Behind the plate, as good as it gets. Good arm, good receiver, excellent game calling. He knew every pitcher was different and called the game accordingly – he used what you had that day.
"Norman Wood Charlton III", nicknamed ""The Sheriff"", is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (-, ), Seattle Mariners (, -, ), Philadelphia Phillies (1995), Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves (1998), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Charlton holds three degrees from Rice University.
The left-handed Charlton was best known as being part of the infamous Nasty Boys (Cincinnati Reds)/"Nasty Boys" relief pitching corps for the Reds team who won the 1990 World Series/World Series. Randy Myers and Rob Dibble were the other two members. The Boys were renowned for their clutch, shutdown performances, particularly during the playoff run; their blazing fastballs; and their bruising beanballs. Charlton is also famous in Cincinnati for plowing over Mike Scioscia to score a run in a nationally televised Sunday night game.
Charlton was also a key member of the two most beloved Mariner teams. During the 1995 Seattle Mariners season/1995 "Refuse to Lose" team that was the first Mariner team to reach the playoffs, he was the team's Closer (baseball)/closer after a midseason trade. As a member of the 2001 team that won an MLB record 116 games, he was a lefty specialist, fleshing out a bullpen which also featured Japanese closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, Jeff Nelson (baseball)/Jeff Nelson, and fellow lefty Arthur Rhodes.
More Norm Charlton on Wikipedia.He's the consummate professional, played (the game the) right way and lived life the right way. He's not vocal usually, but will say what needs to be said. He was level-headed and everyone sought him out in the clubhouse.
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