Legends of the Game Has ‘Soft’ Reopening

Legends of the Game, a sports memorabilia shop, reopened today in Westport at 1765 Post Road East, across from Stop & Shop. It had been at 381 Post Road East in the Compo Shopping Center until it closed in June 2010. The first customers in the new location were Westporter Will McDonald (r), 14, a freshman at Staples High School, who recently assumed the position of sports editor of Inklings, and his father, Bill (c). Their purchase from owner Michael Riccio, Jr. (l) was a framed photo of the New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays making his legendary Polo Grounds catch of a long fly ball by Vic Wertz of the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 World Series.“This catch is one of the three greatest sports achievements in my lifetime, and I wanted Will to have it hang in his bedroom,” he said. Riccio said today was a “soft opening” and the store will be open for business again beginning on Tuesday.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com