There have been some big baseball moments in the city of Detroit. Not many of them had him as fired up as he was in the second game.
Kody was making his major league debut for the Tigers when his father flew into town from Texas. He was called up by Detroit on Monday.
A third-round pick in the amateur draft, Kody Clemens was hitting.283 at Toledo with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 45 games. He has played in a number of positions this season, including first, second, third, and left field.
The 59-year-old said that he was happy for him because he had worked really hard to get here.
There are a few special memories for Clemens, who went 11-8 in 26 career starts against the Tigers in Detroit.
He said that this is like a second home to him because he had an aunt who lived here and he used to stay in her basement.
Kody is going to wear the number that his father wore. He wore No. 22 for the Yankees and Astros.
Before he became a big league pitcher, Roger Clemens pitched 18 minor-league games. Kody has played many games.
We talked about the same thing we always talk about, that if you are going to be in the major leagues, you might as well win.
Roger knew how to do that. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner had a 354-184 record with five teams. The 11-time All Star was a member of the World Series. He struck out over 4,000.
Kody doesn't have to worry about comparisons to his father. The older Clemens insists he was a good hitter, but his son doesn't hesitate to tell him he doesn't know anything about hitting.
When he got the news, he got texts from several of my major-league teammates, so I was able to step back as a dad and let them impart some wisdom.
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