I stayed up until 1:00am, sober, to watch the debacle that was Game 4 of the World Series. And you know what? I'm convinced -- CONVINCED -- that it's all Jeff Weaver's fault. Sure, sure, our boys failed to produce during the clutch moments, but it was really Jeff Weaver that signed the death certificate last night, the jerk.
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The loss of Game 4, I can deal with. Rocket, with the last start of his major league career, leaving the game dejected, broke my heart. Of course I was the only sap in C's living room, cuddling his 6-day-old C/A, tearing up while watching a baseball game. But kudos to the fans and to the Marlins ball club for a classy send-off:
FISH FANS GIVE ROCKET A HAND
- Sam Borden/NY Daily News
MIAMI - Here's how much Roger Clemens means to baseball: He got a standing ovation last night after leaving the game trailing by two runs. In the World Series. On the road. From the opposing team. Not bad, right?
"It was absolutely amazing," said Bernie Williams. "I was so frustrated we couldn't get any more runs for him. He gave 100% of himself."
Said Aaron Boone: "It was an amazing moment. We definitely got the feeling when he came out - you just wanted to do it for him this time."
Clemens was serenaded with applause - from fans and players alike - as he walked from the mound at the end of the seventh inning.
"You couldn't ask for anything more," said Derek Jeter. "I think whether you were rooting for him or against him, you had to appreciate what he did and what he's done."
Barton Silverman/NYT
The human side was shining on Wednesday, when the same hitters Clemens was trying to beat took a moment to honor him after he left the game. Clemens's family members swarmed him after the game, and at the postgame news conference, Clemens let his 9-year-old son, Kacy, have the last word.
"Thank you for watching over my dad for the last 20 years," Kacy Clemens said. "We'll take it from here."
- Tyler Kepner/NYT
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Rock on. See you in Cooperstown.
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