Roger to start for Astros on June 2 vs. Reds

[jasonact]

... or so Richard Justice believes.

When I began to read this, I thought he was being sarcastic, but I think he really sees this as not only a possibility but an almost certainly. I don't always agree with Justice, but I think he's pretty well on the money with this one. The scenario certainly makes sense.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

Let's see:

Complete Turn Around in opinion: Check

Complete lack of foundation in substantiated fact: Check

Circumspect logic: check


I'd say it's safe to say, Pin-Wheel is in mid-season form!

[jasonact]

Wow. I totally missed that one. My neck is sore from the whiplash. I still think returning in May or June makes sense for both the Astros and Clemens, but Justice again continues to spin. I suppose he'll be saying "told you so" in June no matter what happens.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

I don't see any fault in what you posted.  It's so hard to keep up with Richard "Any way the wind blows" Justice that you'd have to read every article he's ever written to figure out how much he believes what he's writing.

[cc]

Quote:
Let's see:

Complete Turn Around in opinion: Check

What part of this:

"McLane held out the possibility that Clemens will return to the Astros when rules allow in May. I doubt it. I'm convinced once the Yankees start romancing him over the next few days, he'll either sign or retire."
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"Do I think he made the right call? No.""

contradicts this:

"Clemens isn't going to pitch for the Yankees, Red Sox, Rangers or Mets. He's going to pitch for the Astros, or he's not going to pitch. And he's going to pitch for the Astros.
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Because the Astros didn't offer salary arbitration, they can't re-sign him until May 1.

Perfect. The idea of a shortened season may appeal to Clemens. He was baseball's best pitcher for the first five months of last season."

The he'll-be-pitching-for-the-Yankees-no-he-won't part, or the not-offering-arbitration-was-a-good/bad-decision part?

The only writer who offers a counterpoint to his own point and pretends to have made the other prediction later when it turns out that one of them is wrong.  He must have been his own debate team in college.  The only feat remaning for him to accomplish is to contradict himself within the same paragraph.

Or has he done it already?

[Navin R Johnson]

I have june 2, 2006 as the date RJ gets shot by an air marshall.