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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

I Was There!

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.

10 comments:

  1. 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.

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    1. It was fun to see and nice to see the crowd have something to root for. Meaningless September baseball can often be a drag.

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  2. Very cool that you can tie the card together with your in-person experience/memory.

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    1. I think this is the first one I've been too that got a NOW card.

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  3. So jealous that you were there. I was there for the Liriano opening day card but that wasn't nearly as memorable.

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    1. Yeah this one was fun. Hopefully it wasn't his last game as a Bucco.

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  4. I've started an "I Was There" subcollection and have a full binder sheets worth so far, mostly Topps Now.

    The one that's not happens to be Cutch!

    http://onceacub.blogspot.com/2016/07/i-was-there-2016-topps-new-era-andrew.html

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  5. My 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.

    As for the World Series... I can't believe how entertaining they've been.

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    1. This has been a great series. Too bad the games are ending so late here on the East.

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