Not quite.
Instead, McCutchen reared back and heaved the ball on a majestic arch over the stands, out of the yard, into the Allegheny River -- if not over it.
"If they didn't want the ball, I certainly didn't want it," McCutchen said lightly Sunday morning. "I always wanted to throw a ball in the river. That was my chance."
The five-time All-Star can check that one off the bucket list.
Touching all the bases
• First: Aramis Ramirez suited up for his 2,195th and final regular-season Major League game on Sunday -- but was not in the starting lineup as Josh Harrison got the nod at third base in the finale.