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Pitchers facing much higher standard for greatness

By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Sunday, May 18, 2003

It's as rare as two comets whooshing through the same night sky. In the western sky, Rafael Palmeiro's 500th homer crashes into the right-field seats in Texas. In the eastern sky, Roger Clemens shakes hands all around after the 300th win of his career. A 500th homer. And a 300th win. Converging in the same month -- for the first time in the history of box scores, record books or home run trots. This is what's known as a cool reason to contemplate the magnitude of two big-fat-headline, lead-stor ...

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