Let's Get Up To Speed

Welcome back to the blog! I know it’s been awhile and a lot has happened since my last entry, so let’s take some time to get things caught up.

First things first, the NFL preseason has begun and I’m getting pumped to watch some football, finally. Unfortunately, preseason football isn’t exactly the most exciting thing in the world, no matter how big a diehard you are. I don’t know about you, but it’s not really killing me to know who the #5 wideout or #6 defensive lineman is going to be on my favorite teams. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still football, but meaningless football is only a very slight upgrade over your average regular-season baseball game.

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The Brett Favre saga has officially gotten worse before it’s gotten better. We all hoped and prayed that Favre getting traded would finally put an end to the incessant Favre talk in the national sports media, but this hasn’t been the case. Especially now that Number 4 is in the Big Apple. No surprise, everything Favre does at training camp is now a major story (or “Breaking News” as ESPN loves to call it).

BREAKING NEWS: Brett Favre threw an incomplete pass in practice!

BREAKING NEWS: Brett Favre took a shower after the Jets afternoon practice session!

BREAKING NEWS: Chris Mortensen reports Brett Favre is considering putting Sweet ’N Low in his iced tea with dinner!

God help us all if the Jets have anything resembling a good season. The Favre-fest will last throughout the season and more and more magically powers will be attributed to the Rocket-armed quarterback. (On a side note, did you know he used to play for the Packers? No, seriously, he did!) Is it just a coincidence that his number is the same as the number of Horsemen in the Apocalypse?

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The Houston Astros are on a tear (sort of) since the last time I posted and are now within 1 game of .500 (!), so of course they’re contenders. And with the news Saturday that their most consistent hitter Carlos Lee, their left fielder, will miss up to the remainder of the season with a broken pinky, they may be in the market for a replacement left fielder. Hmmm, who’s a power-hitting, high-on-base left fielder with limited defensive ability that’s sitting on free agency? Hmmm…

According to the Houston Chronicle’s Richard Justice, Astros manager Cecil Cooper has said that if the ‘Stros sign the Barroid, he (Cooper) would quit. Now I don’t know what to root for!

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The Colorado Rockies’ recipe for getting back into the NL West race: lose five of seven games at home against the two worst teams in the National League, including losing 3 of 4 to the Gnats and 2 of 3 to the Pods. Net result: lost 1 game on the division leader. Wow.

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Oh yeah, and the Olympics started.