每日背誦第三期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”這個(gè)昵稱，用在一位身高六英尺四英寸、重逾兩百磅的巨漢身上，似乎有那么點(diǎn)不協(xié)調(diào)。然而對(duì)紐約揚(yáng)基隊(duì)投手克萊門斯來說，“火箭人”純指他火箭般的球速──時(shí)速超過95英里的快速球。克萊門斯于1962年在俄亥俄州出生，1983年就讀德州大學(xué)時(shí)幫助該校長角牛隊(duì)贏得大學(xué)聯(lián)賽總冠軍，首度在棒球史上留名。他在該年第一輪的職業(yè)棒球選秀會(huì)中被波士頓紅襪隊(duì)挑走，進(jìn)入棒球生涯的新階段。
(短文節(jié)選,本篇始于：美國大聯(lián)盟 )
