Daily News | Kody Clemens hopes to bring his father’s mentality to a bench role with the Phillies
Jose F. Moreno / Staff PhotographerCLEARWATER, Fla. — In July 2002, Roger Clemens was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of tightness in his right groin muscle. The 39-year-old right-handed pitcher decided to rehab at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa, Fla. One day, Rob Thomson, who was the Yankees’ minor league field coordinator at the time, approached Clemens.“Why don’t you bring them down here, and we’ll work them out?” Thomson replied.Clemens did just that.
“He was getting up there in age, but he could still throw some heat when I was in high school,” Kody said. “Right now, he could probably throw 80 mph.” Eventually, he learned some tricks to stay ready for when his opportunity to hit did come. Clemens would stand in on bullpens to make sure he saw live pitching every day, for example. But most of all, he learned to lean on that valuable lesson his father taught him long ago.
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