/blogs/jcahill/home.aspxJoe Cahill's Blogen-usCopyright 2013, CHTZ-FMSun, 19 May 2013 16:25:55 GMTThu, 16 May 2013 10:43:00 GMT1http://emmisinteractive.com     The Juice is now the Gravy.  He’s now 65.  Fat with a receding hairline.  A shadow of his former self when he was on top of the world.  Legendary Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson continues to rot in jail on a paper thin conviction.  He has been in the Lovelock Correctional Institution near Reno since 2008.  Yesterday he was back in a Vegas court trying to get a new trial saying his lawyers botched his case the first time around. It’s been 18 years since O.J. got away with murder.  The glove didn’t fit because it shrunk after being drenched in blood, plus O.J. had his best acting performance since playing Nordberg in ‘The Naked Gun’.        Let me remind everybody that Simpson was acquitted on those murder charges.  The reason he’s in the pokey today is for trying to get all his crappy memorabilia back that he says was stolen.  .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10545355jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10545355Thu, 16 May 2013 10:43:00 GMT     Excitement at Cahill manor these days.  The world table tennis championships are going on right now in Paris.  Chinese gold medalist Zhang Jike is out to defend his world title.  They call the game table tennis, but you and I know it as ping pong.  Ping pong is a game invented by little people who can’t play tennis because they can’t chug their stubby little legs around a cavernous tennis court.  So instead, they invented a mini version of the game complete with a green coloured surface and a teeny tiny net.          I just can’t get my head around that this basement activity is an actual sport.  Can you get a ping pong scholarship at a college down in the States?  Maybe somewhere down in Florida.  Now there’s no question ping pong is fun to watch, but it’s all about lightning reflexes and who’s better at spinning .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10544819jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10544819Wed, 15 May 2013 11:10:56 GMT     While the Canadiens were busy losing in overtime to the Senators, one of the most legendary Habs of all time Guy Lafleur was our honoured guest at the 7th annual Sports Celebrity Dinner in support of the Niagara Children’s Center at Club Roma.        During the informal evening I had a chance to interview many local and national sports stars from Dan Daoust, Eddie Chadwick, Dave Raimey, Kristen Moore-Towers and Jessie MacDonald, but when it was time to interview Guy the sold out crowd became dead quiet.  Because that’s what a hockey legend commands.  He told us the reason why he came out of retirement to play for the Rangers was because he didn’t want to retire in the first place, and that out of the five Stanley Cups he’d won one of his most memorable was stealing the Stanley Cup from Toe Blake’s office and going on a .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10541724jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10541724Wed, 08 May 2013 11:10:11 GMT     The one person overworked in this Ottawa-Montreal series is the tooth fairy.  Another lost cuspid and another non responsive effort by the Habs.  As the Sens continued to run up the score to a 6-1 final the Canadiens had to resort to patented cheap shots and fistifcuffs because they knew all was lost.  Bunch of sore losers as far as I’m concerned.  And trying to fire the puck directly at a guy in the final seconds was the lowest of blows.  Kind of reminds me when the Nordiques were still around.  That’s the level of hate between these two teams.          The thing is it was only 4-1 when Montreal decided to throw down the gloves.  And there was thirteen minutes left to go in the game.  Why are you throwing in the towel?  The Habs were frustrated plain and simple.  I’ve got no problem with fighting in .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10540554jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10540554Mon, 06 May 2013 11:02:14 GMT     Holy crap.  It’s the end of April.  The Jays are tanking, and the Leafs are in the playoffs.  Usually it’s the other way around.  The Jays got swept in New York City losing 3-2 to the Yankees ending a dismal road trip which resulted in one lousy victory against 6 losses.  GM Alex Anthopolous said, ‘change is coming.  No question we’ll go on a run.  We’ll get hot and everybody is going to get excited again.’  Yeah, wishful thinking indeed.  Already the team everyone expected to make the playoffs is facing a huge uphill battle.  Last year it took 93 victories in order to make the wild card.  In order to do that Toronto would have to go 84 and 53 just to have a shot at the post season.  It’s not looking good.        About the only positive thing about this slump is that the Jays aren’t .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10537401jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10537401Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:28:15 GMT     Would someone please give me a swift boot to the head because surely I must be dreaming.  In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook.  Martha Stewart went to jail.  Janet Jackson flashed her boob at the Super Bowl.  And 2004 was the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs.  The unthinkable happened after Saturday night’s win over the Senators.  The Leafs are in the post season.  Will wonders never cease?        Forget the fact that they’ll have a bitch of a time just getting through the first round.  Or the fact that thanks to this mini season they didn’t have time to go through their patented mid-season slump.  Randy Carlyle wanted a gritty club with team speed and while Brian Burke had a huge hand in this, Dave Nonis is the guy who got rid of Connelly and Komisarik, and kept Kadri full time.  There’s no way .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10534187jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10534187Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:45:32 GMT     Once again Tiger Woods put his balls in the wrong spot and it cost him the Masters.  His redemption is still not fully complete as that two stroke penalty put him behind the eight ball to start Sunday’s play.  And while he faded, Austrailian Adam Scott and his old man belly putter turned it up with an electrifying birdie putt on 18.  His reaction was fist pumping Tiger like joy—until Angel Cabrera knocked his approach within two feet and suddenly we’ve got a playoff.  Scott’s putter then won it on the second playoff hole as he drained a 12 footer to become the first Aussie to win the green jacket.        After being assessed his penalty Tiger was gracious saying he respected the decision of the rules committee.  Baloney.  It took over 12 hours for the decision to come down.  The one thing I don’t like about golf .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10530983jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10530983Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:06:36 GMT     There’s been a death in the family.  She’s been sick for some time, and yesterday I decided to put her down.  I’ve had Betsy for almost 19 years.  Born up in Wasaga Beach, she was my constant companion and best friend.  She was a great gal.  Never one to complain.  And reliable?  Heck, she was always there at a moment’s notice.        Betsy was instrumental in turning me into the man that I am today.  Sure, she was tempermental—cold one minute, hot the next.  But she taught me the true meaning of life.  Patience.  Discipline.  And that good things come to those who wait.  Oh yeah, she could be stubborn all right.  Some times it would take a while for her to warm up, and if you treated her the wrong way, man, she’d burn ya, but like in any lasting relationship, you take the good with the .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10530095jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10530095Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:33:34 GMT     Boy, wasn’t that a craptacular start by your Toronto Blue Jays huh?  The most anticipated start to a season in 20 years is off to a resounding thud.  Boston slapped around the Jays to the tune of 13-0 yesterday at the dome.  R.A. was handed his Dickey on a plate.  Last year’s Cy Young award winner was booed and finally got the hook in the fifth.  At one point fans were chanting ‘go Leafs go’—the ultimate embarrassment.           Mercifully the Jays are off today and begin on the road tomorrow in Detroit.  After all of the preseason hype by their cable overlords Toronto has stumbled out of the gate with a 2 and 4 record to sit dead last in the American League East.  Dickey has allowed 10 earned runs in almost 10 innings pitched while Jose Bautista sat out again with that sprained ankle.         Certainly .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10527675jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10527675Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:28:03 GMT     It’s almost time to see if I still fit into my suit.  Coming up on May 7, just a few days after the radiothon, Angelo Mosca and I will be back hosting the 7th annual Sports Celebrity Dinner over at Club Roma in support of the Niagara Children’s Center.  We bill ourselves as beauty and the beast.  You can decide who’s who.         This year the head table will be graced with the big flower, Habs legend Guy Lafleur.  Also joining us will be world ranked boxer Phil LoGreco, CFL great Dave Raimey, along with hockey players Dan Daoust, Peter Ing, and Eddie Chadwick.  We’ll also be inducting new members into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame.        But of course, the big highlight will be the return of Dennis Hull to the dinner.  In case you don’t know, Dennis is brother to Bobby, and Uncle .../blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10526227jcahill@radio.astral.com (Joe Cahill)/blogs/jcahill/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10526227Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:26:47 GMT