Running For The Cure

As the title indicates, I shall be running for the cure on October 1. I'd encourage charitable readers to donate in my name.

Well, I didn't do the picks last week (apart from my pick from the week before in the B.C. Montreal game), and we saw what happened. I'll not let that happen again (I'm aware that my making or not making picks on the internet does not cause Ricky Ray to fumble in the last minute, but as I'm sure many of you have guessed by now, I'm a very superstitious person).

Hamilton and Edmonton: I'm not sure what to say about what happened last week, apart from the fact that they seem to be finding new ways to lose games that they should win. I'm a little concerned that Jesse Lumsden will be starting on Friday. At the same time, while A.J. Gass was fined for his actions in the altercation at the end, he should still play. As well, if this season has shown anything it's that Edmonton is a different team at home.

Toronto and Calgary: This is an interesting one. Calgary bounced back well after looking rather bad in Edmonton the previous week. Toronto is coming off a game against Hamilton that was much closer than it should have been. Something just tells me that Calgary is probably going to win this one.

Winnipeg and Montreal: Montreal is probably the team that's the hardest to make sense of, apart from maybe Edmonton. The much vaunted offensive line leaked 12 sacks last week. Winnipeg seems to have come down to earth a bit after a strong start to the season. They should bounce back this week. If I keep picking Montreal every week, eventually I should be right. That being said, I think the addition of Derick Armstrong, as another solid receiving threat, should put Winnipeg over the top in this game.

B.C. and Saskatchewan: I admittedly have a rather large vested interest in the outcome of this game. Saskatchewan tends to do well against B.C. However, the Lions are on a real roll right now. I'm saying that B.C. gives Edmonton a big hand, and knocks off Saskatchewan.

See Trump Jump...

The Shark, that is. Seriously. I was quite excited about this season's Apprentice, until I read this. One could make a pretty convincing argument for Carolyn being the best part of the show. Regardless of what was going on in her other positions, Trump should have at least kept her on for the purpose of doing the show. To top it all off, it looks like Donald Jr. and Ivanka are going to be the first team "advisors". Ivanka's ok, but I didn't find Donald Jr. to be particularly compelling in his appearances last year. Bill would be much better (though, I do occasionally wonder why Bill seems to be the only past contestant to get recycled. Admittedly, Kelly would be pretty boring, but the rest of them may be worth a shot). At any rate, if The Apprentice sucks this year, we'll all know why.

Partook in a BBQ at Gary's on the weekend. Excellent ribs. I also watched Jungle Book for the first time in well over 15 years. There's a lot of parts which I'd forgotten.

On the sporting front, clearly I'm paying only passing attention to what's going on these days, since last week I forgot how many games Montreal had lost in a row.

Anyways, here are my thoughts for this week.

Montreal and B.C. Well, I keep picking Montreal, and they keep losing. Not sure what the solution is, but B.C. seems to be rolling right now. Additionally, with the news that Casey Printer won't be back, the Lions are avoiding a potential distraction. Not sure what the latest on Dickenson's injury is, but Buck Pierce seems to be filling in well. Perhaps the QB factory for the league has moved westwards. As for the game, I'll go with B.C..

Calgary and Edmonton. See above. I toyed with actually picking Calgary to change up the karma a bit, but then I decided that I wouldn't be able to live with myself. If they can't win with a playoff berth basically on the line and 50,000 screaming fans in the stands, then they don't deserve to make the playoffs anyways. Edmonton, coming back with their shields or on them.

Saskatchewan and Winnipeg. I suppose either way this one goes, one of the teams we have to catch (either for 3rd place or the crossover) winds up winning. I didn't get a chance to catch this game at all last week, but Saskatchewan seems to be doing quite well as of late. I'm guessing that the Riders will maintain their momentum for at least another week.

The Coke Side Of Life

GTA and Coke. What more could you want?