TSN Can Fuck Right Off...Old Re-Hashed Shit

So after I got suckered in to watch the Leafs and Sabres tonight on TSN and was subsequently subjected to the redundant shit spewing forth from a panel of NHL experts (read: washed-up 3-star players), I got fed up with TSN all over again. Here's an older post that I want to bring up again to stress how much I fucking hate Canadian coverage (or lack thereof) of baseball. Note: The emphasis is on TSN and not Sportsnet or The Score, although I'm sure I'll get tired of their underhanded, gypsy ways eventually:

Jason Spezza beating puppies with a golf club.
Note the smile.

So I am fully aware that most casual sports fans in Toronto ( and Canada in general) couldn't give any less of a fuck about baseball - especially in the off-season. But what you should have passed by at some point is the trading of one of Toronto's greatest commodities in recent years. I am talking of course, about the Ace of the Blue Jays' pitching staff- Roy Halladay. Coverage of this massive event in the baseball world was everywhere from Twitter to the Seattle Post, and as expected - TSN shit the fucking bed...again.

The 4-team blockbuster trade that took weeks to pound out by upper management officials in Seattle, Toronto, Oakland and Philadelphia was one to raise eyebrows on even the most casual of sports fans. The deal sent 2008 AL Cy Young winner Cliff Lee to Seattle and 2003 Cy Young winner (and Toronto legend) Roy "Doc" Halladay to Philadelphia with a supporting cast of young star prospects changing place between the four teams.

So what I don't understand is why this exchange of  a shit-tonne of potential and proven talent took a back seat to the knee injury of Jason Spezza. That's right...Jason fucking Spezza.

Obviously there is a Ron Jeremy sized boner in this nation which favours hockey, but since when does the definition of "sports" become synonymous with hockey alone? For example, I can't claim to be a meteorologist when I only report days that are sunny and occasionally throw in a rain shower or a shitstorm to fill in excess time in my slot.


Essentially, TSN is the NHL Centre Ice package that you never paid for. Maybe baseball will get some airtime when the Jays win the World Series again ; but until then, I wouldn't hold my breath.