After a shaky start, where the Eskimos marched down the field and scored easily, Bombers turned it over, Edmonton made it a ten point lead, and Winnipeg missed their first two easy field goals, the whole game turned around. The offense started coming on, and with a Buck Pierce 48 yard run, the Bombers took a short lived lead just before the half. The whole second half was all Bombers. The defense was stifling, the special teams were superb, and the offense did everything that they needed to do (including not turning the ball over). First place in the East, and tied for first overall (with the team that they just dominated). Things are looking good in Swaggerville.
Speaking of go blue go... the Blue Jays were also big winners tonight. The long awaited and highly anticipated debut of Brett Lawrie was a success. His first big league at bat was a RBI single (getting the first hit and the first RBI out of the way in a big hurry) and he got another hit in the eighth to go 2-for-4 with an RBI. He also picked up a defensive error, so pretty much every stat but the homerun got done on day one. Well worth the wait. Of course, that's only day one... but it sure would be nice to have an impact Canadian player, playing on the only Canadian team in the major leagues. With a closer and two starters, we could take a run at this thing next year.
Stay tuned.
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