Slow Puffs
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 |  Subject: Roberto Clemente's story on PBS tonite  Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:02 pm | |
| It just started here.
 Paul
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Slow Puffs
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| | Subject: Re: Roberto Clemente's story on PBS tonite Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:16 am | |
| Most interesting...
It showed a clip of Bill Mazeroski's World Series winning homerun against the Yanks in 1960. That's one of my earliest memories of major league ball. I was eleven years old at the time. I watched the game and only knew the Yankees had lost.  A class mate (staunch Yankee fan) phoned me after the game and wanted to play catch, so I went over to his house. As we tossed the ball back and forth, he kept saying "Did you see Maris jump up and almost catch that ball. He almost had it!"
Now over 47 years later I know that was bullshit.
The ball was way over the fence and Yogi Berra was in the outfield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-maiMxSaSI
 Paul
Now I can rest peacefully knowing the facts...
Paul
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| | Subject: Re: Roberto Clemente's story on PBS tonite Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:21 pm | |
| | Mantle and others were bitter about losing the Series because they trounced the Pirates in the 3 games they won. Still takes 4 though. |
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| | Subject: Re: Roberto Clemente's story on PBS tonite Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:06 pm | |
| A very wonderful film, of a very wonderful and courageous man, Ken. Vivan Puerto Rico!
Pacem en Puffing!    |
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| | Subject: Re: Roberto Clemente's story on PBS tonite Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:18 pm | |
| | Wasn't Clemente from the Dominican Republic??? |
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Slow Puffs
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Age : 59
Joined : 10 Dec 2007
Posts : 1721
Location : Alberta. Canada
| | Subject: Re: Roberto Clemente's story on PBS tonite Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:53 pm | |
| Puerto Rican... first Hispanic elected to Hall of Fame.
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