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It started out as a little ribbing between siblings - John Mangini and his brother, Kevin.

"I made an offhanded comment that I got to turn 60 and I can still throw 80 miles an hour," said John Mangini.

But Kevin wasn't about to let this one go.

"I failed to mention it's the tail wind, and it's throwing downhill off the Empire State Building, " added Mangini.

All humor aside, the challenge is on. But Mangini, who's played and coached baseball his whole life figured if they're already going to make this a big deal, why not make it a bigger deal? Why not honor his cousin, Patrick O'Connor, who passed away last year shortly after he turned 60?

"He would always yell out a funny phrase in Spanish," said Mangini. "One of them was 'ayuda'. He would yell out 'ayuda', which means help. And we always thought that was funny. But when he passed, we thought well maybe he was saying you know, maybe it wasn't just a funny phrase."

O'Connor dealt with mental health challenges his whole life, but he always kept an upbeat, positive outlook.

"He reached out all the time," added Mangini. "He incessantly would call you, and he just wanted connection. It just kind of came together in my mind that I want to honor Patrick's life because it was an important life."

So, the Manginis came up with "You Make The Call". It's a way to bring extended family down from the Northeast to celebrate John Mangini's milestone birthday, see his challenge and honor Patrick at Saturday's Trash Pandas game. They even made a video.

" You can join me here.... or here... This one's closer to the concession stand."

Buy a ticket to the game, and proceeds go towards mental health, Wellstone's Pediatric Unit. Straight donations go there, too. The O'Shea Family Foundation is already matching dollar for dollar. And an anonymous donor is double matching that. So, for every dollar donated through ticket proceeds or straight donations, they're raising $4 for mental health assistance at Wellstone.

"You know, my brother came up with 'You Make The Call'," said Mangini. "It's kind of a way to let people know, like you can reach out to people. You can ask for help."

Come Saturday, John Mangini might need some ayuda. The Trash Pandas will show his pitching attempt at 80mph on their big screen. In true "Patrick" fashion, though, Mangini Is maintaining his upbeat approach.

"We've got people, you know, friendly wagers for and against me," said Mangini. "Way too many against me. So, I would just say for those who might see this, who knows what this means (pointing to his biceps), I'll just say that's what you need to know. No problem."

To buy tickets for Saturday's Rocket City Trash Pandas game against the Birmingham Barons (6:35pm start), click .

And if you'd like to just donate to "You Make The Call", click .Ìý