Tim_VanVooren's Blog

To me, there isn't much more entertaining than watching two teams or players who just don't like each other go at each other.  The latest installment was the Brewers and Cardinals in St. Louis Wednesday night.  Carlos Villanueva wouldn't have been as chesty about getting out of a big jam if he wasn't pitching against the Redbirds and Albert Pujols wouldn't have taken such offense if it wasn't the Brewers.  Remember Ned Yost and Tony LaRussa having their issues late last year ??  The media can and will stir up Packers - Bears rivalry talk this NFL season, but their historic series will pale in comparison to genuine dislike between teams like the Packers and Vikings.  The Raiders and Broncos engender that kind of true hatred - as an example, some Denver fans were booing last week at Invesco Field during a moment of silence for former Raiders Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw, the late head of the NFL Players Association.  The Brewers don't play the Cardinals again this season, but just as there was carryover from last season to this, chances are there will carryover to next year.