SEVEN MILE BEACH, GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND -- We had to travel a long way in order to escape the Packers-Giants hype machine.

For what it's worth, Keith, a bartender from Dallas, likes the Packers to cover this weekend and then lose the Super Bowl to New England.

Keith may or may not be a sage football analyst, but he makes a mean rum runner.

On to the notes:

Tundra talk: You've heard the breakdowns and weather reports all week but there is only one thing to consider when the Packers face the Giants Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field.

If Brett Favre plays well, the Packers will win comfortably. If he doesn't, they'll struggle.

The stakes are higher, but the pre-game storyline hasn't changed much in 17 years has it?

Man in the middle: A few years ago, the joke in the press box was that Bud Selig was baseball's "interim" commissioner for life."

The joke lost some zip when Bud took over the job on a full-time basis. But, it gathered more steam this week when it was announced that the owners had extended his contract through 2012.

If he serves his full term, Selig will be 78 and have been in the job 20 years.

A lot of critics say, "Why don't they get rid of him?"

The answer is simple: Owners love Bud. He's fostered a run of labor peace and prosperity that is unmatched. And, he takes all the bullets for things like steroids.

The owners begged him to stay. He's staying. Baseball's gain is a loss for some university's history department.

Congratulations, Bud.

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