Does Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Want a Do Over?

Did Jerry Jones make a fatal mistake that could set the franchise back 5-10 years?

Last year the Cowboys Owner decided pay Jason Garrett top dollar and make him the next in line to get ... hired/fired. Should the Dallas owner/GM/President have kept Tony Sparano instead?

Garrett has yet to get an offense going that is full of all-pro players: Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, Jason Whiten, Roy Williams, Marion Barber and the entire offensive line. Obviously injuries are part of it, but this offensive machine began to sputter near the end of last season too.

Tony Sparano inherited a Dolphins team that only won just a single game last year and has already won 5 games this season.

Should Jerry have allowed Jason Garrett to walk and keep Tony Sparano as the heir-to-Wade?

Ed Kranepool NY Mets Autograph and More

Day 2 of the Mets Autographfest with MAB was Sunday. There were a lot of great signers from the 1962 Mets and the 1969 Mets. Here's a picture of Ed Kranepool a member of both of those historic teams.

I added some pictures to this Flickr group.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/mabmetsfest2008/

Mets Autograph Show - Day 1

I created a group and posted some photos of the Mets Autograph show by MAB on Flickr. Here's a picture of "The Franchise."

I'll write more about it later, I need to recover for Day 2!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/mabmetsfest2008/

Billy Mays Pitchmen Reality TV Series

There's another chapter to the Billy Mays story.

Last month I wrote about Billy Mays autographs through-the-mail success and had quite a few comments and emails... so I know I'm not the only Billy Mays fan out there!

Next year, Billy Mays is going to star in a Discovery Channel reality television series: Pitchmen from Gadgets to Glory.

Sports Memorabilia Show this Weekend

I'm off to the MAB show this weekend. I'll post some pictures to the blog this weekend.

As long as there aren't too many cancellations, I think this will be a good show. I hope there are plenty of dealer tables.

One Finch, Two Finch, Jennie Finch Autograph Demand

I knew Jennie Finch would sell autograph tickets, but I didn't know she would sell more than Cal Ripken Jr.

The fall CSA Show had plenty of Hall of Fame players, big name sports stars and Jennie Finch sold more autograph tickets than any of the guests at the show!

She sold more autograph tickets than:

- Franco Harris

- George Blanda

- Cal Ripken Jr.

- Howie Long

- Johnny Bench

- Pete Rose

- Tom Seaver

- Joe Theisman

- Jim Brown

I think selling more tickets than Cal Ripken Jr. within a 50 mile radius of Camden Yards is pretty amazing. Bill Dudley held the #1 autograph ticket spot, but he canceled just before the show again.

You could get any item autographed by Jennie Finch for $30. She is also signing autographs at the Chicago Sun Times show on Nov. 22.

Do Gas Prices Affect Your Card Show Attendance?

I've been reading a lot lately about gas prices affected attendance at card and memorabilia shows. If you're driving a few hours to a show, are you checking the prices at the pumps?

To me, the gas prices are not the determining factor on if I'm going to a card show, but maybe I'm the only one. If gas prices are $2.00 or $2.50 a gallon, does that really matter if you're driving to show were you're going to pay $5-$10 to get in, spend $10-$20 on food/drink, buy a box/pack, buy a few single cards, and pay $$ for autographs?

Is that extra 50 cents per gallon of gas keeping collectors away from the shows? Or are dealers using that as an excuse?

Doc Gooden's 'Lil Doc Autographs at Mets Show

Lil Doc is joining Papa Doc at the MAB Mets show Nov. 8th. The MAB site is listing autographs for Lil Doc (Gooden's spawn) on their site.

Both Gooden's will sign the CD if you buy it on site for $3. I could only find this MySpace page for Lil Doc after a quick Google Search. This isn't exactly my taste in music, but I'm tempted to get it signed just to have the picture!