From
where I sit it looks like the CFL is ready for their expansion draft...
At
least I think they are. Thanks to some needlessly antiquated rules,
I have no idea whether the protected lists have been submitted or,
even what's on them. Apparently, all the teams have given their
lists, but we the public aren't allowed to see them. Why not?
According to the league, there's concern that players could be upset
if they discover they were left unprotected, thus creating a rift
between the team and player. Does that mean the players don't know
who's protected either? So, the only way anyone will find out who
got picked is after the draft is made? I think the players will find
it much more upsetting to get a phone call out of the dark saying,
“You're going to Ottawa.” Instead of a limited list of players,
everyone is up in the air. But, then again this is the CFL. Just
when they get all their ducks in a row, they turn around and shoot
them.
Meanwhile,
formula 1 is looking to spice things up for their last race of the
season...by being utterly stupid...
The
top flight of motor racing is going to offer double points for the
last race of the 2014 calendar. The FIA claims they want to focus
attention on the championship until the end of the season. What
makes this plan so idiotic is that it wouldn't have made any
difference in the 4 of the past 5 championships. Only in 2011 would
there have been a change at the top, but that race highlighted
Sebastian Vettle's skill through his recovery drive from dead last to
get the necessary points to win over Fernando Alonso. It was
thrilling stuff. And it wasn't decided by some random and arbitrary
decision to award double points on the last race. It was racing pure
and simple. That's what makes Formula 1 so great. If a driver and
team is that good, its up to everyone else to catch up. Not some
jackass in an office in Paris trying to keep his job.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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