January 12, 2004 at 06:51PM View BBCode
but good news for astros fansJanuary 12, 2004 at 09:56PM View BBCode
Although I am a Yankee fan and sad to see him pitch for another team, I am very happy for Roger Clemens. It is just hard to imagine someone as crazy dedicated as this guy to enjoy sitting around until he absolutely has to.January 12, 2004 at 10:08PM View BBCode
It could end up being good for the Cubs.January 13, 2004 at 02:13AM View BBCode
... especially when playing the Mets! I can see it now:January 13, 2004 at 03:50AM View BBCode
No one would hit Clemens unless they want to be hit back.January 13, 2004 at 04:15AM View BBCode
Clemens is going to get hit a lot, and he's got it coming...January 13, 2004 at 04:17AM View BBCode
uh... like... Clemens would never hit anyone, unless he wanted to be hit back.January 13, 2004 at 04:22AM View BBCode
bean ball wars are cool.January 13, 2004 at 02:06PM View BBCode
Clemens will probably come out with a news conference apology before the season for all the people he's beaned. It'll be a tearful thing, but he'll still get pummeled...January 13, 2004 at 02:56PM View BBCode
I wish he retired. As I watched his "last game" I thought of his career and was touched inside. He loses some creditbillity for losing that. I was never a fan of people who did their "last event" more than once. (cough cough* Barbara Streisand). Of ocurse I will still remain a Rocket fan and will try to catch his new "last game." Maybe the Yankees will tee off against him in the World SeriesJanuary 13, 2004 at 07:59PM View BBCode
he obviously can still pitch and i think that if he feels he can still pitch than go ahead. but i think that going out in the world series is one of the best ways to go out, the only thing better would be to win it. and how he wuz applauded in florida was really nice and i think that it does take something away from that. if at the end of last season as "im debating whether to retire," it would be fine. obviously he still has a shot to win the world series and go out on top with that astros but it isnt as good a chance as he would have with the yankees. and if he hadnt officially announced his retirement he may have ended up back with the yankees, which i would like. ill still be a fan of his too and if his last game is broadcast on a channel in my area i will watch it.January 13, 2004 at 08:04PM View BBCode
If he is good enough, and wants to still play, he should. Jordan did the same thing and it made watching the Wizards bearable (even though they didn't make the playoffs).January 13, 2004 at 09:46PM View BBCode
but jordan retired and didnt think he was coming back. i think Clemens was thinking about the Astros the whole time.January 14, 2004 at 01:56PM View BBCode
Nah, he probably really meant it when he said he was retiring. But then his best bud goes to Houston, his hometown, and then his family asks him to play so they could see him be the hometown hero, plus the Astros being a team with a chance...January 14, 2004 at 07:56PM View BBCode
i actually go back and forth for clemens.January 15, 2004 at 12:16AM View BBCode
i think that it is fine for pitchers to hit guys as long as it is not intentionally for the head which i know clemens has been guilty of. i dont think that he wuz planning it the whole time i think pettitte had a big influence on it and his family did to. i heard they gave him an astros cap for christmas to persuade him to sign with them. it feels really weird talking about pettitte as an astro.January 15, 2004 at 12:45AM View BBCode
I'm a Cubs fan, and I gotta admit, I'm not entirely worried about Houston. I mean, Clemens will be 42 next year, pitching in a new league, and maybe a little more hesitant to throw inside. This move is more PR than anything else, Clemens did sign a 10 year personal services deals as well. No doubt, Clemens could be great one more year, but I'm not so sure about that, he very well could struggle.January 15, 2004 at 04:29AM View BBCode
That is the most important thing. You can tell the Cubs are scrambling to answer this new move by Houston, but I hope that Maddux isn't the only move they make. It would be great, I'm a big fan of Maddux, but they need to worry about more than that. They have a team with a MUCH brighter future than the Astors, so they better not blow it!January 15, 2004 at 10:05PM View BBCode
signing greg maddux would be pretty dumb for the cubs. if they have money available they should put it all towards getting pudge, since now they have a shitty catcher. or as someone said save that money to resign people next year.January 16, 2004 at 02:22PM View formatted
January 16, 2004 at 10:17PM View BBCode
I'm not a fan of the Yanks or the Astros (go Reds), but after doing all the retirement jazz, I'm sad to see him back. He could have retired in his glory. Oh well. :(January 16, 2004 at 10:25PM View BBCode
How old is the guy? 39 or something? And he already pitched 20 W seasons for Boston, Toronto, NY and now Houston? Just overwarming!!!January 19, 2004 at 11:08PM View BBCode
he will NOT pitch a 20 win season for Houston.Pages: 1