Little known fact: Tina Turner originally wanted to write a song called "Personal Catcher" about backups who create that trusted relationship with ace pitchers, but she couldn't get the lyrics to fit her melody. She went with "Private Dancer" instead, and the rest is history.

Card 566 on Beckett

https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/900/1988-topps-566-charlie-obrien-rc_27922483

Charlie’s Sabr Bio by Steve West https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/charlie-obrien/

Brian Boru

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boru

Charlie’s SI Cover https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/r4YAAOSwpjlghelD/s-l1600.webp

Charlie Keeps his career alive at SI https://vault.si.com/vault/1999/04/26/catch-as-catch-can-the-angels-charlie-obrien-uses-all-his-tricks-to-keep-his-career-alive

Charlie’s Book at Texas A&M Press https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781623492922/the-cy-young-catcher/

Popular Mechanics story about Charlie’s mask https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/a236/1283166/

Puck Junk the evolution of Baseball goalie masks ​​https://puckjunk.com/2018/03/29/the-evolution-of-baseballs-goalie-mask/

1995 NLCS Homer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyiGRE7eRRs

Welcome to Season 6 of the 1988 Topps Podcast!

In 1932, Australian farms were threatened by an increase in the population of the emu, a large flightless bird. The Australian military tried to cull the flocks of emus for 40 days, but ultimately failed in a debacle that would come to be known as The Great Emu War.

#597 on Beckett

https://www.beckett.com/baseball/1988/topps-tiffany/597-gene-garber-3915858

SABR Bio by Dan Massey

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Gene-Garber/

Garber irked by modern game

https://lancasteronline.com/sports/baseball/mlb/elizabethtown-native-gene-garber-irked-by-aspects-of-baseball-today-commentary/article_5228dabe-985f-11e8-90b0-2f795df2f570.html

Gene ends Rose streak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1sm1rOUfTg

HOF Card Corner - 1975 Topps

https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1975-topps-gene-garber

The Curse of Gene Garber

https://assets.sbnation.com/assets/752808/ATL18_v1-1.pdf

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When ... the ...

Card has a guy that looks like all the guys, that's Fiore (that's Fiore)

When the card of the day comes from Team U.S.A. that's Fiore (that's Fiore)

Bells will ring for the Pope ting-a-ling-a-ling and you'll sing "Vita bella"

He's a Sox fan at heart, and to us that means he's quite a fella!

* Card 38T on eBay

* Induction video into College Baseball Hall of Fame and Mike's speech

* Mike interviewed about his experiences in Omaha

* Greatest 21 Days

* University of Miami Hall of Fame

This is the final episode of Season 5. Five years down, only 15 to go? New episodes return soon. Thank you for supporting the show! https://buymeacoffee.com/1988toppspd