Posted by: () on Thu Nov 8 18:31:36 2001

Having watched Clemens for many years in Boston. The best way to beat him is with speed. Get men on base and run against his high leg kick and slow delivery to the plate. When he is going well you have to scratch out runs and this is his only weakness.
BTW The high strike has helped Clemens. He has always has a great rising fastball. In Boston Clemens was a fastball, curveball pitcher. He had could not change speeds. He has finally perfected the forkball(split finger) and is now almost un-hittable throwing exclusively forkballs and fastballs. You no longer can sit on his fastball. IMHO this will add longevity to his career since there is far less strain than curveballs.