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The Favre Effect: How Brett Favre's trade from Green Bay has led to the Brewers' mini collapse

On August 6th, Brett Favre was traded from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets. That same day, the Brewers beat Cincinnati 6-3, and saw their lead in the Wild Card grow to 3.5 over the Florida Marlins. A comfortable lead for a team that was about to go on an eight game winning streak. It would have been fitting if the karma of forcing out your state's greatest sports icon ever (apologies to Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Lew Alcindor and Hank Aaron) would've wafted down Lake Michigan to Milwaukee and doomed the team right off the bat. From the day Favre was traded to the first of September the Brewers went 16-5, and reached their high water mark of 80-56. Who lost that game on September first? Eric Gagne. A North American with French heritage. Five Letters in his last name. Anything adding up yet?? September 3rd saw the Jets vote Favre in as a team captain, and also saw the Brewers lose 9-2 in their series finale vs. the Mets, concluding the series sweep which Gagne helped start.

Where were the Astros on August 6th, you may ask? Nine games out in the Wild Card chase, that's where. Steep odds, even for a team with the Astros' history. Since then, we've managed to slice five games off that deficit, despite the loss of Carlos Lee, and subsequent losses of Wandy Rodriguez, Ty Wigginton and Brandon Backe. Obviously, the Astros success has much to do with Brett Favre:

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There ya have it. Throw out all the stats you want. Talk about coming together at just the right time if it floats your boat. Whatev. Deep down, you all knew it was due to Favre, difference is, now you know it's all because of #4.

Post Script: At this point, I find it necessary to divulge that I am a native Wisconsinite...but the fact that  I am a die hard Cheesehead had absolutely no bearing on the content of this article. 



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This may be

The most profound thing ever written.

A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.

by Stephen Higdon on Sep 10, 2008 12:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Not 100% sure

that I follow your logic. But +1 for referring to that basketball player by the name his momma gave him!

by Xan on Sep 10, 2008 1:41 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm not sure there is logic

But I love it none the less. I want a Brewers fans take on it.

A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.

by Stephen Higdon on Sep 10, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

come on, man

i’m being facetious. not much logic really is involved. just sayin’ the Brewers’ lead over the ’stros has decreased while pointing out some arbitrary milestones during that time.

by Evan Hochschild on Sep 10, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Was attempting to play along

…but it didn’t come across. Sorry.

by Xan on Sep 10, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

hahah no worries man

i was like, holy shit maybe i just wrote something that made zero sense! so i was a little disappointed in myself.

by Evan Hochschild on Sep 10, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

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