Archive for August, 2008
Disgruntled Brett Favre traded from Packers to Jets
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 | Sports | No Comments
Late Monday night, the Green Bay Packers traded fan-favorite Quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets, ending the soap-opera-like saga in which the “retired” quarterback recently informed the Green Bay Packers that he still wanted to play. After negotiations to ink Favre to a $20 million “marketing deal” failed, the Green Bay Packers were forced to deal Favre since they had already committed the starting Quarterback position to a 4th-year Quarterback who has never started an NFL game in his career – Aaaron Rodgers. Brett Favre, on the other hand, holds the NFL records for most wins (160), most yards passing (61,655), most touchdown passes (442), most pass completions (5,377), most pass attempts (8,758) and most interceptions thrown (288). Favre led the Green Bay Packers to an NFL World Championship win in Super Bowl XXI in January 1997, he is a 3-time NFL MVP and he has started 275 consecutive NFL football games including playoff games. Why the Green Bay Packers did not welcome the Hall of Famer back to the field is a mystery to all. But the Brett Favre Packer career is now officially over and Favre will look to wreak havoc on AFC defenses for the upcoming 2008-9 NFL season. The Jets only had to give up a 4th round draft in the 2009 NFL Drafft to land the future Hall of Famer (the pick could advance to a 1st round pick if the Jets reach the Super Bowl) and gives the Jets a legitimate shot to return to post-season play for the 1st time in 2 years. GO J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!
Cubs Sweep Brewers in Milwaukee – 5-Game Lead!
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 | Sports | No Comments
Rich Harden pitched the Chicago Cubs to a 4-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, July 31st, with a solid 7 inning effort in which he struck out 9 batters. Jim Edmonds homered twice, including a grand slam in the 5th inning that broke the game open giving the Cubs a 5-0 lead. Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome also homered for the Cubs. The Cubs defeated the Brewers 6-4 on Monday, July 28th behind a solid effort from Ted Lilly and clutch hitting from Derek Lee; 7-1 on Tuesday, July 29th behind a strong pitching performance from Cubs Ace Carlos Zambrano; and 7-2 on Wednesday, July 30th behind a strong pitching performance from Ryan Dempster. It was a pivotal series for the Chicago Cubs who had struggled mightily after the All-Star break. While the Cubs had lost 4 of the first 10 games played after the All-Star Break, the Brewers had won 8 of their first 10 games played after the All-Star Break, cutting the Cubs lead in the division to only 1 game. The 4-game sweep definitely gives the Cubs some breathing room heading into the final 2 months of the season.
