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This week, Joey and Bigheadjoe discuss the recent discontinuation of Magic Player Rewards, analyze the top 8 decks of the TCGPlayer Austin $5k, and go over their favorite writers and podcasts! Don't forget to enter our CONTESTS! http://iwantmymtg.com/contests.html • MPR Cancelled http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg%2Fdaily%2Fnews%2F111510 • TCGPlayer Austin Top 8 Decklists http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck_search_result.asp?Location=2010%20TCGplayer.com%20WWS%20Austin • The Chapin & Sperling Show (directed by Evan Erwin) http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20535_The_Chapin_Sperling_Show_Episode_1.html • Flores Rewards - Welcome to Season 2 http://floresrewards.com • MTGMom.com MTG Event Calendar http://mtgmom.com • Magic Online Deck Series - Legacy http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/579 Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Get a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Star**cker - "Pop Song" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=DDF4536F872DF298A581DA2B77C078CFE042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62FF9C3AA41582C029C445ACF3188050BEB Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

Joey & BHJ talk about the "battlecruiser Magic" state of Standard, and pick apart some of the more interesting decks from SCG Boston. Also, we announce TWO new contests! (see below for details) • StarCityGames.com Open Series Boston Top 16 Standard Decklists http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=std&start_date=2010-11-07&end_date=2010-11-07&event_type=SCSO • StarCityGames.com Open Series Boston Top 16 Legacy Decklists http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=leg&start_date=2010-11-07&end_date=2010-11-07&event_type=SCLO • Check out Alexander Shearer's new column on StarCityGames.com! http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20430_The_Field_Report_Chiba_From_a_Thousand_Feet.html • Don't miss the StarCityGames.com Open Series & Invitational in Richmond, Virginia - December 3-5 http://forums.starcitygames.com/showthread.php?37360-12-03-12-05-10-StarCityGames.com-Open-Richmond-featuring-the-2010-Invitational Win a very limited promo-only Scars of Mirrodin metal lunchbox and a Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirt! Simply write us a review on iTunes, and email us to let us know your username (so we can contact you if you are the winner).  A random reviewer will receive both the lunchbox and a shirt!    http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yo-mtg-taps/id367220151 (Click "View in iTunes" on the left, and then scroll down to "Write A Review") Show your love for Yo! MTG Taps! Post photos of your YMTGT stickers or yourself wearing a YMTGT t-shirt on our Facebook page! Two winners will each receive a Scars of Mirrodin Intro Deck and a prerelease promo foil Wurmcoil Engine! (If you don't have a Facebook account, you can e-mail them to us instead.) http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Star**cker - "Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=F1A9468B3DAAA8057C72E974F45FC0D4E042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62FA0E63139ACD7678A4A59D52BCF803705 Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

Episode 44 - Infinite Crisis Joey and Bigheadjoe return to discuss the "ethics" of trading with StarCityGames "Going Infinite" columnist Jon Medina. Other topics include the StarCityGames.com 2011 Open Series announcement and the results of the latest SCG Open in Charlotte this past weekend. • Check out Inkwell Looter's cartoon MTG artwork! http://inkwelllooter.blogspot.com • Read our friend Noyan's deckbuilding column, Spreading Cheese http://iwantmymtg.com • Announcing the StarCityGames.com 2011 Open Series! http://www.starcitygames.com/pages/open_series/2011_announcement • SCG Charlotte Top 16 Decklists http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=std&start_date=2010-10-31&end_date=2010-10-31&event_type=SCSO • Peter Jahn's "Pack to Power - or How to Steal a Thousand Dollars" http://puremtgo.com/articles/pack-power-or-how-steal-thousand-dollars • Read articles by Jon Medina on StarCityGames.com http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/archive.php?Article=Jonathan%20Medina Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Star**cker - "Pop Song" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=DDF4536F872DF298A581DA2B77C078CFE042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62FF9C3AA41582C029C445ACF3188050BEB Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

This week the guys are joined by returning guest, 2009 State Champion Lloyd Frias, to discuss the latest developments in the Standard metagame, the Mirrodin Besieged "Faction packs" announcement, and the controversy surrounding the recent changes to the Wizards Play Network. SCG Nashville Top 16 Decks http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=std&start_date=2010-10-17&end_date=2010-10-17&event_type=SCSO TCGplayer Boston Top 16 Decks http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck_search_result.asp?Location=2010%20TCGplayer.com%20WWS%20Boston Mike Flores - All About Tainted Strike http://fivewithflores.com/2010/10/all-about-tainted-strike/ Magic Talk on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/Melee224 Faction Packs! http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/557 Booster Draft order changes http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/113a Changes to the Wizards Play Network http://www.wizards.com/sales/News/Article.aspx?x=2010_1015_wpn_announcement Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by We Were Promised Jetpacks - "Ships With Holes Will Sink" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=1A7EF742B78B155528D04F7AD7418B05E042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62F721A107D4F1743900F0FE7B0836578BD Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

This week, Joey talks Pyromancer Ascension and the new Standard with special guest, Patrick Chapin! Hear why U/R is the new U/W, what card may very well be the best blue instant in Standard, and why you shouldn't be playing Wall of Omens. Patrick Chapin's article on Pyromancer Ascension http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20268_Innovations_Pyromancer_Ascension_A_Higher_Standard.html Mike Flores' article on Pyromancer Ascension http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=9193 Patrick Chapin's article on U/w/r Venser Control http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20231_Innovations_The_Uwr_Venser_Control_Deck_Id_Play_at_States.html Gerry Thompson's article on U/R Control http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20218_One_Step_Ahead_Blue_Red_Control_Now_Put_Them_Together.html Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Sky Blue Baby/Vanishing Twin (A. Scott Meredith, David Sane, & Joseph Pasco) - "Hyperactive/Taming the Crocodiles" Thanks for listening!

Joey & Bigheadjoe discuss their experiences and ideas for post-Scars Standard! What should be the finisher in U/W Control? How good is the Elves deck? Could Mimic Vat be a sleeper rare? Listen in to our discussion of these topics and more! Decklist results from the TCGplayer $5k in NYC http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck_search_result.asp?Location=2010%20TCGplayer%20Wizard%20World%20Series%20-%20NYC Zvi's Scars of Mirrodin Set Review http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20169_Scars_of_Mirrodin_Set_Review_I_Came_Back_for_This_BlueWhite.html Wizards' Great Designer Search #2 http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/111a StarCityGames.com Talent Search http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/20203_Now_Announcing_The_2010_Talent_Search.html Our friend Noyan's article - Spreading Cheese http://iwantmymtg.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/spreading-cheese-one-flu-over-the-cuckoo%e2%80%99s-nest/ Listen to Bigheadjoe on episode 23 of the Mana Screwed podcast http://www.mtgcast.com/?p=5948 Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Star**cker - "Pop Song" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=DDF4536F872DF298A581DA2B77C078CFE042D7DAA41CB74D5F3075A41F18C62FF9C3AA41582C029C445ACF3188050BEB Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

Double Feature! First up, Joey is joined by QuietSpeculation.com's Kelly Reid to talk about the standouts from Scars of Mirrodin.  Next, Bigheadjoe and Adam Styborski share some stories from Scars prerelease events.  It's a good thing we have Doom Blade around, because on Planet Terror, artifact creatures are Deathproof! Kelly Reid's MTG Finance website, Quiet Speculation http://quietspeculation.com Tapped Out - A Deckbuilding site http://tappedout.net/ Adam Styborski's Pauper Cube blog http://thepaupercube.wordpress.com/ Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Matt & Kim - "Yea Yeah" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=047824BE061BE555379894E90F6722F667859AF3AAABA9A2FBE5210238950418853DA8794A62BAA2AD46CFFAC3218B1D Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

This week, Joey & Bigheadjoe spend the weekend at the StarCityGames.com Open Series in Baltimore, where they talk with Standard finalist Conor Moran about the event itself and how he chose his deck for the tournament.  Returning guest Adam Styborski reveals a special project he's working on & his initial impressions of Scars of Mirrodin, and artist Hannah Murray chats with Joey about doing card art alterations. Read coverage of the StarCityGames.com Open Series in Baltimore! http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/20100_Live_Coverage_of_StarCityGamescom_Open_Baltimore.html Check out Adam Styborski's Pauper Cube Blog! http://thepaupercube.wordpress.com See some of Hannah Murray's card art alterations over at IWantMyMTG.com http://iwantmymtg.com Interested in having Hannah alter a card for you? Send us an email and we’ll get you in touch with her! Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free Stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - "Fire Eye'd Boy" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=E9E47381DD0123FFD6162700F2392B604AF01A12B553AF3D7977BE71C8C5CED6853DA8794A62BAA2AD46CFFAC3218B1D Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

Bigheadjoe is back! This week, Joey and BHJ talk more in-depth about new Extended, go over a select few Scars of Mirrodin spoilers, and speculate on what the recently-announced "Event Decks" could possibly be. Coverage of GP Portland http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gppor10/welcome Pro Tour Amsterdam Top 8 Decklists http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptams10/top8decks Guess Who's Back? Kai Budde's triumphant return, in his own words! http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/extended/20057_Guess_Whos_Back_Pro_Tour_Amsterdam_Report_8th_place.html Grab & Go Event Decks Announcement http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/521 Official Scars of Mirrodin Visual Spoiler http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/Article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/scarsofmirrodin/spoiler StarCityGames.com Open Series comes to Baltimore September 18-19, and we'll be there! Come say hello, and pick up a YMTGT t-shirt at the SCG booth! http://forums.starcitygames.com//showthread.php?37359 Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com Free stickers! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yomtgtaps http://twitter.com/affinityforblue (Joey) http://twitter.com/OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by Stars - "Ageless Beauty" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=8967D1223708FC9424CB0A938CF78FF4456A4568239EBB3A99422940FBE978AD9F10D15CC70426F188151356AE789F7F Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. Thanks for listening!

This week, Joey flies solo to go over the big news of the weekend, including Pro Tour Amsterdam, the Hall of Fame inductees, and some Scars of Mirrodin spoilers.  Afterwards, both Joey and Bigheadjoe are joined by StarCityGames financial writer Jon Medina to talk about how he traded a Bear Umbra for a Mox Pearl, and to discuss the current presale prices of the spoiled Scars of Mirrodin mythics. Pro Tour Amsterdam Coverage http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptams10/welcome Michael Flores on the newly spoiled Elspeth Tirel http://fivewithflores.com/2010/09/stealing-elspeth-tirel/ Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com FREE STICKERS! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! @yomtgtaps @affinityforblue (Joey) @OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by SPOON - "Got Nuffin'" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=79652D03455907D71FF2ED342953F511A15B96CF9A2826E277C2F96A6C35009A050924F4A4E5D9545B1DAA87A5885D2A Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Part 2 of our coverage of US Nationals! First, listen to Patrick Chapin talk about the deck he played for Nationals and what he thinks of Standard as our time with Alara block begins to dwindle. Next, we podcast over dinner with Michael Flores, Gavin Verhey, Brian Kowal, and Lauren "mulldrifting" Lee, in true Top8Magic-style.  Afterwards, join us as we listen to Chapin and Flores discuss the Hall of Fame, lightsabers—pretty much everything but the Kitchen Finks.  Lastly, Adam Styborski looks back at his experience with the coverage team. Official Nationals coverage available here: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/usnat10/welcome Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com FREE STICKERS! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! @yomtgtaps @affinityforblue (Joey) @OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by RA RA RIOT - "Boy" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/buy_album.php?id=FDA0419E877243BC3DACB89E5C57C357A15B96CF9A2826E277C2F96A6C35009A79AA25A296C1C8C1B8B14C5457C36372 Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Part 1 of our US Nationals coverage!  Listen in as Michael J. Flores and Patrick Chapin test the Pyromancer Ascension vs Soul Sisters matchup; Star City's own Ben Bleiweiss talks card prices & Scars of Mirrodin speculation; and Conley Woods tells us about the genesis of the breakout deck of the tournament, "Soul Sisters." Be sure to check back next week for Part 2 of our Nationals coverage! More Chapin, more Flores, more insanity. Official Nationals coverage available here: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/usnat10/welcome Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com FREE STICKERS! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! @yomtgtaps @affinityforblue (Joey) @OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 Featuring music by RA RA RIOT - "Boy" http://redirect2.iodalliance.com/download_track.php?id=FDA0419E877243BC3DACB89E5C57C357084A4EE9ECA47651983C3022BBF076125A815A7753551EAA229151F36134D564 Music provided by IODA Promonet & used with permission. THANKS FOR LISTENING!

This week, Joey & BHJ discuss the metagame going into US Nationals (with a spotlight on Pyromancer Ascension), mull over the merits of maindeck graveyard hate, talk about the recently spoiled "Memoricide" and debate the timing of recent FNM promos. Coverage of Chinese Nationals http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/chnat10/welcome BDM's The Week That Was - Magic Meetup in Minnesota http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/twtw/103 Mike Flores' Top Decks - Adventures with Mono-Green http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/td/103 Gerry Thompson's article on Pyromancer's Ascension - "Ascending in Standard" http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/19835_One_Step_Ahead_Ascending_in_Standard.html Sam Black - "How to Beat A Standard Deck" http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/standard/19849_Black_Magic_How_to_Beat_a_Standard_Deck.html UPCOMING EVENTS US Nationals http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/events.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/nationals/unitedstates SCG Open Series Denver http://forums.starcitygames.com/showthread.php?37354 Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com FREE STICKERS! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! @yomtgtaps @affinityforblue (Joey) @OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 THANKS FOR LISTENING!

This week, Joey and BHJ talk about a plethora of topics, from unscrupulous vendors and Fallen Empires draft to Hall of Fame ballots and Legacy.  Afterwards they're joined by 60cards.com's newest writer, Scott MacCallum, to discuss Standard.  BONUS: Free YMTGT t-shirt to the first person to contact us (via e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, or a forum post) that correctly identifies the "Easter egg" hidden throughout this episode! Craig Wescoe's Open Letter to Drew Levin and to the Magic Community http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/19811_An_Open_Letter_to_Drew_Levin_and_to_the_Magic_Community.html Brian David-Marshall's article on this year's Pro Tour Hall of Fame http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/twtw/102 Mike Flores' MTG Hall of Fame Ballot http://fivewithflores.com/2010/08/one-mans-ballot-again/ Further information on the Pro Tour Hall of Fame http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/HallOfFame.aspx?x=mtgevent/hof/welcome Mike Long's Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Long#Controversy Mark Rosewater on Mike Long (from June 2005) http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr182a Top Decks: "Arnold Palmer" on Legacy + Standard http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/td/102&dcmp=ilc-mtgrss#70210 Evan Erwin - The Magic Show Episode #200 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zLEO5HpvRs Mr Scotty Mac's first article for 60cards.com, Super Force! http://60cards.com/articles/super-force/ Kenji Tsumura Analyzes Standard on ManaDeprived.com http://www.manadeprived.com/2010/08/kenji-tsumura-analyzes-standard-15.html Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com FREE STICKERS! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! @yomtgtaps (BHJ and Joey) @affinityforblue (Joey) @OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Joey & BHJ talk a bit about Grand-Prix Columbus and the latest community controversy, Drew Levin's DQ from the event.  We also discuss some Scars of Mirrodin news, rumors & theories; put forth some constructive criticism of the MTG novels; and debate the merits of reprinting mythics as rares. Grand Prix Columbus - Congratulations to Tomoharu Saito! http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpcol10/welcome Drew Levin DQ'd from GP Columbus! Read Drew's side of the story on TheStarkingtonPost: http://www.thestarkingtonpost.com/articles/-/My_Story WotC has announced the name of the second set in the Scars of Mirrodin block, "Mirrodin Besieged." http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/507&dcmp=ilc-mtgrss#69794 Read the interview with MTG novel author Robert Wintermute on GatheringMagic.com: http://www.gatheringmagic.com/2010/08/exclusive-interview-with-robert-wintermute/ For Magic storyline at its finest, check out the Artifacts Cycle anthologies: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Novels/Product.aspx?x=mtg/novels/product/artifactscyclei http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Novels/Product.aspx?x=mtg/novels/product/artifactscycleii Yo! MTG Taps! is now available on 60cards.com & ManaDeprived.com! Visit our website for news, updates, and past episodes! http://www.iwantmymtg.com Contact us at yomtgtaps [at] gmail [dot] com FREE STICKERS! Just send us an email with your mailing address. Yo! MTG Taps! t-shirts are Now Available! http://iwantmymtg.com/t-shirts Leave us a voicemail! 331-MTG-TAPS Follow us on Twitter! @yomtgtaps (BHJ and Joey) @affinityforblue (Joey) @OMGWTFBHJFTW (Bigheadjoe) Become a fan of Yo! MTG Taps! on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/YO-MtG-TAPS/237383442842 THANKS FOR LISTENING!