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You miss sports. I miss sports. The days seem longer and the weeks seem endless without any big games on the horizon.
People are finding interesting ways to keep sports at the forefront of their minds. This includes everything from getting pro athletes to play online tournaments to watching Marble Racing on YouTube. Joe Buck has been announcing people’s mundane everyday activities as if they were sporting events.
The Athletic took to Twitter to ask people what the most random piece of sports memorabilia they own is. I found it a good opportunity to flex on everyone with my 1994 Michael Jordan autographed baseball which I got at Publix during his midlife crisis.
https://twitter.com/casspa/status/1245159871852482560
One guy responded saying his prized possession is his Vince Carter autographed basketball card. The man, the myth, the legend himself swooped in and ruined the guy’s whole life by telling him the $125 card he paid for isn’t Vince’s signature at all.
A @mrvincecarter15 signed program I paid $125.00 for in a silent auction pic.twitter.com/YLDLBJBO5n
— Tas Melas (@TasMelas) March 31, 2020
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but that’s not my signature that’s Alvin Williams autograph… https://t.co/vxgI6VzVgb
— Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) April 1, 2020
As it turns out, it wasn’t Alvin Williams’ signature either. He’s not even in the photograph!
🤦🏽♂️ well there you have it… lol what up my guy!!! Then it’s J Dub’s then https://t.co/V88bDJhFhV
— Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) April 1, 2020
If I’m that dude I’m now trying to figure out any way to send it to Vince Carter to get the real autograph now that I’ve got his attention. It’s not like anyone’s busy with real-life right now anyway.
There are some definite treasures to be found in the Twitter thread.
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1245007540993380365
My husband claims this 2008 @ChaseDaniel Heisman hopeful viewfinder is not random. Our daughter loves it. pic.twitter.com/B7GYGwDYlN
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) March 31, 2020
I’ve got a Club LaVela employee schedule signed by NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr, Martin Truex Jr & Elliott Sadler when they came to PCB to enjoy spring break back in ‘04. A coworker worked a 2nd job bar tending there so she had them sign her schedule copy for me #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Q0ikzojUYe
— Bryant (@bwombat24) April 1, 2020
1981 Ken Brett jersey which I got 7 of his @Royals teammates, including his brother @GeorgeHBrett, to sign. pic.twitter.com/LxFpK2yvCZ
— Jason Kander (@JasonKander) March 31, 2020
Signed by @pringle_byron 😂 pic.twitter.com/QCoasE6142
— Greg Sheffield (@Kcchiefs58dt) March 31, 2020
These are legit:
Champagne corks from the Mets' Wrigley Field visiting clubhouse celebration after the 2015 NLCS sweep. (It's OK, Chicago. You made up for it the next season.) pic.twitter.com/ZbfiuXoskY
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) April 1, 2020
1988 Arizona Wildcats Final Four t-shirt. pic.twitter.com/DDwcgzV1N4
— Cara (@thatsrightuhhuh) March 31, 2020
This is the weirdest one I’ve seen:
A pair of Joe's sideburns. pic.twitter.com/nYKX1SV9za
— Rhett (@rhettfromfargo) March 31, 2020
You can click through on any of those tweets above to get to the original Twitter thread if you want to add any random memorabilia of your own.