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Article: 'Rocket' lands in lair of Dragons Roger Clemens pays an impromptu visit to see his son's best friend play.

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June 3, 2006
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DAYTON -- The estimated 8,830 spectators at Fifth Third Field were in the presence of greatness on Friday. They likely had no idea.

In a hushed and impromptu appearance, seven-time Cy Young award winner and Dayton native Roger Clemens and his son, Koby -- who is best friends with Dayton Dragons player Jay Bruce -- dropped in on Friday's game with Beloit.

The two were in the Dayton area getting a headstone for Roger's mother, the late Bess Clemens. Clemens' mother passed away in September 2005 and is buried in the Dayton area. On their way back to Lexington, Ky., -- where Koby plays and Roger will have a warm-up stint before joining the Houston Astros -- the two picked up a game

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