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General Discussion => Talk Zone => Topic started by: Uncle Charlie on December 15, 2012, 03:23:32 pm
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One of my baseball, and for that matter non-baseball heros. This NYE, it will be 40 years since his death. ESPN put out a darn good piece on the bat that was used for the 3,000th, and last, hit of his career. As the article suggests, I imagine that a lot of game used memoriabilia has similar stories attached. It's worth the read...
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/Roberto-Clemente-bat/enduring-mystery-roberto-clemente-bat (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/Roberto-Clemente-bat/enduring-mystery-roberto-clemente-bat)
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I distinctly remember that day because my seventh grade basketball coach made us practice at 9:00 a.m. on New Year's Day, to the chagrin of I'm sure a bunch of hungover parents.
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One of my baseball, and for that matter non-baseball heros. This NYE, it will be 40 years since his death. ESPN put out a darn good piece on the bat that was used for the 3,000th, and last, hit of his career. As the article suggests, I imagine that a lot of game used memoriabilia has similar stories attached. It's worth the read...
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/Roberto-Clemente-bat/enduring-mystery-roberto-clemente-bat (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/Roberto-Clemente-bat/enduring-mystery-roberto-clemente-bat)
Horrible day. My father broke the news to me. Cried like a baby. One of my heroes, and a magnificent player to watch.
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Read the book Clemente (http://www.amazon.com/Clemente-Passion-Grace-Baseballs-Last/dp/074329999X) last year. Have never been so angry at the end of a book. His death was so preventable.