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HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (Word overflows): August 12th, 2022 EDITION 901

It’s back by popular demand!

With sports about to get busy again on a professional and amateur level, we will hear from commentators and see from columnists more “redundant” phrases.

Redundancies are “word overflows” according to Grammarist.

A fine system should be implemented for violators.

And what might those phrases be?

Here’s your “advance” warning of the following samples.

Keep in mind this is just my “personal” opinion.

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Game times:  This is a buzz-kill with annoyance at its finest, a traditional one-liner we hear all the time: Tonight’s game will start at 7 “PM”. Thanks for the notice; I would have waited until 7 the next morning to watch “tonight’s” game.

Experience: There is no substitute for Joe Smith’s “past” experience. I wonder what his future experience is.

Bright Future:  Joe Smith has a great future “to come”. I would prefer to hear the details of his former future.

Work Week:  Joe Smith is a pleasure to watch “each” and every week.  Well, at least we know he doesn’t take a week off.

Innovations:  You have to give that coach a lot of credit for the team’s “new” innovations. It’s too bad because the old innovations would have been much more creative.

Trades: Joe Smith was traded for a player to be named “later”. Hello, I didn’t think he was dealt for a player to be named earlier.

Retirement:  10-year “veteran” forward Joe Smith retires after 10 seasons. I was sure he was a 10-year rookie.

Added Bonus: Joe Smith signed a 5-year contract worth $15 million with an “added” bonus of $3 million. I am glad that the bonus was not subtracted.

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Graduate: Another great play by Joe Smith, a “former” graduate of UNBC.  I didn’t realize that former players can graduate.

To the future: After a loss, Joe Smith will plan “ahead” for his next game. Sure glad he is not going to plan behind.

Surprise: That game had an “unexpected” surprise ending. Don’t we all like surprises, especially unexpected ones?

Result:  The “end” result was a five-yard loss on the play. That’s too bad because I was hoping to hear the rear-end result.

Size matters: What a package! Joe Smith is small “in size” but plays with a big heart.  It is probably beneficial he is not small in other areas.

Cool winds:  The hitters will be challenged because the wind is “blowing” in from the south making it hard to hit out of the ballpark. Being raised in Winnipeg, I know better than anyone that all winds do blow.

Gifts: The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a “free” gift. Wow, just think we are not going to have to pay for the present.

The good news is based on my “past” history and “regular” routine, I should return “again” in seven days “time”.

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It is “blatantly” obvious that is my “final” conclusion.

 

Taking Note:

 

FROM THE QUOTE RACK:

The reason they built the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto is so that Leafs’ fans can go see what the Stanley Cup looks like.

*Hockey Unplugged, on Facebook

In his final 14 years as a basketball player, Bill Russell’s team participated in 21 winner-take-all contests (nine NCAA tournament games, one Olympic gold-medal game, 10 Game 7s, and one deciding Game 5), and Bill Russell’s team won all 21.

*Bob Ryan, on the late Bill Russell

Thursday’s “Field of Dreams” game in Iowa was between the 46 and 64 Chicago Cubs, and the 44 and 66 Cincinnati Reds. For fans of both, guessing the dream was that someday soon they’ll get to watch a good baseball team.

*Comedy writer Janice Hough of Palo Alto, California www.leftcoastsportsbabe.com

From February until training camp, Miami Dolphins QB Gardner Minshew lived out of a
refurbished prison bus. That should have him well prepared whenever the press or teammates throw him under it.

*Contributor Bill Littlejohn of South Lake Tahoe, California

The Bengals’ Joe Burrow, sidelined at training camp after an appendectomy, was seen accompanying his teammates doing 40-yard wind sprints — on a golf cart. It gives a whole new meaning to “rollout quarterback.”

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*Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times http://www.seattletimes.com/author/dwight-perry/

In Case You Missed It:

Curling Canada announced an unprecedented March-Madness-style elimination event in September with a total purse in excess of $350,000. Talk about sweeps-takes.

*Western Canadian comedy writer RJ Currie www.Sportsdeke.com

Hartley Miller is the news and sports director/supervisor plus morning news anchor for 94.3 the GOAT and Country 97fm. He also is the radio colour commentator for P.G. Cougars’ home games. Hartley has been on the Prince George airwaves since 1979 and is the author of You Don’t Say (sports quotes).

 

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