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ESPN: Clemens will retire after WBC ... maybe

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  1. Rockets34Legend

    Rockets34Legend Contributing Member

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2359276

    Clemens: 'Right now, I don't see myself playing'

    PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Roger Clemens said Monday that he plans to retire after the World Baseball Classic ends later this month, according to a story in Tuesday's edition of USA Today.

    "Right now, I don't see myself playing," Clemens told the newspaper on Monday. "I'm not going to start the season with anyone. I made my mind up. And when I do shut it down, I'll be walking away with a smile on my face. There will be no regrets, because I feel like I've done it the right way."

    Clemens, who turns 44 in August, left himself an out, however. He could sign with a team -- most likely a contender -- later this summer.

    Clemens is scheduled to start for Team USA on Friday against South Africa in pool play in the World Baseball Classic.

    The Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have all expressed interest in Clemens pitching for them. He can't sign with Houston before May 1.

    "It's very flattering that teams still want me," Clemens told USA Today, "but hopefully I can just fade away. I'm going to watch my sons play. I'll see Koby (a third baseman in the Astros organization) play a little bit and get my other one (Kory) out of high school. I'll stay active. There are a lot of things I want to do.

    "But the only thing is if I'm sitting in the stands in Boston, or New York, or somewhere in May, and get the itch again, who knows what will happen?"

    Clemens has 341 career victories and 4,502 career strikeouts. He led the major leagues with a 1.87 earned run average last season for the Astros.

    He still has Houston, Texas, the New York Yankees and Boston pleading for him to pitch. He turns 44 in August, but he led the major leagues with a 1.87 earned run average last season pitching for the Astros.

    "I'm proud of what I've accomplished in this game. I've been real lucky. But a big part of that is the people you meet along the way. Guys like Nolan [Ryan] and [Tom] Seaver and [Don] Drysdale and [Bob] Gibson. I probably talked four to five times with Ted Williams, which I consider special because he didn't like to talk to pitchers. I played nine holes of golf with Mickey Mantle before he passed.

    "I think the boys here, especially the young ones, are going to have the experience of a lifetime."
     
    #1 Rockets34Legend, Mar 8, 2006
  2. The Real Shady

    The Real Shady Contributing Member

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    He'll be back.
     
    #2 The Real Shady, Mar 8, 2006
  3. Aceshigh7

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    I sure hope so. We need him. Bad.

    Alot of people underestimate how important he is to this team.

    I don't want both Wandy & Zeke starting every 5th day.
     
    #3 Aceshigh7, Mar 8, 2006
  4. oomp

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    yup...
     
    #4 oomp, Mar 8, 2006
  5. Uprising

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    Pft, the national media at it again. Trying to make something, out of nothing.

    This is where we were 6 months ago.

    ...on that note, he'll be back.
     
    #5 Uprising, Mar 8, 2006
  6. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!
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    Yep, the only place he can play on the field with his son in the major leagues is Houston.

    DD
     
    #6 DaDakota, Mar 8, 2006
  7. TMac640

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    if he's doesn't come back....

    he'll be sorry

    [​IMG]
     
    #7 TMac640, Mar 8, 2006
  8. Buck Turgidson

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    Not in Houston, DD, Fantasyland maybe.

    He can go spend May in Lexington with Koby, that's as close as they'll get.
     
    #8 Buck Turgidson, Mar 8, 2006
  9. spence99

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    I think he'll come back as long as we're in contention. If we get off to a bad start, then he may retire.
     
    #9 spence99, Mar 8, 2006
  10. The Cat

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    Of course he won't. If he pitches for the Astros, he can't start until May. :)
     
    #10 The Cat, Mar 8, 2006
  11. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!
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    What? You don't think the Stros would do a September callup for Koby if Roger plays for them?

    Come on.....

    DD
     
    #11 DaDakota, Mar 8, 2006
  12. Buck Turgidson

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    No, DD, I don't.

    Please look into the ramifications of adding Koby to the 40-man roster.
     
    #12 Buck Turgidson, Mar 8, 2006
  13. leroy

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    From low Single A to the majors? Uh...no.

    I do think that if/when he comes back wit hthe Astros, he will get warmed up by pitching at Lexington with Koby catching. That's about all they'll get to play together professionally.
     
    #13 leroy, Mar 8, 2006
  14. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!
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    I think the Astros will do whatever it takes to get Roger to Houston.

    DD
     
    #14 DaDakota, Mar 8, 2006
  15. Buck Turgidson

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    OK, outside of all the logical reasons (which you're obviously not interested in) why this is a ridiculous idea...

    When have Clemens or the Astros even slightly hinted that this is even a remote possibility?

    After the Koby HR/brushback incident in BP the other day, Roger was asked if he grooved a pitch for Koby to make him look good in front of the Stros. Roger said something to the effect of "He doesn't need my help, and he's going to write his own ticket in baseball."

    Was he lying?
     
    #15 Buck Turgidson, Mar 8, 2006
  16. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!
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    Huh?

    Who said he was lying? I am saying that they will bring him up to let him and Roger play on the same field together.

    Nothing baseball related AT ALL, just a chance for father and son to be on a major league field together.

    This is something they would do and the ONLY place that Roger could do that.

    It is what I would do if I were GM, and I guarantee as a father, it would be a special moment for both Roger and Koby.

    DD
     
    #16 DaDakota, Mar 8, 2006
  17. RocketManJosh

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    We can't start like last year or he is gone! This is the most important April the Astros have ever had.
     
    #17 RocketManJosh, Mar 8, 2006
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    What part of the Astros' future do you sacrifice to the Rule 5 Draft so that this Father/Son moment can happen?
     
    #18 msn, Mar 8, 2006
  19. NJRocket

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    The only thing I would say is that if this scenario (playing with his son) is what would bring him back, I'd sacrifice one of the prospects. I certainly would trade a prospect to have Clemens back...so I definitely wouldnt mind sacrificing one.
     
    #19 NJRocket, Mar 8, 2006
  20. Buck Turgidson

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    Which is where your argument unravels, if it were ever truly raveled in the first place.
     
    #20 Buck Turgidson, Mar 8, 2006
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