Nothing felt right about Andrew McCutchen's final home game here, likely because it wasn't clear if it was his final home game here.
The date was Sept. 27, 2017. The Baltimore Orioles were in town for a nothing game between two lost teams. Nobody knew if McCutchen would be back for the final year of his contract or if the Pirates would trade him. Certainly, no one could have predicted he would leave and return six years later at age 36.
So it was treated as a kind-of, sort-of, maybe-we-should-say-goodbye-to-Cutch Night. The stadium was a little more than half-filled. Wiz Khalifa, wearing a "Legalize It" T-shirt, threw out the ceremonial first pitch after twice mimicking a drag from a joint (that's the part I'll always cherish). Pedro Alvarez played first base for the Orioles. And the definitive goodbye was reserved for retiring broadcaster Kent Tekulve, who received a rousing ovation before the seventh-inning stretch.
