Upheaval continued in the first half of the Sweet 16 of the BBCT yesterday, as a one-seed fell and an eight-seed advanced, while 1995 Fleer held serve. Below you'll find a scarcely legible bracket that you can click to download a slightly more readable bracket:
Here's what's ahead, or, if you DVRed the tournament and want to catch up on prior matchups first, what was behind:
Sweet 16 - Base Cards | Monday, January 19 |
Sweet 16 - Inserts and Subsets | Tuesday, January 20 |
Elite Eight | Wednesday, January 21 |
Final Four | Thursday, January 22 |
The Ultimate Showdown | Friday, January 23 |
Fun fact: if Thunder Dial 1 wins and Scott makes me carry out that threat of buying one for him to put in his cubicle or corner office or underground laboratory or wherever he works, it will cost me actual real money. Economics are a sham.
#1: 1995 Fleer ProVisions vs. #5: 1994 Ultra All-Rookie Team
Tale of the Tape | ||
ProVisions | 94 All-Rookie Team | |
Expressionism | Art Style | Post-post-modernism |
Oil on Canvas | Medium | Spray paint on Van |
20% | Probability of satire | 5% |
Spinoza | Ethical Foundations | Nietzsche |
#6: 1993 Ultra All-Rookie Team vs. #2: 1999 Thunder Dial 1
Tale of the Tape | ||
93 All-Rookie Team | Thunder Dial 1 | |
Shouting | Method of Communication | Shouting in Post Offices |
None | Rollover Minutes | (check with your provider) |
None | Data Plan | None |
No | Carcinogenic | Probably Not |
#8: 1991 Topps Micro vs. #5: 1998 Ultra Pizzazz
Tale of the Tape | ||
Topps Micro | Ultra Pizzazz | |
Saves | Favorite statistic | RBI |
No | Considers hot dog a sandwich | Yes |
Nautilus | Favorite submarine | The Merrimack |
Strong | Knowledge of submarines | Poor |
#3: Collector's Choice What's The Call vs. #2: 1986 Topps 3-D Stars
Tale of the Tape | ||
CC What's the Call | Topps 3-D Stars | |
2.5" x 3.5" | Dimensions | 4.25" x 6" |
2 | Dimensions | 3 |
0 | Forbidden Dimensions | 1 |
No | Does card contain phenylalamines? | Results Inconclusive |
Probably Not | Does card contain a ghost? | Probably |
Tomorrow, we begin to make some difficult choices. Also, you will log in to a baseball website and pick between some old, worthless cards that one person felt were funny enough to spend two weeks writing about.