On this date, 78 years ago, "The Great One" was born...

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by MacDice

Wayne Gretzky was born 78 years ago? He looks pretty good for his age.

Roberto was GREAT, but nobody I know calls him the GREAT ONE. KOC mislead the readers of this thread. h a

[z28jd]

I posted this today for the blog I write for and I never really looked into this aspect of his time with the team. I went through all the newspapers online and looked at the reactions of people around the country and around baseball one the day the Pirates drafted him. I think the Pittsburgh reaction is real interesting as well the cities removed from the two teams involved(Pirates/Dodgers). People in Pittsburgh definitely call him the Great One, you will get "Wayne who" reactions there for sure

http://blogs.piratesprospects.com/hi...h-the-pirates/

[thekingofclout]

Good read John. Here was Roberto showing he could also play a little defense, as he robs Pee Wee Reese of extra bases in the summer of '55.

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John, I picked up this "Pittsburgh Signing Clemente" original letter a few years ago. It came with a typed duplicate copy of the request letter (which I have). This shows that there is no question of how much the bonus was that the Dodgers paid Clemente.

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[z28jd]

Love that picture and the contract! Thanks for sharing it

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

Good read John. Here was Roberto showing he could also play a little defense, as he robs Pee Wee Reese of extra bases in the summer of '55.

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John, I picked up this "Pittsburgh Signing Clemente" original letter a few years ago. It came with a typed duplicate copy of the request letter (which I have). This shows that there is no question of how much the bonus was that the Dodgers paid Clemente.

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[mybestbretts]

The photos are great

[alanu]

I think the one photo is used as a basis for the background on his 1956 topps card, if this hasn't already been mentioned.

Clemente and the Pirates were my favorite in my very younger years.

[thekingofclout]

Sept. 30th marked the 40th Anniversary of The Great One's 3,000 and Final Hit.

I wanted to share this link with all you Clemente fans. If I ever get to Pittsburgh, this Clemente Museum and a visit to PNC Park would be the main attractions, for me anyway.

This is a really cool site... http://www.clementemuseum.com/

And of course, Clemente's Statue outside PNC Park. Nice to see the artist gave it the appropriate name...

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[Forever Young]

The great one.... died...





45 years ago Clemente died tragically delivering aid. Attached is a type 1 snapper in Nicaragua with his handwriting on the back.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Roberto was GREAT, but nobody I know calls him the GREAT ONE. KOC mislead the readers of this thread. h a

Well Scott. Obviously, you just don't know that many people.

BTW... This book by Bruce Markusen was a great read that any Clemente fan would enjoy.

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[Mark]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Roberto was GREAT, but nobody I know calls him the GREAT ONE. KOC mislead the readers of this thread. h a

You obviously don't know anyone who saw him play. You should do a little research before you say things that would detract from the memory of a remarkable man.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Mark

You obviously don't know anyone who saw him play. You should do a little research before you say things that would detract from the memory of a remarkable man.

Funny... but you had no problem calling Wayne Gretzky a "minor League ump" though? With all due respect Mark... Are you really this much of a hypocrite???
There's nothing wrong with honouring the great man and player Clemente was... but no need to bash others to do it.