Brett Favre's retiring. I read it on these pages this morning. Best of luck to him and his family.
Interesting, though, it's ESPN's Bill Simmons who is making big buzz still with his call for the General Manager job at the Milwaukee Bucks. Simmons, one of my favorite sports columnists, is a huge NBA fan. The dude seems to watch nearly every game. His writing is tight, witty and insightful. Last week in a blog and a column, he expressed his interest in Larry Harris' job. Many fans think he could do it and do it well. He's now in full campaign mode.
Today, Simmons' linked to an OnMilwaukee.com story on the Bucks GM Larry Harris and his fashion sense that Drew Olson wrote in November 2007. The link was provided by a reader in New York.
This reader, Scott S., says: "Your campaign for Bucks GM made me curious about the guy you are trying to oust. If incompetence wasn't enough to get Larry Harris fired (and for you to get your shot), I believe this link should end the discussion." Kinda funny. In the last half hour (11:30-noon) this Drew Olson story on Harris has been read more than 700 times!
On Friday, Simmons' was on with Steve "The Homer" True on ESPN Radio 540. Simmons was great, as was Homer. Hear the interview below.
Whatever happens in this Simmons campaign for the Bucks General Managership, it's all good exposure for Milwaukee and our Bucks -- even if it is Brett Favre's day.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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