Last week, my wife received a postcard from the Rivers Casino advertizing a complimentary giveaway featuring a “Jazz* Camera & Camcorder (JC&C) with pop-up USB connector – all in one!” This stupendous (stupidpendous?) event took place yesterday, June 1. When I nicely asked my wife to please go with me and fetch this golden bone, she said, “Don’t you ever learn? It’ll be junk!”

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21-3K CLEMENTE'S 3,000 HITS GIANTS TOP PIRATES 7-4
CLEMENTE 1-4, 2 RBI
Friday, June 1st, 1972

SAN FRANCISCO - Roberto Clememte drove in the first 2 Pirate runs. Rennie Stennett drove in the last two. However, 4 runs was not enough to offset HR's by Barry Bonds, Dave Kingman and Ed Goodson. Bob Miller's error, one of two Buc errors led to an unearned run. The final, Giants 7, Pirates 4.

Overall, Clemente was 1-4 and is now 70 hits away from 3,000.
Clemente scored the game's 1st run in the 1st when his ground out scored Dave Cash. In the 2nd, Roberto tripled in Manny Sanguillen for his 19th RBI. Rennie Stennett drove in Jose Pagan and Gene Alley with a pinch hit triple. Stennett now has 14 RBI's.

Winner Juan Marichal (2-8) pitched a complete game. Bob Johnson (0-3) took the loss. The Bucs are still in 2nd place, 5 GB the Mets, who lost to the Braves, 6-1.

Saturday, Steve Blass (6-1) faces Sam McDowell (6-3).

In memory of Mr. Les Banos.

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Every Steelers fan is aware that Ben Roethlisberger has taken too many hits during his NFL career. Roethlisberger’s style of play has caused him to take more hits than he would have as a strict pocket passer, but Ben likes to make plays by moving out of the pocket and getting away from the rush. This allows his receivers to get open down field and has resulted in some big time plays for the Steelers over the years.

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21-3K CLEMENTE'S 3,000 HITS EXPOS CLIP PIRATES 3-2
CLEMENTE 0-4
Wednesday, May 31th, 1972

MONTREAL - Tim Foli's RBI single in the 6th broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Expos a 3-2 win over the Pirates.

Roberto Clemente was 0-4 and is still 71 hits away from 3,000.
The Buccos scored 2nd when Nelson Briles drove in Richie Hebner, who led off the inning with a walk. The Expos quickly countered when Ron Fairly led off the bottom of the inning with a HR. Willie Stargell fired back with a 2 out HR, his 10th HR and 31st RBI of the year. However, the Expos got back to back hits from Ron Hunt and Boots Day. Hunt made it to 3rd on Richie Hebner's error and scored an unearned run on Bob Bailey's sac fly to tie the game at 2-2. The score stayed tied until Foli drove in Ken Singleton in the 6th.
Ernie McAnally (1-5) won his 1st game of the year. Briles (3-2) was the loser. The Bucs are still in 2nd place, now 4 GB the Mets, who were idle.

The Bucs head for a 10 game trip to the West Coast beginning Friday in San Francisco. Juan Marichal (1-8) vs Bob Johnson (0-2).

In memory of Mr. Les Banos.

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Many in Steelers Nation are pouncing on Mike Florio's mis-characterization and out-of-context critiques of Mike Tomlin's recent induction speech to the William and Mary Hall of Fame.

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It’s been ten years since Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith) last scooted around using “neutralizers” on humans to erase their memories and blasting aliens with Flash-Gordon-like space guns. Men in Black 3’s (MIB3) plot involves sending J back in time to intercept and kill an escaped, contemporary alien criminal (Boris the Animal), who has utilized the space-time continuum to return to 1969. If J fails, present-day Earth is doomed and young K (brilliantly played by Josh Brolin – he’s a dead-ringer for a 29-year-old Tommy Lee Jones) will be murdered. The film’s charm lies in its retro look, often played for laughs, and some great sidebars such as discovering Andy Warhol is a secret, sarcastic, jaded MIB agent who can’t stand the weirdoes he’s keeping tabs on in his Manhattan “Factory.” He hates the “crappy” art he’s creating to provide his cover. The special effects amaze – especially the recreated Cape Canaveral on the day Apollo 11 blasted off for its historic lunar manned mission. The real surprise, the one that lifts MIB3 above most summer cinema-sizzlers, is its touching revelation about the relationship between J & K. Many viewers near me fought back tears! And keep an eye out for Griffin the alien. He’s reminds one of Hobbit Frodo, and is the sweet heart of this incredibly affecting tale! Much, much better than the previous two MIBs!

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21-3K CLEMENTE'S 3,000 HITS BUCS SWEEP PHILS 7-3, 4-2
CLEMENTE 2-5 G1
Monday, May 29th, 1972

PITTSBURGH - Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguillen had at least 1 RBI in each game of the Memorial day DH, which the Pirates swept by scores of 7-3 and 4-2.

Roberto Clemente was 2-5 in Game 1 and scored 2 runs. He is now 71 hits away from 3,000. Clemente was a defensive replacement for Stargell in Game 2 as Gene Clines moved from RF to LF.

Down 3-1 in the 5th and with 2 out, Clines singled. Clemente walked. Clines scored on Stargell's single. Clemente scored on Sanguillen's single. Jose Pagan homered in the 6th. In the 7th, Clemente singled and scored on Stargell's 9th HR of the season.
Stargell and Sanguillen finished the day with 30 & 21 RBI's respectively. Ramon Hernandez (3-0) and Bob Moose (3-2) were the winning pitchers.
The Bucs are still in 2nd place, now 3.5 GB the Mets.
The Bucs play a makeup game vs the Expos on Wednesday. Nelson Briles (3-1) vs Ernie MacAnally (0-5). The Pirates head for a 10 game trip to the West Coast beginning Friday.

In memory of Mr. Les Banos.

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Thanks to all to all those who have served this country in the past and will do so in the future. I don't know where we find so many men and women who exhibit such courage and valor. This is their day; Honor them.

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21-3K CLEMENTE'S 3,000 HITS BUCS BEAT PHILS IN BOTTOM OF 9TH, 6-5
CLEMENTE PH, BB, SCORES TYING RUN
Sunday, May 28th, 1972

PITTSBURGH - Roberto Clemente led off the bottom of the 9th with a pinch hit walk, tied the game on Dave Cash's single. Then came Al Oliver's RBI single to win the game for the Pirates, 6-5 over the Phils

Clemente is still 73 hits away from 3,000.
With the Bucs leading 4-3 in the top of the 9th, Denny Doyle led off the inning with a single. He scored the tying run on Jackie Hernandez 's error. The Phils took a 5-4 lead when Greg Luzinski singled in Larry Bowa.
Clemente led off the 9th pinch hitting for Hernandez. Pinch hitter Gene Alley reached 1B on an error by Joe Hoerner, Cash's single scored Clemente from 2b. Gene Clines' single advanced the runners and set the table for Oliver's 2nd RBI of the game, Scoop now has 27 total.

Hoerner took the loss (0-2) Ramon Hernandez won (2-0).

The Bucs are still in 2nd place, 4 GB the Mets.
Monday's DH has Woodie Fryman v Luke Walker in G1, Ken Reynolds v Bob Moose in G2.
In memory of Mr. Les Banos.

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21-3K CLEMENTE'S 3,000 HITS PHILS TOP BUCS IN 12TH, 2-1
CLEMENTE 1-5 Saturday, May 27th, 1972

PITTSBURGH - Roberto Clemente scored the tying run in the 6th inning. But former Pirate farmhand Don Money greeted Dave Guisti by driving in Tommy Hutton in the 12th to beat the Pirates 2-1 and snap a 10 game losing streak.

Clemente is now 73 hits away from 3,000.
Starters Bill Champion and Bob Johnson fought a scoreless pitching duel until Willie Montanez led off the top of the 6th with his 3rd HR of the season.
The Bucs countered when Clemente led off the 6th with a single and scored on Manny Sanguillen's 18th RBI.

Guisti, who has been struggling this season, lost the game. He is now 1-4 with 3 blown saves. Bucky Brandon (2-1) won in relief. Chris Short earned his 1st save.

The Bucs are still in 2nd place, 5 GB the Mets.
Sunday has Dick Selma facing Steve Blass.

In memory of Mr. Les Banos.

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