By GEORGE KING
If Roger Clemens pitches well nobody will criticize him for coming and going in the Yankees’ universe. If he gets rocked regularly expect to hear about his schedule as the reason. By GEORGE KING
Whatâs all the fuss about Roger Clemensâ causing those âCome And Go Blues?ââ
Itâs pretty simple when it comes to Clemens. If he pitches like the Hall of Fame lock he is five years after he retires his floating schedule wonât be an issue in the Yankeesâ universe. If he gets rocked, people will blame his schedule.
Knowing Clemens, itâs a challenge he will accept. He also knows vanishing for two or three days when he isnât pitching well will have an adverse affect on the team and likely wonât do it.
The Yankees didnât ask him to cut back on the games he misses so itâs entirely up to Clemens how many tilts he misses to be with his family. Since Clemens loves the energy of the city and his wife, Debbie, enjoys shopping the city, expect him to spend more time in New York than rushing home to Texas.
There isnât a voice in the clubhouse who is against the idea because there isnât a uniform in the room who doesnât believe signing Clemens, even under his rare demands and for $18 million for four months was the wrong way to go.
The Yankees needed pitching. Clemens was not only the best available but the only hurler on the market. They over-paid for him but itâs not your money. If he wins, nobody will make an issue of the money or the freedom to float in and out of the Yankees universe.
If he gets spanked regularly, then there will be fingers pointed because even at 44 nobody believes Clemens is too old to win.
