Scott Taylor's Blog, page 140

Poor Bombers Lose 37-24 to Calgary, Fall to 1-4.

Friday was a tough night for a large sector of the Winnipeg media and all those folks who put a tremendous amount of effort into trying to turn Justin Goltz into (a) the second coming of Ronny Lancaster and (b) … Continue reading →

How Do You Fail to Get A Yard in the CFL?

Folks in Edmonton might be lamenting the fact that the Montreal Alouettes scored 32 points against them last night and there is certainly reason to believe that the Eskimos have a quarterbacking issue. Thursday night, the Eskimos were beaten 32-27 … Continue reading →

‘Not Just Ballplayers Mixed Up With Biogenesis’ Well, No Kidding

Ryan Braun, the man every holier-than-thou sportswriter loves to hate, is out of baseball for 65 games for his involvement with the Biogenesis Clinic in Florida. Meanwhile, Alex Rodriguez’s career could be coming to an end as a result of … Continue reading →

CFL Week 5: The Good, the Bad and the Bad.

Used to be, the first six-to-eight weeks of a Canadian Football League season provided plenty of excitement. It was like the first 100 laps of a NASCAR race. We all knew the winner wouldn’t be crowned for awhile, but at … Continue reading →

It’s Only Tuesday and the Sports World is Already Crazy

It’s been quite a week: This has happened in just two days… (1) Major League Baseball suspended 2011 MVP Ryan Braun for 65 games for his involvement with an HGH and PED operations called Biogenesis. More players are expected to … Continue reading →

Can Saskatchewan Run the Table?

If there was anything that came out of Week 4 of the 2013 CFL season it’s this: Can the Saskatchewan Roughriders go 18-0? Let’s not be hyperbolic. Nobody goes 18-0. It doesn’t happen. The season is too long and there … Continue reading →

Pierce Not the Problem, O-Line a Big Part of the Problem

On Saturday, Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Tim Burke made it clear that when and if Buck Pierce is healthy again, he’ll be the team’s starting quarterback. Burke might not be coach of the year in the CFL this season, … Continue reading →

Bombers Need Shake Up At the Top

Friday night, the Joe Mack experiment should have come to an end. Mack, who has been the semi-absentee general manager of Winnipeg Blue Bombers since January 22, 2010, has hired two coaches, Paul LaPolice and Tim Burke wand built teams … Continue reading →

Week 4 in the CFL: Bombers Should Win This Week

Toronto Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich expects it to be “a loud atmosphere,” in Winnipeg on Friday night. Good guess. Chances are good he won’t be able to hear himself think. The Argos travel to the new Investors Group Field … Continue reading →

All Star Game Over: Top 10 Stories Heading to Second Half

TAMPA — Now that the proper tribute has been paid to Mariano Rivera – the greatest closer in the history of the game – it’s time to start the mythical “second half” of the Major League Baseball season. Tuesday night’s … Continue reading →