Rick Manning (#441)

About this episode

The episode discusses Rick Manning and his career, including notable moments and anecdotes.

CAUTION: Sliding headfirst can lead to broken bones ... and marriages?? Card 441 on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/1988-Topps-Baseball-Card-Manning/dp/B00JE215JA SABR Bio by Kelly Boyer Sagert: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rick-Manning/ Rex Manning Day! https://youtu.be/gf3MsD5FCug?si=r1ibnaojiUppE4CB Eck Throws Shade at Rick: https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/94es0c/dennis_eckersley_throws_shade_at_former_teammate/ The 1978 Cleveland Indians: https://www.coveringthecorner.com/2023/12/11/23996213/75-years-and-counting-the-story-of-the-1978-cleveland-indians Rick Catches the final out of Len Barker’s Perfecto: https://youtu.be/tvnkj8sbpVg?si=67kBJnhmX-ttdC0W The Baseball Bug: https://www.milb.com/news/baseball-bug-x6063 Robin Yount moves to Centerfield: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1b4mm4KgRD/ Rick robs a home run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S31r1jN6Lm4

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Kuzma, David McEllis

Topics covered

• baseball
• Rick Manning
• Cleveland Indians
• perfect games
• sports history
• baseball cards

Keywords

• Rick Manning
• baseball
• 1988 Topps
• Cleveland Indians
• perfect game
• Dennis Eckersley
• sports history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cleveland Indians

Books & works: Rex Manning Day!, The Baseball Bug, Rick Catches the final out of Len Barker’s Perfecto, Robin Yount moves to Centerfield

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