Month: February 2019

Hi everyone! Episode ten of Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, Part 2 of a biography of one of the greatest all-around players ever, Pittsburgh Pirates Right Fielder, Roberto Clemente! This guy was truly one in a million! Enjoy!

I want to mention (again) an excellent DVD I used for some source material on Roberto Clemente. It is an episode of “American Experience” produced by PBS in 2008, entitled “Roberto Clemente.” If you can get ahold of it, this has some great footage and insight into both the player and the man. Highly recommended!

Career Highlights:

• He was a 12-time All-Star.
• He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (1966).
• He was the National League Batting Champion four times (1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967).
• He was a Gold Glove Award winner as an outfielder for twelve consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972.
• He had 13 seasons where he batted over .300.
• He was a member of the 3,000 hit club.
• He was a World Series Champion twice with the Pirates (1960, 1971).
• He was the 1971 World Series Most Valuable Player.
• He was both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. Wikipedia
4. baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)
5. Clemente, Roberto; Directed by Bernardo Ruiz (2008). American Experience, PBS HOME VIDEO (DVD). ISBN 0-7936-9448-5

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! Episode nine of Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, Part 1 of a biography of one of the greatest all-around players ever, Pittsburgh Pirates Right Fielder, Roberto Clemente! He was a true five-tool player and is widely regarded as one of the top two defensive outfielders ever. He had a sensational throwing arm, speed to burn on the bases, and was a tremendous hitter, hitting for both power and high average. This guy was truly one in a million!

I want to mention an excellent DVD I used for some source material on Roberto Clemente. It is an episode of “American Experience” produced by PBS in 2008, entitled “Roberto Clemente.” If you can get ahold of it, this has some great footage and insight into both the player and the man. Highly recommended!

Career Highlights:

• He was a 12-time All-Star.
• He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award (1966).
• He was the National League Batting Champion four times (1961, 1964, 1965, and 1967).
• He was a Gold Glove Award winner as an outfielder for twelve consecutive seasons from 1961 through 1972.
• He had 13 seasons where he batted over .300.
• He was a member of the 3,000 hit club.
• He was a World Series Champion twice with the Pirates (1960, 1971).
• He was the 1971 World Series Most Valuable Player.
• He was both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. Wikipedia
4. baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)
5. Clemente, Roberto; Directed by Bernardo Ruiz (2008). American Experience, PBS HOME VIDEO (DVD). ISBN 0-7936-9448-5

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!