The Brett Favre saga has finally resolved itself, for the time being, as he was traded to the New York Jets for a conditional pick in 2009.  Favre’s acquisition likely means pushing Kellen Clemens to backup, and the end of the Chad Pennington era for Gang Green.  Some have suggested Pennington will be traded, but my personal preference be that we allow Favre, an avid hunter, to get his fix by sending Chad out in the swamplands of East Rutherford and playing a bit of The Most Dangerous Game (literary reference: +1 Bonus pt.).

The Mets fell 4-2 to the lowly Padres on Wednesday night, dropping to a full 3 games behind the division leading Phillies.  Mets Manager Jerry Manuel, dejected by his team’s lack of clutch hitting explained, “I’m concerned about our offense… I thought we would get rolling again,” adding, ”It keeps you up at night.  I mean you never know when that 3am ‘You’re fired’ phone call could be coming.” 

The unexpectedly reliable Sidney Ponson led the Yankees in a must win game over the Texas Rangers, allowing the Bombers to keep pace in the AL East and Wild Card races.  It was a bit of sweet redemption for Ponson, who was actually let go by the Rangers earlier this year.  His next revenge target?  The Applebee’s that had him forcibly removed at 2am for taking advantage of the supposedly all-you-can-eat riblets promotion (cheap fat joke: -1 Bonus pt.).

Injury news for the Yankees has continued to pile up, as it was announced Wednesday that Joba Chamberlain would be forced to the DL by his recent shoulder injury.  Co-owner Hank Steinbrenner, infuriated by the loss of his young superstar pitcher, is now looking for answers; “Who the hell thought this kid was ready to be a starter?!” Hank questioned, ”I mean, you’d have to be an idiot!”