a game in review

i recently came across another card that features a game that i attended in person. this particular card comes from the large 2008 topps year in review insert set, and features joe mauer

the game in question was played on july 15, 2007. here's topps' synopsis of the contest:

as i look at the back of this card, i notice that mauer's line doesn't match what is up on baseball reference. i haven't looked to see if i kept score at the game, but bbref shows mauer with 3 hits instead of 2, and a walk as well.  i do have some photos from the game, including one of mauer's game winning hit:

that's a's pitcher joe kennedy on the mound, and he's in this next photo, too

putting the walk in walk-off as the twins celebrate.

i also found another card that deals with mauer's debut, which was another game i attended and wrote about here. this one is from 2015 topps allen & ginter's starting point insert set

the photo used isn't from that game, but the back matches the date of mauer's debut:

i enjoy seeing games that i attended on cardboard, especially now that ticket stubs are fully digital. it's nice to have a physical reminder of these games. more mauer power coming tomorrow - stay tuned!