Slate Reposts Op-Ed Piece on Roger Clemens
Thanks to Aaron Block for resending it. The whole thing is astute and well-reasoned, but here's my favorite part:
It started, Mr. Clemens, when you left the Sox in 1996. You were in a steady decline and seemed on the cusp of retirement. Then you signed with the Blue Jays and put up two Cy Young campaigns in a row, completely owning the league. Putz.And here you go again. After a few good-not-great years with the Yankees, you actually did retire. ... And then suddenly unretired and re-emerged as a much better pitcher. Wow! A dominating half-season, out of nowhere, after everyone counted you out. Like we haven't seen that one before, "Rocket." Anyway, you're still fat.
My favorite part about his latest comeback is how he wanted to come to the Yankees since all his teammates were there. That's a fair point, as someone on Baseball Think Factory pointed out, he had no teammates in Houston? What a hero.