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Pirates to put back Clemente sign after replacing it with alcoholic beverage ad

BigJay

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Clemente a worldwide icon

Not only a hall of fame baseball player but died in a plane crash providing charity/humanitarian efforts for his native Puerto Rico after a devastating earthquake
 

djefferis

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How many times do they need to honor the guy though ? They named a damn bridge after him.

The wall is 21 feet high in his honor.

He never played a game nor saw the current ballpark.

They sell his jersey still in the team shop and probably the best seller of a guy not named Skenes.

He was great - but they have done plenty to “honor” his name. Do you hear people crying that the Yankees are doing enough to honor Babe Ruth ? Red Sox not giving Ted Williams his due because he only gets a few mentions at Fenway ? No - because there are others from the teams history who are impactful too.

He’s held in fairly high regard - but how many mentions of the name do you need in/around the ballpark ? Have they done anything to honor recent HOF electee Dave Parker ? Maybe have a battery giveaway in his honor to show the “love” fans used to show Dave by tossing batteries at him.
 

BMR Genie

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Clemente a worldwide icon

Not only a hall of fame baseball player but died in a plane crash providing charity/humanitarian efforts for his native Puerto Rico after a devastating earthquake
I didn't know him, but this summary of his history is more than enough to know why he deserves that spot.
 
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