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,... read more »
February 6, 2010 6:35 am / 3 comments
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... read more »
January 30, 2010 11:36 am / 3 comments
For a fan of the Green Bay Packers like myself, the prospect of a Super Bowl match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets is the worst of both possible worlds. Obviously, I can’t pull for the Vikings as they are the... read more »
January 23, 2010 10:08 am / 2 comments
It is not so much that I am rooting against Brett Favre when his Minnesota Vikings take on the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game this weekend. It’s more like I am rooting for the maintenance of his legacy as a Green Bay Packer.... read more »
January 19, 2010 6:54 pm / 1 comment
In his film study review of the Packers playoff loss to Arizona, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writer Bob McGinn was less than charitable in his assessment of the play of Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers: The stark difference between the Green Bay Packers... read more »
January 12, 2010 3:52 pm / 3 comments
It has seemed to me that in recent years the winter weather has not been an ally for the Green Bay Packers. This article (No Tundra? No big problem – JSOnline) seems to shed some light on this matter. It appears the Packers are pleased... read more »
January 7, 2010 8:50 am / no comments
It seems Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt took exception to the way the Green Bay Packers and head coach Mike McCarthy approached last Sunday’s “meaningless” regular season finale at University of Phoenix stadium. ... read more »
January 6, 2010 6:42 pm / 1 comment
If you aren’t a fan of the Green Bay Packers, Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers proved to be a pretty entertaining contest. For those of us who are, though, the 37-36 last second loss encapsulated all that is both good... read more »
December 22, 2009 8:06 pm / no comments
With one of the more off the wall ideas I’ve come up with in awhile, I reached out to the Titans of the Packers Interwebs this morning and the end result is this: http://namethatgbd.com/ . The goal? To have Dom Capers name a defensive... read more »
December 18, 2009 3:24 pm / 2 comments
I went to Lambeau Field on Monday night and a flag football game broke out. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-14 in a sluggish affair in which the teams combined for 310 yards of penalties on 23 infractions. Since the... read more »
December 9, 2009 9:24 am / 2 comments
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