Roger Clemens: No Big Surprise

Think back five or ten years ago.  We were being treated to some of the most historic, entertaining, compelling stories in 20 or 30 years of Major League Baseball.  Now, it’s a media circus in which one of the greatest games on the earth is rapidly losing its credibility. When I was maybe 9 or 10 years old I had the privilege (at least that’s what I considered it at the time) of meeting Roger Clemens.  Clemens was the Boston Red Sox ace at the time, and one of two or three dominating pitchers in baseball along with Nolan Ryan (at the end of his career) and Randy Johnson.  While I was meeting one of my then childhood heroes, something struck me as odd about him.  It seemed as if he didn’t want to be there.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m well aware that most athletes hate public appearances and just do it for the pay check.  Roger seemed even more annoyed than any other athlete I had seen.  Slowly, my dislike for him ... [link]