Cutch's Crew: Talk About a Full House

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.  

Due to my own financial situation this year I will not be able to make a donation for each (meaningful, non spam) comment left by those that follow the blog.  Once things settle down on the home front though I will be looking to make a donation in 2022 based on the comments left during this year's event.  Hopefully together we can help at least one woman get a much needed mammogram.  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).  In 2019, I created Falco Files which discussed players that replaced (Shane Falco Replacements movie reference) on an active roster, number worn, or trade.  I will also be showing some Cutch's Crew cards that show pink cards of players that have played with Cutch on multiple teams. I will continue to utilize these styles of posts as we celebrate the 5th Collecting Cutch Save Second Base event (I am no longer counting my first run on the Pirates Treasure Room I did back in 2014).

I am always looking for new ways to incorporate new celebrities into the event so today I am presenting

Jodie Sweetin

She was born in 1982 in Los Angeles, California.  She would become a popular child actress on the TV show Full House, which takes place in San Francisco.

Seems appropriate to showcase someone with both LA and SF ties as we prepare for the big rivalry series.

After multiples battles with drugs and alcohol she got in the spotlight again thanks to her participation on Dancing with the Stars.

She then went to star in many Christmas themed Hallmark Channel movies.

It has been reported that the Full House actress did get some plastic surgery prior to the filming of Fuller House.

Oh well...

In the first season of Fuller House, the Netflix spinoff series, sees Stephanie Tanner meet up with Hunter Pence.

Pence was a fan favorite in San Francisco thanks to his leadership, heart, and hustle.  It lead to the Giants winning a pair of World Series in 2012 and 2014 thanks in large part to Pence.

Hunter Pence was a teammate of Andrew McCutchen with the 2018 San Francisco Giants, but also appeared as a member of the 2011 and 2014 National League All Star Team with Cutch.  He even appeared as a cameo with Cutch on a Jay Bruce 2011 Topps Update card.  Cutch and Pence are celebrating together, but Bruce is kinda getting ready for a fist pump by himself.

When Cutch was traded to the Giants he appeared at FanFest and did an absolutely remarkable and hilarious impersonation of Hunter Pence's batting stance.

You can view the complete video with Cutch's commentary by clicking this YouTube link.

I think Cutch enjoyed being a teammate of Hunter Pence.

Here is a 2018 pink mini numbered 2/25.


2018 Topps Mini - [Base] - Pink #47 - Hunter Pence /25
Purchased for $2.84 

I just purchased this card from COMC yesterday after a subliminal suggestion by AJ from The Lost Collector mentioning the show Fuller House in the comments.  Obviously I don't have it in hand yet and have chosen not to ship it yet due to the constant delays in shipping and my current living situation being what it is.

The card doesn't directly give a name cameo of Cutch on the back, but he is one of the 9 players the card back references.

Hunter Pence was always one of my favorite players when he was active.  I love the way he interacted with fans and he was an absolute fan favorite no matter where he played, even when he was a visitor.

Heidi Watney even got into the Hunter Pence sign craze but making her own while hosting Quick Pitch on the MLB Network.

Do you remember the Hunter Pence sign craze?

You may recall a few years ago I showed off this incredible patch card with patches of Johnny Cueto, Hunter Pence, and Andrew McCutchen.  

It's one of my favorite unlicensed cards in my collection. 

Did you like Full House (or it's sequel)?

It is safe to say that I know who Hunter is rooting for tonight.

A golden opportunity

After nearly a decade of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, I have decided to take a step back at my job.  Working over 50 hours with an hour commute both ways on top and getting at best only one day off a week has broken me down mentally.  I took an opportunity to take a slight pay cut but relieve myself of all the stress that has been building up inside and at the same time get a piece of mind.  

I am also planning on moving in the next few month's so it seems like a perfect time to take a step back so that I can move forward in life.  

Call it a golden opportunity.

On a personal level it's more golden than this 2018 Topps Update gold parallel of the 1983 insert set.  

This change in life style is certainly more limited than the 50 copies of this card produced too.

But at the same token, it presents a far more greater possibility of what may come in the future.

Happy Father's Day

I have shown off a number of cards relating to Father's Day over the past few years.  Panini has released a limited release set called Father's Day each year and Cutch was one of the few MLB players they selected for the set.  Cutch appeared in the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018 releases.

It is likely that he won't appear in this year's release due to playing in only a third of the game's last year.

To keep the tradition of posting a Father's Day related card on Father's Day I am going to switch companies and show the 2018 Topps Update Father's Day blue parallel.

Like all previous years it is numbered to 50 copies on the back.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

Sunrise in Heaven

Yesterday I talked about Dusk til Dawn and today I am talking about a Sunrise in Heaven.

Chronology is a fun concept.

You know what else is a fun concept?
Joining my contest to Save Second Base
We know the World Series participants.

Want to know what else is fun?

Donating today to Save Second Base

Caylee Cowan is going to give some inspiration for why this month is so important to bring awareness for this cause.

She is a relatively new model (only 1700 Twitter followers)

She posts a lot of political things while also talking about her nights on the town.

Unfortunately for all those wishing to follow her on Instagram her IG has gone through several sequences of being suspended.

Many of her pics showed her modeling with her massive amounts of cleavage showing

Her pics are quite glamorous.

Her IG has 352K followers and she discusses how she feels empowered to pose in artful manners

Look at those stunning eyes!

Wow!

She makes several references to Christianity on her posts and discusses angels.

she is quite angelic to look at herself

As her following continues to grow, I suspect her fame and acting career will too.

Her only full length movie credit thus far includes the inspirational true story, Sunrise in Heaven, trailer below

Andrew Mccutchen is a known Christian and wears his belief on his sleeve, literally, as you can see on this 2018 Topps Update Chrome pink card (available only in retail value boxes).

You can see Cutch admiring his homerun as the sun has set.

Stunning, isn't it?

I will wait for your comments below.
Remember every meaningful comment gets us closer to hitting the $150 goal to raise money for breast cancer awareness.