Many thought it was a wasted pick to use a first rounder for a backup. But, the Packers selected Aaron Rodgers as the heir apparent for the aging Brett Favre and wanted him to be the team's starter in 12 seasons. However, with the multiple "unretiring" stunts by Brett Favre, Rodgers did not finally become the team's starter until 200809 season.."He'd bounced around on the Oakland taxi squad for a couple of years," Jones said. "Then Al Davis traded him to us in the summer of 1967. He drove up one evening in this beatup old car, dead tired.

On the road this season, the righthanded Hudson is just 12 in four appearances with a 6.97 ERA.Julio Teheran drew the start at Arizona on Tuesday and suffered a toughluck loss for giving up two runs in six innings of a 20 setback, Atlanta's fourth in the last five tries."It's a shame Teheran gets the loss on a night where he pitched pretty well," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.Reed Johnson had two of