Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens, nicknamed "Rocket", is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseballfor four teams. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average, and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, the most of any pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 August 1962
CityDayton, OH
CountryUnited States of America
At this point, let's just say I haven't opened it. I tried to shut the door a few times the last couple of years, but it just didn't work out.
You'd think, ... it would have to wear on you.
I've been trying to shut it down for two years and I still can't answer that now, ... I'm glad I left that percentage point open.
I've been doing enough work -- throwing and conditioning -- to get ready for what I'm going to do the next eight to 10 days, enough to train with Mac and the intensity he trains with. I broke a cleat off on this hard, red clay here in Florida, so that must mean I'm close to being ready.
I've been in a lot of wonderful playoff games, wonderful World Series games, but never anything like this. This game here was incredible.
I've been fulfilling some personal services (in his contract). I'm here for this, today.
These are really good games, fun to pitch in and fun to battle in, but I wish they'd come out on our side a little more often.
I've never really been nervous at all in my playoff experiences,
This is spring-training mode, even though I think for us, man to man, it's a little more meaningful. As the days pass and progress, I think guys will start to get a little more serious.
So they gave me some medication and I'm going to treat it and that's all I can tell you from there.
As far as Brad knowing the game and his receiving skills, he would rank right there with Charlie O'Brien. If you are a catcher in Little League, high school, college or in the Minor Leagues, if you don't want to ask any questions and you want to learn by watching, I would get a video tape of either one of those guys.
As a starter, if I were to look at this lineup here, ... you're always going to have one or two guys. But when you get three or four ... you're going to have to be coming in with it.
A very hittable pitch, ... When a guy's at this level, it doesn't matter if he's 21 or 41. He's going to hit that.
That's where I am right now. Obviously, it's Opening Day, and I'm about to put a golf visor on and enjoy a game.