tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7011032049643458641..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Thrilled at the Clemens NewsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-32209459132520761042007-05-10T21:46:00.000-04:002007-05-10T21:46:00.000-04:00Steinbrenner is crazy to let Clemens play when he ...Steinbrenner is crazy to let Clemens play when he wants and not travel with the team. There's going to be some upset teammates.Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324172839785069362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-27808000324242947662007-05-09T13:54:00.000-04:002007-05-09T13:54:00.000-04:00Longtime reader, love the blog.If someone had care...Longtime reader, love the blog.<BR/><BR/>If someone had cared about my opinion, as a Yankees fan, about Roger Clemens on opening day, I would've said much the same thing. I've changed my mind now that the Yanks have started more rookies this early in the season than any team in the modern history of the major leagues.<BR/><BR/>True, Clemens averaged 5.98 innings last year, but that was in the NL, where if there's men on in the 7th, a pitcher gets yanked for a pinch-hitter even if he's shown no signs of tiring.<BR/><BR/>So, was Clemens worn out after six last year, or did the offense-starved Astros just prefer to sub out his .074/.194/.111 line late? Brad Ausmus and Adam Everett don't get on base everyday, so when they do, you need to cash them in. Why leave that up to the pitcher?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, enjoy the pitching while almost everything is going right (Dice-K is underperforming his FIP right now), before Schilling tires, before Beckett's HR/Fly rate corrects, and before Wakefield starts pitching to his peripherals.<BR/><BR/>By mid June, the Yanks rotation could look like this: Pettite, Wang, Clemens, Mussina, Hughes.<BR/><BR/>Or everyone could get hamstring injuries, then it'll be: DeSalvo, Clippard, Ohlendorf, Jackson, Wright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-47491246419506192102007-05-09T12:03:00.000-04:002007-05-09T12:03:00.000-04:00Yeah, but that's one more arm that they've got now...Yeah, but that's one more arm that they've got now. I'm not worried, but I'm not excited, either.<BR/><BR/>Alright, I'm a little worried. Clemens is the sort of guy who would pull it together and work really hard just to stick it to us. Last year he might've been coasting a little.Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.com