Things That Tire Me Out

1. TSN recapping the hockey scores at the end of every evening and relating it directly to the Leafs’ playoff push while completely ignoring that there are 5 other Canadian teams in the league, of which 3 are either fighting for the President’s trophy, a division title, or an 8th place playoff seed of their own that is much more realistic to attain than the Leafs snagging 8th in the east.*

Take tonight, after the highlight of the night, Kate Beirness starts her COTU soliloquay, “well, the Leafs win tonight but not much has changed in the east, they’re still well back of a playoff spot.”

Hey Kate, a much more important game was happening at the Molson Centre. Montreal lost to Buffalo, while coupled with Boston's win, pushed them 3 points out of 1st place in the northeast. But hey, let’s not even mention that game even though YOUR FREAKING STATION CARRIED THE BROADCAST. Also, why is it even worth mentioning Toronto’s playoff chances when the difference between 8th place Buffalo and 6th place Montreal is almost the exact same difference separating Buffalo and the 10th place Leafs.

*That might be the longest sentence I’ve ever written.

2. The Toronto Raptors continuing to get front line basketball coverage when a playoff spot is as likely as a radioactive-free Japan. If Senators highlights get bumped before a Flyers-Hurricanes game, why do Raptors highlights lead off the basketball block?

This has been a pet peeve of mine forever with TSN. I bet not even 10,000 people west of Sudbury care about the Raptors, yet we have to sit through pre and post-game stories and highlight packages starting at 9:05, right after the Canadian and eastern hockey teams, and before the late games.

3. Political attack ads. Look, I know there are benefits to discrediting your opponent. But come on, Stephen Harper. Don’t tell me why I shouldn’t vote for Michael Ignatieff. Tell me why I should vote for you.

I’m not a parent, but if I were and my child tried to explain knocking up his 15-year old girlfriend by saying, “well at least I don’t smoke pot like your other son,” I’d roundhouse kick him in the spleen.

It's sad when I learn more about what another party's leader believes in than the party's leader who's paying for the ad.