erik jacobs for the boston globe (above); andrew hurlbut (below)Tony Woodcock (above), president of the New England Conservatory, practiced hard before throwing the honorary first pitch at a Red Sox game (below).
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erik jacobs for the boston globe (above); andrew hurlbut (below)Tony Woodcock (above), president of the New England Conservatory, practiced hard before throwing the honorary first pitch at a Red Sox game (below).
Tony Woodcock's knees shook as he stood in the middle of the diamond at Fenway Park last spring. The prospect of bungling the honorary first pitch at a Sox game in front of 40,000 fans was plain terrifying for the 56-year-old Brit, who grew up in Wales playing cricket. (Full article: 1346 words)
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