GOODWIN LOVE CONNECTION

"Hey baby, wanna wrestle?"

"EW. Seriously? You're like, kidding, right?"

"I WANNA WRESTLE!!!"

A possible answer to Dinged Corners' question

What Super Bowl moment will Allen & Ginter choose... this time around?

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Congrats to the Packers, you lousy Miller drinkin' Falcon ruinin' cheese eatin' motherjumpers. I don't wanna hear one more thing about losing Brett Favre ever.

Condolences to the Steeler fans. Hide yo wife, hide yo kids, hide yo husbands 'cause Ben Roethlisomething needs consoling tonight. At least you have the Pirates to look forward to.

Not enough sleep + Waaaaaaay too much caffeine =

HAPPY TIME!!!

OBEY MY DOG!!!

In matters of great import, always trust a man in a hat

And always vote for the man with the thick mustache.

h/t: Baseball Musings

Beware the Ides of March

In other news, the Topps Transmogrifier is stuck on late '80s Hall of Famers again.

Obak Box Break Part 4

I had to chop this one in half too due to time constraints. I had fun with it at least.

Part 4.1

Teh hitz:

Tommay Turrific

Tommay Turrific Jr. Obak back

HOW THE HELL DO YOU DRIVE IN 254 RUNS IN ONE SEASON HOLY CRAP

Emmitt Ashford, Incredible Ump

Part 4.2 - Soap Opera Edition

Hitty Hitty Bang Bang:

Yes, THAT Heisman

My second Ryan variation back

Tommay Terrific and Some Guy

I don't know if I pulled the Spook #d to 50 in this exact video or not, but there it is anyway

Hell, it's the Pirates, they'll be in the rotation by June

Part Five up whenever I can be arsed to upload it.

Pants on the Ground

Pants on the ground

Pants on the ground

Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground

With the gold in your mouth

Hat turned sideways

Pants hit the ground

Call yourself a cool cat

Lookin' like a fool

Walkin' downtown with your pants on the ground

Hey, get your pants off the ground!

I pretty much had to do this

After seeing this post at Dinged Corners about the New Mets Revival courtesy of Jason Bay, I was compelled to create a fitting tribute.



So who else clicked on the picture of Jason thinking it was an embedded video?

Also: I had COMPLETELY forgotten that Bay was originally an Expo. I'm really starting to slip.

Why is the world in love again?

Why are we marching hand in hand?

Why are the ocean levels rising up?

It's a brand new record for 1990.

They Might be Giants' brand new album:

Stale Gum Rip card

All right, I broke down and decided to rip the Rip card I got from Stale Gum. Because I am not an uncouth cretin (and because it would probably trash the whole card) I chose not to shred the Mets card on top but instead took an Xacto knife and performed some card surgery. Patient and child are doing well:

The only thing better than a checklist card with tape all over it is a marked checklist with tape all over it. I'll get out my Marks-A-Lot after I'm done posting and get to work on that. This is a double printed short print too! Tapey Mets is going right into my quarter-completed-never-to-be-finished O-Pee-Chee set. What Joys await inside the card?!

A Brian McCann Autograph! Holy Pyewp! I didn't even know there were autographs in Topps Attax! I didn't know they had a rip card crossover insert in O-Pee-Chee either... I need to better acquaint myself with the intricacies of current products if I'm going to blog about this stuff. But still, a Brian McCann Autograph! At least, I guess that says Brian McCann... Maybe Kawakami taught him to sign in kanji. I'm not even going to look at the back because I'm sure it's totally 100% legit! It says authentic after all. Besides, what else could it possibly be? Thanks Chris!

Someone has to have done this already

It's just so... obvious, ya know?

Oh well if someone's done it already, I just did it again.

(inspiration for this came from here)

A Silly Video for a Stupid Product

Ummm... this pack rip got a bit, well... ridiculous.

Of course with a product like 1997 Pinnacle Inside, the entire concept is ridiculous in the first place so why not? What's dumber, a grown ass man talking to a Deion Sanders action figure on the internet or a pack of baseball cards sealed inside a tin can? I call it a tie. You guys voted for this pack to be opened so I felt obligated to go all out for ya.



Ok, so that may have been a little too over the top. I'll probably be lucky if I don't end up the next Tron Guy or Numa Numa kid. I figured if stuff like this is on the interwebs (warning: strong language is the LEAST of this video's problems):



Or, hell, for that matter, this:



I could get by with being a bit silly. If not, then maybe I'll get featured on Something Awful or dare I dream... my very own YTMND.

Oh dear Lord, I'm doomed aren't I. DOOOOOMED.

1986 Donruss Video Rip

I got a little bit rambunctious on this pack rip, but as you will see there was wooo-worthy Epicness inside. 

In a sad note, the card that got the big reaction out of me has gone missing. You see, a few cards into the opening I accidentally dropped a couple of the cards on the floor so I gave up and just started chucking them over my shoulder. The card in question is now AWOL and presumed to be hiding on top of a cabinet or perhaps behind an appliance. I sent a pile of '85 Fleer doubles out as a search party but have heard no report back. 

Here's three of the better cards from the pack for you guys who don't click on strange videos. 

I've got another rip in the can, one ready for editing, and three projects lined up in pre production so expect more where this came from soon. 

BONUS DRINKING GAME!!!

I say "Finally" take a drink.

I call '86 Donruss "Garbage" take two drinks. 

I do something completely inane and embarassing that makes you giggle like an idiot, chug. 

Be Like Manny!

Want the experience of getting busted with 'roids AND taking fertility drugs? Play these two games and you can!

Steroid Quest!

Octomom! The Great Baby Rescue!

Fifty game suspension nothin'... Manny will have to take a lot more time off to take care of all those kids he'll pop out after abusing fertility drugs.

H/T: Baseball Musings

P.S. - When you're ready to play a good game, try Hex Empire.

P.P.S. - My apologies to the Dodger fans out there. After the Jordan Schafer suspension I feel your pain. i am truley sorry for your lots.

Cinco de Mayo

I'm positive that someone out there* has done/is in the middle of doing/has thought about doing this already, but what the heck, I'll do it anyway.

Be sure to enjoy some Tequila this Cinco de Mayo...

* Mo Mayo from Beardy

Jaybee presents an All-Mexico All Star team

Cinco de HAlo

Brauno de Mayo

FRUNOBULAX HAS BEEN SIGHTED IN CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA

GO TO THE SHELTER MY BABY MY BABY
GO TO THE SHELTER
GO TO THE SHELTER

Poodle Portuguese Water Dog bites...
Poodle Portuguese Water Dog chews it...



Baby I'm sorry, but that's all I wanna know, I need a little more cheepnis please...

Kelly Is A Punk Rocker

Interesting stuff on the new Braves Beat blog. Dave O'Brien has Kelly Johnson and Matt Diaz answer questions from fans. Of course the critical question of the day is answered: What music introduction at the plate does each player want to use this year?

Kelly Johnson:



Matt Diaz:



Unfortunately Kelly doesn't think the Deftones are commercial enough and Matt is ashamed of his love for Billy Joel so I doubt either song will be heard at Turner Field this year. Too bad. I have a new found respect for KJ now that I know that he is VERY METAL.

2009 Topps Gimmick Cards Revealed!

This was leaked from a very unreliable source in Duryea PA, so I'm almost positive they're legit. What? A reliable source wouldn't have been unscrupulous enough to leak them! Anyway, Topps is doing some super short printed variation cards again in 2009. The variations are subtle so you'll have to look closely at those cards, kids. Behold:

THE 2009 TOPPS GIMMICK CARDS

ALEX RODRIGUEZ COP STASHE VARIATION

ALBERT PUJOLS FRIENDLY MUTTON CHOPS VARIATION

KOSUKE FUKUDOME COWBOY STASHE VARIATION

TY COBB HANDLEBARS (with bonus soul patch) VARIATION

AND THE BIG MAMA... THE KING KAMEHAMEHA SUPER RARE ONE OF ONE

BABE RUTH CUT SIG ZZ TOP VARIATION

Man, I haven't been this excited about a new Topps set since, well, since they boogered up last year's set. Johan didn't even pitch that day! I can't wait for Series Two and the Chipper Jones Frank Zappa Variation.

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thx Stale Gum, Tom the Ripper, Wax Heaven and I guess Topps for making all of this possible.