Author Topic: "Clemens leaning towards Red Sox or Yankees" ESPN (Read 6238 times)

Twoniner · « **on:** April 13, 2006, 07:47:06 pm »

Hehe. The great Buster Olney has a contact who is "friends" with Clemens and the anonymous friend said Clemens will go where he is most likely to win and he thinks that Boston or New York. Makes perfect sense to me, I mean when the hell are the Astros ever going to do anything in the playoffs? ESPN has no shame in stroking Boston and New York at any opportunity. USC in football season might be the only thing close.

Arky Vaughan · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2006, 08:16:16 pm »

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Hehe. The great Buster Olney has a contact who is "friends" with Clemens and the anonymous friend said Clemens will go where he is most likely to win and he thinks that Boston or New York. Makes perfect sense to me, I mean when the hell are the Astros ever going to do anything in the playoffs? ESPN has no shame in stroking Boston and New York at any opportunity. USC in football season might be the only thing close.

So first we have to trust that Buster Olney is telling the truth that the contact actually told him this. And then we have to trust that the contact, if he really exists, actually heard this from Clemens. And, then, finally, we have to trust that Clemens, if he did tell his "friend" this, isn't just screwing around. Seems like a lot of places for some B.S. to get made up playing the telephone game. But that's what passes for "journalism" in Bristol.

CrawfordBoxes · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2006, 12:26:40 am »

Every ESPN channel devoted to the Duke-UNC basketball game is in the same category.

Imagine what would happen if there was a USC story and a Duke story on the same day as a Red Sox-Yankees game. I think their satellite would explode.

yup...they wouldn't be able to handle it.

JimR · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2006, 10:48:38 am »

email that guy and offer a bet. we can pool our money.

MusicMan · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2006, 11:19:17 am »

I think Olney's got a bad source here. Normally he's one of the better national guys out there.

JimR · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2006, 11:28:31 am »

you may be onto something.

Froback · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2006, 11:39:29 am »

ok so let's clear this up by looking at the facts:

Spent part of Spring Training with the Astros getting ready for the WBC... Thus he is going to the Astros

Spent opening day with the Rangers (and some time during the WBC at their Spring Training place)... Thus he is going to the Rangers

He has been a regular for the Lexington team, watching Koby and even throwing some BP to some of the Legends... Thus he is going to the Astros

He "told" some "friend" who "told" Olney he is going to Boston or NY... Thus he is going to Boston or NY

About the only thing we can tell is EVERYONE thinks he is going to play. I think it is only the desire to "beat the competition to the punch" that is even making his actions worth reporting until he makes an official announcement.

Russ99 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 14, 2006, 11:53:27 am »

The article in Baseball Weekly this week is pretty telling. (sorry, no online link)

One of "Team Bastard" is quoted saying "There won't be a discount this time". They also intimated that if the Astros had offered arbitration, Clemens would be pitching already this season.

It's so obvious that all of this media manipulation is all about the Benjamins.

Hendricks (whichever one) then whines on about how hard it was to take such a drastic pay cut during Roger's first season with the Astros. Oh, boo hoo hoo. Poor baby.

Clemens seriously needs to make up his mind, since this constant posturing to get more money is ridiculous and unfair to his fans. "Team Bastard" was also quoted as giving Clemens a deadline to sign as of the All Star Break and selling him as a option for teams at the trade deadline instead of a trade.

I think the Astros would be wise to make a low, but fair offer on May first and walk away and pursue other options if Clemens and "Team Bastard" continues to be so greedy. Let some other team throw all their cash away.

JimR · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2006, 11:58:20 am »

there was no arbitration because Team Bastard held them up last year. "fool me once...."

fuck him. i have long since stop caring. if he plays for the Astros, that's great, and i hope he helps. if he does not play, so fucking what. he is not playing now. the team can win with players who want to be there. i am sick of the Drama Queen and his gargantuan ego.

Bill McLuggage · « **Reply #16 on:** April 14, 2006, 12:48:54 pm »

I "heard" from a "source" that Clemens will check his son's MLB pillowcase, whichever team's logo he drools on on June 1st will be the team he pitches for. However, the sheet set is old and the logos are out of date...he could wind up only pitching for the Brewers on Sundays when they wear alternate throwback uniforms.