美国名人 棒球运动员 罗伯托·克莱门特.docx

美国名人棒球运动员罗伯托克莱门特RobertoClementez1934-1972:Thefirst1.atinoBaseballPlayerHonoredintheBaseballHallofFameplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:49repeatByBriannaBlake2010-4-10PiratesrightfielderRobertoClementeswingsatapitchthatbecamehis3,000th,makinghimoneof11playersinthemajorleaguestohavehitthatnumberormore.ThegamewasplayedinPittsburghonSeptember30,1972.mSteveEmber.FAITH1.APIDUS:AndmFaith1.apiduswithPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Today,wetellaboutRobertoClemente.Hewasoneofthemosthonoredbaseballplayersinhistory.Hebecamethefirst1.atinobaseballplayertobeincludedintheBaseballHallofFame.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:Mostsportsplayersareknownforhowgreattheyplayagame,orhowmanyrecordstheybreak.ButRobertoClementewaslovednotonlyforhisabilityinsports,butalsoforthekindofpersonthathewas.Clementewasoneofthefirstprofessional1.atinobaseballplayersintheUnitedStates.Hebecameoneofthebest.Healsoworkedtochangethewaybaseball,andthecountry,treatedracialminoritiesinthenineteenfiftiesandsixties.Hestoodupagainstracismanddidnotpermitanyonetobetreateddifferentlyinhispresence.Today's1.atinobaseballplayerssayRobertoClementeopeneddoorsforthemtoreachtheirgoalsinasportthathadnotalwaystreatedthemequally.FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementeWalkerwasborninnineteenthirty-fourinCarolina,PuertoRico.Roberto'sfamilystruggledfinancially.Asayoungboy,hehelpedhisfather,whoworkedonasugarfarmandalsomanagedastorethatsoldfood.Inschool,Robertowasanexcellentrunner.Healsowonawardsforthrowingthejavelin.?Butmorethananything,helovedplayingbaseball.PuertoRico'swarmislandclimatemadeiteasyfortheyoungboytoplaybaseballallyear.Hehadmanyskills.Buthisstrongestqualitywashispowerfulrightarmthatcouldthrowaballagreatdistance.Whileinhighschool,RobertosignedacontracttoplaybaseballfortheSanturceCrabbersinthePuertoRicanwinterleague.Attheageofeighteen,RobertowasalreadyhittingabaseballbetterthanmanyprofessionalplayersintheUnitedStates.BaseballHallofFamerRobertoClementeSTEVEEMBER:Thisabilitywasrecognizedthefollowingyear.AnofficialfromtheBrooklynDodgersteaminNewYorkCitycametoPuertoRicolookingfornew,youngplayers.Theofficial,AlCampanis,waspleasedwithRoberto'sskill.HeofferedtogivehimatenthousanddollargifttoplayfortheBrooklynDodgers.ButRobertowasunabletojointhemajorleagueteambecausehewasstillinhighschool.TheyoungbaseballplayertoldMisterCampanisthathewouldjointheBrooklynteamassoonashefinishedschool.Bythetimehefinishedhighschool,RobertohadreceivedseveralotheroffersfrommajorleagueteamsintheUnitedStates.Oneteamofferedhimathirtythousanddollargiftjusttosignacontractagreement.AlthoughClementehadnotsignedacontractwiththeBrooklynDodgerszhekepthiswordtotheteam.HerefusedtheotherOfferSandsignedontoplayforBrooklyn.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:TheDodgersputRobertoClementeononeoftheirminorleagueteamswhereyoungplayersoftenbegin.Butsoonafterhisfirstseason,thePittsburghPiratestookClementefortheirteam.ClementebeganplayingforthePittsburghPiratesinnineteenfifty-five.Atthetime,ClementewasstilllearningtospeakEnglish.InthenineteenfiftiestheUnitedStateswasstillverymuchdividedbetweenraciallines.Pittsburghdidnothavea1.atinAmericancommunityatthetime.Clemente,ablackPuertoRican,wasshockedwhenheexperiencedracisminAmerica.STEVEEMBER:Inthespring,baseballplayersattendedtrainingcampsinthesouthernstateofFlorida.Manyeating-placesintheSouthatthattimedidnotserveblackpeople.Sotheblackplayersontheteamwereforcedtoasktheirwhiteteammatestobuyfoodforthem.Theblackplayerswouldtheneatonthebusthatdrovethemtothegames.RobertoClementehadaverystrongsenseofself-worth.Hewouldnotletotherstreathimunequally.Clementefeltthathavingtoaskhisteammatesforfoodwasinsulting.?HelaterbecameastrongbelieverinthemessagesofcivilrightsleaderMartin1.utherKingJunior.Clemente'sworkhelpingpoorpeople,especiallythoseinPuertoRico,becameaveryimportantpartofhislife.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementestoodoutamongtheotherplayersonhisteam.?Hewasastrongrightfielderwhoquicklybecameknownforhispowerfulthrowingandnear-perfectaim.Clementehadanunusualwayofhittingthebaseball.Hestoodfartherawayfromthepitcherthanmostplayers,andusedaheavierbatthanmostplayers.Hewasalsoknownasaveryaggressivehitter,swinginghardandfastatalmostanyball.ThePittsburghPiratesdidnotdowellthefirstfewyearsClementeplayedontheteam.Butbynineteensixt½allthatchanged.Thatyear,heplayedinthefirstofhistwelveAll-Stargames.Everyyear,thebestplayersfromtheNationalandAmericanleaguescompeteinanAll-Stargame.Thatsameyear,ClementehelpedhisteambeattheNewYorkYankeestowintheWorldSeries-thenationalbaseballchampionship.PittsburghPirates'RobertoClemente,left,talkswithmanagerDannyMurtaughastheteamtakesthefieldforaworkoutinBaltimore.MurtaughisamongtheformermanagerswhowillbeontheballotwhentheHallofFameVeteransCommitteevotesnextmonth.STEVEEMBER:Clementecontinuedtoimprove.Hehadsufferedforyearsfrompaincausedbyanautomobileaccident.YetevenwithhishealthproblemsClementerarelymissedagame.Bynineteensixty-one,hewasfeelingbetteranditshowed.Hehitextremelywellthatyearandwonhisfirstbattingaward.RobertoClementewasoneofthebestbaseballplayersatthetime.ButhedidnotreceiveasmuchinterestfromthenationalmediaasothertopplayerslikeMickeyMantleandWillieMays.Manypeoplebelievethatwasbecauseheplayedforateaminasmallercity.However,Clemente'spopularitybegantogrowduringthenineteenseventy-oneWorldSeries.ThePittsburghPirateswontheseriesagainsttheBaltimoreOrioles.ClementewasvotedtheMostValuablePlayerofthatyear'sWorldSeries.OnesportswriterlaterdescribedClemente'sthrowing,runningandhittingduringtheWorldSeriesasclosetothelevelofperfection.(MUSIC)FAITH1.APIDUS:RobertoClementewasalsoalovinghusbandandfather.HehadmarriedVeraCristinaZabalainnineteensixty-four.Togethertheyhadthreesons.ClementeneverforgothisPuertoRicanroots.Hemadesureallofhissonswerebornontheisland.Duringhiseighteenyearsinthemajorleagues,ClementewonmanyawardsandhelpedhisteamwintwoWorldSerieschampionships.Innineteenseventy-twoClementemadehisthreethousandthhitinthelastgameoftheregularseason.Atthattime,nooneknewthatitwouldbehisfinalbaseballseason.STEVEEMBER:Duringthewinterofthatyear,ClementereturnedtoPuertoRicowiththisfamily.Hebegantoworkononeofhislong-timedreams-openingasportscenterfortheyoungpeopleofSanJuan.Then,onDecembertwenty-third,amajorearthquakestruckManagua,Nicaragua.Thousandsofpeoplewerekilled.Clementequicklyorganizedanaidefforttohelpthousandsofhomelessearthquakevictims.ButhewasangeredbyreportsfromtheareathattheNicaraguangovernmentwasnotgettingthesuppliestothevictims.SoClementepaidforasmallplaneandapilottotakesuppliestoNicaragua.ClementeandfourotherswereonthatplaneonDecemberthirty-first,nineteenseventy-two.ButtheplanecrashedintotheAtlanticOceanshortlyaftertake-off.Everyoneontheplanewaskilled.Clemente'sbodywasneverfound.Hewasthirty-eightyearsold.FAITH1.APIDUS:TheBaseballWritersAssociationofAmericaheldaspecialelection.Theusualfive-yearwaitingperiodforentranceintotheBaseballHallofFamewassuspended.Soonafterhisdeath,RobertoClementebecamethefirst1.atinoplayertobeincludedintheBaseballHallofFame.ThePittsburghPiratesalsohonoredhiminnineteenseventy-three.TheyremovedClemente'snumber-twenty-one-fromtheirteam.Thatmeantnootherplayerontheteamcouldeverwearthatnumber.RobertoClementeoncesaid:''Anytimeyouhaveanopportunitytomakethingsbetterandyoudon't,thenyouarewastingyourtimeonEarth."Clementetrulylived,anddied,bythosewords.Someexpertshavecalledhimbaseball'sgreatesthero.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyBriannaBlake.Itwasproducedby1.awanDavis.OurstudioengineerwasDaveBoddington.mSteveEmber.FAITH1.APIDUS:AndmFaith1.apidus.Y.JoinusnextweekforanotherPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.