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Sports Journalists Have Dropped The Ball
 Posted 7/17/2010 10:55:00 AM
Being a sports-fan in Canada takes dedication. If you happen to enjoy a sport other than (or in addition to) hockey, golf or the CFL, you need to work hard to find the inside scoop.
Sports journalists who cover baseball and basketball specifically have dropped the ball (pun intended). Over the winter during the Roy Halladay trade talks, the news was broken by Jon Heyman from SI.com. Most recently during NBA free agency the big news concerning the Toronto Raptors was broken by journalists outside Toronto. We heard about Chris Bosh from ESPN and we heard about the Hedo Turkoglu trade from the Arizona Republic.
It has become apparent that those with the best access to the movers and shakers in Toronto have the worst information.
That's a tremendous shame because these are people that have a job many dream of. They have the ability to share tidbits about the ...
My Choice for GG
Posted 7/9/2010 4:00:00 AM
As we told you on AM980, University of Waterloo president David Johnston has been picked by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to replace Michaelle Jean as governor general.
He'll take over the post October 1st when the term of Michaelle Jean officially ends.
Johnston, now 69, has ties to London, back in the 1970's he was the Dean of Law at the University of Western Ontario.
Johnston is fine but I wish we thought a little bigger. It's too late now but maybe we can chew on this for five years when we need to replace Johnston -- Prince Harry.
We just had the Queen in Canada for a 9-day stint and she created a buzz wherever she went. Since the position of governor general isn't going away anytime soon I think we should get creative with the role.
Why not offer the job to Harry and say we'd like him ...
Fair or Foul?
Posted 7/4/2010 3:50:00 PM
In a season where so much has gone right for major league baseball, the powers that be have found a way to do something absolutely stupid.
We've been treated to four no-hitters, including two perfect games over the first three months of the season. We almost had a third perfect game but that was ruined by Jim Joyce, but even that didn't harm the Tigers, Joyce and MLB as they all came out of it smelling like roses.
The Padres, Reds, Braves, Rangers, Rays and Twins are all good news stories while 18 of the 30 teams in the majors are playing over .500 ball.
There's a lot to like this year which is why Bud Selig's latest idea to make some extra cash rubs me the wrong way.
At first it seems like a good idea, MLB has introduced a system where you can pay to reserve playoff tickets ...
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