Archive for February, 2009

QUICK HIT: 3/4 Packers

I think I finally realized why Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy has decided to employ the 3-4 defense heading into next season.  As I understand it, the defensive lineman in the scheme are primarily responsible for tying up blockers... read more »

 

QUICK HIT: YoGa Stays Put

Milwaukee Brewers fans should find relief in the news that Yovanni Gallardo has decided not to pitch for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.  After missing nearly all of last season with a knee injury, Gallardo enters Brewers camp this... read more »

 

Pressure Gauge

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team faces a big test on Sunday in traveling to East Lansing to face Big(11)Ten leader Michigan State.  The game should be a good measure of how far the Badgers have come since digging themselves... read more »

 

Keeping RJ

I saw a lot of speculation in the sports pages and blog posts this past week prior to the NBA trade deadline advancing the idea that the Milwaukee Bucks should deal away forward Richard Jefferson.  It’s often been said that some of... read more »

 

Gamel Raises Eyebrows

I don’t want to be one of those guys who goes over the top, taking a few bits of information and extrapolating it to Armageddon. But I am not encouraged by how Brewers rookie Mat Gamel is entering into the world of major league baseball. After... read more »