johnzo

First Jets game: March 19, 1986. Brian Mullen scores a hat trick as the Jets beat the Habs 6-4. Fergie had just fired Barry Long and was behind the bench and the Jets were showing signs of life. Dan Bouchard was the Jets' goalie and Doug Soetart was the Habs'. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FHlkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K38NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1120%2C5366356 First Bomber game: September 25, 1983. Bombers 50-19 over the Roughriders. Can't find a newspaper link but that doesn't matter because I'll never forget the details. This was Tom Clements' first game as a Bomber. Nickie Hall started but was hurt in the first half. Clements came in to a massive standing ovation. He was playing on just 2-3 days of practice and he and Willard Reaves absolutely smoked the Riders. Reaves ran wild, he had around 150 yards I think. I'd never heard anything so loud in my life and I knew I'd be a lifelong fan after that game.

Oh, so that's why the Bomber OL faced the line of scrimmage during the play call.

Yeh I was gonna ask if that was the game where Hall was limping off the field after basically every down That was the Toronto game, where we had that amazing sequence where Cory Watson dropped one in the endzone, Hall had a sure TD pass to Denmark hit the upright, and then we botched the field goal. 2013 in a nutshell right there. One fumble aside, Hall played quite well in that game despite being repeatedly hit like a nearsighted bullfighter.

I don't get the angst over this. Barker and Mitchell agreed to mutually terminate Mitchell's deal. That's totally a kosher thing to do in contract law. Barker is just making his team more attractive to import talent -- which is kinda his job. And not every player gets this treatment. Chris Williams, for instance.

If I were a redblacks fan I'd be fine with this. Glenn is a great asset with contract that works if he's a starter or a backup. The redblacks are going to be a crap team and the fanbase will have pretty low expectations. I think it's smart of Desjardins to be patient and wait until he can maximize his return.

During the baseball season that is correct. Beeston has brought up that the NFL games could still continue once the Jays are done, so in theory the Grey Cup could be played there as well in November. Look at the image. Ah, good eye. My bad.

Page 7 of that pdf shows a 40,000 seat configuration for larger events like outdoor hockey or the Grey Cup.

Well, if the regular season is monotonous, that's kinda the problem right there.

Why does Desjardins have to trade him right away? Why not be patient, hang onto him, and wait until some team has an injury or underperformance problem and gets desperate for a proven QB?

We can get them on EBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/291004841854?lpid=8

Weird. The A&Ws out here in Seattle definitely have the burger family. Speaking of Canadian vs. American junk food -- I really wish there were Harvey's down here. I miss having my hamburgers be a beautiful thing. When I was back in Ottawa last year the first thing I did was ask our hotel concierge where I could find the nearest Harvey's, and they were a little surprised at that question, I don't think they'd heard it before. Also I miss Big Turks, wine gums, and licorice that doesn't taste like wire insulation.

Tim Thomas is Florida's regular goaltender? This gets better and better. (I didn't know this because who pays attention to the Florida Panthers?)

What does a QC coach do? (QC is quality control, right?)

Outdoor games are gimmicky bullshit. Dear NHL -- if you want to make regular season games more special and more meaningful, you could try playing fewer of them. (I understand this will never happen, I'm just bitching and moaning.)

I am really impressed with how civil this discussion is. Respect to people on both sides.

Wow.

Yes, let's replace all the players. I'm sure a Jason Boltus vs. Ricky Santos Grey Cup will be a white-knuckle barnburner!

Who?How come they were not outraged by him being traded. How would you know if they were?

Same way we judge everyone else in this world. Just by observation. Watching how he acts and reacts. On the field, in front of the camera, what he says in the paper, what others say about him, watching how he handles himself before and after a game whether he wins or loses. You really think you can judge a player by their interactions with the media? Players never talk straight with the media. They talk in uncontroversial cliches, mostly. (which is why most of sports journalism is a total bore, but that's another topic) You're making up an opinion based on observing like 1% of what's going on. It's silly to hear people debate this stuff as if it's fact, it's just people waving opinions around based on how they feel.

On short yardage too, you want someone who can tough out yards, especially close to the goal line. So many times last year we'd be 2nd-and-3, 2nd-and-2, we'd run against a stacked box and fail to convert.

C'mon you guys, how do you know anything about a player's leadership qualities if you're not in the room with them?

Which team got killed by the expansion draft?

Tim Jessie was 1998. Robert Mimbs was 1990.

Interesting: the common meaning of "Royal Blue" has evolved over time, originally meaning a much darker color but then changing in the 50s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_blue

Another great read, thanks man! But I think the Bombers-Argos game link you want is http://cfl.ca/video/index/id/91389