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The Tony Peña Story

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The Tony Peña Story

Jun 4, 2019
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The Tony Peña Story

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Tony Peña turns 62 today. And this, from 2003, is one of my all-time favorite stories.

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On the road to Villa Vasquez, Tony Peña cried, not for the first time that day and not for the last.

"No," he said. "Not that story. I will not tell that story."

His Mercedes raced through dust and bugs and waves of heat, past emptiness.

Nobody lives on the road to …

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