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Andy Pettitte has his security blanket back

That shriek of "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" you may have heard earlier was my reaction to the announcement that Roger Clemens would be rejoining the Yankees in the near future. Apparently I am in the minority on this issue, because everyone else is so busy looking back to the Rocket's glory days with glistening eyes and expectations of another championship for the Yankees. Yes, I'd love to see the Yankees getting fitted with ring #27, but I don't think catering to the ego of an overpriced prima donna is the way to get there, and here's why:
1. Not all his body parts are golden
Just because Roger's arm may still have some life in it doesn't mean that the rest of him is as durable. He's already had hamstring and groin issues in the past, and there's no guarantee that those issues aren't going to come up again, no matter what kind of shape he's in when he finally deigns to show up for work. At best, the Yankees are going to have him for all of four months, possibly five if you count a post-season run. Any injury to Clemens, even if it's minor, is going to cut into that time.

2. Can't go the distance
When was the last time Clemens pitched more than five or six innings in an outing? Is he going to be able to give the already-taxed bullpen a rest once in a while? Not likely. You can't win a game in the fifth or sixth inning. The Yankees need someone who can go into the later innings on occasion, not more of what we've already got. Also, even if Clemens pitches a gem, once he's off the mound there's still no guarantee that the bullpen is going to maintain whatever lead he's got, especially if he's unable to get that far into the game.

3. This isn't the National League
Roger may have seen some success with the Astros, but the National League isn't the American League. There's still enough players in the American League who are very familiar with his stuff, and will be more than happy to welcome him home by swatting his pitches all over the place. We've seen it time and time again; what works in the National league doesn't always work in the American League, and vice versa.

In recent years, the Yankees have had a very bad habit of trying to recreate the past, especially with their pitching staff. It has yet to work for them. It's like getting back together with the girl/guy you broke up with; usually whatever was there that caused you to break up is still there, and sometimes there's even new issues to deal with. Roger Clemens is not the pitcher who dominated the Yankees' rotation a few years ago, no matter how much people want to believe it. He might be a close fascimile, but I don't think that's going to be nearly enough to get the Yankees where they want to be. I really hope I'm wrong, but time will tell.
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Another MERC joins the pack.

And Roger has just added another place to the growing list (Boston and Toronto) that he may never return to, even if his kid flourishes in the 'Stros farm system and becomes the next great thing for Houston. But to Roger's credit, he proved the old adage true...

Money talks, everything else runs the marathon.

Posted by Len at 05/07/07 11:31:23

Let's see... Roger can go about 6 innings on average. Anywhere between 5 and 7. And Kei Igawa is not so good at the start of games, but pitches a hell of a long relief game. So we have our answer. The fifth Yankee starter is officially Rogei Kleimens.

Posted by Ron at 05/07/07 11:33:13

Yanks will catch the Sox, but will again lose in the Wild Card to a better team.

Posted by Len at 05/07/07 12:18:53

Jade, your last paragraph (within this post) is about as contradictory as --> a giant flame in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. [O.K., I exaggerated] But, then again, I'm probably one of the few that has noticed this >.......It spawned within your last paragraph (#5) from your extended 3rd sentence (including the semicolon segment) & sentence 4...but, who am I to say those two sentences contradicted each other? Maybe,... I just like to watch you argue with everything & anything...Ha-Ha! Greetings & Solicitations... : )

Posted by O.D. at 05/07/07 14:56:41

I almost forgot: Let me give a quick shot-out to "Len." This is about your famous phrase, "Money talks, everything else runs the marathon." Just for the sake of 'freedom of speech'...I must rectify this 'make-believe' proclamation...in my own unbiased fashion: 'Money' is an ingratiate tact that is uniformed by the materialistic socialists, to hinder the light of what the respective/insightful individuals - visually see......but, unfortunately for them; it doesn't always work that-a-way......because you can't buy anything. Reverse the famous phrase of 'monetary bliss', shall we? Bull-shit talks and money walks...yep, they are both left alone......Need I say more?

Posted by O.D. at 05/07/07 17:10:41

Silly O.D., if I understood a word of what you just wrote, I'd probably have to hurt you. :D

If anything is contradictory, it's probably the fact that I am hoping I'm wrong in what I wrote, but that is only because these are my beloved Yankees and I want them to succeed. What I'd really like is to see the Yankees win the World Series DESPITE having that overpaid asshole on their roster and for them to realize in the process what a big mistake they made in having him there.

Posted by Jade at 05/07/07 18:57:50

I'm not as silly as you may think, Jade. Trust me; I'm as 'clear as day' with my comments, and (my usage of terminology) it all serves a simple purpose of perpetual enlightenment - just ask Rich. I'm sure, my last statement - penetrated the cranial structures of at least...some. You must forgive me (and also must remember); I'm still waiting on my people (Extraterrestrials --> that is what these 'Earth People' people call them) to dock with this planet [I'm tired of their experimental journeys], even though my 'beacon' for this experiment says: "2013 is the Delivery Date of the 'Homo sapiens' universal awareness." Damn, I need to get better battery supplies for my 'interstellar beacon' because this Wal-Mart shit, sucks ass! At any rate,...Hail to the Yankees and I hope Jade's team wins it all! By the way, I'm a big New York fan -- in all aspects. Who would have thought, right? Oh shit! My comments are damn-near irrelevant......Hi Chris! Anyway,...I Holla! No; I haven't tried PCP yet, but, LSD seems to be a big disappointment!

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