SB Nation Trading Cards: No. 8-14, In Which We Have Fun At Brett Favre’s Expense!
Welcome, friend, to the second installment of SB Nation Trading Cards. These are better than traditional sports cards in that they're free, but they're worse in that they're not real. You could print them out, I suppose, but we can't promise you that they'll ever be worth any money.
In case you missed the first installment, you can check it out here. Last week's checklist:
#1 - Charles Woodson
#2 - Jim Zorn
#3 - Gilbert Arenas/Aaron Burr
#4 - Pete Carroll
#5 - Aroldis Chapman
#6 - Ndamukong Suh
#7 - Peyton Manning
If there are any players, coaches, front office figures, or Mark Lemkes you would like to see featured in this set, by all means, leave a comment.
On to cards 8 through 14, which are bound to make you either happy or angry depending on who you root for.
Nate Kaeding, #8
Our Chargers blog: Bolts from the Blue
You were having trouble hanging a picture on your living room wall, so you called Nate and asked him to help you. He tilted the frame to the left. "Nate Kaeding, it's tilted too far to the left," you said. Nate nodded, then turned the painting a full 90 degrees to the right. "Nate Kaeding," you said, "now the picture is tilted to the right." Again he nodded, and set to work again. "But Nate Kaeding," you said, "now the painting is hung on the wall backwards." Nate then fished an egg out of his pocket and slowly broke it against the wall. It was at this point that you said, "thank you, Nate Kaeding, but I will find someone else to help me." |
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INSERT CARD: “When Is It Permissible To Storm The Court?”, #9
For further reading: Sean Keeley’s thoughts on court-storming
| College hoops fans love to rush to the floor following a game. This tradition, though, should be used tastefully. You should only "storm the court" if: - Your team won (or your team lost but you are in the other team's arena) -Your home has been destroyed by a natural disaster and local authorities have directed you to stay here for the night - The walk-on who lives in the dorm next door just converted at least one of two free throw opportunities - You just remembered how awesome the "Send it in, Jerome!" thing was - You really want to stand in a crowd, get jostled a little, and grin, but you don't have Coldplay tickets |
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Andre Dawson, #10
For further reading: Dawson will enter the Hall as an Expo
Despite the fact that Andre's knees were filled with gravel instead of cartilage, he was able to put together a Hall of Fame career. The powers that be decided that he will wear a Montreal Expos cap on his plaque. Upon learning this, the resident plaque engraver kicked his chair away from his desk and threw up his hands. "How I'm gonna even draw that? How you expect me to draw that? What the **** is that logo? It ain't even a thing! **** looks like ****in' toothpaste. Like he plays for AquaFresh or some ****. That ain't a team. Stop playin'. That ain't a team." It has since been announced that due to technical issues, Andre will wear either a hat that says "BALL TEAM #1" or a rusty bucket. |
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INSERT CARD: Stat Breakdown (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Devan Downey), #11
For further reading: Have you met Devan Downey?
Paul Shirley, #12
For further reading: The blog post that got Shirley fired
Paul was born on the San Francisco peninsula, where severe earthquakes occur on a regular basis. When Haitians suffered their first severe earthquake in over 250 years, Paul took them to task on the internet, effectively scolding them for bearing children a few years before an earthquake. ESPN promptly fired Paul, who is now presumably unemployed and hence no longer self-sufficient. He will probably go back to living with his parents, who -- again, this should be stressed -- chose to raise Paul in an earthquake-prone area. Best of luck, sir! Remember, every man is an island! |
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INSERT CARD: in:MOTION (Brett Favre), #13
Our Vikings blog: Daily Norseman
Pierre Garçon, #14
Our Colts blog: Stampede Blue
It has become apparent that Pierre has a very real chance of becoming a household name. The problem is, if you run Windows, you have to use the number pad to type the "ç" in his name (ALT+135), which you might not have. So, as a public service, here you go: ç. Feel free to copy and paste this whenever you need to type his name. You will probably be coming back here a lot, so here are some other pieces of reference you're always having to look up: there are 5,280 feet in a mile, the loud guy from "Problem Child" was played by Gilbert Gottfried, and yes, your bank account is over-drafted. |
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