Friday, October 28, 2016

Roger Clemens - Bridgeport Bluefish Guest Manager

Autographed 2016 Bridgeport Bluefish Dot Generation Team Set
On August 5th, 2016, seven-time Cy Young Award winner and 350-game-plus game winner Roger Clemens returned to the Atlantic League and served as guest manager for the Bridgeport Bluefish in a Friday night game against the Long Island Ducks.
The event gained national media attention from MLB.com, Yahoo Sports, CBS sports and other newspapers and newsroom across the nation as Clemens joined the list of previous high-profile sports names to serve as guest managers for the ‘Fish including Pete Rose, Paul O’Neill  and Jennie Finch.
It was Clemens second year being listed on an Atlantic League roster as he pitched two games for the 2012 Sugar Land Skeeters; being able to form a battery with his son Cody who was on the Skeeter roster as a catcher the that year.
On the evening of Clemens’ guest managerial appearance, the Long Island Ducks defeated the Bluefish 6-2.
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1 comment:

  1. UnknownJune 30, 2018 at 2:58 PM

    Had the pleasure of meeting the rocket before the game, and won the auction for the jersey and hat he wore during the game... he was a real classy guy, and went out of his way to make the event memorable for the dans

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