Sports memorabilia blogger Andrew Long certainly thought so. So he met up with Griffin at an organized autograph session and presented him with a delicious sandwich. Griffin graciously signed both halves and then Long devoured one, believing that Blake's lifeforce, transferred via bread, will bestow upon him mysterious rebounding abilities and a slightly less-awkward way with the ladies. (That totally works. I saw it in "District 9.") The other half is now on eBay, so if you want to believe, go right ahead and pay legal tender for an autographed sandwich. Extra mustard not included.

One warning though: Griffin now plays for the Los Angeles Clippers, so you would have to assume that their energy would transfer as well. I don't envy the crippling intestinal disorder sure to await anyone who take a bite out of that thing.

BLAKE GRIFFIN'S POWER [Packs To the People, via Slanch]

The Stars and Stripes, a paper distributed overseas for American military and its families, reports that some members of the U.S. military are buying dirt cheap knockoff MLB, NFL, and NBA merch and sending it stateside so it can be marked up and sold for profit. And for a minute there I thought Steve Nash played for a team called the Nuns.

The reporters became suspicious when they bought a Jim Brown jersey for $15 labeled as "authentic" from a vendor near Camp Casey in Tongduchon, South Korea. And, see, it's totally not the same jersey that sells for $284.99 on NFL Shop. They noted it looked like a Reebok jersey, which sold for $125, which is getting closer to being not at all illegal. And yet ... the tag ... it says ... GASP!

The reporters found discrepancies in the jersey they bought and the unis on NFL Shop, including:

• A logo on the neckline
• Shorter sleeves
• Name on the back
• Jersey has three neckholes

Well, at least the first three are true. A simple Google search shows that Jason Chimera is actually a hockey player.

So, Korean authorities are not going after any particular soldiers involved in any jerseynanigans (loosely translated threat: "just don't do it anymore, m'kay?"), but I wouldn't be surprised if the NFL suspended them for six games apiece.

South Korean Police Put Out Warning Over Fake Pro Sports Jerseys [Stars and Stripes]

Christopher James Carolan—who was already wanted on an unrelated burglary charge—worked for Price Security Company, and was assigned to provide security services to Parker's home. He abruptly resigned last month and then the very next day—lo and behold—he listed an autographed Michael Jordan jersey on Craigslist. A jersey much like the one that used to belong to Parker! How about that!

Are you ready for the dumbest part of the story?

The jersey was listed on Craigslist for $500 or best offer, but sheriff's investigators said the jersey has a value of $20,000.

I'm starting to suspect that this guy didn't really know what he was doing.

Tony Parker's Stolen Jersey Recovered [KSAT]
Guard accused of stealing from Tony Parker [San Antonio Express-News]

Fans of first-round draft pick collectibles can head over to eBay right now and bid on an "authentic" scrawling, allegedly made by the former Boston College standout and new Green Bay Packer. There are just a couple of issues with it that either make it more or less valuable depending on your point of view. He didn't sign his name, but instead wrote "Soar Eagles" in tribute to his alma mater. Oh, and he also spelled "Soar" wrong. Oops.

So either it's a clever inside joke about the B.C. football team or B.C.'s academic support unit is the punchline. Either way, go Jesuits! Or is Jesus-suits?

2009 Press Pass B.J. RAJI Inscription AUTO Gold 60/99 [eBay]

The auction house refused to comment to Darren Rovell, but he has a source that told him the Mantles purchased the ball to "keep it out of the hands of the collector." The assumption is that if, as rumored, Mickey was a little tuned-up when he signed the ball, that the family wants to own it so it's not publicly displayed, further damaging The Mick's baseball legacy.

It's an interesting move by the family, considering Mantle wasn't bashful about his drinking exploits. Who hasn't woken up on a porch swing on a random farm?

Mantle Family Buys "F-Bomb" Ball [CNBC]

Not because NASCAR crap isn't legal tender, which it isn't, but because someone in the jail ratted the plan out to a prison guard. While some inmates may frown on this habit, they have to remember that snitchin's racin'.

The conspirator in question was Allen Bridges, who is on trial for selling black market painkillers. But he didn't want to be found guilty, so he and his son Jacob partook in a leisurely father-son activity by selling off Darrell Waltrip thermoses and Ricky Rudd bobbleheads to a guy in a murder pact. Of course I'm guessing what exactly the memorabilia is. The article doesn't say. Maybe they also have this racing rubber ducky.

The police obtained a garbage bag with some of the collection. Said the county's district attorney, "It looked like a bunch of junk." Which means they have the right stash.

Police 'Hit Man' Was Offered NASCAR Items To Kill A Witness [Post-Gazette]
NASCAR Items: A Down Payment For A Murder Plot [SPORTSbyBROOKS]

Yes, this is supposedly the bed on which his Airness laid his weary head on night after night in the beginning of his career, except during Bulls' away games, family vacations and hoochie-and-cigar-filled gambling jags. Right now, the bid is at a very symbolic $23. If you are lucky enough to win this, you'll be in charge of pick-up, delivery and ridding the sheets of remarkable slow-twitch muscle fiber DNA — or not.

Michael Jordan Waterbed from Old Chicago Residence [eBay]