[MLB]Roger Clemens, the most Cy Young Award in history, has not been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame … Looking back on his last visit to Japan, he regrets his achievements | SPREAD

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2022.01.31

Kazuya Hiruma

Roger Clemens (C) Getty Images, who won a total of 354 wins at the Yankees and others

During the seasonShohei OhtaniFor Japanese baseball fans who are delighted with the great success ofRoger ClemensIs he a forgotten pitcher? The strong-armed pitcher, who won the Cy Young Award seven times in history and was given the nickname of “rocket,” could not get more than 75% of the votes at the last chance after 10 years of qualification, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I missed the entry.

511 winsCy youngSince then, 24 major pitchers have achieved more than 300 wins. This made Clemens the only pitcher who couldn’t be inducted into the Hall of Fame while achieving more than 300 wins, even the norm.

List of pitchers who have achieved more than 300 MLB wins (all inducted into the Hall of Fame except Clemens)

Athletes who have been forgotten to be inducted into the Hall of Fame have been accused of using banned drugs that had not even been penalized until the beginning of the 21st century.Boasts the highest number of major home runs in totalBarry BondsAnd competed for the most home runs of the yearSammy SosaThe same applies to them. But how effective has the use of muscle-building agents (such as steroids) been for pitchers?

Clemens has been with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees and Astros, with 354 wins in 24 years and 9th place in history. With an ERA of 3.12 and 4672 strikeouts, he is third in history. I visited ALL STAR SERIES twice in 1992 and 2004, and here I look back on my last visit to Japan.

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■ 2004 ALL STAR SERIES Round 1 (November 5, 2004)

The pitcher we saw was not Roger Clemens。

It was far from the main condition. It’s been about two weeks since the 7th round of the National League championship deciding match. The starting lineup on the third day after coming to Japan. No matter which one was subtracted, it wasn’t the 22nd that Japanese fans expected.The ball speed is in the first half of 140 km, the control is not fixed, the splitter is not cut, it is veryAlso known as “rocket”It wasn’t the figure of a 300-win pitcher with.

He threw 2/3 in the 4th inning and dropped off with 81 pitches, which was unexpected for the fans, but it was probably an incompletely burned pitch for himself. If this was Clemens during the season, it would be like kicking a chair up on the bench and hitting one of the grabs. Although there are 4 hits, there are only 5 walks and 4 strikeouts, which are synonymous with each other.

However, the NPB All-Star batters were still beating. From a bases loaded machine that includes two walks in the fifth inningToshihisa Nishi(Giant) third goro double play collapse and second basemanGilesAlthough I gave two points because of my missteps, I wasn’t allowed to play baseball. “I did my best to the other person.” Even though Clemens was so sick that he said, “I did my best,” I couldn’t break it down. Although he had two goals, he kept his earned run to one. There is no other choice but to say that the Japanese batting line was poor.

There are only two highlights of the Clemens vs. NPB strike on this day.

The first was the third inning, hitting the left front to base.Norihiro Akahoshi(Hanshin) and Clements on the first base. After stealing the red star that disappeared with a foul of Hitoshi, Clemens nailed the red star to glare and stabbed the red star in the fourth restraint. It was the moment when the courageous character of Clements appeared.The second was the first batter with two and four times.Kenji Jojima(Daiei) would have brilliantly caught Clemens’s straight and released a double at-bat in a row (the second at-bat was indignant at second base, and the record was single). It was two at-bats that deserved the belief that Japanese batters could face Clemens.

The first is the Boston Red SoxDavid OrtizTo “I want to bring the red star back to AmericaThe second later spawned Seattle Mariners’ catcher Shiroshima.

At this time, Clemens has announced that he will retire 99% after the end of the season, and this series should be the last match between “Rocket” and NPB batting (Note: Clemens continued to be active, Japanese batting) This year is actually the last match against). Is it possible to break down a straight that is close to 160 kilometers and a sharp splitter? Or will it be a reproduction of Japan’s arrival 12 years ago, and will it be possible to show the difference in the power of ALL STAR SERIES? Next time on the 5th round (10th), I would like to see the male figure of the original “rocket” iron man’s right arm.

Added / reprinted for MSN Sports published on November 11, 2004

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