In the '90 W.S., the Reds got help from the TV broadcast when Tom Browning went missing

On Oct. 17, 1990, Tom Browning had a choice to make. He could remain in the dugout with his team, as the Reds were in the middle of World Series Game 2 against the A's. Or, he could go to the hospital and witness the birth of his child.

He made the right choice.

"I was supposed to pitch the next game, so I didn't think -- they're not going to miss me," Browning explained in a clip from "Nasty Boys: The 1990 Cincinnati Reds," an episode of the six-part documentary series titled MLB Network Presents.

That makes sense -- if Browning was just going to be sitting in the dugout, his absence wouldn't make much difference if he left for the hospital. And at the time Browning left, that was true. The Reds were trailing, and Browning's services didn't seem to be needed any time soon.

But things didn't stay that way: The Reds rallied, tying the game 4-4 after a Billy Hatcher leadoff triple in the eighth inning. Now, the Reds were staring down extra innings and needed pitchers ready if the game went long. One of those pitchers was Browning.

Only, manager Lou Piniella and his coaches couldn't find him.

So they did what anyone would do: Put out a public call asking Browning to return to the stadium. Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman called for Browning on the radio. On the national TV broadcast, Tim McCarver did the same.

Browning, who was watching the game in the hospital waiting room, had the appropriate response when your presence is requested for Game 2 of the World Series on national television:

"WHAT?"

It all worked out in the end: The Reds won the game in the 10th, and Browning was there for the birth. He'd pitch six innings in Game 3, getting the win and setting the "Nasty Boys" Reds on their way to a sweep.