Clemens a Yankee
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I don't really have a lot to say about it... Basically the Astros offered him the same amount of money(pro-rated 28 gazillion dollars[million]) but only wanted him to pitch 3 months of the season, where Roger wanted to pitch 4 months so he chose the Yankees. Okay maybe I do have a lot to say about it. I think that's a dumb ass excuse and that's all it is, an excuse. He wanted to go back to the Yankees and that's all there is to it.
So there, I've said my abridged piece and I'm done with it.
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the only thing that i don't get
Travel Privileges
"The Yankees revealed that Clemens will receive the same travel privileges that he enjoyed with the Astros, allowed the option of skipping certain road trips to attend to various family functions or to pursue his passion of helping young players chase their Major League dreams."
Richard Justice's column in the Houston Chronicle said that the Astros recently told Clemens that the team would no longer afford him special travel privileges, as he had enjoyed in the past with the Astros.
I wonder if that had anything to do with his decision?
My guess is that this outcome became inevitable when Pettitte signed with the Yankees.
If The Astros Actually Did
by rastronomicals on May 6, 2007 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Thinking further On This
He rarely tells you goodbye, he just allows himself to come up short at the negotiating table. I guess he "fired" Jeff Kent and Alan Ashby, but you can look at the situations with Larry Dierker, Pettitte and now Clemens where it appears he just purposefully decided to come in below market.
I dunno, maybe McLane had tired of Clemens' games, as so many fans had done. It never bothered me, but I think by the end, I was in the minority on that.
Perhaps McLane at the end figured Clemens was as much a PR liability as he was an asset.
by rastronomicals on May 7, 2007 3:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Perceptive observation.
Maybe Drayton didn't want them back
IIRC there was a long game last year on the road
Why'd we only want him for 3 months?
by MirabeauLamar on May 6, 2007 11:37 PM CDT reply actions
Yes
by rastronomicals on May 7, 2007 3:19 AM CDT up reply actions
AL Hitters to Feast
The NL hitters didn't have a good book on him. Rest assured, Boston, Baltimore, Toronto all have experienced players queuing up to tee off.
I do feel sorry for the young Devil Rays though, for a while it looked like the Yanks were the only team they were going to beat in the East. Now, maybe Baltimore if they really get hot.
by blueatoll on May 7, 2007 9:52 AM CDT reply actions

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