Turns out we are playing 2 this Friday dude bros. The 6:30 game is on field 1.

If it rains again I say we just play in the parking lot.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3509944&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

I am sorry but this whole Farve thing reminds me of the "panda watch" in Anchorman.

Read the article and tell me what you think about Rodgers response, if you ask me I don't think he is too confident in the fact that he will remain the starter if Farve stays. Read and React!

I added 2 new boxes to the right side.

TECH-PHILE is for the gadget nerds. (This is pretty much for you and me JDub) But it might be interesting to others as well. I'll be posting some interesting links to articles about cool new technology. Just click on the picture and it will take you to the article.

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With the trade deadline looming with only hours left the Arms race in Major league baseball is heating up. Manny being Manny has finally pissed of Red Sox brass off enough that they are currently contemplating trading him to the Marlins for some prospects that they might be able to send to Pittsburgh for Jason Bay. Wow.....this is unprecedented. This is the Yankees only hope in making the playoffs. I can't remember a team trading arguably one of their most productive players in the middle of a heated playoff race for a considerable downgraded player just to get rid of a malcontent.

Although, I can't blame them because after a while all his shenanigans would piss me off too. They can only say it's Manny being Manny for so long. But I would think they would just play out the year and hope he comes around to help them win another pennant.

Anyways, the Yankees finally make a move to acquire Pudge from the Tigers for set-up man Kyle Farnsworth. With Jorge Posada shutting it down for the year the Yanks are not giving up and rather than dipping into their depleted farm system they pulled the trigger and actually pulled of a sweet deal. Pudge should help out significantly behind the plate for the Yanks, but the loss of a quality set-up man might hurt them down the stretch.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman summed up the risk: "We are robbing Peter to pay Paul so we hope it works out." I love the great use of the cliche.....and was I mistaken or was Girardi getting ready to cry over Farnsworth leaving? I don't think I have ever seen a coach cry over a trade that is suppossedly benefitting his team????

Well, the Angels landed Texiera to bolster their shot at dominating the AL no matter if the Yanks make the playoffs. However, if the Marlins can get Manny for some prospects that could dramatically change the NL. The Mets acquired.......oh wait they haven't done anything. But with Manny in Miami I might be just a bit more worried about the Crew's hold on the wild card......oh wait Manny is going to be hanging in Miami with no chance the Marlins re-sign him......never mind that is another recipe for disaster.

Go Brew Crew........watch them rebound tonight against the Cubbies.

Lombardy's Party has voted to install Terry Tate as our director of competition this year. So you better be sure you are ready to bring it and be able to compete the Whole Season, cause Terry's vacation ends Sept. 6th.

Lombardi's Party is back, which means football is back, thank god. Although I do not think I'll ever witness a better season than last year.

This Sunday at noon I'll be holding the Draft Lottery. This is just the lottery, the actual draft will be in 2 weeks. This is not mandatory but it'll be fun. BBQ and V-Ball just like last time.

We'll also discuss some possible rule changes or additions we can add to the league.

Well, that annoying and incessant self promotion from ESPN is finally over and we can rest peacefully knowing what is truly Titletown, USA. Your winner....Valdosta, Georgia. I'm sure it's a fine place (after all, it Is a City "Without Limits" for some peach cobbler, and I hear they have a sweet high school football tradition...but Valdosta?? Was Odessa, TX busy? Valdosta does earn points for being the hometown of Sonny Shroyer AKA, Enos of Dukes of Hazard fame.

We all know JW's disdain for Valdosta calling them a bunch of cheaters because they hold back their student athletes a year in grade school so they will be a year older upon entering high school. JW also claims they run the same football program at the grade school level as the High School so that these 17 year old freshman can hit the ground running. Wait, I don't think I need to make an argument to anyone that Valdosta was a ridiculous choice.

I mean come on how is Green Bay, New York, Boston, Detroit, not Titletown? Truthfully, I would have thought Green Bay would have been a slam dunk, cause it is known as Titletown, USA. But I guess the fact they have won the most Football titles in the world, (excluding the European term for football cause I don't have any clue on that one...so I guess I better say in the United States). But I would have accepted it if the Bronx, Detroit, or Boston won but I really can't accept Valdosta. When they first nominated it I thought it was just a nice gesture to pump ratings and figured they had to nominate one city from each state in the Union.

Am I wrong for hating ESPN for this? I actually think I am going to make a week long protest of ESPN and watch CNNSI and only read SI.COM this week. What's that.... the Brewers and Cubs play on ESPN tonight.....oh wait my protest begins tomorrow. Please join me in my protest......starting tomorrow. What do you think is Titletown, USA?

Next up for ESPN: which city earns the right to be called Hockeytown, The Big Apple, City of Brotherly Love, and The Steel City.

I think I've seen this movie before. But it looks like the Wrangler Man will be in Packer camp on Sunday.

By now Farve must be to Rogers what Khan was to Kirk.

FFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAVVVVVVRRRREEEEE!!!!!!

I'm not trying to start a debate on which Batman/Joker is better since I haven't even seen the Dark Knight yet, but one thing the Dark Knight will not have is this awesome Video from back in the day.........

With Training Camps opening up this week for some NFL clubs I thought it would be interesting to get a little NFL chatter that doesn't revolve around Brett Favre. Are our resident Giant's fans happy to Kiss Jeremy 'Douchebag" Shockey goodbye for some draft picks next year? Why didn't they pull the trigger on this before this year's draft? Will Shockey get drafted about 2 rounds too high in this years fantasy draft again? No one was better at dropping a pass, and then standing around like an idiot and acting shocked at having dropped a pass. "Brah, I can't believe I dropped that pass! Or will he be sorely missed?

Also, with the Fins trading Jason Taylor that leaves none other than Ricky Williams as the team veteran and longest tenured Dolphin. That is sad. I truly beleive the Fins are about 1 or 2 injuries away from possibly breaking their record of putridity last year and maybe finally claiming the prize for quite possible the worst team in the history of the NFL.

Lastly, Will the Patriots bounce back from last year's shocking Superbowl loss like a scorned ex-girlfriend and let it consume her life so bad that she gains 15 lbs and is a crazy lunatic that nobody wants to date. Or will they hit the gym lose 10 lbs and use that anger to become smoking hot and drive every man bonkers?

The directors for the Dark Knight must have done an incredible job getting their stars to get into their roles for the movie. Some of them may have taken it a bit too far. First, the Ledger tragedy and now Batman himself.

THE DARK KNIGHT edtion of Reel Reviews with Koko is now posted for your reading pleasure. If you have the chance to see this in IMAX, do it!

Well in a surprise twist of fate Mother Nature decided it was in our best interest to take the night off from our scheduled doubleheader and instead polish up our bowling skills. With the field soaked from rain the ever eager Cobra Kai faithful decided to descend upon Colonial Lanes to burn off our steam and pent up energy we had been saving all week for Cessna Jets and the Beatdowns.

In typical Cobra Kai fashion the team showed No Mercy for the Lanes, unsuspecting patrons, and pitchers of beer at the fine establishment of Colonial Lanes. Johnny Blaze set the pace with high game of the night hunting down a turkey kill and blazing home an evening best 168. AC was not far behind bagging himself a turkey as well and posting a respectable 159. JW was sporting his new checkered board shorts that had the ladies doing double takes but did nothing for his game.

Alexa showed flashes of brilliance early on nailing down two strikes and a spare to start the night but having to cut it premature due to her romantic evening planned with her FIANCE Koko and JW at the Batman premier. Koko obtained special media passes to the exclusive premier but failed to come through for the rest of the team, but we will all be eagerly awaiting his review. Koko’s luck also came through as he stole $10 from myself as I wagered a bet that Crocodile Dundee (The First one) did not take place in New York City……….I don’t know what I was thinking…..one could argue the beer was clouding my judgment but I would disagree and just say I was just plain stupid. I also lost some side bets with AC and owe him $12 after wagering over/under pin action on the girl on the lane next to us that was using an unorthodox two handed heave bowling motion. Needless to say I lost every side bet as she kept nailing 8-9 pins every turn, she beat most of our scores and the best way I can describe her approach is a mix between shot putting and a barrel toss.

Richard and Ana came through with a solid outing besting Keith and Liz by three pins in the final action of the night. Anna carried the team but Rich saved his best work for last as the team found themselves in the middle of a heated punching bag competition. Rich stepped up and set the pace on the machine nailing a 9138 just a few points behind the bar’s top score…….held by a girl. We all gave it our best shot and I even tried to cheat by clenching my cell phone to gain extra power but to my chagrin it didn’t help and to make matters worse my cell phone imploded. Yes, that’s right I broke my phone. Needless to say if you text me or call me and I don’t respond for a few days now you know why.

Liz came through with a whopping 8879 score and Johnny Blaze just missed her score with a 8800 himself after slipping and missing the punching bag completely on his first try. AC became zoned in and focused on beating the girls score and dumped every last dollar in the machine and slammed home a Cobra Kai record 9144 making Mr. Miyagi and the dojo proud but still falling short of the nights champion……..a Girl named Sue.

All in all it was a fun night, but in no ways was it a replacement for the pure joy that would have come from a team Sweep on the diamond that was in our cards. Oh well, we will just have to channel our energy for this Friday as we take on Top Shelf at 6:30 and will come out with a vengeance. See you Under the Friday Night Lights.

Hey I know how we can easily fix the field's drainage problem. Who's in?

Now this is a real comic book movie!

The Green Bay Press-Gazette has taken time out of Favrewatch 2008 to run a series called: "State of Drinking: How Our Love Of Alcohol Shapes Our Cultural Landscape." It might also give you an idea on why people in Wisconsin gather to discuss Brett Favre and hold rallies to bring him back......it's a great excuse to drink.

Nothing goes better with beer than talking about Brett Favre. Maybe this little map will help give you a better understanding of the culturally superior breeding you are going against in beer slamming competitons.

Looking at the rankings from this map, Wisconsin puts up these respectable numbers:

A special The Dark Knight: Preview edition of "Reel Reviews with Koko" has been posted for your reading pleasure.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-actionfigs1608jul16,0,1274065.story

When asked about possibly closing the 2008 All-Star Game in Yankee Stadium, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon had this to say,

"We've both earned that right; us, by winning the World Series and having the opportunity of having our manager there and our team being represented, and Mariano by what he's done for this role, we're in Yankee Stadium and blah, blah, blah," Papelbon said. "It's not that easy. Everybody thinks it's a cut and dry answer, but it's not.

He continued . . .

"I would understand it," said Papelbon. "I think it would be kind of bull-headed of me and kind of selfish of me not to understand. I understand it. I fully understand what's going on here."

It is painfully obvious that Papelbon has no idea what's going on here. He speaks about Marino Rivera closing the All-Star Game as some sort of charity, feel-good, hometown, sentimental choice.

Forget about the fact that Rivera has the best post-season numbers of all-time for a closer, forget he has 4 championship rings and 6 pennants, forget that just about every expert believes he is the best closer of all time. Just look at the two pitchers this year:

Rivera has 23 saves in 23 saves opportunities this year
Papelbon has 28 in 32 opps.

Rivera's ERA 1.06
Papelbon ERA 2.43

Rivera has 50 strikeouts in 38 games with 23 hits and 5 earned runs.
Papelbon has 51 strikeouts in 41 games with 32 hits and 11 earned runs.

Rivera has simply outperformed Papelbon this year. You may think that some of the stats are not that far apart, but when you are dealing with closers every notch is amplified 10 fold.

If the game comes down to the 9th inning with the AL up by a couple of runs, Papelbon should sit back, relax, and watch a first-ballot hall of famer do what he does and continues to do best.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/allstar08/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3487832
I watched the entire derby and I can not believe this happened.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80940bb8

Barkley has a point.

First of all, I would like to state my qualifications for my opinions on this topic. First of all, I was born and raised in Wisconsin. Second, I have not missed a single packer game since October 30th 1980. That's right, 28 straight years I have watched every single Packer game!!! I have watched Blair Kiel, Randy Wright, Anthony Dilweg, Rich Campbell, Lynn Dickey,and Allan Risher amongst others play QB for the Packers. The team was embarrassing until the day that Brett Favre came into town. Look at the team's record in the 16 years before Favre and compare it to his 16 years and you will know what I mean.

The packers are so ridiculous. Favre was runner up for MVP last year (which would have been his 4th). The Packers should be throwing a party that the winningest and most durable QB in history (not to mention the most TDS and yards in history)wants to play for them again and grace them with his presence.

The only historical example that I can think of that compares is when Michael Jordan retired from basketball to play baseball and then came back.

What would have happened if the Bulls would have said "You know what Mike, we appreciate what you have done, but we've moved on. We signed this guy Pete Myers to be our shooting guard and it wouldn't be fair to him if we let you back. Maybe you could be his backup."
There would have been a riot and Jordan is not even close to the top scorer in NBA history and is nowhere near the winningest player.

This is how I feel when Ted Thompson says he would rather have Aaron Rodgers as his QB. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

Rodgers has done nothing and has a very low upside according to most scouts. He is not durable and does not possess ideal arm strength. Mccarthy has admitted himself that he has had to tweak the playbook because of Rodgers' lack of arm strength.

We don't owe him anything. He is a 24 year old multi-millionaire. With Favre we are a Super Bowl contender. With Rodgers we are rebuilding. That's a fact. Favre is our QB until he doesn't want to be. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either a fan of another NFC team or a flaming homosexual. Take your pick.

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MILWAUKEE -- Brett Favre finally is speaking for himself: He wants to play but doesn't feel welcome in Green Bay, so he's asking to be released.

The quarterback's first substantial comments on his latest retirement decision reversal come in an interview with Fox News on "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren."

Van Susteren

Favre

According to Van Susteren, who spoke to the AP by telephone Monday afternoon, Favre said he was "never fully committed" to retiring and felt pressured by the Packers to make a decision, a notion Packers general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy tried to dispel in an interview with the AP on Saturday.

"Ted always wanted Brett back," McCarthy said. "We always wanted Brett back."

Favre told Fox he understands that the Packers want to move on -- but if they're doing so, they should let him go.

"Them moving on does not bother me," Favre said. "It doesn't. I totally understand that. By me retiring March 3rd, I knew that could possibly happen. All I was saying is, you know, I'm thinking about playing again."

Van Susteren, who is from Appleton, Wis., and is a Packers shareholder, said Favre made it clear he would not return to the Packers if he wasn't the starter. And while Favre said the Packers asked him for a list of teams to which he would accept a trade, he wants to be released to make sure he ends up on a competitive club.

Thompson said the team wasn't going to release Favre, but he could come back in a "different role than he was" because the team is committed to going forward with Aaron Rodgers.

Thompson and Packers coach Mike McCarthy wouldn't discuss the possibility of trading Favre and said they hadn't received any trade inquiries as of Saturday.

Thompson and McCarthy gave AP a detailed description of their dealings with Favre throughout the offseason, including an episode a few weeks after Favre's retirement where the two were prepared to fly to Mississippi to seal the deal on a Favre comeback -- only to have the quarterback change his mind again.

Favre's interview -- which was receiving top billing over an interview with John McCain in promos for Van Susteren's show that aired during the day Monday -- is the latest development in what is looking more and more like an irreparable schism between one of the NFL's most revered franchises and perhaps its most beloved quarterback.

Thompson called the situation "gut-wrenching" Saturday.

"I mean, it hurts," he said. "I'm not talking about physically hurting, but the sensitivity. We understand where the fans are coming from. This is a hot-button issue that surpasses anything I've ever gone through."

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

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Last nights game was a tough one for us to let go.......we knew who they were.....But again We let Em Off the Hook!!!! Next Game can't come quick enough, I feel we are hungry for a win and who we play next week better watch out......................Plus, this Pic of Rich eases the pain a bit.

I don't know how many of you have seen this clip, but I think it is good to watch "Carlos" get dogged.

That's just funny.

A lot of criticism has fallen on Kobe Bryant lately for failing to win the NBA Finals without the help of Shaq. Looking back into the annals of team sports history, has any one great superstar really ever won a championship all by himself? The answer is no.

Even though he didn't ask for it, trying to fill airtime, the media started comparing Kobe to Jordan during this year's NBA Finals. A lot of the discussions' conclusions were contingent on whether Kobe could throw the Lakers on his back and win the championship without Shaq. When this did not happen, the Jordan/Bryant comparisons were immediately discarded as asinine.

What is truly foolish is to think that any player, whether it be the greatest of their generation or of all time can win a team championship without other superior athletes around them. Nine out of every ten people would probably agree that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time, but did he ever win a championship without Scottie Pippen? During the Bulls championship years throughout the 90's, Pippen was not only well declared as the Bulls #2 best player, but by many as the second best player in the NBA.

Right now a major concern in Cleveland is when the Cavs are going to get LeBron James some help to win a championship. Why is it that King James deserves help and Braynt does not? The Shaq comparisons are quite ludicrous as well. I believe Shaq had quite a bit of help winning a championship in Miami from the Finals MVP Dwayne Wade.

Kobe and Lebron are arguably the best 2 players in the NBA right now, but neither are gods. Even the closest thing to a god on the court, Jordan, had all-stars helping him get fitted for 6 championship rings. Yes Jordan and players like him are responsible for heightening the talent of the supporting cast, but it's a two way streak. Those players must have multitudes of potential talent to reciprocate.

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Someone must immediately build one of these in their yard. Those of you that have a yard anyway.

Check out the story:

http://gizmodo.com/5023434/pub-shed-is-truly-the-shed-of-the-year

Sports as in business and maybe even to a greater extent life is all about surrounding yourself with good people and pushing yourself to achieve everything you can. This is why we are one of the greatest Softball teams in the history of Red Bug Lake park and come to this site to be surrounded by winners......(We are the Greatest but Red Bug Lake won't recognize this quite yet).

This is why we love to follow our teams but usually put a face to our favorite franchises or teams that we love even more......see Derek Jeter, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, MJ, Etc....... The greatness that is all of the aforementioned leaders is their ability to push others to greatness and jump on board with them on their path to being champions. One can argue that their have been better players than some of the greats but they were missing that certain something to help push their teams to the next level...(See A-Rod, Charles Barkely, Drago, etc...).

My point of all this is that recently Kobe came up short of winning his first NBA title since Mayor Shaq left L.A. and his chance to put to rest of comparisons of him to MJ or prove he can without Shaqdaddy.

After reading an article by Stephen A. Smith it got me to thinking. Here is a quote that started it all:Kobe was right about something. "I'm not Michael Jordan," he said. "There's only one Michael. There is no other." Gotta give the man credit for telling the truth. Not just about himself, but about all these other athletes not named MJ who always seem to shrink when the moment demands they come up big.

Now that Kobe is on the record as saying that he never wanted to be nor warranted being compared to MJ, we are obliged to agree with him. Kobe's skills are spectacular, but his legacy is stained by his inability to squeeze some heart out of his teammates. MJ never got blown out or flat out embarrassed in an NBA finals game, he simply would not have tolerated it from him or his teammates.

"Real knows real," Shaquille O'Neal once said. "You don't teach that extra something someone has inside their chest. Leaders come in a variety of ways, but you always can see it when it's really there. At the end of the day, it's not just all about you. It's about your ability to pull the max out of someone else, to inspire them to be all they can be because they are around you. Any true champion at some point has done it." Just like Capt. Tucci is going to do with the Cobra Kai.

Do you think on any given Friday night you could put back 20 beers while slamming 8 of them in record time sitting at home with your significant other? Or do you need the support and prodding from your team to accomplish such a feat? I know I couldn't do it without my teammates pushing me.

This also comes back to Koko's favorite player Derek Jeter and his other idol A-Rod. Derek Jeter while many could argue not as talented as A-Rod was kept in place at SS over A-Rod and is the Yankee captain mainly because he has that extra something while A-Rod lacks it. Jeter has a ring, A-Rod does not, and while he is probably the greatest baseball player of our generation he has not done much in the win column and has left behind 2 teams (Mariners and Rangers) after thinking he would lead them to the promised land. Juan can tell great stories of A-Rod's struggles even in High School not being able to lead his team to a championship because of his mental errors.

For $300 million, A-Rod is supposed to be the face of the franchise, the personification of Yankee Pride. However, he is not a leader he is a follower. If the news of his alleged affair and impending divorce from wife Cynthia is to offer anything more than interesting reading it's just that. . Alex Rodriguez doesn't know who he is, or what he's supposed to be, and that's why he is out there cavorting with Madonna who is a few days shy of her 50th Birthday. Now, this is not an attempt to bash Koko's man A-Rod it is just an interesting thought that came to me after reading a few different articles. It is more a bash at A-Rod and Kobe's inability to lead.....Koko come on now I gave props to Jeter so don't turn this into a mudslinging thing.


I am just trying to make a comment on true leadership.......and how poignant Shaq's statement was about "Real Knows Real"....and I just don't think A-Rod can lead the Yanks to a title much like KG did with the Celtics by getting every last player on his team to give everything they have for the team. A team wins championships not just players.

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Anybody Watch Wimbledon? Anyways, I was almost forced to catch a little bit of Wimbledon just because it was all over ESPN this past weekend. Well, the only interesting story that caught my attention was these strange "Faceless" people that were hanging out in the crowd. The announcers would try to ignore it every time the camera caught one, but I was stunned and quite frankly a little freaked out by it. I quickly tried to research it and all I could find was this article noting:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031062/Faceless-aliens-spotted-crowd-Wimbledon.html

"Close inspection of the pictures rules out an alien invasion - small perforations around the eye areas of the masks allow the people beneath to see the world outside.

But nobody knows who the faceless figures, who often appear as motionless couples are, or why they are turning up at high profile events.

Theories include the possibilities that they are limelight-seeking pranksters, performance artists or that they are at the centre of a viral marketing campaign for an as-yet unknown product of forthcoming horror film."

ESPN can't stop falling all over itself to say that this Wimbledon was the greatest EVER! I'm not going to debate that cause I really didn't get into any of the matches. I just want to know what these creepy faceless people are all about. Koko, anyone, can you please shed some light on this??? If they start showing up at Red Bug Lake Park I don't know If I will be able to take the field.

Well, By now it is well publicized that A-Rod's wife has filed for divorce among allegations of infidelity by Stray-Rod and maybe even a torrid love affair by Cynthia with Lenny Kravitz. But I just couldn't get over how this story is unfolding.

Apparently, A-Rod's Wife is claiming Madonna "brainwashed" him by using her special Jewish Kaballah Powers. According to a story:

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23974127-5012980,00.html

"Mrs Rodriguez has privately insisted to friends that she believes the singer beguiled her husband by introducing him to the mystical Jewish teachings of kabbalah – which preaches fulfilment in this life as the key to spiritual heaven. This forced A-Rod to arrive 10 minutes before the birth of their 2nd child and left a few hours later to fly back to New York. I feel like Madonna is using mind control over him," Cynthia Rodriguez was reported as saying.

Hmm......A-Rod can be brainwashed? I know he sees a shrink but what does this say for the Yanks playoff chances if they are resting on A-Rod carrying them to a huge second half just to back into the playoffs. While this is a bizarre story that has everything a newspaper editors dreams are made of, I still think it has a significant impact on the Yankees season.

Either this will be the seminal moment when A-Rod says "Screw it" I just don't care what people think of me anymore and just starts playing ball like a mad man, or he succumbs to all the media pressures and wilts down the stretch.....my guess is for the latter but I guess only time will tell.

Well, it is earlier than I had anticipated but word out of Green Bay is that the legendary Brett Favre has the itch to come back. Rumor has it he was irked by Koko's attempt at bashing him on our very own site and wanted to come back to avenge the Giants fluke victory, but this can be neither confirmed nor denied at this point. Anyway, according to Mort and ESPN:

"With his family "tugging" on him to play, Brett Favre has an "itch" to come out of retirement and report to training camp with the Green Bay Packers later this month, according to sources close to the team and player. Favre has communicated his potential desire to coach Mike McCarthy but talks have not advanced to a substantive stage, a Packers source said."

My first reaction was oh boy not again. Favre did hold the team hostage last year until at the last minute deciding to come back. My next reaction was poor Aaron Rodgers, this guy has been busting his ass getting ready to finally step out from Brett's shadows and prove to the world what he can do.

However, then just like in any great Rocky Montage that background music kicked in for me and I thought you know what...Screw it...This is Brett F'in Favre and if he wants to come back then I am on board 100% and will be even more excited for this season than any other season before. Let's remember this was a team that was 13-3 (Better record than the Giants) and had home field advantage for the NFC Championship and came within a luck Overtime INT of making it to the Superbowl. Brett Favre has meant more in my life than even Rocky Balboa......and he is a hero to many and still a legend. If this guy wants to give it another go you can only ask him "Are you Sure?" and if he says yes you have no choice but to throw him the keys.

Yes, they do have a QB in Aaron Rodgers who has been patiently being groomed for this day but at the same time you still have one of the greatest QB's of all time coming off of a pro-bowl year where he lead his team to the NFC Championship. In the real world you don't just get promotions because you have put your time in. You have to earn them and Brett has earned every right to come back and Rodgers has not proven a thing. Besides if Rodgers has a problem the Pack can trade him and mortgage their future on Brian Brohm which is to say I still like any 3 of the Packers QB options as opposed to the Dolphins.
Many of you will probably bash his decision blah blah blah if anything actually does come of this rumor. Remember this is only a rumor at this point. I always knew he would come back but my guess was around week 6 or 8 when Aaron Rodgers got hurt and the Pack came calling.


Anyways, this may not come as a surprise to most, but the moment Favre retired I thought of this speech Apollo said to Rocky right before he came out of retirement to fight Drago.

"You can't change what you really are. We are fighters. You can forget all the money you have and everything else it don't change a thing. We don't even have a choice. We were born with a killer instinct, you cant turn off and on like some radio. We have to be in the action cause were warriors and without some challenge and without a war to fight then the warrior may as well be dead. As a friend stand by my side this one last time"

And yes, if Brett decides to come back I will stand by his side one last time and so will Packer Nation. Let's just hope it doesn't end like it did for Apollo.


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Cat Fight Anyone? I saw this article and thought what a great excuse to post a Pam Anderson picture to brighten up the Dojo's Wednesday.

In a recent article Pamela Anderson called out Jessica Simpson and went at her hard.


According to the posting:

Anderson, who is filming a television show down under, took shots at Wisconsin bred Tony Romo's on and off again girlfriend for wearing a t-shirt earlier this month that said "Real Girls Eat Meat." Simpson drew heat for the red t-shirt because people believed she was taking aim at Romo's ex-girlfriend Carrie Underwood, who is a vegetarian.

Anderson is an avid vegetarian and PETA supporter.

"I think she is a bitch and whore," said Anderson, who has quite a collection of ex-lovers herself. “Actually, I don't know if she was talking about food or men."

“I think it's healthy, good for your body and good for the environment."

When Pamela Anderson is calling someone a whore, things have gotten out of control. Let's all get along please. In keeping with our voting posts ironically, in the same article I read that the Wisconsin Native Tony Romo has been nominated for Top Latino athlete of the year along with Carmelo Anthony.....Carmelo Anthony is Latino???? The other nominees are A-Rod, Manu Ginobili, Milka Duno (Who is that???) and Pau Gasol.

Celebrity magazine OK has reported that A-Rod is the new man in Pop Icon Madonna's life.
(http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/06/madonna-and-arod.php#more)

"OK! has learned the pop superstar and baseball great have been hanging out for months, as her relationship with her 39-year-old director hubby [Guy Ritchie] fizzled. Last October, Madonna and Alex were spotted working out together at Reebok Sports Club/NY in Manhattan, according to an online source. Two months later, Alex raised eyebrows by bringing in Madonna's close friend, entertainment manager Guy Oseary—who, incidentally, has no sports background—to help steer his career"...

Now, I don't know if working out together actually stipulates an affair but that is what the article seems to be insinuating. This would make sense since A-Rod has an affinity for older women with bigger triceps than himself. This could be A-Rod's attempt to one-up Jeter in NY or to show-up Canseco even though I don't think sloppy seconds to Canseco would garner any revenge for the comments he made in his book. Jeter had Mariah, Dimaggio had Marilyn, and now A-Rod has Madonna???? In their primes who would you chose?