GREAT
In case you’ve been living in a hole somewhere…the Brewers made the playoffs! After an outstanding performance once again by CC Sabathia, and the winning home-run by Ryan Braun people went crazy! As if Braun wasn’t cute enough, he then had to go and make that play? Phenomenal! Does anyone know if he is married?
Anyway, in case you missed it, thousands of fans showed up to the pep rally celebration sendoff in downtown Milwaukee at the Summerfest grounds this Monday night from 4-8pm. Many of the players showed up to show their excitement and thanks onstage. Read more about it and the wager between the mayor’s of Milwaukee and Philidelphia here.
Congrats guys and good luck in Phili!!! We know you’ll make us proud.
BAD
Ahh the Packers. First I want to update you in case you haven’t heard: Rodgers shoulder has no structural damage, he is practicing, and has every intention of playing this Sunday against Atlanta.
The 30-21 loss to Tampa Bay was a tough one. It just seemed like there were so many opportunities that were missed and mistakes that were made. It was so hard watching Rodgers throw 3 interceptions (especially when Favre threw for 6 TDs this week)! He has been pretty consistent up to this point, and I know I shouldn’t compare him to Favre but it’s hard not to. Another almost appalling statistic is the 28 total rushing yards in 18 attempts for the Packers on the game…I think that speaks for itself.
The defense had a pretty good game picking of 3 balls, especially since they’re playing a lot of the 2nd string including Will Blackmon, Tramon Williams, and Aaron Rouse who have all performed well. There is always room for improvement on the defense’s overall tackling skills though. There are always a few plays where the opponents pick up an extra 10 yards or so on missed tackles.
Injury report (courtesy of packers.com):
In addition to the ones you already knew about…
McCarthy reported on Monday that offensive tackle Chad Clifton and defensive end Jason Hunter have hamstring strains, linebacker A.J. Hawk has a groin strain, defensive end Cullen Jenkins has a strained pectoral muscle, safety Aaron Rouse has a sprained knee, and cornerback/returner Will Blackmon has a thigh bruise.
That's in addition to the five other injuries - safety Atari Bigby's hamstring, cornerback Al Harris' spleen, fullback Korey Hall's knee, receiver James Jones' knee and running back Kregg Lumpkin's hamstring - that kept players from suiting up on Sunday. Cornerback Charles Woodson also continues to play on a broken toe that has prevented him from practicing the past three weeks, and safety Nick Collins toughed it out Sunday when his bad back bothered him again.
Well let’s hope they can pull it together for Sunday!
UGLY
Wisconsin opened its Big Ten season play with a sick loss against unranked Michigan in what should have been a pretty secure win for the Badgers. It was such a crazy game to watch!
Leading 19-0 at halftime, Wisconsin recorded five turnovers (three fumble recoveries and two interceptions) in the first half alone, which they converted into 16 points. Phillip Welch made 4 of 5 field goals in the first half, tying a UW record for most field goals in a game. Two of those should have been TDs by the way.
So the lord only knows what happened in the second half when Michigan scored 27 points that went unanswered until there was only 13 seconds left in the game! And as if they didn’t have enough opportunities to score during that game, the fact that it came down to a 2 point conversion botched by a football 101 mistake? Ouch. We are taught in grade school football that a receiver and tight end cannot both line up on the line of scrimmage on the same side in order for that TE to be eligible! I know it was a very quick setup and emotions were high…but that’s when you should make sure to hit those fundamentals.
Well, that’s why they’re playing in college and not the pros yet. They need to learn from their mistakes, capitalize on the ones made by others, and then move past it and get ready for this weekend.
Top reasons to watch sports this week:
5) The now #18 Wisconsin Badgers play #14 Ohio State in WI at 8pm on Saturday night.
Ohio State had a 34-21 victory over Minnesota this past weekend, putting up 414 yards in total offense with the return of Chris “Beanie” Wells, and also showing a strong defense up until the last quarter when they made a number of substitutions. The Badgers will hopefully work on their passing game and come out ready to take it to the house.
4) The Packers might actually get back on track this Sunday. Playing at Lambeau against the 2-2 Atlanta Falcons who also lost to Tampa (24-9), which gives us hope. Will Rodgers be well enough to play or will young QB Flynn have to step in for his first NFL start? Either way it should be fun to watch.
3) Ok there are a lot of great games on this weekend, but I had a dream last night that Cincinnati beat Dallas this Sunday and T.O. started crying. How funny would that be?!? Hey, this is the NFL, anything can happen.
2) The Brewers play Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, AND Sunday! I don’t care what you had planned, if you live in Wisconsin, cancel it and cheer on the Brew Crew!
1) The #1 reason everyone needs to just stayed tuned into sports and relax over the weekend is because I also have a full time job in finance and these markets are killing me! Everyone needs to just chill out and turn on a baseball or football game! :)
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