Patten Calls it Quits

Oh, horror! Two full days of Patriots training camp! It was too much for David Patten at 35 years of age, as he called it quits on an NFL career that actually saw plenty of success. Of course, far and away, his most memorable moment is the photograph here. That big time catch for the touchdown in the Pats first Super Bowl Title. Clutch city right there. Then he nabbed another ring as a member of Who Dat nation last year in New Orleans. Guy had success. Credit to you. But why the hell sign a deal with the Patriots if you're gonna retire after 2 days of training camp? It doesn't make much sense to me. But let me be clear about this. I'd rather a guy sign on, realize he can't do training camp, and then retire. As opposed to what, you might ask? As opposed to Brett Favre, who pretends like he's still not sure whether he's going to come back or not. He's sitting at home, kicking back, downing a few brews while his Vikings teammates are working their asses off at camp. He'll stroll in just in time to get under center when the games start. Because he's the pussiest warrior ever. I'll admit he's a warrior, playing and succeeding at QB at his age. But he's the pussiest warrior out there. I'll probably write another rant about him soon.

Just another disclaimer, I'm in Maine for the week. Expect a lesser volume of posts. I'll still try to get some up there, though. The Red Sox got Saltalamacchia today (check spelling on that, no clue if it's right). The Yankees got Lance Berkman. I guess they win the trade deadline battle. Oh well. We'll see who's laughing in October, when Boston has 4 sports teams all tearing shit up simultaneously in their respective leagues.