Notes: Elia goes back in time
Published 2/16/2008 by Jim Street at Major League Baseball News
It was 48 years ago when a 21-year-old rookie infielder from Philadelphia reported to his first Spring Training, ready to start making a name for himself in the game. On Saturday, Lee Elia took a little trip back in time, to where it all began for him.
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