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Associated Press
Posted: 2 hours ago
Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens was asked to leave a youth baseball game over the weekend for arguing a close call that went against his son's team.
Clemens was at the game Saturday watching his son, Kacy, compete in a 10-and-under game organized by Triple Crown Sports when Clemens contested a call at second base that went against the Katy Cowboys.
He spit sunflower seeds at an umpire's leg and was asked to leave, said Jim Carpenter, a field supervisor with Triple Crown.
"I supported the umpire's decision and he (Clemens) respectfully left," Carpenter told the Craig Daily Press.
Katy lost the game to the Bakersfield Curve, 11-5.
Triple Crown Sports features a franchise system aimed at pitting top teams from across the country against each other.
Clemens' agent, Randall Hendricks, did not immediately return a call Monday. Clemens has racked up 322 wins and 4,240 strikeouts in his 21-year major league career.
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I can’t tell you how much it bothers me when parents act like this at their kids games. There is nothing positive when a parent goes out and acts like this to an official. Especially one that isn’t even a coach. What did you hope to accomplish Roger? To show everyone that you are one of the worlds biggest assholes. Who’s acting like the adult here Roger? You or the kids playing the game? If I was the director of a youth league and a parent acted like that they would NEVER be allowed to attend any more games. Have some respect for the game and the kids playing it. I guarantee you that that incident is going to last in a lot of those kids minds. If Roger can go out and disrespect people and act like a total baby then why can’t I? You might be able to get away with these antics in the big leagues where the officials get paid well to make the correct calls, but this is a 10 year old little league game where instruction, learning, and having fun are the points of emphasis. That official isn’t out there to screw anyone over. He is trying promote the sport and give some direction to how the game is played. Officials are people too. When they make bad calls they know it. They don't need some person geting in their faces trying to start a fight with them when they know they screwed up. Mistakes are going to happen and it is about time you learned that Roger. I forgot though, you're perfect. But still an asshole in my book.