Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

[moontoscott]

Look out folks-

Bruce Dowbiggen is in a supreme rage now. All of the people who wrote in to suggest that his maturity was lacking had their names published in his Calgary Herald column today. I hope I don't end up with a load of manure left on my lawn like the bewildered Paul Mcallum.

You know, come to think of it, with the price of fertilizer and and the cost of trucking this might be a good thing. Thanks Bruce! My front lawn has looked so dead for years now- I was thinking of making an investment in it

Anyway, another day in the life of the Eskimo faithful and that Jedi-warrior (fighting the evil empire at all costs) master Bruce .

[Delorean]

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Bruce Dowbiggen is in a supreme rage now. All of the people who wrote in to suggest that his maturity was lacking had their names published in his Calgary Herald column today.

Your real names or your handles? If it were your real names, can he really publish them without consent?

And yeah, he sounds like a very petty man. As the wise Mr. T would say, "Ah piddy da foo'".

[Esks4ever]

Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

who the **** is this fool ? How he maintains his job is beyond me..

[eskimoswin2005]

here's the article, i am stw,lol.....

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Font: * * * * Bruce Dowbiggin, Calgary Herald
Published: Thursday, December 01, 2005
"We win the Cup . . . look at me, I'm dancing . . . we win the Cup . . . look at me, I'm dancing . . . "

"Uh, Danny, that was only second down . . . "

"We win the . . . Really? Oh. Never mind."

All right, they get a little excited in Edmonton when they actually win something. Eskimos coach Danny Maciocia, who really is a nice man, got a tad carried away in the big game Sunday, celebrating the Grey Cup win a down too early.

It happens. (Hey, Columbus thought he'd made land in China and he was just halfway.) But Maciocia was just expressing the inner child of Edmonton, a wee voice screaming, "Now you have to like us!"

When you're the most northernly major city in North America, you sometimes have to remind people you're there. So you can imagine the ire of Edmontonians when it was suggested in this space that perhaps the green and gold had pulled a "No Payments Till 2006!" special, trading for Troy Davis and Dan Comiskey late in the season without having to surrender QB Jason Maas till after the season.

Well, I wasn't the only one who might have thought the deal a tad suspect. Writes Laura Szeftel:

"They had the benefit of keeping Jason Maas when he should have been traded when they received Troy Davis. If this is true, this is unfair and stinks, because Edmonton should not have had the benefit of keeping Maas, who was a major contributor in beating Calgary and B.C."

Exactly the point I made Monday.

Then the Capital Gang warmed up.

"Sour grapes, huh? Very sophisticated of you, making a mountain of claims you cannot prove. Criticizing a team for making a deal that hasn't even been substantiated that you just wish your team could pull off. And here I thought it was just the fans that were whiners."

-- Joshua D. Knaak

"Yesterdays (sic) Grey Cup was one of the best in CFL history. It is people like you that make me Thank-ful (sic) Tampa Bay won last season! Whiner.

-- Gary Fairfull

"I cannot believe that a grown man who is a sports writer is whinning (sic) about the Eskimos winning! The Eskimos beat the Lions before they got Davis and big ole Danny and knocked them off their winning streak. Yes, they had a up-and-down season, but the fact remains, the Eskimos are the Grey Cup Champs.

-- Cathy Gass (say hi to A.J., Cathy)

"For someone who is a transplanted easterner (sic), you have certainly picked up the 'Hate Edmonton' mantra. It is and always will be a classless and cheap way to please the very basest of your readers. I suggest that if the Stampeders had made such a transaction during the football season that contributed to their winning the Grey Cup, the deal would have been heralded (pardon the pun) as genius. Even Don Matthews showed more class with his post-game comments than you did with yours. Shame on you!

-- Diane Hemstock

"That was the best cfl (sic) game in history, quit embarassing (sic) yourself, OK? P.S. your negative drivel is getting old i (sic) will cancel my subscription so long as you are there . . . "

-- STW

"Classless column -- as always."

-- Mark Snaychuk.

"Congratulations, Bruce . . . I shouldn't be surprised at the tone you took. After all, you do cover sports in a city that recently raised a hockey banner for a second-place finish.

Sincerely, Dale Bochon. (Actually, I like that one.)

Ouch. Some people. Look, I'm very fond of Edmonton. Lived there three years. Have friends who are garrisoned . . . I mean, live there. In fact, as penance for my sins, I've drawn up a list of the great things about Alberta's capital city.

10. Malls so big you can hold a parade.

9. Malls with pirate ships and dolphins.

8. White mud.

7. An airport halfway to Red Deer.

6. The statue of Gretz.

5. Paved sidewalks.

4. More malls.

3. Brian Hall's hair.

2. The train goes through there.

1. The highway to Calgary.

Hope this clears up any misunderstandings, Eskimo fans. By the way, I hear if you get to the Grand & Toy, you can still catch the end of the Grey Cup parade.

dowbboy@shaw.ca/

brucedowbiggin.com

[Deathsdoorstep]

Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

This guy is just an embarassment.

[eskimoswin2005]

Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

man is he ever jealous of edmonton, i sent him another email saying he should just move here and save his energy cheering for good trams and a great city instead of having jealousy and spite for the rest of his life,lol, life is too short buddy......

[Esks4ever]

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"Sour grapes, huh? Very sophisticated of you, making a mountain of claims you cannot prove. Criticizing a team for making a deal that hasn't even been substantiated that you just wish your team could pull off. And here I thought it was just the fans that were whiners."

-- Joshua D. Knaak

I know this guy

[Chucker44]

Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

I would suggest that putting names to posters on here isn't a good idea.

[Esks4ever]

Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

I had respect for Calgary Stamsp and its fans.... thats now gone..

[esks4life]

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Man, I thought Regina sports columnists were bad but this guy is just plain stupid in all aspects.

[eskimoswin2005]

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i'm just glad i didn't have my name on my email,lol, this bruce guy is a nut bar, i'd be scared of him stalking me for not agreeing with him...

[eskimoswin2005]

Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

bruce you are welcome in edmonton anytime, come to commonwealth and see what a real stadium looks like, and a real team.......

[Beerfish]

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It's just the rage these days to preach to the converted in as nasty a way as possible to get pats on the back in any phase of society. Facts and rational thinking are out the window, calm (or even not so calm) discussion to actually convince people on issues who have not made up their mind is too hard to do. Just like the political climate people will do anything to get pats on the back from fans of their team and try to antagonize other teams or other sides of the political debate. You soon realize that these types of people have absolutely no credibilty in the things they say.

[Sgt. Nuke]

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Hey, you can put my name to my post anytime. I'm pleased to announce that not only was my criticism listed first, it was the only one without spelling mistakes.

[TurfToe]

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I tangled with this guy earlier in the season... maybe even pre-season... Pointed out some factual errors he made... he tried patronizing me. I didn't bite.

The funniest part of his column is the comment "they get a little excited in Edmonton when they actually win something". Talk about openning himself up to the reply "and Cagary has won what?

And put into that light - seeing as that was the theme of his article - then everything else he's says comes off as nothing more than nonsensical whining.

I find it quite funny. Not in a "we're laughing with you" way, but rather in a "wow, does this guy ever do a great job at looking like a complete and total moron!"

(feel free to pass my comments on to him... I won't as I find him a waste of air.)