It's time once again for "6 Degrees Of Mookie" - the fabulous
game show
blog post where I take a random card in my collection and attempt to
connect it to current Red Sox superstar Mookie Betts! Let's take a look
at today's contestant!
Random TCDB Card:
Does
anyone call him Rich anymore? The man known to the world as Goose was
smack dab in tne middle of his Hall of Fame career in 1985. It did,
however, mark the last of Gossage's 9 All-Star appearances.
| Teammates in the 1985 Topps set |
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| #90 Rich Gossage |
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| #660 Tony Gwynn |
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Ususally with the initial card I'll look
for one of two types of players. Guys I know will be future Red Sox
(Greg Harris fit the bill here, but he wasn't going to get me very far)
and Hall of Famers on the early side of their careers. That makes Tony
Gwynn an easy choice here, especially since it's fun to show two Hall of
Famers side by side!
| Teammates in the 2000 Fleer Tradition set |
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| #346 Tony Gwynn |
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| #264 Matt Clement |
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Over the course of his long and
illustrious career, Gwynn had a lot of teammates who would go on to play
for Boston. I eventually settled Matt Clement.
| Teammates in the 2007 Upper Deck set |
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| #574 Matt Clement |
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| #68 Alex Cora |
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Clement had a short but unusual time in
Boston. He made the All-Star team his first year with the Red Sox, then
lasted 12 starts before getting hurt in year #2. He never pitched in the
majors again. Still, he was there long enough to play with someone
quite close to Mookie!
| Teammates in the 2018 Topps Now Boston Red Sox World Series Champions set |
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| #WSC-20 Boston Red Sox |
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| #WSC-2 Mookie Betts |
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Alright, I cheated a little bit here. Technically, Alex Cora isn't a "teammate" but the connection is just too perfect!
Degrees of Mookie: 4
Love seeing Goose in Brown & Gold.
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