That popcorn photo up top has taken on an unexpectedly poignant quality now that the CFL's top hip-hop talent has apparently been jetisoned.

We're really sorry to see Baker go; for all his exploits on the sidelines, in the locker room and God knows where else, he might have been the Argos' most complete player on the field - and he was certainly their most intense. Or at least, all that was true until he lost his hands this year, possibly because he'd sustained long-term damage pounding his teammates in the face.

No doubt, Baker's slow start made his disciplinary issues harder to put up with - but then, we don't really know what those disciplinary issues were. And this being the Argos, who haven't even bothered to publicly announce a new offensive coordinator four days before their next game, we'll probably never find out. So the best we can do is offer a few of the more obvious possibilities of what Baker might have done:

• Did not take kindly to John Williams' negative review of You, Me and Dupree, or possibly his inexplicable recommendation of a movie starring Ralph Macchio as Lightning Boy, "a kid who can play a slide guitar like nobody's business"; rearranged J-Dubbs' hand to ensure thumbs would never be able to point downward again

• Decided that Shake Severs' logical followup to the acclaimed It's Critical was an ode to Pinball's wife

• Didn't take as well to John Avery's standup act as we had hoped

• Was running an illegal gambling ring taking bets on when the Argos would next score an offensive touchdown

• Failed the Arland Bruce cook-off challenge

• Was identified as the myserious Forget About It gunman

• Lost his desire to play once they took away the cheese race

• Left voluntarily when he heard that Frank D'Angelo would be providing the half-time entertainment at the next home game.
  

And yes, that last one really is happening. Just in case you were wondering if there was a way to make a game against the Alouettes any more painful.