To some people this might be one of the best things you have heard all summer. There are is a HUGGGE number of collectors that enjoy Allen & Ginter, especially because of the non-baseball-themed cards you can get in the set.
Here is the list of non-baseball autographs in the set.
- Aimee Mullins: Paralympic Champion / World Record Holder - It's a nice gesture. She had a medical condition where both of her legs were amputated. But how many people know who she is will collect this card?
- Ana Julaton: Women's Boxing Champion - As a woman (oh, you didn't know?) I'm a big fan of included empowered females in sets. As a sportswriter, I still have no idea who this is.
- Annika Sorenstam: Women's Golf Champion - I actually love this card.
- Cheryl Burke: two-Time Champion, Dancing with the Stars - This isn't even sports. This is when I have a big problem.
- Chrissie Wellington: Champion Triathlete and Iron Man World Record Holder - I actually love this card as well and hope to get one (or more) of these for my nieces who look up to Chrissie.
- Chuck Woolery: Game Show Host - Unless it comes with some sort of prize, please keep this card away from me.
- Daniel Boulud: Award-Winning French Chef - Is he on the Food Network? Never heard of him.
- Diana Taurasi: Champion Women's Basketball Guard/Forward - Really, I don't collect WNBA cards.
- Dick Vitale: Basketball Broadcaster - This only works if there is a voice chip in the card.
- Evan Lysacek: Winter Games Men's Figure Skating Gold Medalist - Besides the fact that Lysacek dresses nicer than I do, the only reason I would want this card is because I have interviewed and written about him. I don't see how any regular card collectors are interested in this.
- Geno Auriemma: Champion Women's College Basketball Coach - Not. A. Fan.
- Guy Fieri: Food Network TV Star & Host of Minute to Win It - Even. Less. Of. A. Fan.
- Heather Mitts: Champion Women's Soccer Defender - If it weren't for the World Cup (or Pat Burrell), I may never have heard of her.- Hope Solo: Champion Women's Soccer Goalkeeper - A card I wouldn't throw away in the morning.
- Jim Nantz: Sports Broadcaster - I once used Jim Nantz in a video for grad school as representation of what is wrong with our country.
- Jo Frost: Host of Supernanny - Is the auto signed in crayon?
- John McEnroe: Men's Tennis Champion - I don't hate this.
- Kristi Yamaguchi: Winter Games Figure Skating Gold Medalist - This is seriously dated.
- Kyle Petty: NASCAR Driver - I'm going to go out on a limb and say NASCAR and baseball don't mix.
- Lou Holtz: Champion College Football Coach & Broadcaster - I don't hate college football, but c'mon on already. This is the worst guy to listen to.
- Manny Pacquiao: World Champion Boxer - This is the best card in this set.
- Marc Forgione: Restauranteur & Winner of The Next Iron Chef - I don't care.
- Micky Ward: Champion Boxer & Subject of The Fighter - Another solid card. Who misses the good old days of boxing?
- Nancy Lopez: Women's Golf Champion - Way past her prime in a sport no one cares about.
- Peter Gammons: Award-Winning Baseball Writer & Broadcaster - Does it come with a Red Sox insignia too? Although this is at least close to baseball.
- Picabo Street: Winter Games Alpine Skiing Gold Medalist - I hope she kisses the card with ChapStick.
- Rudy Ruettiger: College Football Player & Inspirational Speaker - I would prefer Sean Astin as Rudy signing my card.
- Sanya Richards: Summer Games Track & Field Gold Medalist - I can't even comment because I don't even know who this is.
- Stan Lee: Founder of Marvel Comics - One win for the nerds (I'm a nerd too).
- Sue Bird: Champion Women's Basketball Guard - Ah jeez. More WNBA.
- Tim Howard: Champion Men's Soccer Goalkeeper - I know four people who want this card. Least that's four more than the Sue Bird card.
- Timothy Shieff: Freerunning & Parkour Champion - This isn't really a sport is it?
- Eric Jackson: Freestyle Kayaking Champion - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ....
- Jake LaMotta: Champion Boxer & Subject of Raging Bull - I only like the boxing cards in this set.
- Wee Man: World's Smallest Stunt Man - Who?
- Mat Hoffman: Champion of BMX Biking and Extreme Sports - I'm glad he didn't injure himself long enough so that he could sign these cards.
- Matt Guy: 2011 ACO World Championships "King of Cornhole" Tournament Winner - What the hell is this?
- Dirk Hayhurst: Author of The Bullpen Gospels - ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? I love how they don't even give him credit as being a baseball player.
- Al Gore & Keith Olbermann - Now we got into the politics.
- Ron Turcotte: Champion Race Horse Jockey - Does anyone even know any jockeys' names? Where is my signed Barbaro card?
- Larry Holmes: Champion Boxer - Yay, boxing!
- Rafer Johnson: Champion Decathlete - Sigh.
- Shawn Michaels: Professional Wrestler - This is actually fun.
- Angelo Dundee: Boxing Trainer and Cornerman - Yay, boxing! Oh I already said that.
Blah. I have no clue who 90 percent of these people are.
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Cheryl Burke: Ballroom dancing is pushing to become an Olympic sport. But yeah, no one cares.
ReplyDeleteGeno Auriemma: Total D-Bag.
Heather Mitts: I think you're thinking of A.J. Feeley (now her husband) and not Pat Burrell.
Jason "Wee Man" Acuna: YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WEE MAN IS? If I could pick only one Jackass to sign for A&G, it would have been Ryan Dunn.
Matt Guy: Cornhole is a horseshoe-like game involving throwing bags filled with unpopped-pop corn into a slanted platform with a hole in it. Next time you're at CBP, checkout the tailgating scene. You'll see plenty of cornhole being played.
Al Gore & Keith Olbermann: As much as I'd love a card of KO, I agree. We don't need Vice President ManBearPig in a card set.
Rafer Johnson is a badass. He won the Gold Medal in the Decathlon, then captured Sirhan Sirhan after he shot RFK.
McEnroe would definitely be number one on my wish list. Beats the Mary Carillo auto I do have.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the Lou Holtz will have some spit on it from his unique speaking form...
ReplyDeleteStale, Heather Mitts dated Pat the Bat before she dated A.J. Feeley. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=questions/heathermitts
ReplyDeleteI will conjecture that some of these people were included to try and entice different (ie: non-collectors) people to buy this product. In the hope, that maybe they will buy some other Topps product. Maybe re-ignite their baseball collection, or non-sports collection. Personally, I don't collect A&G, so I don't really care one way or the other.
ReplyDeleteI really want the Hope Solo auto, especially after today.
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