Passion more important than years

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Roger Clemens will pitch Monday for the New York Yankees. He'll be 45 years old in a couple of months. He's won seven Cy Young Awards, emblematic of being the best pitcher in major league baseball in those years. That's two more Cy Youngs than anybody else. Not only is Clemens still pitching well beyond what is normally considered the sport's retirement age, he is still one of the best in the game. So good is Clemens that the Yankees are willing to allow him to stay home on days when he is not pitching--a privilege offered to no other player.

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