sports grumbling

Just to annoy the largest number of people in the shortest possible time, two grumpy sports notes:

1. It's super fabulous that the New York Mets have clinched their division for the first time in 18 years.  Who in the world could possibly believe that a major market team with an unlimited payroll could possibly in a million years win their division?   As a long time Milwaukee Brewers fan, color me shocked.  Next thing you know, the Yankees or Red Sox might even become competitive. 
2. Brett Favre must go.  Speaking as a long time Packer fan, the only good thing which can happen this season is that Brett gets injured next week, with the kind of injury which will not cause him any great discomfort or interfere with his hunting or spending time with his family but which makes it 100% clear that he will not be able to play again this season.  It's time for the Pack to start looking to the future, developing their potentially great young quarterback who is not going to gain experience watching Brett throw fourth quarter interceptions.   Even if Favre can win the Pack a game or two on his own this year, so what?   4-12 instead of 2-14, and no #1 draft pick... not a prize. 

You may now return to your regularly scheduled PopeNews broadcasting. 

Comments

[Craig]

Regarding your second point, I'm afraid I agree. As part of the Packer nation, I sincerely appreciated Favre's loyalty to Green Bay. Yet, he should never have signed on for another year. It was clear that the Pack would be in a "rebuilding" year - not a good send-off for a great QB like Favre. He can't carry the team by himself. Forcing him to do so diminishes his legacy and, as you say, does little to cultivate the new QB.

[Jay C]

"Who in the world could possibly believe that a major market team with an unlimited payroll could possibly in a million years win their division?"

Well, if you had been a fan of the New York Mets during the seasons of 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 - the credibility of said doubts would NOT have been untoward: despite good years in 1998, 1999 and 2000: the Mets, post-Subway-Series seemed to have reverted to traditional Mets form (not a compliment, btw) - and have done a sterling job of rebuilding themselves into serious contenders over the past two seasons. Of course, the money and the media didn't hurt: but (just poll Red Sox Nation) that's not always a guarantee of winning, either.

[Nabil]

Go Saints. Believe me, we need a good season more than "Packer Nation" does this year. 'Nuff said.