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i read today in one of the NY papers that Ozzie rated the immortal and beloved Roberto Clemente as the "third best player to come from Puerto Rico"i stopped reading the article right away so i don't know whom heput ahead of Clemente(I Rod may have been listed somewhere)I don't know Clemente's stats that well from his magnificent career unfortunately he died when i was 6 years old so all i haveto go on is what i've seen on tape and what others have told me,mainly my dad and what he told was this"no one had a arm like RC,he used to throw guys out from right field BEFORE and AFTER they rounded first base,NO ONE ran from first to 3rd like RC,it was like his legs were seperate from his upper body almost freakishly weird,i believe he hit safely in ALL 14 world series games he played(i think he hit 400. in the 60' and 71' fall classics)and the one thing more than any other that my dad,who coached me in both basketball and baseball told me about RC was"every time a pitcher brushed him back,he never dusted himself off,he simply lined the next pitch right back over the pitcher's head!"Man,what i would give to have not only seen him play,but listen to the great Bob Prince talk about"Bobby"roaming the outfield at Forbes Field and briefly at 3 Rivers,Ozzie can have the other 2,I'll take Clemente and sleep in peace,i hope somewhere he is doing the same
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