Neil Walker and Clemente?

[UtahPirate]

Perhaps this is a known story there as Neil is a Pittsburgh kid, or maybe I have missed this at some point, but this story ran in a local paper as an AP pickup and I had never heard about it:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700062500/MLB-notes-Walker-knows-about-the-Pirates.html

[MaineBucs]

Many thanks for posting the story.  I too was unaware of the connection between Walker's father and Clemente.   

[A. Senter]

Perhaps this is a known story there as Neil is a Pittsburgh kid, or maybe I have missed this at some point, but this story ran in a local paper as an AP pickup and I had never heard about it:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700062500/MLB-notes-Walker-knows-about-the-Pirates.html

Interesting little tidbit.  I never knew that.

[scrapiron]

One might say that Neil owes his life to Roberto!

[GoBucs21]

Perhaps this is a known story there as Neil is a Pittsburgh kid, or maybe I have missed this at some point, but this story ran in a local paper as an AP pickup and I had never heard about it:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700062500/MLB-notes-Walker-knows-about-the-Pirates.html

Interesting.  That means his uncle, if my genealogy skills are correct was a neighbor of mine, Chip Lang.

[81omar]

Perhaps this is a known story there as Neil is a Pittsburgh kid, or maybe I have missed this at some point, but this story ran in a local paper as an AP pickup and I had never heard about it:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700062500/MLB-notes-Walker-knows-about-the-Pirates.html

Interesting.  That means his uncle, if my genealogy skills are correct was a neighbor of mine, Chip Lang.

    You are correct sir,Chip Lang is his mothers brother

[TNbucs]

A more complete version of the article appeared in my local paper this morning, and that inspired me to find the full article--here is the link from yahoo sports:  http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-pirates-walkerclemente