My Wish: Rodger Clemens Pitches with Matt

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  • Опубликовано: 7 июл 2011
  • Matt gets pitching tips from Roger Clemens.
    "My Wish" is a collaborative effort with Make-A-Wish that chronicles the granting of unique sports-related wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
    Make-A-Wish® grants the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition in the United States and its territories, on average, every 38 minutes. We believe that a wish experience can be a game-changer. This one belief guides us. It inspires us to grant wishes that change the lives of the kids we serve.
    Learn more about how you can help grant wishes at wish.org

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  • @vosejpkaman07
    @vosejpkaman07 10 лет назад +217

    Hello Everyone! My name is Mitch Vosejpka; I am Matthew's younger brother who gave him bone marrow. I just wanted to say to all of you thank you for all of the wonderful and supportive comments that you guys have left for this posting of my brother's journey. It is highly appreciated even after many years.

    • @BlastinAdrian
      @BlastinAdrian 10 лет назад +6

      Mitch,
      You're a Genius

    • @Footy_Fan
      @Footy_Fan 10 лет назад +8

      God bless you and your family MItch. I love these Make A Wish stories. They are so inspiring. I am sure the Rocket was as blessed by Matt, as Matt was by him. That seems to always be the case.

    • @billysimons28
      @billysimons28 9 лет назад +2

      Is he still alive

    • @lisaschachter4454
      @lisaschachter4454 9 лет назад +2

      U r welcome you and your brother are inspiring

    • @BlastinAdrian
      @BlastinAdrian 7 лет назад +1

      vosejpkaman07 Hey Mitch, Matt still playing ball bud?

  • @mattvosejpka7734
    @mattvosejpka7734 9 лет назад +431

    For everyone that has watched my segment through the Make a Wish and My Wish editions I want to thank you, I was not able to achieve my goal of pitching in the Majors but through my experience I have dedicated my life to helping others in need within the medical field. Thank you all for following the "My Wish" Series and hope they follow up every year with more stories. I'm so blessed to still be hear because of my little brother Mitch's sacrifice that I can give back and help others who are going through similar situations as my family and I were presented with nearly 10 years ago. Thank you all!
    Sincerely, Matt Vosejpka

  • @magicbus63
    @magicbus63 10 лет назад +40

    Very nice of Roger Clemens to do this! Good luck Matt you are in my prayers!

  • @Zevonfan524
    @Zevonfan524 4 года назад +10

    He thought he was gonna just play catch. He ended up with a private lesson with one of the best to ever do it.

  • @darvish2012
    @darvish2012 9 лет назад +35

    Whether you love Clemens or hate him, you HAVE to admit this is a great story!

    • @TreyMeans3
      @TreyMeans3 7 лет назад +2

      I thought it was really cool that Clemens went above and beyond to show him some tips. He didn't just show up and give him some gear...he genuinely took an interest in teaching the kid something. That's pretty special.

  • @mguy091
    @mguy091 11 лет назад +5

    That picture of Clemens teaching him how to pitch at 8:22 is just golden...awesome.

  • @stephauer7241
    @stephauer7241 5 лет назад +4

    We recently found out our son has a brain tumor. The emotions are some I never wish upon anyone. We are starting our hospital journey and make a wish. Wish you the best Matt and family. Hope your dreams come true.

  • @reesedaniel1629
    @reesedaniel1629 5 лет назад +4

    Invaluable info, plus I loved that he talked to him and treated him like a man. Very impressive

  • @GundamReview
    @GundamReview 11 лет назад +17

    Steroids or not Clemens deserves to be in the HOF.

    • @daverichards9141
      @daverichards9141 5 лет назад +2

      Agreed

    • @MrJking065
      @MrJking065 3 года назад +2

      I would have disagreed with you a few years ago. But at this point who cares. Let them all in. But you must let guys in like Dale Murphy.

  • @tobyjohnmedicinehorse8784
    @tobyjohnmedicinehorse8784 2 года назад +1

    This video is so very awesome!!! I am so happy that this kid got the transplant and is back on the field and my God bless the Rocket for doing what he did with this kid I respect him even more now!!!!!!

  • @baranduyn
    @baranduyn 9 лет назад +1

    I can watch this all day. I know about Clemens but this was still amazing. And that still of Clemens hunkered down coaching Matt while he's in the kick...that's a world class picture. I hope all is well for Matt, his wicked amazing brother Mitch and the whole family.

  • @JunkyLMP
    @JunkyLMP 12 лет назад +2

    Your a fighter Matt. Congratulations. Roger whether or not you used enhancements you are still kind at heart.

  • @PEEPS3325
    @PEEPS3325 11 лет назад +1

    Seeing the father cry just broke me apart. I pray that Matt continues to do well. God Bless his family and his little brother who clearly was his angel in a major way. Stay strong Matt and family.

  • @MBGolfer
    @MBGolfer Год назад

    One thing I notice in all of these is the kid is so nonchalent. I would be hugging, jumping with joy, excited. None of these kids do that. I would be beyond thrilled.

  • @hammerdown687
    @hammerdown687 12 лет назад +1

    This one hits home with me. I had cancer and also needed a bone marrow transplant when I was young, inspiring.

  • @thepourchos2848
    @thepourchos2848 5 лет назад +1

    Glad Matt is feeling better. Roger is a class act

  • @mnmgaming4mnmgaming422
    @mnmgaming4mnmgaming422 4 года назад +1

    Sending my love and prayers to Matt and his family🙏❤️📖✝️ God Bless🙏❤️📖✝️ What a strong family🙏❤️📖✝️ Hope your doing amazing now and living a happy and healthy life🙏❤️📖✝️ Your an inspiration and a warrior🙏❤️📖✝️ God Bless🙏❤️📖✝️

  • @rougedemoncollects5239
    @rougedemoncollects5239 3 года назад

    Now that's true motivation. God bless your soul. Roger clemens you're a kind hearted pitcher to take time out of your career to help a cancer stricken teen. God bless you matt your in my prayers.

  • @makeawish
    @makeawish  12 лет назад +3

    The production took place in June of 2006, @TheJuansrg. Matt's time with Roger Clemens was recorded on June 21. The video played on ESPN as part of their "My Wish" series that summer.

  • @BlastinAdrian
    @BlastinAdrian 10 лет назад +4

    Matt,
    Hope you get better soon! So glad you got your wish to meet Roger Clemens, Great that your brother gave you bone Marrow and was a match But then again you won your battle.
    Atta boy Matt for winning your battle.

  • @xoxoxoxoxo7997
    @xoxoxoxoxo7997 5 лет назад

    Couldn't ask for anything more out of Clemens . They both had a day to remember.

  • @Casinogirl1987
    @Casinogirl1987 11 лет назад

    i just want to say thank you make a wish for making all of these kids dreams come true it is a true greatest gift that you can give them hope for a brighter future

  • @Graham-se8bf
    @Graham-se8bf 3 года назад

    Good to hear you all doing well make a wish is the best I got one I was 5 years old I hope to see your big brother on tv one day all the best to you and your family.

  • @jacobbayers6364
    @jacobbayers6364 9 лет назад +1

    Such an amazing story great example of perseverance

  • @dustinharrison3491
    @dustinharrison3491 5 лет назад

    I love when professional athletes take the time to make a memorable moment for kids.

  • @rickmason9096
    @rickmason9096 3 года назад

    Roger Clemens i always knew you were a class act best wishes to you and that young lad

  • @makeawish
    @makeawish  11 лет назад +1

    Yes! ESPN has been profiling the experiences of wish kids every year in the "My Wishes" series.

  • @hammerdown687
    @hammerdown687 11 лет назад

    Thank you!

  • @theone2225
    @theone2225 11 лет назад

    that's an awesome photo of him pitching with Roger

  • @anguslewis23
    @anguslewis23 4 года назад +1

    My Brothers Cancer Was Called Vietnam. P.F.C. Leslie A. Lewis, R.I.P.

  • @adventureswithchristian6967
    @adventureswithchristian6967 5 лет назад

    Great video!!!!!!!!!

  • @iwemcurry
    @iwemcurry 12 лет назад

    Awesome !

  • @jaimegonzalez8515
    @jaimegonzalez8515 8 лет назад

    great absolutely great bro

  • @VeggieGamer
    @VeggieGamer 9 лет назад +1

    Love these videos, even if I don't know who the celebrity is half the time XD
    This is cool that he is actually teaching the kid stuff too ontop of giving him the wish of a life time! Nice work, guy I don't know!! XD

  • @armydude4life6149
    @armydude4life6149 6 лет назад

    Family takes care of family...WTG Mitch & Matt

  • @Rubenyo2
    @Rubenyo2 12 лет назад +1

    his brother is amazing

  • @ThatBoyTLong
    @ThatBoyTLong 12 лет назад

    I hope this kid makes it to the big leagues. All the best from a 19 year old with Autism.

  • @danmc7815
    @danmc7815 3 года назад

    The Rocket belongs in the Hall of Fame.
    However, I cannot imagine being in Clemens' position and not doing things like this. It would be a privilege and an honor to do so.

  • @polvijverman
    @polvijverman 12 лет назад

    respect for his parents!

  • @YouLookDumber
    @YouLookDumber 10 лет назад

    Behind competitive and mishaps of sports this shows you there's a good side to all things. I want to be apart of something big. Something helpful

  • @babcastbrennan9128
    @babcastbrennan9128 10 лет назад

    Hi Mitch u are awesome

  • @thylacinelove
    @thylacinelove 11 лет назад

    I hope he makes it to the pros!

  • @charlesallen7027
    @charlesallen7027 7 лет назад +1

    Amazing story, best wishes and the best of luck Matt

  • @makeawish
    @makeawish  11 лет назад

    Maggie, if this is your wish, then you should submit a referral form to begin the wish-granting process. You can find the referral form on our website. RUclips won't let me type the actual URL (but it is wish-DOT-org/refer)

  • @benmiddleton9984
    @benmiddleton9984 9 лет назад +2

    How can people dislike this stuff?

  • @NathanShike-xy4ec
    @NathanShike-xy4ec Год назад

    The lo e this man has for his son is so very evident

  • @Bryonwoo
    @Bryonwoo 9 лет назад +5

    Roger not Rodger...Check the title

  • @PSPGAMERBASEBBALL
    @PSPGAMERBASEBBALL 11 лет назад

    I support every kid on show

  • @bigpapibro3027
    @bigpapibro3027 12 лет назад

    i always say that " yup"

  • @chefcook09
    @chefcook09 2 года назад

    I hope he’s doing well right now

  • @austinrodriguez3174
    @austinrodriguez3174 8 лет назад +2

    I'm my opinion I think Clemens took it really serious.

  • @madmanmike69
    @madmanmike69 5 лет назад

    Amazing, any update on Matt?

  • @Checkmate34851
    @Checkmate34851 9 лет назад +14

    *Roger not "Rodger"

  • @tatiyanarhodes1772
    @tatiyanarhodes1772 4 года назад

    ❤️🙏❤️🙏

  • @codyzheng5325
    @codyzheng5325 10 лет назад +6

    Who brought the onions pls

  • @kristinlampart6976
    @kristinlampart6976 6 лет назад +1

    I got his son Kody Clemens autograph I bet he is going to be better than his dad one day but he does not a a pitcher he is a second baseman and he is amazing I saw him play like five times

  • @qtkaytone2620
    @qtkaytone2620 5 лет назад

    When my dad was younger he asked for roger Clemons autograph, and the clemons yelled at him and his brothers to "get lost"

  • @giomarmarch4548
    @giomarmarch4548 5 лет назад

    Classy Rog

  • @sjang816
    @sjang816 5 лет назад

    clemens is huge! hes jacked like crazy and this is only the astros days

  • @scottdaniels6495
    @scottdaniels6495 11 лет назад

    when do you guys start up again?

  • @breannachapman889
    @breannachapman889 11 лет назад

    HE LOOKS LIKE A MINI KYLE BUSH!!!! holy lord! lol a cutie!

  • @JSRossiascoG
    @JSRossiascoG 12 лет назад

    when was this recorded?

  • @jacoblinzmeier6657
    @jacoblinzmeier6657 6 лет назад

    My friend Riley O'Donnell that I didn't get to know passed away from leukemia.

  • @terminat1
    @terminat1 Год назад

    Roger.

  • @BlastinAdrian
    @BlastinAdrian 3 года назад

    How are you doing Matt?

  • @uhzigzy8840
    @uhzigzy8840 10 лет назад

    i live there :D

  • @BlacklistRitualz
    @BlacklistRitualz 11 лет назад

    it's "The Rocket's" return. they meant it has a possessive for Clemen's title haha

  • @EZtrend
    @EZtrend 12 лет назад

    Clemens nickname is the rocket

  • @phillies2352
    @phillies2352 9 лет назад +1

    It's funny how Clemens can throw both left and right handed lol

  • @petelusic9971
    @petelusic9971 11 месяцев назад

    Lol lol first ballot hof. A great wish tho for the young man

  • @PrideofPitchers
    @PrideofPitchers 11 лет назад

    I think they accidently said "The Rockets" when they really meant "The Rocket."

  • @816twiggs
    @816twiggs 8 лет назад +3

    "First ballot hall of famer" LMAO

    • @stonerbellinger8679
      @stonerbellinger8679 6 лет назад +1

      twiggs this was a long time ago lol. Back when that wasn't a big thing. He was actually a hall of famer back then

  • @wanghammer
    @wanghammer 12 лет назад

    There is no braver person than a child with a life-threatening condition. You can fight in wars, run into a burning building, but nothing touches this.

  • @johnnycampana3002
    @johnnycampana3002 3 года назад

    Kids a stud

  • @yankeesfannyy27
    @yankeesfannyy27 11 лет назад

    1:20 LOL "Big D"

  • @Dwheels220
    @Dwheels220 10 лет назад +15

    clemens doesnt want the cameras to come close because he wants to tell matt his real secret....

    • @luisrosales9349
      @luisrosales9349 8 лет назад

      You go on the juice. That's what he said

    • @allennasty3cw897
      @allennasty3cw897 6 лет назад +1

      Dwheels220 damn dude what does one thing got to do with the other, must be you just don't like Clemens right, give the man some credit that he would take time to chill with Matt.

  • @BarryMcCokener
    @BarryMcCokener 11 лет назад

    Clemens nickname is "the Rocket".

  • @DethGuy95
    @DethGuy95 12 лет назад

    Wow they still use the same song

  • @benjaminpease5297
    @benjaminpease5297 4 года назад

    Best pitcher of all time.

  • @nevaehwade9717
    @nevaehwade9717 10 лет назад

    That is so sad

  • @SFBay69
    @SFBay69 3 года назад

    Rocket deserves HOF, Get well kid.

  • @BryanX64
    @BryanX64 12 лет назад

    The Rockets? Did they get the team names mixed up? Lol

  • @MrJking065
    @MrJking065 3 года назад

    Ouch, that beginning did not age well about The Rocket. I hope this young man has a change in the MLB.

  • @TURTLETHOMSON
    @TURTLETHOMSON 12 лет назад

    Im from lesueur

  • @DP3mo24hofosho
    @DP3mo24hofosho 11 лет назад

    Isn't roger Clemens trying to make another comeback with the Astros?

  • @dominicbonarrigo6502
    @dominicbonarrigo6502 Год назад

    I wish guys like roger could play forever. I do not care if they take enhancers to play longer, I could care less. Baseball is a sport beyond the physical…

  • @josephrinzo
    @josephrinzo 11 лет назад +2

    Not so much first ballot rocket Man

  • @devinsuero_5624
    @devinsuero_5624 7 лет назад

    Did he die???

  • @joeyadams4674
    @joeyadams4674 3 года назад

    Rocket is tops

  • @skyhawklegend3
    @skyhawklegend3 11 лет назад

    2006 read the title

  • @alexjuarez5784
    @alexjuarez5784 7 лет назад

    Rodger what do not put the d in roger. C'MON MAN

  • @aydenachey6088
    @aydenachey6088 8 лет назад

    you look like your dad

  • @the_dead738
    @the_dead738 7 лет назад

    idl

  • @alecvelasquez2165
    @alecvelasquez2165 11 лет назад

    back when the astros were good

    • @daverichards9141
      @daverichards9141 5 лет назад

      Im from the future, they suck, marshawn lynch is their manager and they are moving to wyoming next year.

  • @NickBeast-gy2es
    @NickBeast-gy2es 5 лет назад

    First balled hall of famer? Rodger Clemens is NOT going to Cooperstown

    • @NickBeast-gy2es
      @NickBeast-gy2es 4 года назад

      @Jessshae Finch Thanks for the heads up. Never knew that

  • @Zydeco.13
    @Zydeco.13 9 лет назад

    lol "roDger

  • @Retro_Fan
    @Retro_Fan 7 лет назад

    It's at the 6:00 minute mark that Roger tells him about using steroids.

  • @blairblair
    @blairblair 6 лет назад

    Lol totally doesnt GAF about Andy Pettite

  • @grammarcommunist820
    @grammarcommunist820 10 лет назад

    Weird i had a great great grandpa who played for the yankees but i really dont like baseball. I played it but was not interested in it. I still have respect for the people who play it though

    • @leefriedman2274
      @leefriedman2274 10 лет назад

      whats his name

    • @grammarcommunist820
      @grammarcommunist820 10 лет назад +3

      Lee friedman bill reynolds he played for like 1 season but he got sick so he went to coach a minor league team till he died

  • @qtkaytone2620
    @qtkaytone2620 5 лет назад +2

    The valuable tip was steroids