John Shelby (#428)

About this episode

This episode discusses the career and highlights of baseball player John Shelby, including memorable moments from the 1988 NLCS.

Some lessons, like "Don't foul the ball off your own eye," have to be learned the hard way. Card 428 on Beckett - https://marketplace.beckett.com/threestarssportscards_925/item/1988-topps-428-john-shelby_43464379 Briggs Card Company on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586280361464 Sarasota Magazine Interview with Shelby - https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/news-and-profiles/2024/03/john-shelby-mlb SABR Bio by Malcolm Allen - https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-shelby/ Shelby with a World Series RBI - https://youtu.be/N9g21AxcbGg?si=xgDfquia5OxpzzCK&t=5969 Shelby Robs Fisk - https://www.mlb.com/video/shelby-robs-fisk-of-extra-bases-c37202907?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share Shelby catches the final out 1988 NLCS Game 4 - https://www.mlb.com/video/shelby-catches-final-out-c25631733?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share Shelby catches the final out of 1988 NLCS Game 5 - https://www.mlb.com/video/shelby-s-catch-ends-game-5-c494898583?partnerId=web_video-playback-page_video-share Shelby vs Clemens - https://youtu.be/zMJ3lXj-thA?si=m48TpfssEvfa8HuR Shelby vs Frazier Standoff! https://youtu.be/jKQ66Ghuthw?si=Ndjp8wbjOtM8ss-o

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Kuzma, David McEllis

Guest: John Shelby

Topics covered

• baseball
• John Shelby
• 1988 NLCS
• sports history
• MLB highlights

Keywords

• John Shelby
• 1988 Topps
• baseball cards
• MLB
• NLCS
• highlights
• SABR
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Briggs Card Company, Sarasota Magazine, SABR

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