Fighting To Get More Cameos

Well it's Halloween which means my 4th Annual (again) Save Second Base Event is over.  Thank you all for participating.  It was a lot of fun and there were a lot of people that helped spread the awareness this year.  Thank you all for taking part in this event.  We reached the $400 donation mark based on comments on this blog and the amount of comments on your blogs referencing the Breast Cancer Awareness fairly easily.  THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO ACTIVE!

If you could please visit The National Breast Cancer Organization.  EVEN if you can't make a monetary donation, please educate yourself of this terrible disease.

Since it is Halloween, I want to look at someone who dresses up a lot

A few years ago, this beautiful WWE Diva used a stage wardrobe similar to Freddy Kreuger.

She had the red and black sweater, a "claw" hand, and was a nightmare to those she faced in the ring.

If you didn't know already I am talking about

Alexa Bliss

You probably recognize her for being a WWE Women's Champion.

She has had lots of stage personalities over the years

But the Harley Quinn inspired hair is my favorite.

She has been the subject of a Bowling For Soup video which you can view here or click the video below to see the lyrics.

Alexa Bliss was born August 9.  

The back of this 2020 Donruss Josh Bell has an Andrew McCutchen name cameo that references a date in August.  Call it a TRICK that the date doesn't exactly much, but I consider it a TREAT that I got Alexa Bliss included this month.  

That's the best I could come up with. Sorry, I failed this challenge.

I have a few of these parallels in my collection.

I will finish with some gifs of my favorite female wrestler.

Who are your favorite wrestlers? 

What is on your Halloween agenda today?

You Don't Mess With The Zoltan

There is only one more day left in October after today's post.  Each year during the month of October, I show off only pink (and shades of pink like magenta, peach, etc) to help raise awareness of Breast Cancer, a leading cause of death for females in the United States.  For each (meaningful, non spam) comment left by those that follow the blog I donate a dollar to hopefully help at least one woman get a much needed mammogram (max $400).  Early detection is key!!!

If you want to make your own private donation please visit the National Breast Cancer Foundation.  There is a donate button on the main page and it only takes a minute of your time.  Every little bit helps.

I have focused primarily on cards that only feature Andrew McCutchen on the card, but in recent years have also featured cards with a cameo appearance (either being seen on the card or as a name cameo on the back of the card).  Last year I created Falco Files which discussed players that replaced (Shane Falco Replacements movie reference) on an active roster, number worn, or trade.  I will continue to utilize these styles of posts as we celebrate the 4th Collecting Cutch Save Second Base event (I am no longer counting my first run on the Pirates Treasure Room I did back in 2014.)

Today's focus is another favorite of mine

As Night Owl alluded to yesterday Emmanuelle Chriqui is in fact a Dodgers fan and has thrown out a first pitch (and looked amazing in that tank top, jeans, and Dodgers hat while doing it)

Dodgers fans celebrate!!!!!  

You just won the 2020 World Series!!!!

She is probably most known for her role on Entourage.

However, I first noticed her in the Nickelodeon movie, Snow Day

She plays the role of the cliche "hot girl at school" that just broke up with her boyfriend and is now available.

That same year she appeared in a movie called 100 Girls about a guy trying to figure out who he made out with during a blackout.

I can't believe both those movies are 20 years old now.  The movies are almost legal age to drink.

Then I became aware of her in the film Detroit Rock City where she plays a disco loving diva who is described by her best friend with "tits so big you'll feel like a baby sucking them" that gets chained to the side of a highway as her male friends are painted up in the rock band Kiss imagery.

She showed off her amazing body in the show Men at Work

And also showed some of her comedic personality too.

She starred in the Adam Sandler comedy Don't Mess With the Zohan

That contained some baseballesque scenes

That are worthy of slow motion and rewind

From Zohan to Zoltan...

In 2012 the Steel City adopted the symbol of Zoltan for their celebrations.

It is rumored that Neil Walker and Rod Barajas created the rally cry.  

Cutch even had a few cards that feature the Zoltan celebration symbol on it.

Emmanuelle was born in 1975 which is the design used for this 2011 Lineage throwback.

I have a few variations of this card, but this one is the plain white jersey relic.

Sometimes a plain white material looks good.

Winner of the Lou Brock card will be announced as part of my recap on Sunday.

Young & Hungry

Each year during the month of October, I show off only pink (and shades of pink like magenta, peach, etc) to help raise awareness of Breast Cancer, a leading cause of death for females in the United States.  For each (meaningful, non spam) comment left by those that follow the blog I donate a dollar to hopefully help at least one woman get a much needed mammogram (max $400).  Early detection is key!!!

If you want to make your own private donation please visit the National Breast Cancer Foundation.  There is a donate button on the main page and it only takes a minute of your time.  Every little bit helps.

I have focused primarily on cards that only feature Andrew McCutchen on the card, but in recent years have also featured cards with a cameo appearance (either being seen on the card or as a name cameo on the back of the card).  Last year I created Falco Files which discussed players that replaced (Shane Falco Replacements movie reference) on an active roster, number worn, or trade.  I will continue to utilize these styles of posts as we celebrate the 4th Collecting Cutch Save Second Base event (I am no longer counting my first run on the Pirates Treasure Room I did back in 2014.)

Emily Osment

Emily Osment was born in Los Angeles and has been acting since she was five years old.

She may not be a typical choice for someone you would have expected to see for this kind of event if you only remember her from her early Disney career, but if you have seen the sitcom comedy Young & Hungry you know exactly why she is getting featured.

Unfortunately the series ended in 2018 (when I originally began crafting the idea of featurung her on the blog), but the entire series is available on Netflix in 25 minute episodes.

The beauty and comedy of Emily should keep your attention long enough to ignore some of the cliche sitcom routines that pop up throughout the series.

I mentioned earlier that she became famous for Disney.  She played Lilly Truscott on Hannah Montana.  Lilly was the best friend to Miley Cyrus' character.

During the time she also became a recording artist

Before she became famous herself she was known for being the YOUNGER sister of Haley Joel Osment, the kid actor from The Sixth Sense.

Wow! That makes me feel old.

Emily celebrated her 28th birthday this year.

The back of this 2017 Allen & Ginter Magenta printing plate is card 28.

I have been waiting a very long time to share this post.

This post has been in limbo for nearly 2 years waiting to see the light of day.

Maybe it's just my active imagination, but the framed image reminds me of those spooky haunted mansion paintings "that make you see dead people". 

The card is numbered 28 on the back.

It seems appropriate to show off a Dodgers fan following their Tuesday victory and 1st World Series Championship since 1988

Here is a little preview for who will be appearing tomorrow.

Hope for another Lost Season

First of all congrats to the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans.  They appeared in their 3rd World Series in 4 years and won it.  A lot of the off-season will be discussing the Rays decision to pull Blake Snell in Game 6 after a 2 hit shutout with under 75 pitches, but let's not take away from the Dodgers ability to capitalize on opportunities.  Congrats to all the Dodgers bloggers.  I look forward to your posts over the next few days.

I will do a full Dodgers recap next week after my Save Second Base event is over.

Each year during the month of October, I show off only pink (and shades of pink like magenta, peach, etc) to help raise awareness of Breast Cancer, a leading cause of death for females in the United States.  For each (meaningful, non spam) comment left by those that follow the blog I donate a dollar to hopefully help at least one woman get a much needed mammogram (max $400).  Early detection is key!!!

If you want to make your own private donation please visit the National Breast Cancer Foundation.  There is a donate button on the main page and it only takes a minute of your time.  Every little bit helps.

I have focused primarily on cards that only feature Andrew McCutchen on the card, but in recent years have also featured cards with a cameo appearance (either being seen on the card or as a name cameo on the back of the card).  Last year I created Falco Files which discussed players that replaced (Shane Falco Replacements movie reference) on an active roster, number worn, or trade.  I will continue to utilize these styles of posts as we celebrate the 4th Collecting Cutch Save Second Base event (I am no longer counting my first run on the Pirates Treasure Room I did back in 2014.)

Evangeline Lilly

I absolutely loved Evangelline's character Kate in the TV show Lost.  The show had my attention week after week (until the final season).

She also appeared in a movie about hobbits, elves, and rings, but I am not a huge Lord of the Rings fan so The Hobbit just never struck my fancy.

The film series never grabbed my attention and I have no anti-elf bias.

I don't know what this gif is all about, but I like it.

This one is pretty good too.

In addition to playing my favorite female character in my all time favorite TV show she has also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a fan favorite character.

She has played Hope Van Dym, aka the Wasp, in three movies in the MCU.

She also appeared in another of my favorite movies, a movie that to this day makes me smile at the end just like I do every time I watch Field of Dreams.  

The movie I am referencing is Real Steel and it focuses on Charlie (Hugh Jackman), a former boxer, reconnect with his son on a robot fighting circuit and rekindle a connection with Bailey (Evangenine Lilly) in the process. 

When I think of Real Steel, I think of the Pirates winning.

2018 saw the Pirates return to a winning season, but it also saw former rotation classics Gerrit Cole and Charlie Morton become All-Stars with the Houston Astros.  It also saw the former face of the franchise, Andrew McCutchen, get traded (twice).  On the back of this 2018 team card, it is discussed about some positives the 2017 season saw develop in the Steel City.  Some may have viewed a losing season in 2017 as a disappointment for a club that won nearly 100 games as recent as 2015.

I didn't view it as a lost season though as it gave fans a proper send off of this generation's greatest player to represent the Steel City. Andrew McCutchen hit his first Grand Slam and had 8 RBIs in his final homestand at PNC Park.

The 2020 Pirates season just wrapped up last month and based on the current rules, the Pirates will have the number one pick in the 2021 MLB Draft based on their .316 winning percentage.  Yes in a 60 game season, the Pirates failed to win 20 games.  That would have been a 51-111 record if playing a full 162 season.  

To steal some puns from Evangengine Lilly's acting career, there is HOPE that this LOST season will bring a brighter future for REAL STEEL City fans and maybe one day the Pittsburgh Pirates will be LORD OF THE (World Series) RINGS.

On a completely unrelated note, I do have an autograph of Evangengine Lilly along with a screen worn relic.  

***Sorry, these are not part of any items you can win this month.  I just wanted to show them off***

Leave a comment below if you watched Lost or either of the Ant-Man movies.  If so, who were your favorite characters?

Do you collect cards from any movies or TV shows? Which ones?