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Jays fans enduring wild ride


Followers of the Blue Jays and Jim Balsillie have had more ups and downs lately than the Tower of Terror ride at Disney World.

One week Balsillie looks like a serious contender for the Phoenix/Hamilton Coyotes, the next a stickhandling solicitor shoves him back on the bench.

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays take the express elevator for their penthouse-to-outhouse ride in the AL East.

Then comes the Roy Halladay roller-coaster and the Alex Rios giveaway. Suddenly, that allusion about the Jays competing in 2010 looks more like delusion.

Take heart Jays fans, maybe 31-year-old DH Randy Ruiz, now with his 11th MLB organization, will be the saviour.

On Rogers cable?

A new TV show starts next month called Bored to Death.

I know what you're thinking, but it's actually a comedy on HBO, not a Blue Jays game on Sportsnet.

Tiger vision

Tiger Woods -- he can't possibly lose another major, can he? -- will be front and centre as the PGA Championship begins today. However, not all golf fans appreciate the Tiger over exposure. One would have to agree: Tiger gets more air time than Kelsey Grammer in reruns.

Passing shot

Nice effort by Frederic Niemeyer in his match against Roger Federer at the Rogers Cup, despite falling 7-6, 6-4.

Niemeyer loses points for wardrobe, though: White shirt with red markings, black shorts, black socks and electric blue shoes. Definitely a foot fault, Frederic.

Raccoon hunting

Okay, this is a borderline sport, but after scraping bits of organic waste off the curb for the second consecutive week, I'm looking for funding to develop a raccoon trap that resembles a green bin.












Would Patrick Roy make a good coach for the Colorado Avalanche?
  Yes, he's perfect
  No, he's not ready
  Bring him to Montreal!


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