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What are the chances of Pettitte and Clemens coming back to Astros?

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by OrangeRowdy95, Oct 8, 2007.

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Just throwing the idea out there. They're definitely not going back to NY next year. I think we'd welcome them with open arms, regardless of what we said about them bolting back to NY or what we've said in the past.

#1 OrangeRowdy95, Oct 8, 2007

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OrangeRowdy95 said:

Just throwing the idea out there. They're definitely not going back to NY next year. I think we'd welcome them with open arms, regardless of what we said about them bolting back to NY or what we've said in the past.
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I would be shocked to see them in an Astros uniform. I woulnd't mind seeing Pettitte back.

#2 ryan17wagner, Oct 8, 2007
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You want them back?

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Pettite will stay a Yankee. Clemens will retire (again - for good this time, I think). I highly doubt Pettite will come back to the 'Stros after what he perceived as them not taking care of him last year... then again, maybe Clemens won't retire...

#4 silkmandarin, Oct 8, 2007
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Zac D said:

You want them back?
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I'll happily take them back for the right price. I don't expect Clemens to command so much this time around. I'd expect a similar deal the first time he signed here. There's no way he's going out like this. And his kid has a strong chance of getting called up in September.

Pettitte, I don't see him picking up his option. Torre's gone, Uncle George is likely to overhaul.

I wasn't mad at Pettitte for bolting, and I wasn't even mad at Clemens either. They both shared great memories in New York. But it's time to bring that winning culture back into our clubhouse on a very different team and this time win it all baby!

#5 OrangeRowdy95, Oct 8, 2007
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Pettitte has a $16 million player option. I can't imagine him turning that down - no way he gets near that on the open market next year.

#6 Hammer755, Oct 9, 2007
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I dont think they would return, I think Roger Clemens should retire, and Pettite is going to stay with the Yankees.

#7 david_rocket, Oct 9, 2007

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They can stay in NY where they are "more appreciated."

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There's a better chance of both retiring than there is of both returning here.

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I dont want either one of them.

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I dont want either one of them.
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Good choice. Both of them can only pitch about 5 1/2 innings, 7 tops on a good day. BUT they both need at least 6 runs to get a W.

But I agree with a previous poster, Andy will accept his player option of 16 million. I am sure "God" will tell him to play next year in NY!

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no thanks, double no thanks.

#12 kaleidosky, Oct 9, 2007
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Pettitte might get $8-10MM on the open market. He's got a $16MM player option. This one is pretty easy for me to figure out.

#13 weslinder, Oct 9, 2007

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OrangeRowdy95 said:

And his kid has a strong chance of getting called up in September.
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...by his mom? by his girlfriend?... by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who seem a lot more likely than the Astros to call up a third baseman whose entire career consists of average-at-best hitting in A-ball?

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I will take a pass. In any event, there is no way Pettitte turns down his option.

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Maybe we should be asking God where he wants Andy to be next year.

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I hope to hell those chances are 0.

#17 SwoLy-D, Oct 9, 2007
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I hope they never come back.

#18 edwardc, Oct 9, 2007

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I dont want them back, if they did, I for one would boo them

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I'm not really interested, either, but it's not really out of animosity. This team needs to rebuild. You can't do that by investing multi-millions in 38-year-olds (or forty-ninety-nine-whatever-year-olds, in Clemens's case).

#20 msn, Oct 9, 2007

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