Episode 5: Roger Clemens

Published: April 8, 2021, 3 p.m.

b'In the fifth episode of Dave Ward & Friends, baseball legend Roger Clemens \\u201cThe Rocket\\u201d discusses everything from his record-breaking collegiate and major league careers, to his childhood move to Texas and the takeaways from his upbringing that drove him to become the only pitcher in history to win 7 Cy Young Awards, record over 350 wins and strikeout over 4,500 batters. Roger talks about his love for history and the poem his mother wrote him about Fenway Park when he was drafted by the Red Sox and pitching an exhibition game at the Astrodome. He lights up talking about playing in the same parks as heroes Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, and DiMaggio, to name a few, but ever the competitor, he still throws extra against his childhood hero, Reggie Jackson.'