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Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber- Nahe Sulunga Jersey only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Roger Clemens gave a bold take on the YES Network broadcast during Old-Timers Day. As the Yankees pulled starter Luis Gil from the mound during the top of the sixth inning in at the Stadium, Clemens talked about the changes baseball has seen since his final MLB season in 2007. Though the Yankees legend was in favor of a number of tweaks, what Clemens said he isnt in favor of is how starting pitching has changed, with the sport seeing shorter and shorter outings. So he proposed an idea on how MLB could push starters to go longer. Roger Clemens is introduced during the Yankees Old-Timers Day on Aug 9, 2025. AP If you want to stop these guys going three or four innings, looking over their shoulder, you tie your DH to your starting pitcher, he said. If your starting pitcher comes out [of] the game before the seventh inning, you lose your DH. And thatll change that. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner did say he likes the pitch clock and is a fan of the automatic strike zone and the ability for a batter, catcher or pitcher to challenge a pitch which appears likely to come into play in 2026. Explore More Roger Clemens throws during the Old-Timers Day game at Yankee Stadium on August 09, 2025. JASON SZENES/ NY POST It only takes two seconds, he said about the challenge system. Clemens said he was also an innovator in how he and his catchers would call pitches. CHECK OUT THE AND I was PitchCom before PitchCom, I called about 95 percent of my game from the mound, Clemens said of the devices pitchers and catchers use now to call pitches in place of hand signals. Clemens added one more take, this one about the name Old-Timers Day. He thinks it should really be called The Alumni Game. Roger Clemens acknowledges the fans during Yankees Old Timers Day. Robert Sabo for NY Post It sounds a lot better, he said. I dont like Old-Timers. We are not old. We are not going to let any gra s grow beneath our feet. Also during his appearance, Clemens, a two-time World Series champion during the Yankees dynasty run, addre sed the reason behind his No. 22 Yankees jersey. In his first few starts with the Yankees in 1999, he wore No. 12 because No. 21, the number he wore for the first 15 seasons of his career, was already taken by Paul ONeill. He eventually chose 22 because legendary Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith who wore the same number. [He] is a big fan of my boys and everything like that, so they made the phone call. And said, Get 12 off your back. Youre not a quarterback. Put double deuce on there and look strong. And the wins started coming with 22 on my back, Clemens said. Alijah Clark Jersey |
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