30 Copyright 2008, CBSSports.com http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/5814658 en-us Reflections on sports ... past, present and the future. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:02:55 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/10640600?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/10640600?source=rss_blogs_MLB I've been following the Milwaukee Brewers for the previous 30 years and it is just too difficult and frustrating. The Brewers just can't seem to make it to the MLB Postseason. That 1982 World Series was 26 long years ago. Ughhhh! ... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:11:05 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/10640600?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9938344?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9938344?source=rss_blogs_NBA Jannero Pargo is the latest in a host of NBA players -- U.S.-born and otherwise -- who have opted to play professional basketball in Europe. The others include Josh Childress, Earl Boykins, Carlos Arroyo, Nenad Krstic, Carlos Delfino, Bostjan Nachbar ... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:11:00 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9938344?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9624517?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9624517?source=rss_blogs_MLB As the Brewers and Cubs continue their four-game series in Milwaukee, I can't help but think about the growing rivalry between these two teams, how the Brewers are now competitive and how Miller Park has breathed life into the city. ... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:01:29 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9624517?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9409710?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9409710?source=rss_blogs_MLB I was around 9 or 10 years old and I found myself becoming engrossed in the game of baseball. Growing up in working-class Milwaukee in the 1970s and 1980s, the Milwaukee Brewers were the kings of the city. ... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:35:55 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9409710?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9387297?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9387297?source=rss_blogs_NFL You have to wonder if Brett Favre is having some sort of mental breakdown. They say that players, NFL players in particular, have a very difficult time adjusting to life after sports. I think Favre is suffering through this as well. ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:27:30 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9387297?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9347927?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9347927?source=rss_blogs_NFL How could it come to this? Why now? ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 0:48:05 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9347927?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9321031?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9321031?source=rss_blogs_NFL I have a couple of things to say about this Brett Favre soap opera. ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:44:15 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9321031?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9208578?source=rss_blogs_Tennis#comments Tennis http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9208578?source=rss_blogs_Tennis I watched what I believe to be the greatest tennis match in my life today. Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in a five-set marathon, thus ending Federer's run of five consecutive Wimbledon titles. That fourth-set tiebreak was about as thrilling ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:57:01 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/9208578?source=rss_blogs_Tennis http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8715870?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8715870?source=rss_blogs_NBA Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, the two analysts paired together during this postseason, continue to provide great entertainment. ... Sun, 08 Jun 2008 0:28:14 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8715870?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8664053?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8664053?source=rss_blogs_NFL Hey All, Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:55:15 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8664053?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8634709?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8634709?source=rss_blogs_General My co-workers and I love watching the Spelling Bee and did so on Friday afternoon. How enjoyable is it to see children spelling words that none of us will probably use in a sentence during our lifetime? ... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:11:25 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/8634709?source=rss_blogs_General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/7397756?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/7397756?source=rss_blogs_MLB The start of the MLB season is here and I, for one, couldn't be more thrilled. All that offseason stuff doesn't mean anything to me. Roger Clemens, Winter Meetings, Trades and Free Agency ... who cares! ... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:13:33 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/7397756?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6854245?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6854245?source=rss_blogs_NFL Brett Favre became the Green Bay Packers' starting QB when I was 20 years old in 1992. To put that in perspective, he has started every game in my adult life. I was living in Milwaukee at the time and had suffered through years and years of horri ... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 1:13:11 EDT http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6854245?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6695613?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6695613?source=rss_blogs_MLB Living in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. affords me the luxury of being in close proximity to several Spring Training sites. Some friends and I will be heading to Jupiter, Fla. to attend a Marlins game at Roger Dean Stadium this afternoon. ... Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:48:37 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6695613?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6448422?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6448422?source=rss_blogs_General I appreciate the comments from those who have responded to my question. I would like to add a postscript to the events that took place after the game on Saturday. ... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:14:48 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6448422?source=rss_blogs_General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6419741?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6419741?source=rss_blogs_General My 10-year-old niece, Marisa, plays soccer in a girl's league that takes place in Boca Raton, Fla. Her team advanced into the playoffs, but was eliminated following a loss on Saturday in sudden-death overtime. Marisa was the goalie who allowed th ... Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:24:14 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6419741?source=rss_blogs_General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6394195?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6394195?source=rss_blogs_MLB Roger Clemens has made the word misremember infamously cool. And, as such, I would like to work it into my daily lexicon whenever possible. ... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 9:42:06 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6394195?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6390325?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6390325?source=rss_blogs_General I've been hearing Earmark a lot lately in political debates and discussions, and it sounds like a pretty important word. An Earmark is not as exciting of a word, I presume, as misremember, which is a word I hadn't heard until Roger Clemens sp ... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 0:05:58 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6390325?source=rss_blogs_General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6196090?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6196090?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB I read John Feinstein's Season on the Brink right around the time that it came out. It followed Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers the season prior to the famous last-second shot by Keith Smart to win the 1987 NCAA basketball national title. T ... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:28:59 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6196090?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6131441?source=rss_blogs_NBA#comments NBA http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6131441?source=rss_blogs_NBA Upon further review, the whole complexion of the NBA shifted with this Pau Gasol deal, which gives the Lakers a viable chance to compete with all of the great teams in the Western Conference. I've always loved Gasol's frontcourt prowless and ... Sun, 03 Feb 2008 7:36:11 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6131441?source=rss_blogs_NBA http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6007029?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6007029?source=rss_blogs_NFL As a managing producer here at CBSSports.com, I'm always thinking about the next thing. The NFL draft is three months away, but we're already working hard to produce original draft coverage. I'm also thinking about free agency. We've ... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:36:29 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/6007029?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5962584?source=rss_blogs_Tennis#comments Tennis http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5962584?source=rss_blogs_Tennis I had a conversation with our Tennis producer about a lack of talented men's tennis players in the United States. So, what's going on? Why is it that we aren't generating players with the talent and heart of Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, A ... Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:02:39 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5962584?source=rss_blogs_Tennis http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5917725?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5917725?source=rss_blogs_NFL Wow! The Giants deserved this win. They were the better team. ... Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:03:12 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5917725?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5818608?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5818608?source=rss_blogs_General I will provide my insight from time to time on the Stadium/Arena-going experience. This inaugural installment focuses on the Florida Marlins and my experiences attending games. ... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 7:59:11 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5818608?source=rss_blogs_General http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5814708?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5814708?source=rss_blogs_NFL Everyone has been mentioning the N.Y. Giants' pass rush as a key to the team's success. However, to me, it's been the consistent play of Eli Manning, who has been very solid in his previous four games. He's playing well and has limite ... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 7:59:53 EST http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5814658/5814708?source=rss_blogs_NFL 100 http://images.sportsline.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://greg-bromberg.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/5814658 100