Geaux Saints!

2/6/10 Three copies of Sports Illustrated, mailed to Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi, and Randy Moss for (hopefully!) autographs

On the eve of the Super Bowl, I decided to do a football-themed downsize by mailing off three issues of Sports Illustrated that boast cover photos of great Patriots. The Pats may have had a disappointing exit from the playoffs this year, but they still get the nod from this fan.

As pigskin season ends, I'm hoping that the Messrs. Brady, Bruschi, and Moss are a bit more responsive than their counterparts in baseball, Pedro Martinez, Josh Becket, Dice-K, and Jonathan Papelbon, none of whom have returned the magazines I mailed to them for autographs. Still haven't decided if I feel slighted.

What I DON'T feel slighted about is this year's Super Bowl match-up, the Colts vs. the Saints. As any good Patriot fan would, I'll be rooting against the Colts on principle alone, but I'm also very happy to jump on the NOLA bandwagon with the rest of the country and root for the city that truly deserves something great to happen.

Geaux Saints!

Editor's Note, 3/11/10: 1) The Saints DID win, proving that once in a while the good guys do prevail. Payton Manning's performance in the game also solidified Tom Brady's status as far-and-away the best quarterback of the last decade. (Big smile.) Speaking of Brady, that magazine with his picture on the cover came back today. Click here to find out if he signed it.