From Colbert to Collangelo but not back

Very likely the award winning comment about this year's Oscars, came from the Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert stated pointing into the camera, “Its true, this year's Oscar's were outsourced!”

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Here's another good thing about getting white hair with age. When a guy doesn't bother shaving for a week, it doesn't show all that much. And another plus, the scruffy old guy look scares children. All thumbs up.

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This winter sports season appears to be off the rails for people in Toronto. Not a single professional major league sports team in Toronto will get into any post regular season playoffs. The Maple Leafs will miss... the playoffs for a fourth year in a row ...the draft lottery high picks. They are too good, to be that bad. They are too bad to be any good. So upset is the Maple Leafs management, the board approved the decision to raise ticket prices yet again.

The Blue Jays prospects look grim this season. Vernon Wells appears damaged to start the season. The pitching staff, with the exception of Halladay, seems like they just graduated kindergarten. The second best pitcher last season opted for free agency and signed with the New York Yankees. On the other hand that particular hurler tends to only play well in the contract year which is one good season in four, so a warning to the Yankees. The steroids issue dampens fan enthusiasm.

Not only that, the owner of the team, Dead Rogers, passed away officially last fall. This literally froze the budgets of all his corporate legacies. The Jays cannot make a major budget decision on hiring big ticket free agents, because as a corporate division of the Roger's empire, they are restricted by the rules of will probate. And Rogers legacy aint your normal estate, this business empire was both large and complex. The normal one year probate period will be three to four year's longer. So the Jays will be financially mired for at least two more years in the best scenario.

Brian Collangelo picked up some tarnish this season. Likely the best executive in the National Basketball Association, all his skilled moves during this season got a low grade. At the moment each trade or sign move was done he earned kudos. Later that player, showed up for the pay day but not play day. Collangelo had to fire the crusty Sam Mitchell replacing him with the milquetoast Jay Triano. The goal was to light a fire under the team. One cannot ignite wet wood though.

Its the old adage. The game must be played on the court. Somebody should tell the basketball players that. Of course the Toronto media appear blind to that point. A coterie of ex-sports managers cum talking heads manage with skilled hindsight launching criticism after criticism. So far behind the playoff spot, even with a good winning streak, the Toronto Crapdoors won't make this post season.

Of course one sports expert of which I don't have the right spelling but sounds like Charlie Pallileo (sportswriter – Houston?) commented on the morning 590Fan. He brought a new viewpoint to the issue, “Well how would you guys like to live in Seattle?”