Ron Hassey #46T/458

This week, a catcher who was traded 3 times in a year between the White Sox and Yankees...it's Ron Hassey! Ron won a College (and MLB) World Series, has a spot in Cooperstown (thanks to 2 perfect games), and was a solid hitting catcher for 6 teams over 14 seasons! 

Other topics include: musical theater introductions, Dune, Phil Hartman, wine, and rescue dogs!  

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Steve Bedrosian #407 and #440

This week, Steve "Bedrock" Bedrosian! The 1987 Cy Young winner, yes really, Steve led the NL in saves and set a record for consecutive saves. He also holds an odd starting pitcher record (most starts without a CG)! His 1987 season was very good for a closer, he went 5–3 with a 2.83 ERA with a league-leading 40 saves. He later pitched for the Giants, won a World Series in 1991 for the Twins, and returned to Atlanta to close out his career. His son Cam Bedrosian also pitched in MLB. Cam is one of three sons of former Cy Young Award winners (along with Kyle Drabek and Vance Law) to reach the big leagues.

Topics include: P-Funk, Armenia, saving cats from trees, RBI Baseball sidearmers, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

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Links:

Card ⁠440 ⁠and ⁠407 ⁠on Beckett

Follow-up: ⁠Grandma's Reds Scorebook⁠⁠

NBCSports "⁠How in the world did Phillies reliever Steve Bedrosian win the '87 Cy Young⁠?"

Steve and Cam ⁠save a cat from a tree

1987 ⁠All-Star Game wild play:

• It's Always Sunny in Philadephia: "⁠Mike Schmidt⁠":