Why are Derek Jeter fans upset that he wasn’t a unanimous pick for the Baseball Hall of Fame? There are a lot of players who weren’t on everyone’s ballot. Let’s start with Lou Gehrig, then go to Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Honus Wagner and, yes, Babe Ruth. So, knock if off, Jeter fans
• Jeter would be a sure-bet hall of famer if there was one for gift baskets. For those of you who don’t know the story, Jeter would give a gift basket to every woman he slept with. He once offered one to a New York model, and she told him she already had one.
• Great that Larry Walker was voted into the Hall of Fame, but it’s too bad he is going in as a Rockie and not an Expo. I suppose it makes sense statistically.
• Postmedia columnist Steve Simmons can be a nasty SOB: “The ESPN story on Paul George-Kawhi Leonard hookup at Drake’s Los Angeles home confirms what we have all suspected — that Drake is a jock sniffer and his loyalty isn’t to the Raptors. He’s only loyal to himself and whomever he gets to hang with. For some reason, pro athletes want to be music stars and music stars want to be athletes. And that never seems to change.”
• From comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Mr. Peanut has died. It’s just as well, he has been a shell of his former self.” • For those interested in sports betting, the over/under on Blue Jays wins this upcoming season is 75½. I am not sure which side I would play. I hope it’s the over.
• From Janice Hough: “Possible 2020 slogan for Baltimore Orioles – “We’re so bad, you KNOW we’re not cheating.”
• Another from Kaseberg: “Not sure why I can’t remember this. Is it Happy Impeachment Day or Merry Impeachment Day?”
• Kevin Martin says Marc Kennedy is the best curler in the world. Usually we think of skips as the best curlers, but I’ll go with Martin on this one.
• My favourite curler, Anna Hasselborg, is pregnant. She is the best female curler in the world. I’m not sure who else is even in the conversation now.
• Good for radio station 92.9 The Bull for deciding to have a 50/50 split between male and female artists. More Shania is always a good thing.
• Hough, on a Los Angeles city council resolution asking MLB to take World Series championships from Astros and Red Sox and give them to the Dodgers: “Uh, shouldn’t LA also then offer to give the Rams’ NFC 2019 Championship to the Saints?”
• Kaseberg is owning this column: “Lord help us. Millennials have discovered the apostrophe in naming their children. Saffron is going to be Sa’ffr’on.”
• The average price for a ticket to the Super Bowl is between $4,000 and $5,000. I thinking it will be another $500 if you want a warm beer and a burger. Tickets cost an average of $12 for Super Bowl I. There was outrage.
• From game-show host Pat Sajak: “I’m sick of hearing how we celebrities are in some kind of bubble and we don’t understand real life. When I’m out in public and people approach me, I’m always interested in what they say to my security detail.”
• There have been reports that ESPN is going to offer Tony Romo between $10 million and $14 million annually to join its Monday Night Football team. CBS, the former quarterback’s current employer, will have the chance to match the offer. Romo is currently making about $4 million a year.
• How long will it take for the pens Nancy Pelosi used to sign the impeachment papers to be on eBay?
• Bill Vinovich will be the referee at the Super Bowl. When he received the news, he threw a flag.
• From Dolly Parton, who turned 74 recently: “I am not offended by dumb blonde jokes, because I know I am not dumb. And I also know that I’m not blonde.”
-Cam Hutchinson