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Tennessee sophomore Steve Crnkovich was among 78 of the top college baseball pitchers named to the preliminary watch list for the fifth annual Roger Clemens Award, the Greater Houston Baseball Association announced. The award is presented annually to the top pitcher in the college game.
This is the fourth straight season in which Tennessee has placed one of its pitchers on the Clemens Award watch list. Former Vol Luke Hochevar won the award in 2005.
Crnkovich is a first-year Vol who transferred to UT from the University of Illinois-Chicago. As a true freshman starter for the Flames last season, the right-hander led the Horizon League with a 2.39 ERA.
In two starts for Tennessee this season, Crnkovich has posted a 2-0 record with a 2.03 ERA in 13 1/3 innings.
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Posted by HotlantaVol on March 5, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The Roger Clemens Award:
Trophy is shaped like a hypodermic needle.
Grand prize is a lifetime supply of HGH.
It's quite an honor to have your name DRUG onto the watchlist.
Jose Canseco throws the winner a party each year.
I wonder if they will rename this award at some point?
Either way, congratulations Steve. Keep slinging the rock the way you know how. Regardless of the name on the award, it is a great honor.
Posted by dowdpat on March 5, 2008 at 12:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree the name of the award needs to be changed ASAP.
Posted by HotlantaVol on March 5, 2008 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If the winner is NOT on any illegal substances, does that mean there is an asterisk by their name?
Posted by smitbo7 on March 5, 2008 at 2:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Does being on the Clemens watch list mean that Steve is being monitored by Congress, the FBI and Mitchell? My how times have changed.
Posted by txsvol on March 5, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
So far, Roger Clemens has been convicted only in the court of public opinion (and I am one who finds his story questionable--Now really, would you inject Vitamin B-12, which is absorbable from the GI tract, or would you inject lidocaine into anything unless it was a trigger point for muscle spasm?). But, let's give him the benefit of due process before changing the name on his award. You can bet that either he or his trainer, Brian McNamee, will be convicted of perjury. Then, there will be ample time to re-name the award, if Roger is convicted. Now, if the Senate is really interested in controlling illegal drugs, why not close the narcotic and marijuana traffic across our borders? There is a worthy way to focus our attention and resources! But, it simply won't happen, because of pandering politicians! "In general the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another." --Voltaire Go Vols! SAVol
Posted by Hunter on March 5, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Alright, if you quote Voltaire on a message board I am officially your supporter. WELL SAID!
Did Clemens use the juice? Probably. Was everyone else doing it? Probably. Is he GUILTY in a court of law? Not yet.
The award will be renamed within the year. Until then let's support our boy on the Watch List (assuming being on the List doesn't include having to go before Congress).
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