2008 April » Brats & Beer
April 17, 2008
In the grand scheme of things, does it matter when the Green Bay Packers retire Brett Favre’s jersey and enshrine his name and number on the facade at Lambeau Field? No, not really, but with the draft still 10 days away, what the heck else are we going to talk about?
Team president Mark Murphy says […]
April 16, 2008
Better late than never, we finally have the Packers 2008 schedule. I hope the league used the extra time to prepare themselves for the visceral reaction by Mike Vandermause. Youch!
To me this has a similar look and feel as last year’s slate, only substitute the AFC South for the NFC East and toss in more […]
April 15, 2008
Today was supposed to be a great day of celebrating my freedom from Time Warner Cable, but the Evil Empire thwarted my plans. I guess escaping from tyranny — even the corporate variety — is never easy.
The AT&T phone guys arrived today promptly within the window of time they said they would all set to […]
April 12, 2008
There’s an awful lot of bad economic news out there, but a story today in the LaCrosse Tribune made me especially sad. Apparently there is a worldwide shortage of hops and prices are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future.
Forget about rising energy costs, the collapsing credit and housing markets, and declining stocks, the […]
April 11, 2008
Dawn is about to break on my long night of cable TV bondage. Say farewell to blighted stronghold of Time Warner Cable and hop aboard the freedom train of AT&T U-verse.
Wednesday I got the call that AT&T was starting to wire my neck of the woods with their new TV service and I wasted no […]
April 9, 2008
The NFL Draft can’t come soon enough, if for no other reason than to give the nation’s sports scribes something other than Brett Favre to write about. It would help too if he would stop granting interviews.
What’s really funny about #4 is that at his core he has the ability to commit himself passionately and […]
April 8, 2008
Let me start by saying I am not a fan of indoor football. The whole concept seems to be missing an important ingredient for exciting football — playing outdoors, sometimes in extreme weather. That said, I can’t help but wonder what in the world is happening with the Milwaukee Bonecrushers.
According to what little information is […]
April 4, 2008
As you’ve no doubt read elsewhere already, the Los Angeles Times yesterday reported that Brett Favre is thinking about returning to the NFL after his tearful retirement press conference last month. The article said “NFL sources” confirm Favre has talked to some other teams about trading the Packers for his services.
Was it really that slow […]
April 2, 2008
It’s rare enough that you find one story about a former Packer great from the 1920s and 30s, this must be an extra special day because there are two.
First up, I’m sure you’ve seen the ads for the new George Clooney film Leatherheads. The movie is supposed to be a comedic romp about a football […]
This might be the first — and maybe only — time I say this, but thank you to the Minnesota Vikings. Thank you for swooping in and signing Gus Frerotte to a free agent contract. Thank you for removing the specter of Frerotte pacing the sidelines at Lambeau Field, at least until opening weekend when […]