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January 14, 2004
MY EYES! MY EYES! VOL. II
I can discuss this rationally:

This one doesn't upset me nearly as much as the earlier edition. I never truly believed Clemens was retired in the first place; those who go out on a level as high as Clemens did rarely resist the temptation to come back. Had Pettite resigned with the Yankees, I'd have expected a Clemens return for at least part of the year.
And I have very little patience for my fellow Yankee fans who are accusing Clemens of "disloyalty" for taking a below-market contract to pitch in his hometown after giving the Yankees five good years and many memorable moments (including a 1.50 ERA in 36 innings in the World Series). And why shouldn't he pitch until he can't? I hope he can pitch for five more years.
Posted by Dr. Manhattan at 6:03 PM | Permalink
Comments
It's too bad that the U.S. got knocked out of Olympic baseball. If it were possible for him to do so, I have no doubt that Clemens would rather pitch for the U.S. team than pitch in MLB, and his retirement would have been just that - a retirement, instead of pitching a few baseball games in Houston every now and then.
Posted by: Trickster Paean | February 6, 2004 1:42 AM