Least Favorite Pro Sports Player 8: Brett Favre

Wow. This one hurts. I think I should have titled this "Former all time favorite players, now most hated players". It came out today that, pending a physical, Brett Favre will sign with the Minnesota Vikings. I'm sure Nate Rischall is peeing his pants with joy right now. As for me, I couldn't be more disgusted. When the Browns moved to Baltimore (Al Yedei Art Modell, yemach shemo), that was when I really started to develop a love for sports. Without a football team, I followed one player: Brett Favre. He was my favorite player up until his stint with the Jets last season. Now, whenever I hear his name I feel gross. Can he still play? Sure he can, but that's not the issue at hand. He's a flip-flopper, the NFL's John Kerry (a MUCH worse version). This is nothing we haven't seen before, since he's "retired" like what, 8 or 9 times? He's eclipsed "the boy who cried wolf" status, into uncharted waters of lying/mind-changing. Brett Favre is dead to me, and this may be a bit brash, but I hope that Green Bay does not retire his number, and that he ultimately isn't inducted into the Hall of Fame. As far as I'm concerned, there is no room for people like him in Canton. Thanks a lot Brett, for ruining my childhood. I hope John David Booty doesn't give up his number, which would probably get him released. So in place of that, I hope Sage Roselfels and Tavaris Jackson beat him down in the parking lot.

Cheers and Jeers

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages. I am proud to present to you some good, Kol Ramah-esque "Cheers and Jeers". Here you go:

-Cheers to: My brand new Cliff Lee jersey.

-Jeers to: Not getting a chance to wear it before we tossed him to Philadelphia.

-Cheers to: The only player with MLB experience in the 4 trade deadline week deals that the Indians made, for playing well tonight in his debut with the Tribe.

-Jeers to: It NOT being Clay Buchholtz.

-Cheers to: The Indians recently having a 5 game winning streak.

-Jeers to: Blowing it.

-Cheers to: Seth Shapiro, one of my best friends since kindergarten.

-Jeers to: Mark Shapiro, the WORST general manager that the Cleveland Indians have ever employed.

-Cheers to: Cliff Lee pitching well in his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies.

-Jeers to: Mark Shapiro settling for mediocre prospects, and not insisting on the top quality farm guys that Richardi and the Blue Jays were insisting on having to package a deal for Roy Halladay.

*****-Additional Jeers for throwing in Ben Francisco to the Cliff Lee deal, as if losing our ace (and reigning AL Cy Young winner) for the 2nd straight year was enough.

-Cheers to: Tomo Ohka for actually showing some decent pitching last night.

-Jeers to: One again, the Cleveland Indians for actually having Ohka on the roster.

-Cheers to: The hot streak that Jhonny Peralta has been on recently.

-Jeers to: The Indians for not trading Peralta after the 2007 season.

*****-Additional Jeers for the fact that he hasn't changed the spelling of his name ever since his parents made the spelling mistake at birth.

-Cheers to: Jake Westbrook being back in action for the Tribe in late June...

-Jeers to: That not actually happening...

-Cheers to: Andy Marte, Chris Gimenez, Trevor Crowe, and Wyatt Toregas getting some big league playing time.

-Jeers to: Travis Hafner, Jake Westbrook, and Kerry Wood getting WAY to much money for not enough (or in one case ANY) production.

-Cheers to: Victor Martinez bobble head night and chest protector backpack giveaways.

-Jeers to: Those two promotional giveaways STILL occurring AFTER we traded him to the BoSox. Fail.

-Cheers to: The Indians for FINALLY bringing up Andy Marte from AAA Columbus, after hitting 43 extra base hits, including blasting 18HRs, and hitting .327.

-Jeers to: Trading away Ryan Garko for a Class-A pitcher

*****-Additional Jeers to Eric Wedge for splitting his time between 1st and 3rd, when he's clearly better at 3rd than anyone we have, including Peralta who plays 3rd, but shouldn't.