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
I'm sure proud of the guys. It's been a lot of work for us. How 'bout the kid?
I'm proud of the way he carries himself out there. But I'd be proud of the way he carries himself if he wasn't playing baseball at all.
Andy and I just look at each other, and we've been there and done it, but it's still a proud moment for us, ... It's really unbelievable.
We came back from so much this year. We came a long way last year, but this is even greater. I'm so proud of Roy, man. This kid is fun to watch, and he did it tonight.
He had no-hit stuff early. I'm so proud of that kid, and he's somebody we're going to have around here for a long time.
I'm sure we'll probably be an underdog. But we've been that before.
I'm sure they could hide me in the outfield. Why not?
I mean, in games like this, it's as important to focus on making pitches. Today I made pitches, quite a few more pitches than I made the other night,
I mean, I'm 43. I can use that as an excuse, can't I?
I know the throwing part of it was fine, and I appreciate the guys letting me get out there and do this. Once we knew we'd be doing the World Game stuff, we talked to (Major League Baseball and got their approval), and it's a nice situation to get out there and get some work done.
I knew when the skipper looked at me and said, 'Put your things on,' he wasn't kidding. So I went out to the bullpen.
I'm looking forward to the next couple weeks. I'm glad they asked me to be a part of this and I'm glad my body responded well enough. I'm here and I'm thankful for it.
The ball was coming out of my hand nice. It's going to make my mind a little more at ease getting ready to head out on this trip.
That is one job I don't want, just sitting out there all alone in the bullpen chewing gum and looking around. That is not a lot of fun. I'm just real happy that we are moving on.