Guillen's Clemente Comments Stir Debate

For many baseball fans in Puerto Rico, no ball player could ever rival island-bred Roberto Clemente.

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Roberto Clemente, the superb right fielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 to 1972, the year he died in a plane crash, exists in a baseball Eden of the mind.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- For many baseball fans in Puerto Rico, no ball player could ever rival island-bred Roberto Clemente.

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Clemente was devastated by the news of King's assassination but didn't suffer in silence. Instead, he led a charge to prevent the Pirates and Astros from opening their season on April 8th, the day before King's burial.

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The Force of Grace

It may be time for me to fiddle with the rankings of my favorite sports. I dont go into this proposition lightly. After the most recent baseball strike, I abandoned the game. It didnt mean anything to me anymore.

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Four truckloads of baseball cards dating to Mickey Mantle were removed last week.

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