The 1952 classic, "Botch-a-me," by Rosemary Clooney, is a play on "Bacia me" which means "kiss me" in Italian. It has nothing to do with a guy named Butch.

Card #737 on Beckett -

https://marketplace.beckett.com/hooplasportscards_1082/item/1988-topps-737-butch-wynegar_82605424

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1978-topps-butch-wynegar

SABR Article about Butch’s big year - https://sabr.org/journal/article/butch-wynegar-from-single-a-to-the-major-league-all-star-game-in-one-year/

1986 Article about Butch leaving NY - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/04/New-York-Yankees-catcher-Butch-Wynegar-who-left-the/9117523512000/

BP interview with Butch - https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/8101/prospectus-qa-butch-wynegar/

Minor League Interview - https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-350176

Twins Daily article about Early Butch - https://twinsdaily.com/forums/topic/70808-butch-wynegar-had-an-incredible-two-year-start-to-a-13-year-career/

Opening Day Homer - https://youtu.be/EV5g8PD7-Us?si=KVjevlzyMeJV3qF8

Twins, Yankees, Angels

This "dandy little glove man" is one of only 15 players in MLB history to complete an unassisted triple play.

Card #71T on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/bigmacsportscards_709/item/1988-topps-traded-71t-mickey-morandini-oly-xrc_32209640

88 Topps Blog - https://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/10/71t-mickey-morandini.html

Buy us a coffee? https://buymeacoffee.com/1988toppspd

BallNine interview - https://ballnine.com/2023/03/09/mickey-morandini/

Mickey the Ace’s obstacle - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/sports/baseball/baseball-aces-obstacle-on-way-to-hall-of-fame-mickey-morandini-a-268-hitter.html

Mickey’s high School Coach interviewed - https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2020/04/15/mickey-morandini-bob-oberdorf-leechburg-blue-devils-philadelphia-phillies-chicago-cubs-toronto-blue-jays-wpial-baseball/stories/202004150028

Tony Lucadello SABR Bio - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tony-lucadello/

Mickey’s Unassisted triple play - https://www.mlb.com/video/morandini-turns-triple-play-c26319797

Mickey hits a NLCS Triple off Maddux - https://www.mlb.com/video/morandini-s-two-run-triple-c31254281?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share

Mickey hit in the head with a Blauser throw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW1Oa9ISIrk

While this veteran hurler threw righty, lefty, starter, reliever, and closer, there was one jam he couldn't get out of: 1988 Topps Picture Day.

Card #369 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/709/1988-topps-369-greg-harris_21228031

SABR Bio by Bill Nowlin - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/greg-a-harris/

Bob Brittain cards on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TTMBob64

Switch Pitcher article from Hall of Fame - https://baseballhall.org/discover/switch-pitchers-caught-a-piece-of-history

1981 Tides card - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/434/1981-tidewater-tides-tcma-23-greg-harris_31782349

Greg pitches ambidextrously! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ozn8kaTTU

Greg and Venditte - https://wpln.org/post/a-switch-pitcher-the-nashville-sounds-have-one-and-his-6-fingered-glove-is-awesome/

Fine, he didn't invent "The Wave," but he was still a very good pitcher.

Card #80 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardgallery_900/item/1988-topps-80-mark-langston_61023426

Krazy George unleashes The Wave - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sqGxQoORYE

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner/1990-Fleer-Mark-Langston

SI Langston signs his big contract in 1989 - https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/12/11/rich-mans-game-with-the-collapse-of-collusion-and-with-clubs-prospering-as-never-before-baseball-salaries-are-now-out-of-sight

1989 SI Article about Mark - https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/04/24/a-wanted-man-when-the-talk-is-trade-the-name-heard-most-often-is-that-of-seattles-mark-langston

Is it Safe to Throw a Breaking Ball? - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10293565/

Mike Witt Closes out Combined No-Hitter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29jZckxXli0

Mark discusses his heart attack - https://youtu.be/KhJmU2Rjw-s?si=c_Lw8HcM8WxUhtpY&t=103

Mark pitches in Letterman’s hallway - https://youtu.be/04zpzh22BSo?si=oVTVL0w-b1kmTz49

The member of the 1997 World Series-winning Florida Marlins who most resembles a Les Miserables character.

Card #506 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/900/1988-topps-506-john-cangelosi_31263472

John interviewed for MILB - https://www.milb.com/news/herd-chronicles-john-cangelosi-career-included-plenty-of-hits-stolen-b-309537676

John talks about 1997 World Series - https://www.mlb.com/news/john-cangelosi-reflects-on-1997-world-series-win

Rick Cerone’s YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKT__QBx7KzxL_b589fhTg

Adam Darowski talks about the 4000 Hit Club https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lwFzvM8240

Most Rookie stolen bases since 1920 - https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/blrn8

Cangelosi Pitches - https://www.mlb.com/video/cangelosi-pitches-scoreless-9th-c539434683

This Jersey-born catcher was chosen instead of Bo Derek for a fashion ad and had a #1 hit on the country charts (in Syracuse.)

Card 561 - https://marketplace.beckett.com/cardshack_727/item/1988-topps-561-rick-cerone_15842271

Card 27T - https://www.sportscardspro.com/game/baseball-cards-1988-topps-traded/rick-cerone-27t

Hall of Fame Card Corner - https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner-1978-Topps-Rick-Cerone

SABR Bio by Steve Friedman - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rick-cerone/

A Long Run Home - https://youtu.be/XenZSo3tnwA?si=d-gZQojJVO4CnLDT

NJ News story about Long Run Home - https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/06/the-wild-story-of-a-nj-baseball-legends-long-forgotten-country-song.html

Line drive kills a rally - https://youtu.be/g__TmBglW9U?si=KZbZbqE0NSFg4js8&t=5785

10 Jeans ads - https://youtu.be/tNUbjCDXHHs?si=5bTStbCRJyw1m9b8

Rick Shuts up George - https://youtu.be/awQtGTg8XX4?si=_FKaItH5P4TO8nWI

Geo Cities site - https://www.geocities.ws/cesarano/ceronesings.html

NJ News story about Rick - https://newjersey.news12.com/positively-new-jersey-yankees-legend-dishes-on-little-known-singing-stint

We've got a new jingle!

If you want to win, here's what they say: Just start Rick Mahler on Opening Day

Card 706 on Beckett -

https://marketplace.beckett.com/gamesandcards_87/item/1988-topps-tiffany-706-rick-mahler_30276986

Rick on Opening Day - https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/news/rick-mahler-thrived-on-opening-day-for-the-braves

Rick in Santurce -

https://beisbol101.com/rick-camp-and-rick-mahler-santurce-crabbers-imports-and-atlanta-braves-teammates-part-i/

Hall of Fame Card Corner - ​​https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1982-donruss-rick-mahler

Rick’s Obituary - https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2005/03/03/rick-mahler-dies-at-51/31685396007/

Meet Flan, the coolest guy in the set.

SABR Bio by Bob Webster - ⁠https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tim-Flannery/⁠

Card 513 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/gamesandcards_87/item/1988-topps-513-tim-flannery_30570624

88 Topps Blog - https://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/06/513-tim-flannery.html

Flannery in 1984 NLCS - ⁠https://youtu.be/H5qOcuKn4oU?si=iOUFTnOhYlgeXg_d⁠

1988 Fleer Surfboard card - ⁠https://baseballdimebox.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-gems-of-junk-wax-pt-51-1988-fleer.html⁠

Flannery as the Mascot - ⁠https://www.mlb.com/news/tim-flannery-gets-ejected-dresses-as-mascot⁠

Flannery sends Pagan home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SjFx0h-v5M

Bochy and Flannery, The Odd Couple - https://youtu.be/fqEQUOmcvo0?si=hXRIjugeOvGXU5Hk

NY Times story about Tim - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/sports/baseball/tim-flannery-lunatic-fringe.html

Waiting on a Miracle - https://youtu.be/ZDzwdbcDM14?si=7MjO4B3o2b3bqjAU