Clemens Plays Role Of Hometown Hero
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HOUSTON - Roger Clemens has pitched as many important games as any pitcher of his generation, including nine All-Star games and seven World Series outings.
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Athletes are accustomed to the buzz of living dangerously, but this time, with the supreme ego that won 354 games, Roger Clemens may have overreached.
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That&#39;s what Jaret Wright, the Braves&#39; starting pitcher today, wanted to know about Roger Clemens in his improbable career extension with the Astros.
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Clearly, sticking around the major leagues was a great career move for Roger Clemens. As dominant as ever after reversing his decision to retire, the 42-year-old Rocket easily won his record seventh Cy Young Award on Tuesday after taking the Houston Astros within one win of the World Series.
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It was a rough start and solid finish for The Rocket. Next stop: Houston. Pitching for the Triple-A Round Rock Express in the final tuneup before his return to the Astros, Roger Clemens gave up three runs on three hits in the first inning before settling into a big-league groove Friday night against the New Orleans Zephyrs.
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Jim Edmonds skipped around the bases, jumping into a cluster of St. Louis Cardinals waiting for him at home plate. Now, waiting for all of them is Roger Clemens in an all-or-nothing Game 7
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Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, left, shows his glove to a Japanese schoolboy during his visit to Nishigahara Elementary School in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004.
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At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days of rest for the Houston Astros. After all, playing in the postseason with his hometown team is one of the primary reasons he came out of his brief retirement.
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All of New England would have been quaking with anticipation. Just imagine: Roger Clemens back at Fenway, wearing the enemy's colors for a fourth time in the postseason, this time in Game 7 of the World Series.
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A pennant on the line, an adopted city&#39;s heart in his hands, a hostile stadium and swarming opponent. Roger Clemens, and a blistering National League Championship Series, have arrived at Game 7. Barely visible
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Roger Clemens was asked to compare starting the All-Star Game at Minute Maid Park earlier this season to what he might feel before Game 3 of the National League Championship Series today.
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At about the same time Andy Pettitte was throwing his 102d pitch last night for the Yankees, Roger Clemens was doing the same down the road in a minor league start at Trenton, N.J., for the Double A Thunder.
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Despite being part of eight playoff teams, including five World Series appearances and two championships, Clemens isn&#39;t sure he has ever experienced the kind of wave like the one the Astros are currently riding.
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Roger Clemens, arguably the greatest pitcher of all-time with seven Cy Young Awards to his name, will take the mound for the first time since 2003 on Saturday to help rescue the Yankees' season.
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PHILADELPHIA - Just hours after his good friend and Houston teammate Andy Pettitte announced his imminent season-ending surgery - to repair a left elbow injury he suffered while hitting - Roger Clemens had to walk off the field with a ...
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Roger Clemens just won his seventh Cy Young Award. For his fourth different team. That tells you a lot about Roger Clemens. He&#39;s a hell of a pitcher.
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A t-shirt with Roger Clemensâs name, the No. 22 on the back and the question âGot Rocket Fuel?â has taken on an unintended connotation since Clemens, known as the Rocket, was linked to steroid use.