A New Top 10 Card in the Collection

I haven't bought a lot of cards from Twitter, but the ones I have are all quite impressive.

They are all 1 of 1s.

I have had this card in my possession for nearly 2 months waiting to show it off on the blog today, Jackie Robinson Day.

That is the patch worn by Andrew McCutchen on Jackie Robinson Day April 15, 2018.

The card also features an on card autograph.

And it features the MLB Authentication sticker to verify it is game used.

My only gripe with the card is the picture used is not from that game the patch was worn.

Topps already paid Getty Images for the rights to the picture below because it was used on the 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen photo variant.

Here is the photo variant front

I know we all get on Topps for recycling the same images, but a nice cropped shot like this would have really brought the card together more.

Or personally I think this image would have been even better

Despite the mismatched photo to relic I am still incredibly happy to add this to my collection. It has landed itself into the top 10 cards of my collection and is only my 3rd Twitter purchase.

My 1st Twitter purchase was a 1/1 bat barrel nameplate from 2019 Topps Museum that featured Cutch in his new Phillies uniform.

My 2nd Twitter purchase was literally a white whale purchase.

This 2011 Topps Triple Threads printing plate autograph/relic card is marked as a white whale on the back.

This is my 3rd Twitter purchase and I still can't believe I was able to get it.

Thanks again to RBICRU7 for posting the card and for @mycards79 for selling it.


Do you use Twitter to buy cards?

Be sure to follow me on Twitter @CollectingCutch

Gypsy Queen 2019 Collection

I've been enjoying showing off my color runs and rainbows on here as it helps me to remember what cards I have already visually.

Here are my 2019 Gypsy Queen cards paged

Top row: base, retail green, bazooka back
Middle row:purple, red/10, bw/50
Bottom row:missing nameplate, logo swap, 42 Jackie Robinson Day photo variant

This doesn't include the autographs that I have.  I will be showing them off in a future post.

Jackie Robinson Day

Today we should remember Jackie Robinson for his courageous efforts made to unite this country regardless of skin color.

Gypsy Queen has been producing Jackie Robinson variants in the past couple years.

The "4" from the 42 Jersey is tough to see and if I was just opening a pack of cards, I wouldn't recognize this as a 42 parallel.  The only way you can tell is the small code on the back or the online checklist that lists McCutchen as a 42 parallel in a Giants uniform.

Here is the backs featuring the same description, but with different team names due to the subject matter on the front. The tiny code in bottom right corner helps distinguish it as a 42 parallel.

Here is the 2018 Gypsy Queen base and logo swap parallel of the Jackie Robinson Day parallel.

Thanks for the parallels of parallels to chase Topps!

I really like this photo parallel.  The 42 is very prominent and noticeable.

Jackie Robinson Day: Standing United

Today is an important day not just for baseball, but for remembering the history of our entire nation.  We all know that every April 15th, MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson day.  It helps to unite all players, coaching staff, umpires, etc and remember what Jackie did to help unite this country when he wore the famous #42 seventy one years ago.

Last year I showed a bunch of cards that were released by National Treasures in the special Jackie Robinson insert set.

This year, I thought I would show off a pair of Unity Relics from Topps Triple Threads that have Cutch wearing the 42 uniform.

The Topps Unity Relics are a pain in the ass to complete the three different versions.  They're even harder if you're trying to complete the different color parallels.

The two different Golds that I have celebrate different awards that Cutch won.
He was a member of the 2009 Topps All Rookie Team

He would also win the 2010 Heart and Hustle Award.

The missing gold /9 doesn't feature Cutch in a Jackie Robinson #42 jersey.  I currently only have the /36 version which you can see below.