Knuckle Curve » fenway_park http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:55:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Five Unforgettable Roger Clemens Moments http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/five-unforgettable-roger-clemens-moments/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/five-unforgettable-roger-clemens-moments/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 16:20:44 +0000 Geoff Young http://www.knucklecurve.com/five-unforgettable-roger-clemens-moments/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> As part of Darren Rowse’s latest group writing project, and because Roger Clemens is in the news again, here are five Clemens moments that we’ll never forget:

  • April 29, 1986: At age 23, Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners in a game at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox win the game, 3-1, and Clemens enters the history books. [More at Baseball Almanac]
  • October 10, 1990: Clemens is ejected in the second inning of ALCS Game 4 against the Oakland A’s, who complete the sweep of Boston en route to their third straight World Series. [More at ESPN.]
  • September 18, 1996: Ten years after he did it the first time, Clemens ties his own record by striking out 20 Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium. [More at MLB.com]
  • July 8, 2000: Now pitching for the New York Yankees, Clemens drills the Mets’ Mike Piazza in the head with a fastball. Piazza suffers a concussion. [More at Find Articles]
  • October 22, 2000: In a bizarre on-field confrontation, Clemens throws a piece of shattered bat at Piazza. [More at SI.com]

Love him or hate him, the man known as “The Rocket” is one of the greatest pitchers ever to play the game.

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