Some weeks, like this one, I just don't have a clue.

As in, what to write as a subject for a sports column. I probably shouldn't admit that, but that's the way that it is.

So, when you see one of those "multi-topic separated by the three black dots on their own lines" columns, then you'll know.

Like this week.

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I think I've done this topic, but it bears repeating.

Brett Favre beat the Packers, for the second time this season, last weekend ... but in Green Bay in his first return there since he ended a 16-year Packer career.

I see the reasons why the Packers did what they did to Favre, telling him "yes, you can come out of retirement ... but you're going to be a back-up here."

After all, Favre had left them dangling in the off-season for three years, making the Packers wait before letting them know if he was coming back or retiring. And, given his advancing age as an athlete, they had to make decisions about what to do at the quarterback position.

I understand all that.

But ... I still say Favre has the right to play ball as long as someone will let him suit up and he shouldn't take heat for playing for someone other than Green Bay. That's like telling a bank teller they can only work for Bank of America and never work for Chase.

Besides, this old guy thinks it's cool that the aging, 40-year-old athlete putting in two good years (so far) after leaving his old team has to be pretty sweet, personally, for him.

And I don't begrudge that to him a bit.

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The World Series between the Yankees and the Phillies ain't half bad.

I am getting tired of the announcers, though. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Joe Buck fan. Gotta be pretty tough to be following in the footsteps of his famous daddy.

Sometimes, it seems to me, there's just too much of the announcers making allowances for coaches or the officials, or the managers.

Although I do think that Joe Giraldi, manager of the Yankees, will be considered a genius if he wins The Series or an "over manager " if he loses.

And that's a lot like a quarterback in football - too much credit for the win, too much blame for the loss.

I miss Tom Brookshire (Pat Summerall's initial NFL broadcasting partner on CBS telecasts) a lot. He would actually come out and give an opinion that might not be what the NFL wanted him to give ... and he lasted a few years in the business.

Until Sumerall moved over to Fox and teamed up with John Madden. Suddenly, Brookshire was no longer in sight.

And you very rarely hear that kind of announcer in any sport any more, either.

Guess it's a requirement to "sell out" in order to do a lot of jobs, nowadays.

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And, finally, going back to another subject I covered a couple of months ago ... the Rangers.

They did the usual, they slowly faded (or at least, didn't keep up) late in the season. My enjoyment at the lengthy stay in first place (for them) didn't get to last until the playoffs.

But, at least, this past season's team actually looked like one put together with a little thought.