Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake

You sure seem to hear the word "fake" a lot these days.  ----------Don't worry, I'm not going to go there.  We get enough of that.  I never get tired of this.

Here's a card I found on eBay for 18 cents shipped.    I'd call it a "fake" action shot.  I mean, he's not standing still but it's not in a game.  In fact I can't imagine you'd ever see anything quite like this in a game.  Still, I thought it was a cool looking card.

Pat never made it in the NFL but bounced around other leagues, including NFL Europe.  He had two successful seasons with the Frankfurt Galaxy.  In 1999 he shared QB duties and a World Bowl Championship with future Carolina Panther, Jake Delhomme.  

   Apparently Pat had an interesting time at Cal.  Here's an excerpt from a 1997 Sports Illustrated article:

Is the No Fun League ready for Pat Barnes? This is an oversized

kid who wrote several college papers his freshman year with

12-packs of beer beside his computer; who showed up tired for

some games after late-night arguments with his girlfriend; who

once took in a homeless man as a temporary roommate; and who

tormented his parents, Colleen and John, with phone pranks in

which he claimed to have crashed his car or landed in jail. "Pat

has always been a little kid in a big body," Colleen says of her

6'4", 215-pound son. "An extra year of college would really

benefit him because he's basically somewhat immature. He has

grown up a lot the past two years, but maturation takes time."

The seller sandwiched my card between two others:

If you understand Italian this may be interesting.

Here's the other card.  It's all American.

If you've made it this far, here's your reward: