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 be cheating everyone here, the staff and rest of my teammates, if I wasn't able to stay on top of my work. It was almost like therapy, to come back and get in an environment I'm comfortable with.
When I tried the sandwich, I had to invest with Nolan Ryan in the Houston market.
You'd think, ... it would have to wear on you.
We tried to encourage him on many occasions to come out and work with us. He was a big-bodied kid. It was a lot of fun when he started showing up in the mornings, working with us. We had fun and got to know him better.
You have to be mistake-free, so I was trying to be as stingy as possible.
Where do you start in a game like this?
We're conditioned to do this. This is what we do. I'm just excited to have the opportunity again.
We're looking at that game square in our eyes right now. That's the most important thing we've got going. So, you know, you didn't want any extra added pressure on Brandon.
The process was long and hard on me. When everybody was out having a good time, I'm running trying to get my body ready.
We played with heavy hearts, ... I don't know if I could've done what Paul O'Neill did.
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.
What I featured out there is not good enough to get it done. It just seemed like I was pitching out of the stretch a lot. I tried to battle and make pitches and be as stingy as I could ... but they broke it open.
What I featured tonight is not going to get it done. It doesn't matter who you're facing because it's not going to get it done.
The fact of the matter is I wouldn't be here if I didn't have a chance to watch these kids,