1935: The Boston Bees acquire Ray Benge, Tony Cuccinello, Al Lopez and Bobby Regis from the Dodgers in exchange for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore. 1960: Cubs owner Philip Wrigley announces that the ...
This places Lopez in a role that in the past would be filled by Robert De Niro or Al Pacino: the charismatic but morally dubious mentor figure. Like the thrillers that put Pacino or De Niro in ...