Chicken Scratch of the Day

I pulled this baby out of a box of 2008 UD masterpieces and I was rather amazed not at the fact that it was limited to just 10 copies but rather how beautiful the penmanship was that my very eyes were seeing. Mr. Johnston even put his nickname on the card as well "moose". Today Mr Johnston....I salute you with the first 5 sharpie rating!

OH MY GOD!!! IT'S BRETT FAVRE!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhh yessss.......Mr. Brett "I can do no wrong" Favre has come out of his retirementive ways yet again to show us that an old man can truly take another team down the historic path to the holy "Super Bowl". What happens if this experiment fails? What if Favre does not get his daily Metamucil and becomes "backed up"? It's bad enough that Brett Favre qualifies for the "cash for clunkers" program. If Favre were to become injured that means Sage will come in and try to rescue the team until Sage comes to his senses and realizes that he is not the Jedi Apprentice everyone expects him to be since Favre is his Jedi Master. Sage will quietly go and sit down on the bench and begin to suck his thumb and look for a ball to fumble after realizing his skills are feeble. This in turn will regulate the quarterback position to the one....the only.....BOOTY MASTER aka JOHN DAVID BOOTY (Tarvaris Jackson will be a part of the nation's unemployment percentage by Friday anyhow). However back to Brett Favre (he is the news)! What are some things that might be bigger than Brett Favre's ego? Let's see:

A. An extremely large man (500lbs) jumping belly first into a children's swimming pool?
B. Martha Stewart's ego?
C. John Madden's ego?
D. Paris Hilton's ego?
E. The Pope's ego?
F. The last turd that came out of Childress?
G. Nancy Grace's ego?
H. The Eiffel Tower?
I. Niagara Falls?
J. Scott Boras's ego?
K. Bigfoot?
L. Someones ex-wife mother in law?
M. John Holmes?
N. Ron Jeremy?
O. Beckett Sports?
P. Topps?

Unfortunately none of the above mentioned item's can compare to Favre's ego. Did they sign Favre so we could hear John Madden talk about Brett all the time (it's his mancrush)? Will Brett Favre get to have his revenge? Will Brett Favre zigged when he should've zagged? Will Brett Favre ever leave the NFL? Not soon enough.

Chicken Scratch of the Day

Mr. Pie.....I believe that if you would put a lot of effort into your signature you might be able to actually spell your whole name. If your signature efforts are anything like your playing efforts.....well perhaps then riding the pine is truly for you.

Forgotten Oldies

1959 Topps #196 Billy Moran
Billy was signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent in 1952. He then played for the Los Angeles Angels, Toronto International, Los Angeles Angels again, and then in 1965 he finished his career with the Cleveland Indians. He had played Second base primarily, shortstop and third base. In 1962 he was an All Star.

Forgotten Rookie of the Week

"Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft after attending the University of New Mexico, Serrano pitched for the Single-A Vermont Expos and Cape Fear Crocs in 1998. In 1999, Serrano had a ERA of 2.13 for the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads in 44 games and was promoted to Double-A Harrisburg to start 2000. He had a 4.20 ERA and stayed at Double-A in 2001 until a promotion to Triple-A Ottawa after recording a 2.18 ERA. On March 24, 2002, he was traded to the New York Mets with Jason Bay for Lou Collier. He pitched for Triple-A Norfolk until the Kansas City Royals purchased his contract on July 5, 2003. He made his major league debut for the Royals on August 7, 2004, appearing in 10 games that season, including 5 starts. Serrano became a free agent at the end of the season.

On November 18, 2004, Serrano signed with the Oakland Athletics, with whom he became a full-time starting pitcher. He was released after 16 starts for Triple-A Sacramento during which, he went 8-3, compiled a 3.91 ERA, and struck out 89 in 92 innings. On July 3, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds. In 12 starts for Triple-A Louisville, Serrano had a 3.75 ERA and became a free agent after the season. On December 9, 2005, he signed with the Boston Red Sox recording a 2.50 ERA for Triple-A Pawtucket. On January 4, 2007, Serrano signed a one-year minor league contract with the Florida Marlins and spent most of the year with Double-A Carolina and only 4 games with Triple-A Albuquerque.

Jimmy Serrano sign a contract for the Atlantic League Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on April 6, 2009."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Serrano

Chicken Scratch of the Day

Mr. Bush, now that Kim is available perhaps you might be able to play better this year on the gridiron. Hopefully you can stay healthy and mentally focused and remember not to include a certain part of Kim in your signature ( )( ) You get an extra sharpie bonus for that!

Ravishing Relic of the Week

As advertised on the Topps website that this "Patch Card" is supposed to be numbered to 20. However it is not numbered at all and I hope this isn't a screw up like what they did to the 2007 finest football rookies auto's which if you sent them in they hand numbered the cards. We all know how accurate Topps can be!
This card comes from 2009 Topps Football hobby edition. It is a Tony Romo manufactured game patch card (like we really needed more of these).