每日背诵第三期87
The nickname "Rocket" might seem a tad incongruous for a man who stands six feet four and weighs over two hundred pounds. For New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, however, the reference to speed is purely in association with his devastating ninety-five-mile-an-hour fastball. Born in Ohio in 1962, Roger Clemens first made his name in baseball by pitching for the Texas Longhorns to help win the 1983 College World Series championship. His next step was joining the Boston Red Sox as a first-round pick in that year's draft.
“火箭人”这个昵称，用在一位身高六英尺四英寸、重逾两百磅的巨汉身上，似乎有那么点不协调。然而对纽约扬基队投手克莱门斯来说，“火箭人”纯指他火箭般的球速──时速超过95英里的快速球。克莱门斯于1962年在俄亥俄州出生，1983年就读德州大学时帮助该校长角牛队赢得大学联赛总冠军，首度在棒球史上留名。他在该年第一轮的职业棒球选秀会中被波士顿红袜队挑走，进入棒球生涯的新阶段。
(短文节选,本篇始于：美国大联盟 )
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