[Clemens, a right-handed hitter with power to all fields, has hit over .300 with Greeneville and belted several mammoth homers. His first was a grand slam and reached the football stadium over the right-field hill in Johnson City. A blast atop the clubhouse in Pulaski, Va., was estimated to have gone 515 feet. His father wasn't there for either.He was at a speaking engagement when Koby hit his grand slam and wondered why his cellphone kept vibrating. His wife, Debbie, and others were trying to let him know.] He's on his way and he hasn't done it on my coattails, ... I'm happy for him. I'm just kicking back and enjoying it. |
Almost everything has gone a couple levels up, in every aspect of the game. The speed of the fastball, breaking balls, the balls that are hit at you at third base. But I'm learning a lot of things. The sky is the limit from here. |
Everyone is their own man. It's kind of easier that I'm not a pitcher, but they still expect a lot out of you. You've really got to play your own game. You can't try to live up someone else, you've got to live up to your own hype. |
He gave me some knuckles and said 'That 'a boy,' |
He's just hitting the spots out there. His stuff is pretty nasty. |
His stuff is pretty nasty. |
I don't think of it as pressure, |
I really don't see it, ... It will take me at least a couple of years to get there, and he won't want to keep going forever. |
I think having him here some has been a big help to me, ... And I don't think any of the other players have minded. |
I wish I could talk to Satchel Paige and find out what he did to pitch at 50, |
I'd much rather hit. I hated pitching, ... When you have my dad's name on your back, it's like wearing a bull's-eye. It's smaller if you're not on the mound. |
I've got to do my work here, just like I did last night in Greeneville, running the football stadium to stay ready. Not only do I owe it to myself, but I owe it to the organization to stay ready now that we're back in (the playoff chase). |
It kind of gives me the old feeling back in the Yankees' days. The atmosphere in the clubhouse is awesome. It's even better in the hometown. |
It kind of hit me just a little bit because it's always been a dream for me to go play at UT, |
It's expected. That's how he's pitched his whole career. |