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One thing I remember about Tony Conig was how he used to really crowd the plate. He would get as close as he could and practically put his head right over home plate. It was impossible for a pitcher not to throw close to him. I was young when he played and used to watch a lot of games with my Dad and uncles. I remember them commmenting "this guy's gonna get killed some day". When he came back after his rehab he backed off the plate.
On the other subject, about the most popular athlete. Hard to say but at one time or another most have had some bad press. In my recollection though the only Boston athlete that the press never said anything bad about was Bobby Orr. He was definately a breed apart from the rest. Of course he was probably the best hockey player I ever saw and never did anything wrong on or off the ice either.
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