Roberto Clemente Day: Notes from Around the Baseball World, and a Few From Me
In celebration of number 21.
Having listened to “Boss Radio” KHJ-AM count down the top songs of 1972 to bring in the new year hours earlier, I was hanging around the house, January 1, 1973, not a care in the world.
A 13-year-old, enjoying two weeks off from school for the Christmas break; what world care could I possibly have?
Then the telephone rang. I…