Leuerless and Still Winning

Posted on | February 6, 2010 | 2 Comments | by Chris

If it’s possible, I think the Badger basketball team is better than their 18-5 record suggests. Even when they’ve lost this season they’ve looked solid. This team just appears to be focused, rock steady and consistent. Of course, great guard play will do that for a team, and having a pair of seniors like Jason Bohannon and Trevon Hughes together with a mature-beyond-his-years sophomore like Jordan Taylor have certainly given the Badgers that.

But there is something else about this team, something I can’t quite put my finger on, something intangible that has...

Brewers Looking Like a .500 Team

Posted on | February 6, 2010 | 1 Comment | by Chris

At least that’s how this site is seeing them. And it’s hard not to disagree with the projection of 81 wins. Sure, they’ve upgraded the pitching to some extent. Well, at least the rotation should be more consistent. They lost some offense in the process, meaning that there will be even more pressure on Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun to produce at their past levels. So if one of them goes down for more than a few games and if one of those “innings eaters” they are counting on doesn’t eat...

Killing the Golden Goose

Posted on | February 6, 2010 | 3 Comments | by BigSnakeMan

Last week in this space I wrote that there is nothing rational about being a sports fan. Apparently, that principle extends to the business of professional sports as well. It never ceases to amaze me how the owners of pro sports franchises, who are generally successful in other walks of their business ventures, can be so foolish and short sighted when running their teams and leagues.

A case in point is the pending dispute in labor negotiations between the National Football League and the NFL Players Association. In spring of 2006, NFL owners voted 30-2 to extend the collective...

Carrying the Torch?

Posted on | February 3, 2010 | 3 Comments | by Wally

So this past weekend I had emailed Dan Walsh, from the Daily Drink, about carrying on the torch of the Daily Drink Morning Coffee with a morning link dump/column.  Dan was of course more than affable about it, so much so that he mentioned we would be continuing on with a similar daily feature on his farewell post at The Daily Drink this...

An Open Letter to the National Media

Posted on | January 30, 2010 | 3 Comments | by BigSnakeMan

I was listening to ESPN radio Sportscenter Saturday with Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as a guest promoting his fine new book about Super Bowl history.  Right before the segment concluded, the host asked McGinn why quarterback Brett Favre continues to be held in contempt by many Packer fans.  McGinn, being the arrogant ass that he is, basically dismissed it as irrational fan behavior, citing lingering resentment towards former coach Mike Holmgren as an additional example.

First of all, there’s nothing rational about being a sports fan, but that’s beside...

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