Tools of the Trade!

With Team Canada beating Quebec in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Separatists have now declared the game can no longer be replayed on TV and the brushes used to defeat them are symbols of English oppression.

TSN has traded a second hand conjecture and 2 unsubstantiated rumours to Sportsnet for a wild speculation and an uninformed opinion to be named later...

Taking up a full day of TV on TSN to cover the NHL Trading Deadline cost 10’s of thousands of dollars, having 10 reporters standing by to comment on the trades cost thousands, hairstyles and clothing for the announcers cost hundreds, the entertainment value for seeing almost nothing of consequence happen... priceless!

TSN began the day by showing their expert crew of 4 getting off a Greyhound bus which seemed like overkill until you added in all the baggage they were carrying from past years.

With the poor performance at the deadline are TSN announcers experts or tools of the trade?

Alex Rodriguez has a cyst on his hip and though we are assured it has nothing to do with steroid shots the team is still on pins and needles.

With the news of his hip cyst all A-Rod has to do is continue as a cancer to the team and allow his hurt feelings to become an open wound to complete the poisonous teammate Triple Crown.

Which stimulus package do you trust most the one from President Obama, the one from PM Harper or the one the Calgary Flames picked up at the trade deadline?

Manny Ramirez has accepted a contract that will pay him $25 million for the 1st year and an option for $20 million for the second year. We can all hope the economy improves so Manny can get the money he is worth next year and not cheapen his legacy.

It was shocking to see the Sri Lankan Cricket team get ambushed especially when they had called a time out for a tea break.

The NY Rangers have claimed Sean Avery off waivers thus making him eligible for Vogues Spring/Summer collection.

Top 5 signs your GM was fleeced at the NHL Trade Deadline
# 5 He picked up a Toronto Maple Leaf player
# 4 As a toss in he lost his first born male
# 3 Other GM’s complained to the League because his phone was always busy
# 2 His name rhymes with Tyke Hillberry
# 1 TSN has signed him to be next year’s expert analyst

It looks like David Beckham will remain with AC Milan for the rest of the year so any hope of him joining the Galaxy are far far away...