The Devil Made Them Do It

Faithful readers will recall that earlier this week we noted that a Vancouver Sun sports report had carried the word "exorcise" when the writer clearly meant "exercise."

We thought this was a one-in-a-thousand occurrence, but lo, it has happened again.  In a story by the excellent Mike Beamish, datelined September 23, we read "Lion players...seemed just as exorcised about the CFL's ruling as they were with Jimenez." 

But then we began to wonder:  are the Lions really in need of an exorcist?  Think of last week's game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, when, leading by 12 points in the final quarter, The Lions inexplicably fumbled, stumbled, and turned over the ball five times, leading to a Ti-Cats victory. Did the Devil make them do it?

All we can say is watch the sidelines at the next Lions games. Standing by the Lions bench, beside the coach, the offensive coordinator, the trainers, and the team physician, may be a man in a black suit, wearing a clerical collar and carrying a small black case.