CBC Sports: CFL 1976- Grey Cup- Regina Roughriders vs. Ottawa Red Blacks: Highlights

Source:CBC Sports– battle of the Rough Riders, from 1976.

Source:The New Democrat

“1976 Grey Cup highlights Ottawa Rough Riders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders”

From CBC Sports

Battle of the Roughriders! You would have to be familiar with the CFL to get that joke, but one reason why the CFL doesn’t get as much respect in America as perhaps it should it because they did at least at one point have multiple clubs with the same nickname.

But this was a very good Grey Cup game, 23-20 the Red Blacks as the Ottawa CFL club is called now beat the Roughriders. Ottawa was able to move the ball well and score points against perhaps the best defense in the CFL in 1976 the Roughriders that only gave up about fifteen points a game. And had the best pass defense in the CFL. They also scored 428 points so they had a very good balanced team.

The Red Blacks were able to move the ball with their balanced offense and shut out the Roughriders in the fourth quarter.

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CBS Sports: MLB 1993-World Series-Game 6-Philadelphia Phillies @ Toronto Blue Jays: Joe Carter’s HR

Source:Dominick Clafin– “Touch em all Joe, you’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life!” From Canadian sportscaster Tom Cheek, who called the 1993 MLB World Series for Canada.

You can also see this post at The New Democrat , on WordPress.

“This is the highlight video of the 1993 World Series game 6 where joe carter hit the game winning homer to win their second straight World Series.”

From Dominick Clafin

“Here it is! The epic World Series-ending Game 6 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Philadelphia Phillies.

With the Blue Jays down 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th, Joe Carter hits a World Series-winning 3-Run Homerun! One of the most incredible moments in baseball history!

Series MVP: Paul Molitor

Music: “Hearts of Courage” by Two Steps From Hell.”

Source:Sky Domed– “Touch em all Joe, you’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life!” From Canadian sportscaster Tom Cheek, who called the 1993 MLB World Series for Canada.

From Sky Domed

This is what game 6 of this World Series was all about: the Phillies playing for their season and just for the opportunity to get to game 7 to have another opportunity to win the 1993 World Series. The Blues Jays, playing to defend their 1993 MLB World Series Championship. And win this World Series so they don’t have to play a game 7 and risk losing this World Series. And that is what made this game so great. Because the Phillies had to win it and did their best to do so.

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ESPN: CFL 1982- Hamilton Tiger Cats @ Toronto Argonauts: Short Video

Source:ESPN– The Tiger Cats and Argonauts from 1982.

“CFL 1982 HAMILTON TIGERCATS AT TORONTO ARGONAUTS”

From CFL Video 

ESPN is how I got introduced to the CFL in the late 1980s when my family finally got cable. And I saw a few CFL games in the summers during those years. And when the CFL expanded in America in the mid 1990s, I got to watch more CFL games as well.

I like the league and the style of play, I just wish they knew how to promote their league and sell their game a lot better, especially to America.

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ESPN: CFL 1994- Las Vegas Posse @ Toronto Argonauts: Short Video

Source:ESPN– the Las Vegas Posse and Toronto Argonauts.

“CFL 1994 LAS VEGAS POSSE AT TORONTO ARGONAUTS”

From CFL Video

Las Vegas Posse QB Anthony Calvallio should’ve gotten a better look by the NFL because he has an NFL arm and intelligence for the game.

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CBC Sports: CFL 1978-Week 10-Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts: Short Video

Source:CBC Sports– the Alouettes and Argonauts from 1978.

“CFL 1978 MONTREAL ALOUETTES AT TORONTO ARGONAUTS”

From CFL Video

I just looked this up, before someone accuses me of being an expert on the Canadian Football League: The Montreal Alouettes were 8-7 in 1978 and made it all the way to the Grey Cup where they lost to the 10-4 Edmonton Eskimos, a team, that was barely over 500, makes to all the way to the CFL Championship. Similar to the 1979 Los Angeles Rams, that were 9-7 in the NFL,

Perhaps the 78 Alouettes were in a similar situation as the 79 Rams, a club with a mediocre record, but with a lot better personal then their 8-7 record would indicate..

The Toronto Argonauts however, had an awful 4-11 record in 78. So this wasn’t a matchup of great teams.

You can also see this post at The New Democrat, on WordPress.

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TSN: MLB 1997- Canada Day- Montreal Expos vs Toronto Blue Jays: Highlights

Source:Global Sportsline Toronto– Canada Day at Skydome in Toronto, Ontario.

“Montreal Expos vs Toronto Blue Jays on Canada Day. Rob Sinclair reporting for Global Sportsline in Toronto.

From Global Sportsline Toronto

The only reasons why Montreal doesn’t currently have a MLB franchise a Major League Baseball Franchise, is because of management and facility. A management team committed to winning that will spend the resources to make that happen, but will also spend them wisely, but also a ballpark that will give them the revenue to support their club, where people will want to go to watch baseball, but also have a good affordable time, as well as a fan base that is committed to the team in Montreal whether that is the Montreal Expos, or whatever new name a possible new Montreal MLB franchise would be called and Major League Baseball could succeed in Montreal in the future.

You get the right management group, organizational structure, right ballpark and MLB baseball could succeed in Montreal, because the reason why the Expos no longer exist and why Montreal no longer has an MLB franchise eight years later, is not because of the market as far as size and wealth, but because of the lack of support this market gave their franchise and how cheaply they were run.

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