<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Gbas8_0wJ3U8It00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Gbas8_0wJ3U8It00" width="650" height="433" ><figcaption>Roger Clemens speaks with Houston Astros minor league pitchers at Spring Training at Osceola County Stadium on February 27, 2008 in Kissimmee, Florida. (Scott A. Miller/Getty Images) </figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/roger-clemens-2004-retirement-memories-19427476.php" rel="nofollow"> Roger Clemens </a> sports perhaps the most decorated resume of any pitcher in modern baseball history, boasting seven Cy Young awards, two championships and more than 4,500 strikeouts across 24 MLB seasons. " <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/roger-clemens-savannah-bananas-18840521.php" rel="nofollow"> The Rocket </a> " is confident his excellence would translate to any era nearly 20 years after his MLB retirement. Clemens, who captured his final Cy Young in 2004 to begin his trio of resurgent seasons with the Houston Astros, chatted with the baseball public in a Twitter AMA on Tuesday. The most relevant topic for Clemens with the World Series set to begin Friday: how exactly would Clemens attack Los Angeles Dodgers superstar <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/article/ohtani-heads-to-world-series-for-first-time-19850998.php" rel="nofollow"> Shohei Ohtani </a> . "Fastballs in and splitter down and away," Clemens wrote. "Staying with my strengths though." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Fastballs in and splitter down and away. Staying with my strengths though. — Roger Clemens (@rogerclemens) <a href="https://twitter.com/rogerclemens/status/1848845985906299119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 22, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> Executing such a plan against the presumptive National League MVP is far easier said than done. But if there's any pitcher from a prior era I'd trust in a clutch spot, it's Clemens. The 6-foot-4 right hander sported a triple-digit fastball in his prime, adding pristine command to his powerful arsenal. Clemens logged 35 playoff appearances between 1986-2007. He was particularly dominant in the glory days of the New York Yankees' dynasty, a three-season stretch from 1999-2001 in which Clemens posted a 2.90 ERA and struck out 74 batters in 71 1/3 playoff innings. The <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/astros-yankees-juan-soto-19375028.php" rel="nofollow"> Bronx Bombers </a> have their own ace currently with former Astros starter <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/gerrit-cole-waxed-astros-yankees-17789228.php" rel="nofollow"> Gerrit Cole </a> set to toe the rubber at Dodger Stadium on Friday. Give the Yankees a time machine, and peak Clemens is likely the choice for Game 1 of the Fall Classic. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=18zo3J_0wJ3U8It00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18zo3J_0wJ3U8It00" width="650" height="422" ><figcaption>New York Yankees Roger Clemens pitches against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning Wednesday, August 7, 2002, in New York.&nbsp; (MARK LENNIHAN/Associated Press) </figcaption></figure> I'd advise baseball fans to scroll through Clemens' page for a host of intriguing baseball insights from the should-be-Hall-of-Famer. He gives advice to young pitchers working to improve both on the mound and in the weight room, and Clemens takes a look back at both his famed bat-throwing incident with Mike Piazza and his battles against former American League slugger—and current Jim Crane confidant— <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/yordan-alvarez-3-home-runs-19731200.php" rel="nofollow"> Reggie Jackson </a> . "Reggie Jackson was who I dreamed of facing!" Clemens recalled. "When I finally got the chance, I faced him 4 times in the game and I struck him out the first 2 times. Then he took me deep to dead center about 420 feet! Will never forget it." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Reggie jackson was who I dreamed of facing! When I finally got the chance, I faced him 4 times in the game and I struck him out the first 2 times. Then he took me deep to dead center about 420 feet! Will never forget it. <a href="https://t.co/eLJ37M5zDl" rel="nofollow"> https://t.co/eLJ37M5zDl </a> — Roger Clemens (@rogerclemens) <a href="https://twitter.com/rogerclemens/status/1848841833801257338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 22, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> Houston fans will have to wait at least a year to see their beloved Astros in the World Series again, and the 2024 Fall Classic features two bitter Houston rivals in the Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. The best path for Houston fans over the next week-plus? Perhaps the Clemens-style nostalgia route is in order. 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