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From: tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
Subject: Re: Best Homeruns
Message-ID: <1993Apr16.212310.21701@cs.cornell.edu>
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
References: <4200419@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> <1993Apr16.172502.2301@osf.org> <1qn6tqINNmnf@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1993 21:23:10 GMT
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In article <1qn6tqINNmnf@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> cmk@athena.mit.edu (Charles M Kozierok) writes:
>
>the best home run i have *ever* seen came off, believe it or not,
>Roger Clemens (sorry, Val) a couple of years ago. he threw a ball to
>Incaviglia which was literally at Inky's neck, and he absolutely 
>hammered the crap out of it. after the swing, Clemens nonchalantly
>motioned for a new ball--he didn't even turn around to look, or
>even get upset. the ball hit the lights in the left-field standard,
>some 70 or so feet about the Green Monster (over 100 feet above the
>ground total!)
>
>truly an amazing shot.

I agree.  Home runs off Clemens are always memorable.  Kinda like
eclipses and hurricanes.  They don't happen very often.

Cheers,
-Valentine
