DonRocks Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 It about kills me to put this video up here, but the one person in the world I'll do it for is the great Roberto Clemente, killed in an airplane crash while making a humanitarian visit to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. He was 38 years old, and was still arguably the best right fielder in baseball at the time - it's hard to believe he was a year *older* than Frank Robinson, a pretty darned good right fielder himself, and whom you can see scoring the winning run here, the game before, off a Brooks Robinson sacrifice "fly" (if you want to call that a fly). This video is Clemente's second World Series championship, and his interview begins just after 2:06:30 (I have it set to this). Shortly after one year later, he was gone - I cannot believe I'm about to say this, but I'm glad for both him, and his mom and dad, that he won this World Series. Other than perhaps Jackie Robinson, can you name a greater human being who ever put on a mitt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedm Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I always admired Clemente, but I don't remember why. I was only 10 when he died, but I knew enough about him to be a fan. Great footage. RIP Roberto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Today is the 45th anniversary of Roberto Clemente's 3000th - and final - hit. He would perish in an airplane crash 92-days later, after collecting 4 more hits in the 1972 NLCS - ironically, in his birthplace of Puerto Rico, on his way to helping earthquake victims in Managua, Nicaragua. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Horoscope Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Still highly esteemed by Major League Baseball: The Roberto Clemente Award "The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team", as voted on by baseball fans and members of the media. It is named for Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente. Originally known as the Commissioner's Award, it has been presented by the MLB since 1971. In 1973, the award was renamed after Clemente following his death in a plane crash while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake.[1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Truly perverse that the anniversary of this milestone occurs while this humanitarian's Puerto Rico is devastated by a humanitarian crisis that is even worse than it has to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 21 hours ago, DaveO said: Mine too plus The Mick Unlike the highly opinionated but probably correct @dcs I ain’t going there. My apologies, I forgot to add Roberto Clemente. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, dcs said: My apologies, I forgot to add Roberto Clemente. When I was growing up, it was "Bob" Clemente (and Columbus discovered America). (Just now realizing that one of my fraternity brothers was named "Robert Clement.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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