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'd like to say I haven't seen it before, but I've seen it before. It's hard to even shake your head at it anymore.
I don't know that I've seen anything like it,
We've seen each other so much, it's a constant battle, ... I'm going to find a weakness if I can, and if not, I'll grind them and make them earn everything they get.
I was as on edge as anyone because we were backed in a corner a little bit. I don't care who it is you're facing. In this tournament, as you've seen already, anything can happen.
He was on tonight, and we've seen it many times, no-hit stuff early. What we saw tonight is what I've been witnessing for two years. The guy's won 20 games twice and they talk about him going unnoticed. He's not unnoticed around here.
I was on edge as much as anyone. As you've seen already in this tournament, anything can happen.
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'm sure proud of the guys. It's been a lot of work for us. How 'bout the kid?
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.