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 told C.B., 'Don't pay attention to me today, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed,' ... I had a little fire in my belly.
I'm going to kick back and watch some baseball. I'm not ready to commit.
It's damage control. You want to stay away from a big inning, ... I've been in this game long enough to know that you're going to get tested. Throughout the ballgame, at least twice, you're going to have to get out of trouble.
This is a whole different deal here, buddy.
This is exactly why I came off my couch,
Now, we sit back and watch Roy do his thing.
It was great to see. That kid, I don't know if his feet ever touched the ground.
I was on edge as much as anyone. As you've seen already in this tournament, anything can happen.
You're playing late in the year and the weather is getting cooler, it is nice to be part of that,
You remember the first one though. I ponder to myself that this could be my last couple of starts or the last one.
By far. He's greater than any pitcher I ever faced.
So they gave me some medication and I'm going to treat it and that's all I can tell you from there.
I know my immediate plans are I'll go back to Florida.
I appreciate what my teammates said to me tonight, ... I told them there was no way I was going to run out on them for what they've done for me over the last few years.