It wasn't quite the duel fans expected in Arlington's most anticipated pitching matchup since Nolan Ryan beat Roger Clemens 2-1 in 1989. ''They both had a bad third inning,'' Leyland said. ''Justin was just quite worse than his
hard-throwing right-handers will meet in a billing that really hasn't been matched in Arlington since Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens faced off in 1989. Darvish is the Texas Rangers' ace and baseball's strikeout leader with 80. Verlander has led
writer you know those are the stories you look for and how long baseball season the guy that was you know pitch him with Roger Clemens . And for the skeeter or whatever in Texas last year and all the sudden. He's got a legitimate chance to make this
and Texas will meet Thursday night in a billing that really hasn't been matched in Arlington since Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens faced off at old Arlington Stadium in 1989 - five years before Rangers Ballpark opened. "That's pretty good
doesn't mind getting pushed by the team's electric fifth starter who's 5-2 with a 1.58 ERA. ''You follow Roger Clemens a couple times like I have been, it makes you focus a little bit more,'' Wainwright said. ''Once you see Shelby
reigning winners have faced each other the following season. In the other matchups, Atlanta's Tom Glavine beat the Roger Clemens and the New York Yankees 6-2 on July 15, 1999 and the Mets ' Frank Viola defeated the Dodgers' Orel Hershiser 1-0
that a pair of winners faced each other the following season. Tom Glavine of Atlanta beat the New York Yankees' Roger Clemens on July 15, 1999, while New York Mets left-hander Frank Viola bested the Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Hershiser on
anytime the reigning Cy Young Award winners face each other." It hasn't happened since Atlanta's Tom Glavine faced Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees on July 15, 1999. The only other such occurrence was Aug. 28, 1989, when Frank Viola of
Zambrano's. Being stuck in the Atlantic League isn't all bad news for Zambrano, though. Just last year, both Roger Clemens and Scott Kazmir pitched for the league's Sugar Land Skeeters, and Kazmir is back in the bigs with the Cleveland
pitcher,” and he isn’t alone in that belief. Only four pitchers have reached 300 wins over the past 22 years: Roger Clemens , Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and, most recently, Randy Johnson in 2009. Who has a chance? Probably not Pettitte