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All due respect to Roberto Clemente


The Pittsburgh Pirates obtained Roberto Clemente with the number # 1 pick of the 1954 draft. Clemente joined the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played his entire career from 1955 to 1972. Roberto played in two World Series, batting .310 in 1960 and .414 in 1971. He won the National League Batting Champion four times, was awarded twelve Gold Gloves, was the National League MVP in 1966 and the MVP of the 1971 World Series. He joined the elite group with 3000 hits in 1972. He had a strong and accurate arm that I have yet to see equalled.

His sons were six, five and two, when their father met his untimely death December 31, 1972. Clemente was a passenger on a plane was taking medical, food and clothing supplies to earthquake stricken Nicaragua. He was on that plane because previous supplies had not made it to the victims and he was going to personally see to it that this time the victims received the much needed supplies. Unfortunately, his plane went down off the coast of Puerto Rico and the world lost an incredible man.

That quasi halftime show that MLB and FOX delivered was a slap in the face to those who watched this man play the game and listened to the news reports of his untimely death on New Years Day. There should have been a pregame show with all his teammates. His entire family should have been on the field. To watch Uncle Bud stumble and fumble with mikes and cords while Buck stood off to the side with his perpetual smirk just p*ssed me off to no end.


'Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.' Bill Terry