It’s Eli Manning’s Super Bowl Jersey … IN SPACE!

The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery was scheduled for 5:02 p.m. ET, and while some minor league baseball attendees may have seen the launch, what they probably can’t see from the bleachers is the plethora of sports memorabilia on board. And before you get all El Guapo on me, I’m perfectly aware what that means, and the collection shouldn’t disappoint.

Eli Manning's jersey is in space

(That’s one small step for a Manning … one giant leap for Manning-kind.)

The uniform that Eli Manning wore during the Giants’ Super Bowl XLII victory over the Patriots is going with the astronauts. Of the seven astronauts, three of them are from New Jersey, which is technically the home state of the Giants. Read more…