data.3news-bydate.test.rec.sport.baseball.105105 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
Subject: Re: Best Homeruns
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Charles M Kozierok) writes:
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>the best home run i have *ever* seen came off, believe it or not,
>Roger Clemens (sorry, Val) a couple of years ago. he threw a ball to
>Incaviglia which was literally at Inky's neck, and he absolutely
>hammered the crap out of it. after the swing, Clemens nonchalantly
>motioned for a new ball--he didn't even turn around to look, or
>even get upset. the ball hit the lights in the left-field standard,
>some 70 or so feet about the Green Monster (over 100 feet above the
>ground total!)
>
>truly an amazing shot.
I agree. Home runs off Clemens are always memorable. Kinda like
eclipses and hurricanes. They don't happen very often.
Cheers,
-Valentine