EL COHETE / THE ROCKET
The most difficult position to enter the hall of fame in major league baseball is that of the pitcher, because their performances are limited only from the mound, and there is nothing else to prove than their ability to win games, or rather their way of keeping their team in the game, In the case of a starting pitcher, in the case of a reliever, preserving an advantage, either adverse or in his favor, and in the case of a closer, trying to finish games when your team is ahead and your opponent is reluctant to lose a game in his last chance at bat.
PORQUE NO SON CONSIDERADOS.? PARTE II / BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED? PART II
Maybe many have their favorite pitchers in this sport, there are several who have gone through this game that have left an indelible mark, but what Roger Clemens did despite all the controversy in which his professional career has been involved by the use of banned substances, we can not overlook his performances from the mound, which for better or worse were very good and I think in particular that he can not be singled out as harshly as it was done, to leave him out of the 10 game, we can not overlook his performances from the mound, which for better or worse were very good and I think in particular that you can not point out so hard as he did, to leave him out in the 10 opportunities he had, being these allowed for any player, to be elected to enter the temple of the immortals.
The trend to enter the Hall of Fame, now in this case for a pitcher is to have exceeded 3000 thousand strikeouts and reached at least 250 wins or more, and of course a championship ring, being this the case of Clemens, because he obtained all these achievements, even more, but he has been left out, why? if his talent and conditions have always been those of a pitcher of the characteristics shown in the field since his beginnings back in the 80's, strength, determination in his deliveries, and a fork ball and a split-finger straight, which made these pitches transcend in this game for a long time, and were the ones that helped him to be who he was in the big leagues.
In all the teams in which he was, he showed what he was made of, both with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Houston Astros, witnessed seasons of at least 20 games won, this is no coincidence, and shows the talent he had, regardless of the circumstances and the league, since at no time lost the goal, which was to impose records that would help their respective teams, to always be in competition while he is opening the games.
Since he started in his professional career, his qualities were outstanding, but why is he being judged? many claim that the player used prohibited substances to improve his stamina in the game, but another serious question is, did this influence his numbers? Any additive that is to be more resistant, in the case of pitchers, will give you more opportunity to stay in the game, that is, you will act for more innings, if it is true, there is an advantage over the rest, but that does not guarantee that you will strike out more, no thanks to that you will win a game or be better than the others, it is simply that you will have more resistance but without that guarantee, to achieve all that has to do with the game, which are the strikeouts and victories you must have a talent of your own.
While those substances, which he denied ever having consumed, helped him in the final part of his career to be, if I can say so, more resistant to last longer in the commitments, could have helped him in such a case in the innings pitched, but for everything else achieved, it was mere talent, between intelligence and rotation in his arm when throwing balls home, because if it had been such help, his talent and performances since the beginning of his career should be questioned, which I see it totally meaningless, because since his beginnings he was always a great pitcher.
The key for a pitcher is his intelligence in the mix of his deliveries, it is that mental game between him, the circumstance and the batter to carry out the necessary deliveries, with the correct location to make it out, or by way of the strikeout or making it fail in any way, I do not believe that there is a substance that makes you smarter than others, for better or worse as I said before, I think Roger Clemens has his merits and it was somewhat unfair that he has not been taken into account for his entry into this place so important for any player with the respective numbers.
SIEMPRE COMPETITIVO / ALWAYS COMPETITIVE
In the different teams in which he worked as a pitcher, in all of them he reached at least once, the 20 wins, except in the Houston Astros where he was close and won only 18 games, in 2 opportunities he had games of 20 strikeouts, something that is very difficult to achieve, and can only be materialized with intelligence and concentration, something that very few pitchers have, that and other attributes, led him to win multiple Cy Young awards, a total of seven, awards that are only given to pitchers who reach a category such that they are deserving of such distinction.
Todo esto lo lleva a estar presente en los equipos con la cual tuvo el chance real de ganar un anillo de Serie Mundial, 2 con el equipo de los Yankees de Nueva York, todo esto y mucho mas hizo a Roger Clemens uno de los más grandes lanzadores que haya pasado por este juego, y con todo y los problemas de su caso y las sustancias que no estaban permitidas, no le alcanzó para ser el primero en muchas categorías en 24 temporadas en las grandes ligas, lo que nos dice una vez más, que el uso de las mismas no lo ayudó ni a ser el mejor de todos y a estar en ventaja con respecto a números individuales, que lo diferenciaron con el resto.
All this led him to be present in the teams with which he had a real chance to win a World Series ring, 2 with the New York Yankees, all this and much more made Roger Clemens one of the greatest pitchers who has gone through this game, and with all the problems of his case and the substances that were not allowed, it was not enough to be the first in many categories in 24 seasons in the big leagues, which tells us once again, that the use of them did not help him to be the best of all and to be at an advantage with respect to individual numbers, which differentiated him from the rest.
HASTA LA PRÓXIMA / SEE YOU NEXT TIME
