Second Place, Here We Come!

If the reports and rumors floating around are correct, congratulations to the Green Bay Packers, the 2010 NFC North champions. And congratulations to the Chicago Bears, too - that 7 or 8 win season now might be good enough for second place in the division! Heady times, indeed.

As a requiem for Brett Fav-ruh, if he truly stays retired, here are three facts:

1. His last pass as a Green Bay Packer was an interception which led to his team losing the NFC Championship game.

2. His last pass as a Minnesota Viking was an interception which led to his team losing the NFC Championship game.

3. Chris Chandler has quarterbacked a team to the Super Bowl more recently than Brett Fav-ruh has.

Mazel Tov, Lou Piniella!

Congratulations to you, Lou Piniella, on announcing your retirement today. And congratulations on your actual retirement, which appears to have happened about a year ago.