we need to argue about whether Chevy has a conscience. Can't think that a guy who sees Zinger on a regular basis hasn't thought about Kyle Beach on dozens of occasions. He was in a position of leadership. A true leader is someone who does the right thing, even when it is the difficult thing.

Lot's of people raved about Graham James too. Zinger even partnered with him on a WHL team. I don't expect he's promoted if Chevy goes.

Staying silent for 11 years is active enough for me.

What are you talking about? He reported it before the Finals started. Just because he didn't go public doesn't mean that a full investigation shouldn't have started immediately.

I'm quoting your words. Own them. I'm aware of Beach's statement, but it does not change the fact that he said enough to merit a full investigation by the Hawks, which they refused to do. Winning the Stanley Cup was more important than ruining one of their player's lives. At the very least, Cheveldayoff is part of a conspiracy of silence. As I previously stated, the Graham James case made everyone in hockey aware this depravity could happen more than 10 years before this happened and everyone in that room thought the best course of action was to sweep it under the rug and forget about it. There is no excuse for the ongoing silence.

Your interpretation of "it was taken care of" is truly disturbing. You seem to be suggesting that allowing a sexual abuser to resign with a glowing recommendation from the head coach is sufficient for Aldrich's horrible actions. Is that really what you're suggesting?

Confusing investigative reporting with "going after someone" is a disservice to the core of journalistic practises. We need more investigative, long-form journalism - not less.

Sorry. What ever happened "mostly" in the past doesn't excuse anything. Just a reminder that Graham James was first charged in 1997, so the Blackhawks had 13-ish years to digest the issue of sexual assault on players.