A Review of Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero

Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss My rating: 4 of 5 stars I became a Pirates fan when I moved from Canada to Pittsburgh in 1971 as a small boy with my family. I don’t remember much of Roberto Clemente, but I remember how huge he was in the …

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Things

Just a few things. I'm sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Not too much has been going on for me personally, and I'm in the middle of three very large books, so I haven't been able to write a book review for awhile. However, I'm nearly done with one (finally!), so hopefully a book review …

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Liriano a Cy Young candidate

Liriano a Cy Young candidate via Don't laugh: Liriano a Cy Young candidate - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN. Finally. A season to cheer about in Pittsburgh -- for baseball! After 20 consecutive losing seasons, it's almost August and we're half a game out of first place and playing really well. And Liriano has had a …

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