While I'm on the subject of story songs here is another soon to be classic. At least I think so. This song is just one of the magical moments found on The Baseball Project's latest CD - Vol. 2: High and Inside. It is about the Boston Red Sox star rookie Tony Conigliaro during the sixties.His saga was called "tragic Italian opera" by no less an authority than ESPN. Tony hit a home run in his very first major league game. He became the youngest American League home run champion at age 20 with 32 homers. Tragedy struck on August 18, 1967 when he was walloped by a pitch from the California Angels Jack Hamilton. The pitch broke Tony's cheekbone and temporarily blinded him leading him to miss the 1968 season. He was named Comeback Player of the year after the '69 season. However. lingering vision problems led to his early retirement in '71.
The Baseball Project is a supergroup of sorts featuring R.E.M's guitarist on bass, Scott McCaughey on guitar, Steve Wynn on vocals and guitar (he also wrote Tony), and Linda Pitmon on drums.
Listen to song here
Here is ESPN''s review of High and Inside
Here is a capsule biography of Tony
Click here for Tony's Wikipedia entry
God I Love This Music!
The Baseball Project is a supergroup of sorts featuring R.E.M's guitarist on bass, Scott McCaughey on guitar, Steve Wynn on vocals and guitar (he also wrote Tony), and Linda Pitmon on drums.
Listen to song here
Here is ESPN''s review of High and Inside
Here is a capsule biography of Tony
Click here for Tony's Wikipedia entry
God I Love This Music!
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