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That would be good. The

Tom Schardin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:57:58 -0500

That would be good.

The Packers-Bears rivalry is certainly one of the top-5 in all sports.

The Michigan-Ohio State football game has to be in there too - probably No. 2 all-time.

Others long-time greats: Giants-Dodgers, Army-Navy, UNC-Duke, Cal-Stanford, Cowboys-Redskins, Cubs-Cards, N.Dame-USC, Lakers-Celtics, Nicklaus-Palmer, Bjorg-McEnroe, Frazier-Ali, M-Leafs-Canadians, Auburn-Alabama, Texas-Oklahoma ....

Anyone else have any?

The whole thing got me

Brandon — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:41:30 -0500

The whole thing got me thinking about what other great animal-related sports rivalry stories are out there waiting to happen. Here’s what I would love to see happen:

A meat packer is taking a hike through the woods on a long camping trip. Even though he’s been away from work for days, he still smells like raw meat (he’s been working at this meat plant for a long time, see). Well, off in the woods there’s a bear who smells raw meat walking through the woods. The bear rushes toward the packer, who is forced to rely on whatever stray parts from his backpack that he can rely on to defend himself. It all works out in the end, though, because while the bear is big and mean, it’s really only good at defending itself and has absolutely no ability when trying to take the offensive. The packer, meanwhile, does is merely OK on both offense and defense, but benefits from the lack of any actual competition on the Bear’s part.

Eventually the packer figures things out and gets the bear off of him. He makes a mad dash toward his car but trips in the parking lot. Somewhere in the distance, a Norwegian man cries because he's not strong or smart enough to compete with either the packer or the bear.

That would be a great story, but it would be even better if the guy made it to his car and retired, er, drove out of the park on top.

This is a great story. I'm

Tom Schardin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:24:13 -0500

This is a great story. I'm glad the girl is OK.

It just goes to show you the Yanks-Red Sox rivalry is the best in all of sports. There is no equal.

Well, the guys on ESPN this

Brandon — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:48:22 -0500

Well, the guys on ESPN this morning said her nickname was A-Rod, so that's what I'm going with.

Her nickname isn't A-Rod,

Mathias Baden — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:32:21 -0500

Her nickname isn't A-Rod, really, is it? I mean, I'd call her that if I was in her class, but the story doesn't actually say so. Do you know her???

The lead of the story is funny. To the effect of "Another A-Rod gets a negative reception in Fenway Park ..." The writer just couldn't resist.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

All-Star managers are never

Mathias Baden — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:05:42 -0500

All-Star managers are never in their right minds. There is a lot of pressure to be kosher about how you use players. I haven't seen the numbers, but would it have be appropriate for NL LaRussa to pinch hit his guy in favor of another possibly just-as-clutch All-Star?

Likewise, AL manager Jim Leyland to pick a team full of Detroit Tigers, to pick on of his pitchers to start, or to put the voted-in fielders at the top in the lineup?

Kosher, kosher, kosher. Very politically correct. Just realize that this is not a real game -- that's why we liked that final inning so much.

And if you remember Bud Selig's worst decision as commissioner a few years back, there is no such thing as extra innings in an All-Star game.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I agree with the lackluster

shawn hogendorf — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:35:36 -0500

I agree with the lackluster play comment about the all-star game. It is dissapointing to see all stars not give their full effort.

That being said, the last inning was one of the most exciting innings of baseball I've ever seen.

Do you think National League manager, Tony Larussa should have pinch hit Albert Pujols?

Or was saving him for potential extra-inning play the right decision?

I love that the AL won the game, but how do you keep one of the best hitters in baseball on the bench with the bases juiced and the game on the line?