Clemens&#39; moment arrives in NLCS
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The lure of this moment is what made his retirement so short. A pennant on the line, an adopted city&#39;s heart in his hands, a hostile stadium and swarming opponent.
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Roger Clemens expected a tough matchup when he faced fellow 300-game winner Greg Maddux. "I know when I'm going up against Greg it's going to be a battle of wills," Clemens said. "That's for sure on a hot sticky night like it was tonight. It was going to come down to who made the mistake first."
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Here it comes. You can feel the rumbling of anticipation now. Just two games into the American League playoffs, we already have a colossal collision coming into focus.
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Houston - -- As if Roger Clemens did not have enough to chew on Saturday morning as he sat in the Astros&#39; clubhouse, in walks owner Drayton McLane, not to say &quot;good luck&quot; or &quot;go get &#39;em,&quot; but to tell Clemens, &quot;This is what we got you for.
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NEW YORK Roger Clemens could have ended his career last year in the World Series -- just like Sandy Koufax (KOH&#39;-faks) did in 1966.
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The Houston Astros battered the Atlanta Braves, 9-3, in Game 1 of their N.L. division series even without the best from their starting pitcher, Roger Clemens.
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Roger Clemens's long-awaited appearance on "60 Minutes" aired last night and viewers will draw their own conclusions. These are mine:
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When Roger Clemens ended his brief retirement to sign with the Astros, he said he&#39;d do anything to help his hometown team win a championship.
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Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start, a 9-3 victory, in their quest to finally win a playoff series.
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Roger Clemens will get another chance to pitch this season. Whether it comes in the NL championship series or in the World Series, that might depend on Pete Munro.
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The stars came out to see Roger Clemens last night. It was as if they'd heard this was going to be one last chance to see Baryshnikov or B. B. King.
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Maybe all you need to know about these Astros is that when someone mentioned the franchise&#39;s history of first-round flameouts to Roger Clemens on Tuesday, he looked like he&#39;d
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Roger Clemens &quot;pretty much begged and pleaded&quot; to pitch the fifth inning yesterday at Minute Maid Park. And though manager Phil Garner consented and Clemens tossed a 1-2-3 frame, the Rocket&#39;s body told him his outing was complete.
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Roger Clemens will start Houston's home finale against St. Louis on Sunday.
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No matter where he goes, the Cy Young Award always seems to find Roger Clemens, who was halfway around the globe and just off a Japanese bullet train when learning yesterday that he&#39;d won
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Roger Clemens says he will pitch next year. Whether it&#39;s throwing batting practice to his kids or split-fingered fastballs to major-league hitters remains to be seen.
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ATLANTA - The Houston Astros broke out the bats to back up Roger Clemens, hitting three home runs on the way to a 9-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the NLDS on Wednesday.