Hey gang! While Dan is still off romancing the wife, I'm taking over Daily Drink duties to kick off your work week. For those of you that don't know me, you can just call me Winks. I'm the author of The Bucky Channel, which Dan links to often, but more of you need to visit. Those of you in Western Wisconsin may also know me as this guy.

I was worried I wouldn't have much to write about for Dan today, but then I remembered that Brett Favre exists. You all know the latest by now, he's back. After Mark Murphy released his official statement, it was reported that the Packers are going to have Favre compete for the starting job with Aaron Rodgers. So much for going in a different direction. Personally, when I watched that retirement conference back in March, I would have never been able to predict the mess that has followed. Not even as a joke. This has been ridiculous, and one way or another, it needs to end.

But it probably never will. Over at my site, I try to look into the future to see how this mess will play out. Result: Not good. ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert wonders if this will be a fair fight. Camp Lambeau says we should all just relax. PackerChatters feels bad for Ted Thompson. Brats and Beer thinks this will be a delicate dance. Gene Wojciechowski says it's an unnecessary mess. Here's something I haven't thought of yet, how does the Favre vs. Rodgers battle affect your fantasy draft? The Packers have hired Ari Fleischer (yes, that Ari Fleischer) as a consultant. If you're too lazy to follow the links, here's what ESPN has to say, in video form:

Let's hear directly from Murphy and Thompson, shall we?

Anyone want to take a guess why this picture is so important?

Yep, that was Favre's path of flight from Mississippi back to Green Bay last night. Kudos to Railbird Central on the grab. My brother, coincedentally named Brett, says they were showing the flight path on the local news, and wouldn't have been surprised if "Air Fource One" took a quick detour to Minneapolis. And yes, there are still trade rumors of Favre to the Vikings.

Even with all of that happening, I still think the biggest Packers news of the weekend was that Ryan Grant is back in camp. The running back signed a four year deal which could be worth up to $30 million, if he earns all of incentives, which almost never happens. I think it's a pretty reasonable deal. I did, however, think Grant's agent handled the situation poorly throughout the negotiations, to which Brats & Beer concur.

If that wasn't enough, Sunday was also the Packers Family Night Scrimmage. Even though it was just offense vs. defense, it was good to see football being played again at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers didn't perform as well as I would have personally liked him too, and was even booed when he was picked off by Aaron Rouse in the 2 minute drill. Alright fans, can we not do that? Some of us want Rodgers, some of us want Favre, but at the end of the day only one of them will be starting week one for the Packers. Whoever it is should be supported 100%, even if Favre is a giant prima donna who loves the attention. Did I just type that out loud? Honestly, I guess I don't mind that he's back, but this has just played out in the worst possible way.

If you're really craving for details, Greg A. Bedard ran a live blog.

Packers, Packers, Packers, but let's not forget about the Brewers. You might have thought it was a split squad game yesterday, with Durham, Counsell, Kapler, and Branyan all getting the start. Craiggers and Gabey (I've never called them that before, and don't know why I picked now to do so) each had a couple of hits a piece, but the team was unable to put any runs on the board. Jorge Campillo looked quite good for the Braves, much better than Ben Sheets. Sheets was practically yelling at himself after every pitch, clearly unhappy with his outing. Here's the wrap. I wanted to post the Brewers highlights from ESPN, but I couldn't find them. Plus, there really weren't any.

It wasn't a bad series, by any means. The Brewers smoked the Braves on Friday night 9-0. On Saturday, all 600 pounds of Sabathia and Fielder led the Crew to a 4-2 victory. However, the Cubs took 2 of 3 from the Pirates, so the Brewers are still 5 back. On the plus side, the Cardinals lost 2 out of 3 to the Phillies this weekend, so that means Milwaukee still has a 1 game lead for the Wild Card.

Next up for the Crew are the Reds in Cincinnati.

Mon, Aug. 4 - 6:10pm - Manny Parra (9-4, 3.93) vs. Bronson Arroyo (9-8, 5.74)

Tues, Aug. 5 - 6:10pm - Dave Bush (5-9, 4.69) vs. Edinson Volquez (13-4, 2.71)

Wed, Aug. 6 - 11:35am - Jeff Suppan (6-7, 4.75) vs. Homer Bailey (0-5, 7.55)

Two out of three would be nice.

Other Brewers notes: Bernie's Crew lets us know what's going on down on the farm. Right Field Bleachers ask if the Tomahawk Chant is really necessary. It's official: Dave Bush is the 5th starter.

Jim Powell has a few Sunday Musings for us, and I agree 100% with his thoughts on the Favre situation.

The Bob Boozer Jinx has been doing a good job providing us with Andrew Bogut coverage. He was limited in action against Argentina, but the ankle injury appears to be minor. As far as the "Redeem Team", they beat Russia on Sunday 89-68.

Somehow, Erin Andrews is surprised you'd think of her as a sex object. (Wait... If she's not, then what exactly is she?)

From the "Please Don't Ever Let This Happen" Department, Mark Cuban is getting closer to owning the Cubs.

And now a bunch of things I don't care about but some of you might. Some guy drove his car really, really, fast. Some horse won a race. A golfer did well. People played tennis.

I almost forgot! The NFL season is officially underway. The Redskins beat the Colts, 30-16. I didn't watch it either.

I've noticed the Daily Drink usually ends with some sort of music video. I have nothing timely to play, so I'll try to put a plug in for my friend Tony's band, Verona Grove, out of Fond du Lac. Their music isn't necessarily my cup of tea, but I stole a girl from him in 9th grade, so I always felt like I owed him. This is them with "Everything You Dreamed".

Fine, I'll admit it. I like that song. But isn't that the beach shack that Marissa Cooper always ran to when she was sad?

Dan will return tomorrow, and with him will return your usual offering of the Daily Drink. That means there will only be one link to The Bucky Channel, instead of the 8 or 9 I tried to sneak in. Hope you enjoyed your vacation, Dan, and welcome back to the mess that is the 2008 Green Bay Packers.