No Debate: Nolan Ryan Now Crushes Roger Clemens as Lone Star Great

by David Whitley

Filed under: Astros, Blue Jays, Mets, Rangers, Red Sox, Yankees, MLB Hall of Fame

It used to be if you wanted to start a shootout among Texas sports fans, all it took was one question:

Who's better: Roger Clemens or Nolan Ryan?

Now the answer is as obvious as the worry lines on Joe Girardi's face. The Texas Rangers (seven franchise playoff wins) are on the verge of eliminating the Yankees (28 franchise World Series championships).

While Ryan sits in the owners' box in Arlington waving at fans, Clemens sits in his Houston home practicing his recitation of the Fifth Amendment.

It's sad the argument had to be settled that way. The Rangers' resurrection under their new co-owner would have been a great new point of contention.

The debate was never just about who was the better pitcher. A big part of that was who was the better Texan?

Not to get too "Lonesome Dove" on you, but the state's image wasn't concocted by some public relations firm. You'd never see "Texas is for Lovers" on a bumper sticker.

 

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