Brett Favre is iffy, now the Vikings placed his backup Tavaris Jackson on injured reserve with a turf toe injury. Who knew? Looks like the Metrodome is in better shape than Minnesota’s quarterbacks?
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Still, conditions in the dome, including another leak, will make it uninhabitable for a while.
(Twins fans, happy and with no regrets with their new outdoor stadium, say “What else is new?”)
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The Chicago Bears may protest having to play their upcoming game with the Vikings outdoors at the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium, because the outdoor stadium has limited facilities to warm the turf. Other NFL teams who have played over the years at Soldier Field just giggled.
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Possible good news for Chicago fans though. If the Bears play as badly as they did against the Patriots, maybe there will be enough snow that no one can see it.
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The Vikings put out a desperation call for a QB – Favre is out, Jackson is out. Minnesota wanted to know if ANYONE could play this weekend. Rumor has it JaMarcus Russell called and said “I’m available.” And the Vikes said, “Uh, actually we were considering a direct snap offense.”
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Brett Favre spoke today about his shoulder injury potentially being career ending: “There’s no way I would even consider (playing) with those symptoms still. I think I would be foolish to even think that way.” And who would ever think Favre might make a foolish decision?
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After Thursday night, they’re the 5-9ers.
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49ers, or 5-9ers, coach Mike Singletary after tonight’s 34-7 loss. “We had a lot of opportunities, we made mistakes, we let it get away from us.” Doesn’t that pretty much describe San Francisco’s whole season?
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Director Blake Edwards died today at the age of 88. Funeral arrangements are pending while his family looks for an appropriate “Reum.”
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R.I.P. Bob Feller, 92, one of the greatest pitchers of all time. Larry King was particularly saddened by his passing; King had hoped to have “that nice young man” on his farewell show.
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Listening to the news where they describe a murder suspect as being “armed and dangerous.” Excuse me, if someone is a suspect in a murder, and they are “armed,” isn’t it a given that they are also dangerous?
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Love this line from Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times, about one of the greatest Canadians ever to play baseball, (no, that’s not an oxymoron) Ferguson Jenkins, who has been honored with a postage stamp in his native country:
“Best thing about Canada’s new Ferguson Jenkins postage stamp?
You don’t even have to lick the whole thing — just hit the corners.”
Left Coast Sports Babe 