This is a New Era advertisement being run across the internet, including right here on McCovey Chronicles. No big deal, right?
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6780309/Screen_Shot_2016-07-12_at_9.53.23_AM.0.png)
Enhance! :format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6780305/Screen_Shot_2016-07-12_at_11.30.52_AM.0.png)
Why, it says that Andrew McCutchen is on the Giants. What a silly mistake!
Except I talked to a lawyer.
:format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6780321/Screen_Shot_2016-07-12_at_11.39.17_AM.0.png)
And he told me the following:
LAWYER: This is 100-percent legally binding.
McC: Just because it was on an advertisement?
LAWYER: Yes. Completely legally binding. Andrew McCutchen is legally on the Giants now.
McC: Wow.
LAWYER: This is completely correct and real.
There you have it, then. Andrew McCutchen is on the Giants, and he'll probably play center and bat third. This is a very, very important day for the franchise, and I'm happy to share it with you.