Yes, 50 Cent has his own baseball card–and it’s an official Topps card, too. That really isn’t that big of a shock. There’s a whole series dedicated to ceremonial first pitches from celebs. Eddie Vedder has one, too. Of course, 50 Cent is immortalized for the worst first pitch in baseball history. That’s a little shocking.
The back info on the card makes a little more sense. It’s mainly a reminder that Topps works with the official MLB, and MLB isn’t in a hurry to scare off other potential first-pitchers by ridiculing them on a baseball card. The official story here is as positive a spin as you can put on the 50 Cent fiasco.
We can’t explain the typo, though. It’s either “In the Club” or “in the club,” Topps typists….
And, just because we can, let’s keep reliving that great moment in sports…
