 And then the game starts when they say, play ball. The mic goes on, you try to paint the picture on the canvas. Castiglione says in his Cooperstown speech, he'll thank people who helped him along the way, starting with his years growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, and continuing through his radio career with the Sox. I've been blessed to do it here into my mid to late 70s. And most of us don't get to do what we want that long. For the New England News Collaborative, I'm Sharon Brody.