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Roberto Clemente: More Than Baseball
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March 12th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I wish I could’ve seen him play.
He will always be the best
March 12th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
the best there is was and will be
March 12th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
My first Baseball hero when I was a kid ! I am 51 years young and still shed a tear when I think about that terrible New Year’s Day in 1973… what a man, what a Baseball Player and what an incredible, positive example he set for generations of Fans everywhere who had the privilege of seeing #21 play in person or read about his many accomplishments. R.I.P. Roberto…
March 12th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
he was by far he best!!! and he played the game te way it was ment to be played..He will live in my heart 4 ever… GO BUCS!!!
March 12th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I visit Pittsburgh twice a year and the hairs stand up on the back of my neck every time I cross 6th Street Bridge( the Roberto Clemente Bridge ) and always touch his number on the statue…
March 12th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
R.I.P Roberto
March 12th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Roberto was Gorgeous.
Beautiful man inside and out.
March 12th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
If I had to idolize any human being, besides God and my parents, I would idolize this great human being from Carolina, PR…..Roberto Clemente. Everytime I remember that sad date (12/31/1972)….tears run down from my eyes. Knowing the fact that Puerto Rico lost not just a native hero, but lost a humanitarian. Que en Paz Descanse nuestro Astro Boricua que estara en los corazones de todo Puerto Rico y de America Latina. QUE VIVA REOBERTO!!!!!
March 12th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
loved him since I saw him at Forbes Field as a kid…….Pirates have never been the same since.
March 12th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Sadly Clemente died well before I was born, but I grew up in the Burgh and have always been a diehard Buccos fan and Clemente has always been an idol of mine. A true class act who was underated on the field and a true humanitarian off it. How many people out there would spend their New Years Eve taking relief supplies to Nicaragua? Not too many of us. Ariba Roberto!
March 12th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
yes
March 12th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
i hope jose reyes become like him
March 12th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
I’ve been a baseball fan since 1965 (I was 7) and, to this day, Clemente is the best all-around player I’ve ever seen. On the field, he had no weaknesses. I still have yet to see an outfield arm that could match his. In 1980, Baseball Digest rated him second, only to DiMaggio, in all-around talent in Major League history. Had he played his career in New York or Los Angeles, he’d have gotten the publicity and recognition he deserved.
March 12th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Also, I noticed that alot of the people in your list were from the steroid era. JOKE.
March 12th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Watch more Clemente highlight reels. You’d be impressed. Either that, or you hate Pittsburgh and need to STFU, lol
March 12th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
He put on a clinic in the 71 series–Orioles manager Weaver asked reporters–”Does Clemente always play like that?Rest in peace as we remember you-your career and your life on this day.The day you left us.”Aribba Bobby!!
March 12th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
he showed that during the ‘71 series…one of the first I remember watching….Clemente proving himself to the world, Steve Blass actually finding home plate…etc….
March 12th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
although he was puerto rican us nicaraguans see him as a hero
March 12th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
@tatomuck18 you have to leave room for bias because there are many pirate fans and puerto rican baseball fans who hold roberto close to their hearts. sometimes “best” and “favorite” are substituted for one another. so what? roberto was more than just a baseball player anyway.
March 12th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
@ekimfloom and he could run like hell up until the time he died too. i was surprised to see that he wasn’t much of base stealer because he was a good base runner.
March 12th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
well, yes, it was…a bullett every time, scared the hell out of third base coaches and intimidated other runners….and he threw that well up until the time he died….
March 12th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I said 1 of the best not the best Player of All Time.
March 12th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
MAN CLEMENTE IS THE BEST btw im half puerto rican (my dad)
March 12th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Having been born & raised in Pittsburgh in the late 50’s, as a child, Roberto Clemente was my very first sports hero. To this very day, at the age of 53, the memory of Roberto remains a very signicant part of my life. In my home here in the Orlando, Florida area, I have an entire room decked out in Pittsburgh sports memorabilia. Included amongst my treasures are 2 large photos of Roberto, one of which is a framed, “special edition” Wheaties box cover, which I consider priceless. God bless #21!
March 12th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
The GREATEST UNDERRATED Player in MLB HISTORY.