Baseball buffs:

krisitay:

How did the media cover Roberto Clemente?  And what, in your opinion, was one thing that stood out most about his career?

I have to give a presentation in an hour for my sports media class, and while I probably know enough to wing it, I want to be solid.  Help in a reblog, perhaps?

• Was/is considered a pioneer for Latino players in MLB history, especially players from Puerto Rico.

• Definitely one of the best players in the game during the 1960’s for a Pirates team that was one of the more competitive franchises at that time so historians & the media look at him as one of the all-time greats of his generation

• Was so well regarded and respected that the MLB Hall of Fame waived the 5 year waiting period for players to be eligible to be inducted into the Hall after he died in a plane crash delivering humanitarian supplies to Nicaragua. He was then elected in on his first ballot.

• One thing that stood out about his career is that as good an offensive player he was, & he was tremendous, was that he was a very good defensive player. He had one of the best throwing arms most historians have ever seen. From what I have read some argue that he wasn’t always accurate but he had the ability to throw from right field to the catcher on the fly, causing most runners to shy away from running on him & many experts feel he was on par with Mays as far as his defense.