On September 30, 1972, Roberto Walker Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit the 3,000th and final hit of his illustrious HOF career – a double off pitcher Jon Matlack of the New York Mets. That New Year’s Eve, Clemente would die in a plane crash while delivering relief supplies to an earthquake stricken Nicaragua. A ...
The first Major League game at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, occurred on April 9, 2001. The Park lies in downtown Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River. Fans who park their car in the downtown area can get to PNC Park by walking over the river on the Sixth Street Bridge, which became the ...
Giovanni;s Pizza is good. Honestly, it is perfectly good pizza, but I would never go out of my way for “good” food. I want greatness, and Giovanni’s has achieved greatness in their calzone, the tastiest calzone of my existence on this planet, and easily the best in Pittsburgh. Conceptually, a calzone can be summarized by ...
Even years after Roberto Clemente played in his final game, his memory is as clear as ever in his fans minds. Some think of Clemente standing on second base after collecting his 3000th hit. Others think of his amazing throws from the outfield to nail runners attempting to score. Still, there are others who remember ...
Once upon a time there lived a baseball player who ran as swiftly and gracefully as a jaguar, who could perform magic without taking special “beans” and who spent his off-season helping humanity. It seems like a fairy tale, but fairy tales have happy endings. Roberto Clemente had no such thing. He died as he ...
