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It is done headline in online chronicle
« on: May 31, 2006, 12:23:40 pm »
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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2006, 12:41:04 pm »
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Clemens will start at Lexington, then go to Class AA Corpus Christi, followed by a trip to Class AAA Round Round before landing in Houston on June 22,
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Re: It is done headline in online chronicle
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2006, 12:46:33 pm »
WooHoo!
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Re: It is done headline in online chronicle
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2006, 12:52:35 pm »
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Clemens will start at Lexington, then go to Class AA Corpus Christi, followed by a trip to Class AAA Round Round before landing in Houston on June 22,



Is Round Round anywhere near Walla Walla?
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Re: It is done headline in online chronicle
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2006, 12:52:41 pm »
mlb.com and espn have picked it up now too.
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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2006, 12:59:44 pm »
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mlb.com and espn have picked it up now too.



Once pravata confirmed it, nobody else matters.
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« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2006, 01:00:56 pm »
Number 22 likes 22s.

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Houston on June 22,



Salary (prorated) $22,000,022
Minor league salary (prorated) $322,000
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2006, 01:02:47 pm »
Apparently the press conference video is going to be on astros.com, FWIW.
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« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2006, 01:03:01 pm »
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Number 22 likes 22s.

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Houston on June 22,



Salary (prorated) $22,000,022
Minor league salary (prorated) $322,000




I imagine that Clemens gets guaranteed Major League pay for the length of the contract.
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2006, 01:03:58 pm »
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Number 22 likes 22s.

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Houston on June 22,



Salary (prorated) $22,000,022
Minor league salary (prorated) $322,000



Won't he be 44 this year?

Maybe he can sneak in 22 wins (if playoffs are included)...
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« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2006, 01:10:10 pm »
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mlb.com and espn have picked it up now too.



Once pravata confirmed it, nobody else matters.



I think Andyzipp had the definitive word.  But, I'm not going to trust some jackass NY reporter who's filing a story from Detroit on something that is going on in Houston for a team that is in St. Louis.
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« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2006, 01:21:23 pm »
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mlb.com and espn have picked it up now too.



Once pravata confirmed it, nobody else matters.



I think Andyzipp had the definitive word.  But, I'm not going to trust some jackass NY reporter who's filing a story from Detroit on something that is going on in Houston for a team that is in St. Louis.



I just meant that once you state a confirmation, you have something backing up your post. I generally trust that.
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« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2006, 01:22:54 pm »
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mlb.com and espn have picked it up now too.



Once pravata confirmed it, nobody else matters.



I think Andyzipp had the definitive word.  But, I'm not going to trust some jackass NY reporter who's filing a story from Detroit on something that is going on in Houston for a team that is in St. Louis.



I just meant that once you state a confirmation, you have something backing up your post. I generally trust that.



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Re: Deuces wild
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2006, 02:23:33 pm »
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I imagine that Clemens gets guaranteed Major League pay for the length of the contract.



That's not what the ESPN story says:   Link

"agreeing first to a minor league contract that pays $322,000 over the five-month minor league season"

Either way, I don't think he'll have to settle for hamburger at HEB instead of the prime cuts.
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« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2006, 02:46:33 pm »
Why 22?  Does it go beyond his UT days?  Just curious if he chose 22 at UT for a reason or if that's where it began because they assigned that number to him.
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« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2006, 03:19:58 pm »
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That's not what the ESPN story says:   Link

"agreeing first to a minor league contract that pays $322,000 over the five-month minor league season"

Either way, I don't think he'll have to settle for hamburger at HEB instead of the prime cuts.



OK, I stand corrected.  I'm surprised Roger didn't demand full salary from the time he stepped to the podium in the press conference today.
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« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2006, 03:23:07 pm »
He wore 21 at UT and then 21 with the bosox until switching to 22 with the yanks, b/c pettite had 21.
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« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2006, 03:25:31 pm »
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That's not what the ESPN story says:   Link

"agreeing first to a minor league contract that pays $322,000 over the five-month minor league season"

Either way, I don't think he'll have to settle for hamburger at HEB instead of the prime cuts.



OK, I stand corrected.  I'm surprised Roger didn't demand full salary from the time he stepped to the podium in the press conference today.



Done so that he doesn't have to be added to the 40-man until called up?
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« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2006, 03:28:21 pm »
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He wore 21 at UT and then 21 with the bosox until switching to 22 with the yanks, b/c pettite had 21.



Actually, I think Paul O'Neill was 21 on the Yanks. Pettitte took 21 when he joined the 'Stros as an homage to his Rocket buddy.
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« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2006, 03:29:38 pm »
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Done so that he doesn't have to be added to the 40-man until called up?



Salary is independent of his place on the roster.
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« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2006, 03:54:45 pm »
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Done so that he doesn't have to be added to the 40-man until called up?



Salary is independent of his place on the roster.



Quite true, but I'm guessing there's some sort of limit on minor-league contracts.
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« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2006, 04:37:16 pm »
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Quite true, but I'm guessing there's some sort of limit on minor-league contracts.



I don't think so.  Plus, I doubt Clemens has signed a minor league contract.  I'm pretty sure it's Major League all the way.  It may call for a split salary (many contracts do), but I can't imagine he signed anything but a guaranteed Major League contract.
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« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2006, 05:07:10 pm »
I believe he also wore #21 with Toronto (in between Bosox and Yanks).
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« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2006, 05:39:07 pm »
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Quite true, but I'm guessing there's some sort of limit on minor-league contracts.



I don't think so.  Plus, I doubt Clemens has signed a minor league contract.  I'm pretty sure it's Major League all the way.  



Read again.  The article clearly states that he signed a minor-league contract first.
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« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2006, 06:02:09 pm »
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Quite true, but I'm guessing there's some sort of limit on minor-league contracts.



I don't think so.  Plus, I doubt Clemens has signed a minor league contract.  I'm pretty sure it's Major League all the way.  



Read again.  The article clearly states that he signed a minor-league contract first.



OK.
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« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2006, 07:10:30 pm »
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Quite true, but I'm guessing there's some sort of limit on minor-league contracts.



I don't think so.  Plus, I doubt Clemens has signed a minor league contract.  I'm pretty sure it's Major League all the way.  



Read again.  The article clearly states that he signed a minor-league contract first.



OK.



Apparantly they had to sign him to a minor league deal because he wanted/needed the minor league tune ups. To send someone to the minors without a minor league contract who has as much service time as Clemens, he would have to clear waivers.
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