Tracking The Baseball Season

 So here we are at Mill....er, American Family Field.  Recently made a second trip to see the Milwaukee Brewers in this young season.

Crowds are still limited to under 12,000. But they make up for it with passion and noise, sounding like a much larger gathering.

Okay, so there are advantages to having these Covid 19-influenced games. Takes less time on the highway to get to the parking lot (no, I don't miss the slow-moving nose-to-tail traffic games on the Interstate, from beyond State Fair Park to the stadium turnoff).

Can park a lot closer to AmFam itself, and it takes less time to get in for the game. Though, to be honest, we do miss parking in Darrell's driveway on Story Parkway.

Food lines are shorter, as are the restroom lines. And, once the game is over, sure takes less time to exit the parking lot -- though for day games, that traffic heading west is, well, challenging.

And, hey, it's baseball in person!

Adrian Houser did something in Miami recently that NO other Milwaukee Brewer pitcher has ever done before: struck out 10, walked none AND hit a home run (in a Milwaukee win). And since 1900, only 17 pitchers have accomplished that feat. Pretty awesome.

The Brewers bump their attendance to 50% capacity today, and will go to 100% end then of June. Good news, baseball fans!

"The Wheel Of Cheese Keeps Turning!"

Can I just be honest here and state emphatically that I'm tired of the national sports talk folks -- and the state ones as well -- delving into the Aaron Rodgers-Green Bay Packers rift.

Talk and speculation is cheap. None of us are in the room or privy to what is being said.

As a proud stockholder, I humbly offer my services as "marriage counselor" in this whole situation. Am only taking this on because Doctor Phil's schedule is booked. True, I lack any real experience in this area...although, I think 37 years of marriage sorta helps!

Am sure as hell not gonna call in Adam Schefter, the national talking head who started up his rumor and innuendo mill on draft day -- but said he was "hearing from league sources". Yeah, right. And I've got some swampland to sell as well.

Hey, even Brett Favre is weighing on this via his podcast. And among Packer alumni, who knows more about messy divorces with the team than Favre? His on-again-off-again retirement gig got stale, and when Green Bay moved on to Rodgers, things got ugly. Heck, it wasn't until Packer legend, and Wisconsin royalty, Bart Starr gave his blessing that most fans welcomed Favre back to the family.

Favre's gut tells him that, if not traded, Rodgers is willing to sit out the season. But, Favre adds, "You don't want to go out this way, whether it's sit out or play somewhere else."

But on to my "counseling".

Advice to Green Bay's front office: Suck it up, pay the man and find a way to keep this guy in the Green&Gold. And while you're at it, the organization needs to move on from team president Mark Murphy. I don't think this guy is doing the best for the team that he can. Stayed with Coach Mike McCarthy too long. Hasn't he learned from the Favre situation. Hasn't kept his franchise quarterback happy.

Advice to Rodgers: Please please please just tell us what you want! Want to be given a bit of a voice with the team? Fine. Want an extension to know you're going to be THE quarterback for the next three or four years? Fine. And if you end up being traded, don't be surprised if it isn't necessarily to the destination you want. Just sayin'

But, Aaron, the National Football League is a business. And unless you've purchased the team (and we haven't heard about it!), you need to let the team conduct business.

I will say this. It has been VERY VERY quiet this week in both camps. This tells me that the parties involved are getting something done.