Back towards the end of September I hit my last Pirate game of the season. In turned out to be a good game as Andrew McCutchen had a night to remember.
Believe it or not McCutchen had gone his entire career without a Grand Slam. It had gone so long that it was mentioned on a regular basis during broadcasts. Thankfully he was able to cross that off the career milestone list. The night was far from over as Cutch would also hit a three run homer and have 8 RBI's for the night. He received a lot of love from the fans and took multiple curtain calls.
I'm thankful that Topps added a unique card back featuring one of the curtain calls. That has been a nice addition to the NOW cards this season and I hope it continues with next years installment.
Hope everyone is enjoying the World Series. How about that crazy quick game last night? I don't think Rich Hill has that kind of efficiency in him so it will be up to Justin Verlander to keep things moving at a reasonable pace.
Thanks for reading.
I couldn't believe how fast last night's game was. Really impressive. Tonight's should be longer, yes. This is one sweet card and certainly a very fine memory for you.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to see and nice to see the crowd have something to root for. Meaningless September baseball can often be a drag.
DeleteVery cool that you can tie the card together with your in-person experience/memory.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the first one I've been too that got a NOW card.
DeleteSo jealous that you were there. I was there for the Liriano opening day card but that wasn't nearly as memorable.
ReplyDeleteYeah this one was fun. Hopefully it wasn't his last game as a Bucco.
DeleteI've started an "I Was There" subcollection and have a full binder sheets worth so far, mostly Topps Now.
ReplyDeleteThe one that's not happens to be Cutch!
http://onceacub.blogspot.com/2016/07/i-was-there-2016-topps-new-era-andrew.html
That is awesome. Arieta dominated!
DeleteMy favorite thing about the Topps Now line is the idea of collecting cards from games I've attended. The fact that you were able to witness such a special moment for your franchise player is pretty darn cool.
ReplyDeleteAs for the World Series... I can't believe how entertaining they've been.
This has been a great series. Too bad the games are ending so late here on the East.
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