My 1/2 Italian dad was a baseball loving/playing (not bad for a scrawny runt - played in a hs all star game with Davey Lopes) high school junior/senior in N. Providence, RI when Conigliaro broke through. He still mentions how heartbreaking it all was, especially for Italian fans, I think.
“The Way It Was" by Tony Conigliaro, Boston #RedSox
(Sports Illustrated - June 22, 1970) #MLB #Baseball #History
