Archive for August, 2008

Vintage Article #2 – Brett Favre

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
This vintage article was originally posted February 3, 2007. Brett Favre was amazing last year, leading the Green Bay Packers to the NFC Championship Game. For a moment I thought that Favre had followed my inspired advise. However; Favre applying for reinstatement to the NFL this past week has labeled him as a “twit” and a “nuisance.”  Even this morning on sports talk radio, the hosts were so sick of him that they referred to ‘Favre’ as the new  ’F-Bomb,’ who should not be mentioned. Favre will now inevitably follow the footsteps of Joe Montana and Michael Jordan, finishing their career with no success, and less glory. 
Brett Favre – Please Retire NEXT Year
Brett Favre has more than accomplished what he set out to do in the NFL. When Favre came into the league, there were droves of people that pronounced his name “Fav-ray,” I still do. Favre brought back a Super Bowl title to the Green Bay Packers, has won 3 MVPs, brought tears to many frozen cheeseheads, and was behind the scenes in the now infamous “Lambeau Leap.” Didn’t you just love how hard the Broncos tried during their Super Bowl runs to make their “Mile High Salute” just as/if not more popular and failed miserably? Favre has also made his mark on the record books, he holds the NFL records for most consecutive starts (237) and most consecutive 3,000 yard seasons (15). Favre needs just 7 TD passes, 2 more wins, 3,900 yards passing, and 5 interceptions to become the NFL all-time leader in each of those respective categories. With that said, I can understand why he would come back for one more year, but anything after that will just be another sports star at the slaughter, like Michael Jordan with the Washington Wizards. Watching “His Airness” dunk those last couple of seasons was like watching Oliver Miller dunk…in slow motion. It’s been a good run Brett, you have your spot in Canton, so just play your last season, retire, and move on with life. Your now gray hairs will always be remembered and your legend has been solidified at the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field!
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Vintage Article #1 – Michelle Wie

Monday, August 4th, 2008
This vintage article was originally posted January 12, 2007 after Michelle Wie had withdrawn from the ‘07 Sony Open, which she was destined to miss the cut for playing the weekend in. Wie’s fortune has not faired much better since this article, just this week she took a lot of criticism for opting to miss the Women’s British Open in favor of playing in the PGA’s Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Wie missed the cut….again, go figure, anybody else seeing a pattern here?
Michelle Wie, You Need to Find Your Place!
Is anybody else sick and tired of hearing about Michelle Wie? I certainly am. Never has such mediocrity ever been tolerated so much in golf. It’s like the golf world is trying to find another Tiger Woods, thinking they have found it in the form of a teenage girl. Please…it’s also like the NBA trying to find another Michael Jordan. I’ve got a message for all the people in the basketball and golf worlds:THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER TIGER WOODS, AND THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER MICHAEL JORDAN! LeBron James is really good, but will he win 6 championships? I highly doubt it. Michelle Wie will do good things on the LPGA, and at Stanford (where she plans to attend college), but will she ever win a PGA tour event? Simply put, no! In her few years of participating in PGA tour events, Wie has never made a cut! Yesterday Ms. Wie posted a +8 on her first 9 holes at the Sony Open, so playing this weekend isn’t looking too bright for her either. It seems as though Michelle is a lost cub, just like Simba in the Lion King. “You need to find your place in the circle of life.” And Michelle, just to get the thought process started, your place is not on the PGA tour.
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