REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE:
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Bill Romanowski: Brett Favre Love

Bill doesn't want to hear your griping about Brett Favre and whether or not he should be allowed to play in the league next year, and he's busting out a can of Caps Lock to make sure you know how he feels.

"My response is this: Brett Favre should ABSOLUTELY keep playing football," he writes.

"As for as any issues between Favre and Green Bay's new young gun, Aaron Rodgers, I suggest that Green Bay let the two compete for the starting quarterback position. At this point, it's pretty hard to say that Brett Favre is going to be holding a clipboard on the sidelines for the Packers when Favre took them to the NFC Championship game the year before. They were beat by the Giants, who went on to win the Super Bowl XLII.

"Favre absolutely ought to return. He ought to play until he can't take the field anymore. Brett Favre plays the game of football like a linebacker. He is an inspiration to not only the quarterback position, but to the entire NFL and to anyone who is passionate and loves what they do. I wish Brett Favre the best of luck in his decision, and if the Green Bay Packers in anyway make a bad decision and let him go somewhere else, good luck to them because Brett is the type of player that will come back to haunt you."

If you squint hard enough you can actually see a co-byline by Peter King and Bill Plaschke on this.

Paul DePodesta: Background Check

The Padres front office man on their latest trade acquisition:

"According to our reports, our scouts believe Chad has the potential for both a plus fastball and plus slider that could play in either the rotation or toward the back end of a bullpen," he writes. "Houston certainly recognized this as well, as Reineke started seeing some time in the pen in 2007 similar to what Chad Qualls did when he was in AAA for the 'Stros. As a rotation pitcher, Reineke normally pitches around 90 mph, but our scouts have clocked him as high as 94 mph out of the pen, so we understand the reasoning. At 6'6" his angle to the plate has given hitters trouble, which could serve him well in both roles."

Ovie Mughelli: Chilling at the ESPYs

What do you do when you want to hang out with your fellow athlete brethren at the ESPYs? You go interview them. Just watch out for the bees.

"Last Wednesday was the day that the ESPYs were filmed, and the entire day was SO hectic for me," he writes. "I had to drive around with my broken navigation system to get my ESPY tickets from one hotel, then go over to my publicist's hotel to get the suit that I'd had custom-made. The suit was late, the valet at each place took a good half-hour, and traffic was insane, so my schedule was completely thrown off. On top of that, I was nervous about my first experience as a red carpet correspondent. I kept worrying that I would freeze up and choke, and all I could think was 'What did I get myself into?' I finally arrived at the Nokia Theater to meet the Yardbarker folks just as the red carpet opened up. I was sweaty, nervous, and carrying a backpack—basically sort of a mess. On top of that, right as I got there and realized that I had forgotten my tickets for the show, I got stung by a bee. Just some icing on the cake."

Harry Carson: Droppin' Knowledge

The former Giants player on the current Giants:

"Great win for the Giants in Super Bowl 42," he writes. "Many of you have been asking me if the Giants will repeat. Giants can repeat but they better recognize that in every game every team will play them as if that game is their Super Bowl. If the Giants play their regular season games like regular season games they cannot win. That was a key lesson the 1987 Giants learned after winning Super Bowl 21. When you are the 'Top Dog' you cannot be distracted by unnecessary crap or take a game, a half, a quarter, a series or a down off. For the Giants, they will have to 'bring it' every play to defend the crown they so proudly wear!"

Curtis Granderson: It's Darn Tootin' Hot

Curtis battles the heat:

"I was speaking to Royals infielder Mike Aviles during Monday night's game, and we were talking about taking batting practice during the hottest time of the day (3-5 p.m.), and how you want to get your work in (ground balls, fly balls and hitting), but you also have to conserve energy so you don't get worn down before the game starts," he writes.

"We also have to be careful when we pound fluids, because too much right before the activity can make you cramp up or almost give you that sick feeling. But not enough fluids can also make you cramp up and feel sick. So you can see the battle we face when it is extremely hot."

Curtis later reminded us not go in the pool until 30 minutes after we've eaten.

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