As I watched him walk off the mound in game three I really felt that he had walked off for the last time. I hope he doesn't end up like Steve Carlton who, as we all know, became an embarrassment during his last couple of season. This is not to say the Clemens might actually be on the verge of taking the same path as "Lefty". Is his tank empty?
2007-10-09 03:19:35 · 27 answers · asked by The Mick 7 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I have a lot of respect for Clemens and he will go down as one of the best. He is very intense and competitive and truly believed he had enough left in the tank to help the Yankees this year. I also believe reality set in and he has come to realize that age is going to win the battle over desire. In time his great accomplishments throughout his career will over shadow his short comings this year in the eyes of baseball fans. Great comparison with Clemens and Carlton and many of the younger people on this site won't understand your point.
2007-10-09 03:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is a shame if it is. Clemens is one of my favorite pitchers as well as one of the best pitchers of all time. If it is his last game, then at least he left striking out one last hitter. He has had one of the best careers that a pitcher can have. He won 354 games, 7 Cy Young Awards, which is the most all time. He also has 4,672K's, and won two World Series Championships with the 1999, and the 2000 New York Yankees. He has a career winning percentage of .658. He was also 170 games over .500 for his career, with a career ERA of 3.12. It might be the end of Roger Clemens career, but what a career he had. He will make the Hall of Fame, and if he goes in as a Yankee, he will likely have his #22 retired by the Yankees. All baseball fans should remember the Rocket, and the great career that he had.
2007-10-09 18:36:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to have a lot of respect for Clemens, but I've kind of lost some over the past couple of years. While he was with us (the Astros), he basically jerked us around for half of a season before saying "sure, I'll come back.. pay me an insane amount of money to start just before the All-Star break." And instead of finishing up here in his hometown, where his family is, he decides to play "one last season" back with the team where he knew he could milk the most money. Which, by the way, I'm losing count on how many times he's retired. At this point, he's making a fool out of himself. And then there's the steroids issue. Obviously it's a possibility just by looking at the guy and considering his numbers and ability to still be doing what he's doing at 45. But since it hasn't been proven or even looked into yet, I'll leave it at that. I hope he leaves. He's past empty. The tank is dry.
2007-10-09 10:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by Diane 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he is running on empty........Unfortunately some just don't know when to exit gracefully and I can't help but wonder IF Clemens gets any offers from anywhere will he accept???.......As much as Michael Jordan was my fav and to me the greatest to ever play the game when he came back in a Washington uniform he was awful...........There wasn't hardly anything left...........His ego made him come back and I think, because I heard last nite that Clemens was irate over being dropped from the roster (had the Yanks gone farther) he will want to "prove" he's still got it and he's not empty.......Frankly I think that tank has been empty for some time now..................CAT
2007-10-09 15:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by Sandi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, for a couple of reasons, but the two that are the shortest to mention are:
1. Wants to stay ahead of Johnson in strikeouts, and I do think Randy will be back in 2008, and
2. Wants to join the Griffeys and Raineses in the "dad played alongside son" category. Sign with Houston, see Koby get called up in September, play at least one game with two mentions of "Clemens" in the box score. He's the sort of man who'd like that a lot. Every year at least 25 guys get a ring; there's only two dads who've been in the lineup with their boy.
So, yes, I think there will be a Rocket launch in 2008.
2007-10-09 12:44:57 · answer #5 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the last we have seen of Clemens, until August next year when the Cubs sign him for $30 million. Prorated of course.
2007-10-09 11:32:20 · answer #6 · answered by Face on Fire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He already is an embarrassment. He might have pitched better if he had had a bath this month.
He disgraced the game we love when he signed the "I will only pitch in home games" contract with the Astros. Oh, and he disgraced our beloved past time when he threw a bat at Piazzas face. I wont disagree that, in his prime he was a hell of a pitcher, but he is waaaaaay too FAT and disgraces any uniform he wears and hes just out of steam.
2007-10-09 11:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If any club would take a chance on him in 2008, it would be a sign of utter desperation. He is done, though he doesn't have the smug attitude and grand ego of Carlton.....who, in his final appearance with Cleveland, was left in as a starter though it appeared he was pitching slow-pitch softball -- it was as if that club had to show him it was over.
2007-10-09 15:46:55 · answer #8 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think We did he dint have a great Performance in the Playoffs but Played with his Heart out , HE could Just end his Marvelous Career to 1st Ballot HOF
2007-10-09 21:39:06 · answer #9 · answered by Janet ♥(YFFL) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He played the same game of being hurt and leaving early when the White Sox hit him early in game 1 of the World Series. I am beginning to think he is a coward who runs when he gets in trouble during the big game.
2007-10-09 10:35:37 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋