DiNardo embraces roots

The Boston Herald had a nice piece this weekend on Lenny's upcoming WBC tournament action. While Lenny seems excited about the whole thing, his roots to his homeland seem a bit attenuated.

“I’m not sure how they knew I qualified, other than the name, but I’m looking forward to this,” DiNardo said. “Baseball is not in the Olympics anymore, so this is the next best thing.”

His paternal grandfather, Michael, was born in Pogenza, Italy, in 1905 and emigrated to the United States in 1915. He died in 1986. No member of the immediate family has visited Italy other than a great-uncle while serving in the U.S. military in World War II.
“My mom’s family is Irish. I’m still waiting for them to call,” joked DiNardo, who was born and raised in Florida.

The best part of the article though is Lenny's enthusiasm for taking on Manny and Papi in the Pool D regionals.  What happens when your fight fire with fire?