"I saw him hit that darned thing with his back foot off the ground. He one-footed that thing. I thought I was watching Roberto Clemente in his heyday."
— Roberto Clemente

January 1, 1970

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John Boles (Forida Marlins manager, 1996 and 1999 through May 28, 2001), on the memories conjured up by opposing catcher Mike Piazza's opposite field game-winning grand slam, in "Mets’ Hampton Has the Angles Covered" by Tyler Kepner, in The New York Times (15 May 2000)