White Sox manager's comments on Clemente stir controversy in Puerto Rico

 
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- For many baseball fans in Puerto Rico, no ball player could ever rival... [link]

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We Love Ozzie

Dear Puerto Rico, Welcome to the controversial world of Chicago White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen. Enjoy your stay and please keep all rebuttals to yourself. They do not matter, unless they are profanity-laden. Then we'll hear them.
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Guillen's Clemente comments stir anger (AP)
For many baseball fans in Puerto Rico, no ball player could ever rival island-bred Roberto Clemente. So White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's statement that Clemente was only the third-best player produced by the island, behind Ivan Rodriguez and Roberto ...
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.
Clemente ranking by ChiSox's Guillen creates stir
Ozzie Guillen saying Roberte Clemente is the third best player from Puerto Rico has angered some.