Sunday Sauce is a monthly Milwaukee Record series celebrating the people, places, and traditions that make up Milwaukee’s Italian-American community. With the Milwaukee Brewers fresh off a historic World Series championship, I’m stepping away from the dinner table and heading to the ballpark to celebrate the Italian-American players, personalities, and connections that have helped shape Milwaukee baseball history. Let’s start with perhaps the best Italian nickname in Brewers history.
The Macaroni Pony Rides Into Milwaukee
Bobby Coluccio played for Milwaukee from 1973 through 1975. Though he grew up in Washington state, his Italian heritage helped him forge a connection with Milwaukee’s sizable Italian-American community. It also helped inspire a nickname that would stick with him throughout his career.
