Charlie O'Brien (#566)

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 Becketthttps://marketplace.beckett.com/item/900/1988-topps-566-charlie-obrien-rc_27922483Charlie’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://www.autographwarehouse.com/images/products/detail/CharlieOBrienSI.JPGCharlie 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 Homerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyiGRE7eRRs