So ... that almost happened.

Max Scherzer tweeted the image above Wednesday night, proving that he's capable of putting up a save, too. A second tweet showed some "dirty" purses in the trash -- but there's been no word on any offseason Disabled List stops for the Nationals ace ... yet.

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Game 1 of the World Series is in the books and now we have the Topps Now cardboard to reflect all that happened in the Cleveland Indians' 6-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.

In fact, we have a dozen cards to show for the game highlighted by a dominating performance from Corey Kluber.

The former Cy Young winner has autographs and autographed Relics up for grabs for just 24 hours -- or until they sell out.

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Yahoo! Sports' Mike Oz had some 1991 Donruss Series 1 packs in storage and he's made a habit of tearing into a pack or two when the time is right.

That latest bit of time came in the presence of Alex Rodriguez, who joined the Big League Stew writer to tear into a pack, see who he got inside and pull off a trade while fielding some questions.

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For all the hobby firepower on the field for Game 1 of the World Series last night, leave it to the light-hitting catcher with just one anonymous Rookie Card to grab the spotlight.

The catcher is Cleveland's Roberto Perez and the only place to find his cards is in packs of 2015 Topps Update.  

He doesn't have an RC logo on his lone Rookie Card. He doesn't have a single prospect card from the Bowman realm (or any other of the countless brands from other companies) and all he has is a base card and parallels in Update save for a few team-issued minor league team sets here and there.

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Game 1 of the World Series is set for 8 p.m tonight on FOX and it pits two long-losing franchises against each other with one of them ready to claim their first championship in decades.

Here are a few basic questions about the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians for collectors to chew on ...

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Update: Including a buyer's premium, the card sold for $1,135,250

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A Heritage Auctions sale with more than 20 days remaining has a legitimate shot at yielding the hobby's next million-dollar baseball card.

It's a PSA 8.5 copy of Mickey Mantle's iconic 1952 Topps card and it's already pushing the high six-figures in an auction that began earlier this month.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Kyle Schwarber's return, big breaks and more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2016 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 10 (plus one medallion pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
81 of 300 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Ichiro Suzuki, Mike Trout, Aroldis Chapman

Rookie Cards (14) – Johnny Barbara/Ben Gamel, Jeimer Candelario, Tyler Goeddel, Derek Law, Joey Rickard, Julio Urias, Jose Berrios, Matt Bush, Tim Adleman, Lucas Giolito, Shawn Morimando, Luis Severino, Corey Seager, Stephen Piscotty

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The Chicago Cubs are headed back to the World Series and Topps has the cardboard to prove it.

Less than 24 hours after the team clinched its first National League pennant since 1945, Topps Now cards are on the way documenting the big win -- but for only 24 hours via Topps.com.

There are Kris Bryant autographs -- a first for the player in the line -- along with Relics and standard cardboard as part of today's 16-card lineup.

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We're roughly one month away from Black Friday and Panini America has detailed its plans for its bonus programs for collectors on both that day as well as Cyber Monday.

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What: 2016 Panini Immaculate Collection Collegiate baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics:  Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Immaculate's baseball presence goes collegiate with top young stars and legends from the past all in one place with on-card autos, outrageous memorabilia and more in what Panini says is "the smallest case run in company history."

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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When Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist biked his way to Wrigley Field in full uniform earlier this season, he got plenty of attention and his adventure even ended up on a Topps Now baseball card.

With his team a win away from a World Series berth, he and his now-famous free-wheeling ways are helping raise money for charity via a new baseball card released by Topps.

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Steiner Sports is jumping on a trend of the last few years with one of its newest promotion.

It's the Ultimate Yankee Fan Box, and, while it's not a subscription-based boxed memorabilia offering like LootCrate, it's an interesting one to consider for fans of the New York Yankees or game-used and autographed memorabilia in general.

So, what's guaranteed inside the 10-item box for $299.99?

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Gold Label returns this week from Topps with a framed autograph in every seven-pack box.

What specifically might it include? Well that answer came today with the release of the final checklist.

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What: 2016 Graffiti baseball cards
Arrives: Out now
Box basics: One Hall of Fame certified ago and one Graffiti art card per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This buyback product includes nothing but Hall of Famer ink with 90 percent of them being on-card autos. At least one box per case will include a deluxe (case hit) type of auto that's an elite name or a 1/1 card. ... Among the autos to be found here? Ted Williams, Joe Dimaggio, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, Ernie Banks, Kirby Puckett and Stan Musial. ... For more info visit @graffiti_cards on Twitter.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2016 Topps Five Star baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 2
Cards in this box: 2
Base set completion: 
1 of 91 (1 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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What's Buzzing Today: Flawless & Five Star breaks, finding Superfractors and a new-found Javier Baez man crush.

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A Party at Napoli's and Big Papi's farewell are among today's Topps Now baseball cards.

The lineup includes 18 cards available for only 24 hours via Topps' online card program. David Ortiz's autographs along with Mike Napoli's marks the first time there are two autographs available on the same day -- and they aren't the only cards.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, 20 boxes of Star Wars cards, the baseball Hall of Fame ballot and is Madison Bumgarner the greatest postseason pitcher of all time?

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The wait for Update is one step closer to finished.

Topps' final flagship-based MLB product of the year, 2016 Topps Update, arrives next Wednesday and now we know what will be found inside its packs with the release of the final checklist today.

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What: 2017 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards
Arrives: March 15
Box basics: Two autos and one Glassworks box-topper per box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: One of Topps' vintage lines "has been revamped to represent a genuine throwback pack-opening experience" with a lower price than past years, according to the company.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

That's one of Yogi Berra's famous Yogi-isms and Steiner Sports' current auction of the Hall of Famer's memorabilia includes one item that fits that saying well.

It's his driver's license.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2016 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 18
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 139
Base set completion: 
120 of 200 (60 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Dansby Swanson, Ozzie Albies, Andrew Benintendi, Jose DeLeon, Daz Cameron, J.P. Crawford

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What's Buzzing Today: Big, big breaks ... like this $50,000 15-caser of 2015-16 Panini Flawless basketball cards.

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A number of eBay auctions containing what are being called proof cards or test cards of Panini America's Prizm cards aren't what they are being presented to be.

Panini released a statement on Friday noting that these cards were not made -- at least in this fashion -- by the company.

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