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Clever_Iggy · 05-06-2007, 10:52 PM

...and I dont get the comments about him not going to the Astros even though they have a better record.

Clemens is going to play if its worth his while. That means going to a team that he believes can win a World Series and he wants to get market value. If 3 teams are willing to pay him a pro-rated $28M salary - good on him.

He also is somewhat of a traditionalist and I think he gets caught up/motivated by the "Yankee mystique". Im sure Anaheim or LA would have loved to have been able to get Clemens on their staff for this year. But those teams done have the tradition that the Yankees or Red Sox do, nor are they as convenient to his family as the Astros are.

05-06-2007, 10:52 PM	#13
Clever_Iggy Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: City by the Bay Exp:	...and I dont get the comments about him not going to the Astros even though they have a better record. Clemens is going to play if its worth his while. That means going to a team that he believes can win a World Series and he wants to get market value. If 3 teams are willing to pay him a pro-rated $28M salary - good on him. He also is somewhat of a traditionalist and I think he gets caught up/motivated by the "Yankee mystique". Im sure Anaheim or LA would have loved to have been able to get Clemens on their staff for this year. But those teams done have the tradition that the Yankees or Red Sox do, nor are they as convenient to his family as the Astros are.