Zack, Mark and Pack

I will always try and give attribution for work that is not my own. This will be often given the amount of time I intend to spend on this! Hat tip to YahooSports.com and JS. In keeping with a Packers/Brewers spin heading to Sunday's big game. Zack doesn't sound like a smart guy here, not saying he has to be a Packer fan but he doesn't appear to know his audience.
The situation will change once he starts mowing down Cubs batters, but Zack Greinke(notes) sounded like a man after the heart of every Chicago Bears fan this past weekend.
Lobbed the mother of all ingratiating softball questions at the Milwaukee Brewers' On Deck fan fest on Sunday — say Zack, who ya takin' in the big game? — the ever-transparent ace still couldn't find a reason to lie. He says he'll be waving the Terrible Towel for the upcoming Super Bowl instead of wearing a foam cheesehead. 
From the Journal-Sentinel:
Greinke didn't have to wait for his first poor outing to hear boos from local fans, however. During a question-and-answer session, Greinke and [Shaun] Marcum were asked who they thought would win the Super Bowl.
"I like the Steelers," replied Greinke, who has a reputation for being brutally honest at times.
After boos rained down from the audience, Marcum wasn't about to make the same mistake.
"I'm going to disagree with Zack and go with the Packers," said Marcum, drawing huge applause.
It might be easy to explain away Greinke's gaffe by saying that he forgot he was traded from Kansas City to Milwaukee this offseason. But the truth is that he's been honest about his anti-green-and-gold stance since arriving in Wisconsin late last month. 
"I've never been a Green Bay fan, though," Greinke said last December. "Sorry about that."

Also.......as sensed on this site last week. From Brewers.com......Brewers nearing deal with veteran Kotsay
One-year Major League contract could be done within 24 hours
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com | 02/01/11 4:50 PM EST
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers were working Tuesday to finalize a contract for veteran outfielder Mark Kotsay, who would bring another left-handed bat to a righty-heavy Milwaukee roster.
The pending deal was reported by FOXSports.com, which said Kotsay would get a one-year Major League contract. Assistant general manager Gord Ash confirmed the sides were talking but said the team was still doing its due diligence when Miller Park was shut down at 3 p.m. CT because of a coming snowstorm.
Ash said a conclusion could be reached within 24 hours, even if the offices remain closed on Wednesday. The Brewers would have to clear a spot on their full 40-man roster for Kotsay.


The 35-year-old has played parts of 14 Major League seasons for six teams and spent the second half of 2009 and all of 2010 with the White Sox. He made 359 plate appearances for Chicago last season and batted .239 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs.
Kotsay appeared mostly as a first baseman and designated hitter for the White Sox in 2010, but has a lifetime .312 average as a pinch-hitter. He was just 3-for-12 in the pinch last season.
Kotsay could back up Prince Fielder at first base, though Fielder has played at least 157 games in five straight seasons. Kotsay would more likely fit into a somewhat crowded outfield that features All-Stars Ryan Braun and Corey Hart as fixtures at the corners.
Carlos Gomez is expected to start the season as the regular center fielder, and Kotsay would presumably compete with Chris Dickerson for left-handed at-bats. The Brewers also have switch-hitter Brandon Boggs on the 40-man roster. Among the non-roster invitees to camp is former Mariners and Mets outfielder Jeremy Reed, another left-handed hitter who can play center field.
Kotsay is represented by Greg Genske, the same agent who has been in discussions with the Brewers about arbitration-eligible second baseman Rickie Weeks.