The last five years, baseball season in the area has been interrupted by the annual Brett Favre watch.

The Favre saga is about to enter a new, disturbing chapter.

According to reports, Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress — long the headache of Wisconsin Badgers fans from his time as offensive coordinator — flew to Mississippi Wednesday to meet with Favre to talk about coming out of his second retirement.

If I had to hazard a guess, it’s probably 50/50 that Favre alienates the remainder of the No. 4 supporters in the Green Bay Packers nation and signs with the Vikings.

It is at this point that Packers fans need to realize that Favre doesn’t care about you.

Favre has a strong dislike (to put it mildly) of Packers GM Ted Thompson and the way his first retirement/unretirement/exit was handled. I understand that. But that’s not the fans’ fault. I also know that the “insensitive” Packers management offered him a $20 million lifetime professional services contract last year to protect Favre from doing what there is a chance he will do in the near future.

If Favre signs with the Vikings, his place in Packers history will be sullied.

Imagine if when Mike Ditka came back to coach, he did so for the Packers instead of the New Orleans Saints. Imagine if the second time Michael Jordan returned it was for the Detroit Pistons instead of the Washington Wizards. Imagine if Ryne Sandberg finished his career with the St. Louis Cardinals or Paul Molitor with the Minnesota Twins (oh wait that one happened).

The point is: the fan bases would be or were crushed.

I don’t begrudge Favre wanting to play. But if the primary purpose is, as was rumored last season, to stick it to the Packers twice a season, he’d be better off staying home.

— Plea to Mother Nature: The calendar says May … enough already. Every single spring sports team — both high school and college — has had to postpone/cancel at least one event due to wet weather or unplayable grounds.

It happens every year, but usually wraps up about April 30. Mother Nature seemed to have missed the calendar memo, because thunderstorms are on tap for today. If the weather holds off, Bradford is the place to be.

The second of three matchups between the Bradford and Tremper baseball teams is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Wavro Field. The Trojans are looking to avenge Tuesday’s 16-5, six-inning thumping at Simmons Field.

If high-quality fastpitch softball is more your thing, walk across the parking lot as the third-ranked Red Devils host Oak Creek. Bradford (9-0) has been obliterating the opposition with a balanced offense (power and speed) and dominant pitching.

— Book it (11-11): The Boston Celtics finished off the Bulls, but not in Game 6 as predicted in last week’s piece. The current skid has brought my season record back down to .500. This week, I’ll take the Blackhawks to even their series with the Canucks tonight.

Mike Larsen is a sportswriter for the News. E-mail him at mlarsen@kenoshanews.com