Pack Clashing, Opening Kick Style
September 11th, 2011 by slangon

First of all, what is “Opening Day” called in football? Is is “Opening Kick”? Somehow that doesn’t sound right. That feels like I’m calling baseball’s Opening Day “First Pitch”. Somehow “Opening Day” doesn’t sound right for football either. Any thoughts? Anyhoo, in honor of the “First Foosball Game of the 2011 Season for Both the […]

Pack Clash, Junk Wax Style, Round 2
August 23rd, 2011 by slangon

As you may recall, a few weeks ago my old man had given me a few packs of junk wax era cards and I decided to have an epic 3 way Pack Clash. Well, it was such a hoot that I decided to do another one. There happens to be a supermarket near my house […]

Pack Clash, Junk Wax Style
August 13th, 2011 by slangon

A while back, I happened to be hanging out with my parents and my dad slipped me a couple of packs of unopened cards that he said he got at a comic shop, 3 packs for a buck. Now as soon as he told me what they cost I immediately had a suspicion of what […]

Are You Ready for a Pack Clash?
November 7th, 2010 by slangon

I’ve got a pretty nice afternoon laid out in front of me. The Jets start in about a half an hour. The Giants start at 4. In between I’ve got a fridge full of beer and a pot of chili going on the stove top. What better way to waste a Sunday afternoon? Let’s see […]

A Monday Night Pack Clash
October 25th, 2010 by slangon

Tonight’s pack clash, which will precede the main event of the New York Football Giants facing off against the Dallas Cowboys, will pit a pack of 2006 Upper Deck Football against a pack of 2008 Leaf Rookies & Stars. Both of these packs were acquired via an “Extreme Value Package” of repacked packs at Target. […]

A Sunday Afternoon Pack Clash
September 19th, 2010 by slangon

I don’t know why I don’t do more of these Pack Clashes. The whole idea of them is to buy 2 packs of cards and then have them face off by awarding arbitrary amounts of points to certain cards based on whatever happens to pop in my head upon looking at them. They’re fun and […]

A Sunday Football Pack Fight
December 6th, 2009 by slangon

2009 Philadelphia Football Rack Pack vs. 2009 Mayo Football Rack Pack From the outset, Philly had a bit of an advantage due to the fact that it had 20 cards, as compared to Mayo’s 12 cards. We’ll see how that worked out for them. First up, the Philadelphia Football. #87 Dwight Freeney #78 Matt Schaub […]

Are You Ready For Some Football?
October 4th, 2009 by slangon

In honor of my new found interest in football, and in celebration of the fact that as of today the misery that was the 2009 Mets baseball season is over, I decided to buy me some football cards. Now, even though it’s football, I’m not going to stray too far from my usual collecting habits, […]