Guillen's comments on Clemente stir controversy

 
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's statement that Roberto Clemente was only the third-best player produced by the island of Puerto Rico, behind Ivan Rodriguez and Roberto Alomar, has angered some. [link]

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