mlb.mlb.com - 9/2/2008
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Continuing to honor the memory of a superstar who donated his life to aid others, Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced the club nominees for its most prestigious off-field honor, the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award. Candidates for the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevy include ...
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Roberto Clemente Award Finalists Named
NY Sports Dog —
[image] Last week I finished reading Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss. To say I was incredibly moved by the story and writing would be an understatement of epic proportions. I've read hundreds, if not over 1,000 baseball books in my time, and this one ranks up there with the very best of them. The story of Clemente, as it was told in this baseball classic, has stayed with me and haunted me these past few days. Today Major League Baseball announced the finalists for the Roberto Clemente Award . The Roberto Clemente Award, established in 2002, is presented annually to the MLB player who combines outstanding skills on the baseball ...
Cardinals visit Roberto Clemente Museum
Blue Collar Baseball —
Derrick Goold, who covers the Cardinals for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, writes about his visit to the Roberto Clemente Museum. Goold visited the museum this past weekend along with Cards pitcher Ron Villone (who was involved in Sunday's scuffle ...
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Congratulations To James Loney
firenedcollettinow.com 9/3/2008 — There's always so much negativity on this site, so I figured I should probably cover the positive stuff once in a while too. Stuff like James Loney being named the Dodgers' Roberto Clemente Award winner.
"The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball announced today that first baseman...
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Thorogood still has 'The Hard Stuff' —
Major League Baseball News 9/3/2008
Although music ultimately won out, blues-rock legend and hardball-lover George Thorogood played semi-pro baseball in the late '70s, contributing his strong infield skills to a Delaware team in the Roberto Clemente League. His fans may only celebrate ...
