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Changing Landscape of the NHL
Changing Landscape of the NHL
The changing face of the NHL is very prominent as the first regular season play begins for the 2005-2006 season. Big named players have left big named teams for the previously has-been doorstops of the NHL. It is...
Golf Swing Improvement Secrets To Stop The Insanity
Golf swing improvement can be elusive for most golfers. I have read many articles and studies on the huge number of golfers quitting the game every year. They are tired of putting in the time, buying equipment, taking lessons, and purchasing every...
Lance Armstrong, Exercise and Will – Characteristics that make a champion!
The Tour De France, arguably may be the hardest sport of all time, and Lance Armstrong probably one of the most conditioned athletes ever. But, how is it possible for a man on the door step of death to be able to overcome cancer, return and win...
Learn Skydiving: Skydiving Equipment Parts
All the parachute rigs that are used today by skydiving
enthusiasts have six important parts.
The main canopy is just the parachute itself.
The drogue chute is a small parachute that is used by skydivers
to open the main parachute....
So...You're coming to Africa for the FIFA World Cup!
Here's what to expect when you get off the plane... in the year 2010...
Well for one thing, get used to the “Vuvuzelas”; you're going to be hearing a lot of them. Come to think of it, you might as well get one for yourself. As the old...
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Clemens Strikes Out 20, Again; Rocket Repeats Magic 10 Years After
DETROIT--In 1986, Roger Clemens was a young fireballer amidst his first Cy Young season when he struck out 20 Seattle Mariners and established a Major League Baseball record. That same year, Clemens won All-Star Game MVP honors as well as the regular-season MVP while leading the Red Sox to the World Series. In short, he was baseball's best player. Fast forward to September 18, 1996, and The Rocket takes the hill in Detroit in front of a sparse crowd of 8,779 in cavernous Tiger Stadium. Both teams are out of the pennant race and Clemens, who is 39-38 during the past four seasons, is two weeks away from becoming a free agent. "I know I'm winding down," said Clemens, who entered the game 9-12 on the season, "and the wins haven't fallen my way this year like I would've hoped."
Four innings later, Rocket is firing on all cylinders. He has nine strikeouts when he fans Travis Fryman to start the 5th inning. Melvin Nieves and Phil Nevin sit down next. Clemens now has 12 strikeouts including the last five batters. After a leadoff single in the sixth, he gets the side again as Kimera Bartee, Bobby Higginson, and Alan Trammell fall victim in order. Clemens tacks on two more strikeouts in both the 7th and 8th innings. He toes the rubber in the final frame with 19 strikeouts, one shy of his own record. With one out, Ruben Sierra
singles; it's the fifth Tiger hit of the night (all singles). Tony Clark follows and flies out. Fryman is next and Clemens rings him up to make history, again. "You can't even count on striking out 20 big-league hitters, I'm just happy to tie it. I knew that I had it in the upper teens, but then [catcher Bill] Haselman ran out to the mound to let me know I was near the record," said Clemens. "I think that made it more emotional for me. I mean that's all but seven guys in the game."
Just as he did 10 years earlier, Clemens issued no walks while striking out 20. The victory stands as his final win in a Red Sox uniform and it took 151 pitches to complete. The win also tied him with Cy Young atop the Red Sox all-time leader board in victories (192) and shutouts (38). "I feel very fortunate and very blessed," Clemens said. "I've been doing it for 13 years and I can't believe I had 20 again. I knew I had a lot, but this is incredible."
About the Author
Keith Gentili is an award-winning sports writer and editor with ThatsMyTicket.com, a manufacturer of Sports and Concert Ticket Frames. Their products capture the experience and memory of attending significant events by combining elements such as stats, stories, headlines, and licensed photography with actual tickets and personal pictures.
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