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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4421668, member: 5798"] Clemente was also one of my favorites. I remember Sanguillen also. He wore #35. Always hustled, and was very animated behind the plate. Like Mays, I saw Clemente in his heyday. He had the arm that ALL other outfielders were judged by. Baseball lost me too after that strike. I remember that day in December 1972 when Clemente's cargo plane went down. I remember that he had gotten his 3000th hit at the end of that season, and to honor him, baseball decided to waive the 5-year retirement rule for consideration for entry into the HOF, and induct him immediately. I was a Laker fan during the "show-time" era. Went to a lot of games at the Forum in Inglewood. I've been a USC football fan since 1964 when Mike Garrett was toting the rock for John McKay. Still try to make 1-2 games a year. :cool: [/QUOTE]