Trebnicks Knew Reds First Baseman Needed Them

The phone rang in their Nutt Road home at 4 a.m.

First to awaken, Linda Trebnick reached for the receiver, listened to the familiar voice that on this night sounded so unfamiliar—so hesitant and wounded—and immediately woke her husband, Gregg, who remembers her saying:

“Joey's in the hospital. He needs us.”

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