Last time...........

This is the last time I am going to comment on the whole Favre saga until it is over, but a new story has leaked that makes this even more absurd.

Now the Packers are offering Favre $20 million to stay retired. What? So they would rather spend $20 than either have him compete as a starter or release him and see him as a Viking. This is stupid.

This no longer has anything to do with anything except that Ted Thompson can't admit he has changed his mind and swallow his pride. Yes Favre screwed over the Packers by retiring and un-retiring twice, but when he retired after the season every newspaper gave 4-1 odds that he would come back, so we all knew this was happening. Favre is still saying all he wants to do is play, and the Packers are his first choice but if he has to he will play elsewhere. Any sports team wants to put the best team out there on the field, period. Bring Favre in to compete for the starter role and if Ted Thompson's boy, Aaron Rogers, is that good he will beat out Favre and get the job.

This however has nothing to do with Rogers and Favre. You can't tell me that if Tom Brady left the Patriots and said he wanted to play with the Packers, Ted Thompson would come out and say "No thanks, Aaron Rogers is our guy." Please , we would welcome him in with open arms and no one would care about Rogers. It's the same thing with Favre; if he is better than Rogers, he should play. If he is not then Rogers should play. But this cannot be solved over the phone.

The other argument is that Rogers is the future and he eventually needs to get in there for this team to move on, okay let's look at that. Isn't this exactly what we did with the Brewers this year. Trade away a large part of our future (Matt LaPorta) to put the best team possible on the field this year with Sabathia. It literally is the same thing. If Favre is the best bring him in, the rookie we drafted, Brohm probably has more of a chance of being our QB of the future anyway.

I bet now that Brohm gets more snaps this year that twinkle toes Rogers who has hurt himself in both NFL games he ever played in.

C.R.E.A.M.

For those of you left walking to work or now having to pay for each carry-on piece of luggage, rest easy to know that gasoline companies are still making money hand over fist. Exxon had their largest profit ever last quarter. WTF? We have homeless all over the country and millions living below the poverty line, but this company made $11.68 billion dollars PROFIT in 3 months. That makes me sick. They made a profit of $1,485.55 a second. Come on. I know profit motive is what makes the economy go around, and yes I do love freedom, but is this much profit necessary at the cost of so many.

Here is a clip from a documentary called "The Corporation" that takes a very interesting and negative look at corporations in America.



To lighten the mood here is a clip of Stephen Colbert playing along side Crosby, Stills, and Nash from his show last night.

What's going on?

I'm sitting here trying to watch the Brewers game, and man do they look horrible. And by they I mean their offense. They are 0 for 14 with men in scoring position in this series. If they are even 50% they have won one if not two of these games. In tonights game Manny Parra is the only one doing anything at the plate with a double and a triple, and now he is out of the game. In multiple innings they had a lead off double or triple and yet still they got nothing. They need to right this train quickly to salvage anything. After today's game they might once again be tied with the Cardinals for 2nd place and the Wild Card, and after tomorrow they could be worse than the Cardinals. With the Mets, Phillies, and Marlins all playing well (plus rumors that the Marlins are interested in Manny Ramirez) the Wild Card might not come from the Central anymore like it has been assumed. The Brewers might have to win the division to get into the playoffs because the loser of the Mets, Phillies, and Marlins might get the Wild Card.

Yes I know the Cubs are good, but they are not that good that they should be sticking it to us like this so badly. No excuse.

The next 7 games are going to be clutch for this team.

Bush vs. Batman

Here is an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal that is actually comparing George W. Bush to Batman.

What? I have yet to see Bush propel down a building, use goofy gadgets, or punch out a bad guy. I think this analogy is a bit of a stretch. Bush terrorized the whole world and is responsible for millions of lives, Batman restricted his terror to Gotham.

Managing for Dummies

Why on god's green earth did our loved "manager" leave Suppan in the game after giving up 3 runs, and by the end of the inning he gave up 7 runs? McClung and Villeneuva had not been in a game for over a week and with Sabathia and Sheets pitching the next 2 games, we don't need to rely on the bullpen until Wednesday. This was a game we needed to win, and I put the loss solely on Yost for keeping Suppan in the game. This time even the announcers of the game were questioning a Yost decision. During this melt down the showed Yost in the dug out. And what was he doing? Literally nothing. Just sitting there. Come on, do something. Go talk to your guy, get the bullpen warmed up, punch the wall, something.

Idiot.

Here is an article from the paper about the Brewers relying on home runs to win games. I have been saying all year that this is going to be a problem. It won't last. I can't remember the last team that won the World Series based on home runs. Most teams manufacture runs like Red Sox, Cardinals, and Marlins did the past 4 years. Yost does have a great comment when asked about this:
"Have you ever seen anybody try to turn a pig into a horse?" said Yost. "It is what it is.
What? That makes NO sense. I would love to see Yost raise kids. Little Timmy punched Martha in class today. It is what it is.

Idiot.

Do yourself a favor...

Do yourself a favor and watch the Season Premiere of Mad Men this evening on AMC. I never watched season 1, but due to a bunch of marathons of season 1 recently, I have seen about half. THe show is really good. It is very similar to Sopranos without the violence and nudity. I know a lot of you are asking why I would watch anything without nudity or violence, but this show is good. It is about a 1960 advertising firm, but much like Sopranos, it is really about all the lives of people that work there. One of them is having an affair with a secretary, one of them has a wife who is having an affair, one of the characters is a 27 year old hot shot who thinks he is the best and the main boss loves knocking him around. Because it is the 1960 there is a lot of condescending to women. All the guy characters make remarks to their female co-workers and tell them to dress differently and what not. It is worth your one hour on Sunday nights.
"I feel like I have lived the last 20 years as if I am on shore-leave."
"Yeah, its called living."



Here is a link to a 12 minute recap of season 1.

Open Your Eyes

I decided to sit outside today and read the paper and catch up on the world. It was so nice outside I decided to read the editorials and the letters sent in by readers in the "You Opinion" section of the paper. Then I can across this editorial by a reader entitled "Most Americans don't have it so bad." (Scroll down to bottom)

This guy must be completed oblivious or 100% nieve. Look around.

• He says he sees all these luxury vehicles on the road. Look at the neighborhood you are in, go into the city and it is a different story. Also, these people didn't just buy these vehicles, they have had them for a while. Once the economy falls apart everyone does go and and sell their cars and buy new, cheaper ones.
• He says "look at all the people who own second or vacation homes?" What? I don't know anyone who owns a second home. Their are millions of people across the country who do not have one home. In many inner-cities 8-10 people live in one home. Just because extremely rich people can still afford 2 homes, does not mean the economy is doing well.
• He says most home still have tvs, i-pods, computers, and luxury items. Again, people bought these before the economy took a dump, not everyone will go out and sell them.
• He says high-end luxury homes and condos are being built. Pick up any newspaper and you will read that no one is buying these, and the housing market is the worst it has been in years. I saw something on TV about some realtors are giving away cars when you buy a house to try and help the housing market.
• He also says that restaurants and grocery stores are still packed. Really? You mean people still need to eat? Wow!

This guy is an idiot. Just because him and all his rich friends out in the suburbs don't face the negatives of the troubled economy, it does not mean that people everywhere are doing fine. Take your head out of your a** and look at the world around you.

I'm guessing this guy thinks George W. Bush was the greatest president ever.