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Sto caricando le informazioni... Tony C: The Triumph and Tragedy of Tony Conigliaro (1997)di David Cataneo
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. David Cataneo’s Tony C: The Triumph and Tragedy of Tony Conigliaro is a workmanlike biography of the Boston Red Sox slugger whose promising career was curtailed by a beanball one August night in 1967. While the handsome and hugely popular outfielder successfully resumed his career after more than a year’s absence, his vision had been irreparably damaged by that Jack Hamilton pitch that struck him flush in the temple, and his comeback consequently was short-lived. Cataneo foreshadows that fateful moment with numerous references to Conigliaro’s habit of crowding the plate, leaning perilously close to the strike zone. This is a heartbreaking story, but along the way it conjures some wistful thoughts of the career that might have been had Tony C somehow managed to evade that inside fastball. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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THE ONLY THING BELIEVABLE ABOUT TONY CONIGLIARO'S STORY IS THAT IT HAPPENED. TONY C, by Boston sportswriter David Cataneo, takes readers through the soaring heights and desperate lows of the iconic Red Sox player--from the "Ted Williams confidence" of his early years and heart-throbbing, record-breaking stardom, to the desperation, comebacks, and final ordeal. Conigliaro's wild, off-the field life is also covered in depth - from his playboy adventures and pop star fame, to his confrontations with Carl Yastrzemski and Dick Williams, and failed attempt to make it as a pitcher. The complicated personality of one Boston's greatest baseball icons is revealed--the mix of brashness and insecurity--the intense nature and deep pride that were challenged to levels few are ever forced to endure. How different things could have been for Tony C, for his family, for the Red Sox Nation, had he not been in the box that fateful night in August, 1967, had his cheekbone not been shattered, and with it, his dreams, his career, and ultimately his life. But there he stood, and there he fell, and the story of the devastation from that pitch is one of the most dramatic and tragic in the annals of sport. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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