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Jose Bautista tweeted a picture of his out
I've never heard of this until I saw his.
Apparently, with the card, the holder and a guest can get into any game, any time.
Here are 4 facts about it:
1. You can't get one unless you are an MLB player or MLB front office staff who has met the requirements. Players get them after 8 years of full-time major league service (172 days=1 year). Front office staff get them after 25 years of full-time major league service.
2. Actually, suggesting the cards travel by mail isn't that far off! Merhige and a colleague split up gold card duties by league (American/National). They run a report every year of who is set to earn the card that year and distribute them to teams when each player's time comes. I suspect a slightly more secure delivery option than snail mail is used, but that is purely speculation.
3. The cards aren't actually gold, they're gold "toned"
4. Technically speaking, it's not a "forever" card, it's a lifetime card, so unless the cardholder has somehow mastered the art of immortality, it will one day become useless. Once the cardholder dies it can't be transferred and can't stay in the family. It loses its power and simply becomes a rectangular, gold-toned collector's item.
I've never heard of this until I saw his.
Apparently, with the card, the holder and a guest can get into any game, any time.
Here are 4 facts about it:
1. You can't get one unless you are an MLB player or MLB front office staff who has met the requirements. Players get them after 8 years of full-time major league service (172 days=1 year). Front office staff get them after 25 years of full-time major league service.
2. Actually, suggesting the cards travel by mail isn't that far off! Merhige and a colleague split up gold card duties by league (American/National). They run a report every year of who is set to earn the card that year and distribute them to teams when each player's time comes. I suspect a slightly more secure delivery option than snail mail is used, but that is purely speculation.
3. The cards aren't actually gold, they're gold "toned"
4. Technically speaking, it's not a "forever" card, it's a lifetime card, so unless the cardholder has somehow mastered the art of immortality, it will one day become useless. Once the cardholder dies it can't be transferred and can't stay in the family. It loses its power and simply becomes a rectangular, gold-toned collector's item.