 Thanks for coming back with us on Yankees batting practice today presented by Audi today major league baseball is celebrating Roberto Clemente day he was not just an extraordinary baseball player but also a great humanitarian our Kensington played against Clemente early in his career and Kenny joins us now so Kenny let's start with your thoughts and memories of Roberto Clemente well I'm dancing not only did I play against them early in my career as you mentioned I also played winter ball in Puerto Rico early in my career and he was my manager in Puerto Rico and to be honest with you I've never been in a place where a man was so revered by the local people as Roberto Clemente was in Puerto Rico not only did he manage a team but he also played in the playoffs he didn't want to he told the owner of the team that he felt the kids were the ones who got the team to the playoffs but the owner made sure he was on the active roster in the playoffs and he got a big hit one game pinch hit drove in the winning runs I scored the winning run from second base and the fans poured out of the stands and carried him off the field wow you had a front row seat to that that's amazing yes 1982 the recipient of the Roberto Clemente award none other than you these days each team nominates a player to win the award but in 1982 you won it all Kenny yeah in those days they didn't have nominees from each team but I think it shows you how much the prestige the award has gained over the years because each team has a nominee and that means there's a lot of players throughout baseball are doing good things for their communities and helping out around the ballpark and also their character issues have really come to the forefront and I think that's a good thing now I was fortunate up the wind in 1982 I'm sure there were a lot of candidates I didn't know who they were but I was picked that award sits on my desk back home in Maryland and it's certainly a prestigious award I think all the awards I've won over the years I think that's the one I I cherish the most you're the finest friend anyone could have that's for sure Kenny okay let's go to today shall we and by the way kaha gashioka is the Yankees nominee for this year to this day now Nestor Cortes he's going for the Yankees and is it fair to say where would the Yankees be without Cortes that's very true I mean he stepped into the the galtz here with all the pitchers being injured and he's come on and and done a very good job I think he's a versatile type pitcher you can use him out of bullpen now the Yankees an emergency have made him a starter and he's done the job I think to me I love watching this guy pitch he's very entertaining I mean all these angles and gyrations that he has on the mound trying to get hitters out he's not the hardest throw but he makes the best of his stuff on the mound and hopefully he has a good night tonight the Yankees can score him some runs early and the Yankees can you know win the series after winning last night and speaking of scoring some runs have a judge and Stanton they're both rolling the team usually goes well when they're both going well at the same time they are carrying this team it's almost like they are willing this team into the playoffs yeah that's true Nancy and they're going great guns down the stretch here at Baltimore is a great place to hit the Yankees have proven that over the years when you go down to Camden yards Yankees have hit more home runs there than any visiting team and judge and Stanton certainly have hit their share I think judge has nine home runs against Baltimore pitching this year and Stanton has been hot against everybody lately so if these two remain hot they can carry a team all by themselves let alone the both of them for a period of time so if they keep it going here the Yankees have in the teams with the games remaining they eat these two could push them to the playoffs they're gonna need a little help and they'll gladly accept it but if they continue to hit the way they are the Yankees got a good chance great stuff Kenny always amazing to see you we will see you with Michael for the call look forward to that