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Friday, March 7th, 2008Before getting to today’s Cardboard Icon, let’s acknowledge yet another baseball card blog, Shoeboxes and Rubberbands. It’s quite good, though I think we all know that blogging about one’s collection is my thing. (Thanks to 289 for the tip. Go buy his new Steve Garvey/Padres shirt for the effort.)
Moving on … I loved ‘91 Fleer Ultra for […]
Brett Favre Is Retiring an Atlanta Falcon
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008My friend and colleague MJD can’t picture the Packers without Favre, but I can. The guy is an all-time great and one of my all-time faves, but Majik Man came before him, Aaron Rodgers will follow and Green Bay keeps turning (or fermenting, whatever). Plus, as ‘91 Pro Set Brett Favre surely tells you, he’s always been a Dirty Bird. (Post-jump […]
Olaf Kolzig Has a Pencil-Thin Mustache
Monday, March 3rd, 2008If the Caps’ acquisition of Cristobal Huet marks the end of Olie the Goalie’s tenure in D.C., then it’s been a fine run indeed, highlighted by a Stanley Cup Final (’98) and Vezina Trophy (’00). But what else would be expected of ‘90 Score Olaf Kolzig, a young man of 19 who’d already shown such […]
Tony Mandarich Is All the Proof You Need
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Just when you start paying attention to the NFL Combine and sheep-shit crazy 40 times, ‘89 Score Tony Mandarich reminds you that it doesn’t really matter. If you can get past the good looks-high fashion combo on the card front, just read the back and recall that the ‘89 draft class also produced Barry […]
Mike Merriweather Is Boom Osby’s Father
Monday, February 25th, 2008I’ve often wondered where Maryland’s Bambale Osby got his football player’s mentality. Thanks to 1985 Topps Mike Merriweather, now we know.
Rod Strickland Is Puking His Heart Out
Friday, February 22nd, 2008The big story in college ball this week is that a Va. Tech player puked on the floor during the Hokies win at Maryland (video), which brings to mind the original player with the sickness. From an old Washington Post chat:
Al - D.C.: We’d all be remiss if we didn’t remember Rod Strickland puking up […]
Rod Langway Is Helmet-Less and Happy
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008My Dad and I are going to the Caps game tonight, which reminds me of the late ’80s when we’d go to Caps games out in Landover and sit in his construction company’s seats with the rest of the blue collar crowd berating the opposition, especially if they hailed from Pittsburgh, Philly or New York. […]
Dikembe Mutombo Is Dressed for Sex
Monday, February 18th, 2008I’m a big fan of the Dunk Contest, and Saturday night’s edition was no letdown. Loved the Cupcake dunk. The Superman too. Same with the Self-Oop and Behind-the-Glass dunks. Dwight Howard is a deserving champion, and Gerald Green a worthy adversary. Jamario Moon has potential, and Rudy Gay is a steaming pile for taking Nick […]
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