Hello I am a new blogger to this site and as I said in my intro I am a sports fan of many teams who grew up in Wisconsin and lives now in Texas. While I am a fan of many teams both in and out of Wisconsin, I want to give an objective view on teams whether they are my favorite teams or not and I will always be willing to talk sports.
In Wisconsin sports my favorite teams are the Wisconsin Badgers, hence the nickname badger bratwurst which is my favorite Wisconsin food. I also like the Brewers(I’m a Red Sox and partial Cubs fan as well although I wish they didn’t compete in the same division and league as the Brewers). I was pleased with the Brewers run to the playoffs this past year with the wildcard spot and glad they won at least a game in the playoffs. While I know they are a small market team I think they are on the right track hiring Ken Macha as their manager and we’ll see if they can make a decent enough offer to keep CC Sabathia and others in Milwaukee. Either way Doug Melvin has them on the right track and hopefully they’ll stay competitive.
As for the Packers, they aren’t my favorite team personally I’m a Steelers fan first, but I like and respect the Packers great tradition and think they are on the right path with Aaron Rodgers taking over for Brett Favre at quarterback but he has to create his own niche and can’t replace a legend like Brett Favre who is continuing his legacy as an aging veteran quarterback in New York. We’ll see what happens on both ends.
As for Wisconsin’s other major pro sports team the Milwaukee Bucks I think they still need a lot of work to compete. Besides Michael Redd they really don’t have an All Star caliber player and I think they continue to make poor drafting choices. I would have prefered center Brook Lopez from Stanford over forward Joe Alexander from West Virginia. Also Andrew Bogut isn’t an All Star or MVP caliber player for a number 1 pick as he was in 2005. The Bucks could have had a player like All Star Chris Paul or Deron Williams who were both available in that draft. At least the Bucks traded away Yi Jinilian from China who wasn’t happy and an average player in his first year in Milwaukee. The Bucks got Richard Jefferson from the Nets for Yi and he is a solid veteran who along with Michael Redd could make a nice combo in Milwaukee. But we’ll see if Bogut can make it a nice big three for the Bucks which is the trend in the NBA these days that has won championships in Boston and San Antonio lately. I like the Spurs my favorite team and admire what the Celtics did last year. I would like to see the Bucks get back to that level someday.
Anyway it’s nice to talk with you and I’ll be back here commenting on Wisconsin sports as I see it from Texas and sports in general. Best wishes and take care. Talk soon and have a good day.