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Good things come to those who wait

For most of us, it's good enough that the Argos have won seven in a row and nine of ten, claimed the top spot in the East, and ended the regular season with an offensive outburst that made Damien Cox look like a doofus. (Seriously, the game ended at 6pm - nobody thought to update his column for the cover of the following day's sports section?). But for one fan in particular, there's a special bonus.

Rare is the man who buys the jersey of a relatively obscure offensive lineman. Rarer still is the one who continues to wear said jersey for an entire season after the offensive lineman has left town. But game in and game out, our man Shoomy has carried on his solemn tribute to Jerome Davis - the "bald man with a beard" he first rhapsodized about last year.

Now, our hero is back. It's unclear if he'll actually be playing, or just doing all that "stomping around the sidelines" that Shoomy so admired back on that fateful Labour Day in Hamilton. But regardless, even those of us still wistfully wearing our Clifford Ivory jerseys have to acknowledge this is a happy ending worth celebrating. 

Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 05:23PM by Registered CommenterA-Rad in | Comments2 Comments

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I am not a father and do not know the joy that comes with holding your new born baby in your arms. I am sure it is a life altering experience that words cannot describe. Nevertheless, I believe that even when that magical day comes for me I will still look back on the return of Jerome Davis to the Argos as the single greatest moment of my life.
November 6, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterShoomy
Of course Damien Cox is going to look like a doofus. He's from Hamilton. But at least he isn't that Nattering Nabob of Negativity, Dave Feschuk.
November 7, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterBring Back Gene Mack

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