Uncle Roberto Montreal Canadiens Art in a series I did

in a series I did with Island Historian David Weale celebrating rural life on Prince Edward Island between 1900-1960

He would later say "I'd walk through Hell in a gasoline suit to play Baseball"

We had every newspaper report on the upcoming Series and every book you could get

The 1976 Canada Cup tournament was the world's first best-on-best multi-nation event that included professional players

Many hitting records were shattered in the steroid era

Uncle Roberto Montreal Canadiens Art in a series I didOil on linen 36" X 24" (92 X 61 cm) I was not lucky enough to ever see Roberto play live or on TV. I've only ever watched clips and highlights of him, which I still like to watch and share every now and then to remind myself what a talent he was. However, he was one of the first ball players I ever read about as a kid on a school trip to our City library. It was a story in a magazine called " Boy's Life" which I loved reading on those school trips in