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Major League Baseball and Chevy, the official vehicle of Major League Baseball, today announced the names of the 30 Club nominees who are finalists for the prestigious 2008 Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevy . The national award is given annually to the Major League Baseball player who combines outstanding skills on the baseball field with devoted work in the community. ...
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Teams to honor Clemente Award nominees
Blue Collar Baseball —
September 3, 2008 - Roberto Clemente Day. Today, baseball will celebrate one of its greatest humanitarians, Roberto Clemente. Excerpt from Press release (MLB.com): The national celebration of Roberto Clemente Day will take place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL prior to tomorrow night's game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. Roberto Clemente Jr., son of Roberto Clemente, and Carlos Peña, the Rays' recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award, are scheduled to participate in a pre-game ceremony. As part of the league-wide celebration, the Roberto Clemente Day logo will appear on the bases, commemorative home plates and the official dugout lineup cards. ...
Grandy not Tigers' Clemente Award nominee
The Grandy Report —
First of all, please don't take this as being a knock on Magglio Ordonez or his charity work at home and abroad. I just can't understand, however, why Curtis isn't the Tigers' Roberto Clemente Award nominee. Considering his community work with Detroit-area public schools, Gloves for Kids, the RBI program, and his international travels as an ambassador for the game of baseball, I certainly think that he would be a deserving recipient of the award.
Pujols honored as Cards' Clemente Award nominee
Cardinal Nation Globe —
Albert Pujols is the Cardinals club nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award. Bravo Albert!
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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.
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Clemente Award nominees announced | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 9/2/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
