Opining on Favre, LeBron and the Boston Globe

Brett Favre clearly isn't the retiring type, so, yes, I think he's going to play in 2009, and, yes, I believe the rumors are true that he'll wind up in Minnesota with the Vikings. And that's going to be a killer for Cheeseheads when the most famous Green Bay Packer not named Vince Lombardi pulls into Lambeau Field wearing purple and white. Methinks it's going to be a long while after Favre finally does retire before the Pack welcomes him back for that jersey retirement ceremony. But the team and its devout fans eventually will forgive and forget. Fans always do.

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I love newspapers, so I'm breathing a sigh of relief today that The Boston Globe survived the threat of being shut down yesterday. Although I've never been a fan of any of Beantown's sports teams, I've always loved reading the Globe's sports section. It's been a writer's and reader's section, not only greatly informative, but also entertaining and evocative - something, sadly, that most newspapers no longer are.

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I thought it was pretty classy of LeBron James to hold his MVP press conference at his old high school in Akron. He clearly has matured considerably from that exhibition game appearance at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester a few years back when he couldn't be bothered to play even a minute or two or sign any autographs for the kids who had flocked to see him.

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It seems like LeBron has been around forever. You have to remind yourself that he's only 24 years old, and his best basketball presumably is still ahead of him.

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Is there any doubt that when he becomes a free agent a few years hence that LeBron will wind up with the Knicks - especially if he leads Cleveland to an NBA title this year?

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My wife, Beth, tells me that "Felines are like women - very complicated and mysterious. And men are like dogs - fairly predictable.'' I can see a book idea percolating here. Instead of "Men are from Mars; women are from Venus,'' we'll title it "Women are like cats; men are like dogs.'' Get Oprah on the line immediately.