Let me clear something up: WE DON'T WANT ROGER CLEMENS. And yes, I'm speaking for all of us. In case you didn't hear about it, the St. Louis Post Dispatch broke the news this morning that the Cardinals had dipped their name in the bidding pool for Clemens come late May or early June...you know, whenever Roger feels like playing again.
Hell of a pitcher. Jackass teammate. Not what the Cardinals need. The Cardinal legacy is built on having teams that work with teamsmanship. We're built with starting pitchers that understand their roles (Jason Marquis aside) and work hard to execute these roles. We're built strong up the middle, the double play tandem has always been emphasized at Busch. Take last postseason for example: we didn't rely on Albert Pujols, or even Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds, to drive in every run. Yadier Molina, So Taguchi and Scott Spiezo were counted on just as much. We didn't rely on staff ace Chris Carpenter to pitch every inning in each of his starts, and win every game he started. Jeff Suppan, Anthony Reyes, and Jeff Weaver came up big when we counted on them. Adam Wainwright stepped into an unfamiliar role at closer and filled in for the injured Jason Isringhausen down the home stretch. Our bullpen, consisting mostly of completely inexperienced pitchers, stepped up and handled the pressure put on them once Izzy went down.
This is a team. Why the hell would we want a selfish, overpaid, distraction in our starting rotation? Ok, ok, put aside the fact that he's a very good pitcher. I'll give him that. But consider that he's a complete money hound, he only pitches when he wants to (whether it be June or July or whatever), and he stays home on certain roadtrips. Personally, one of my favorite things about watching Cardinal games is when the camera catches the dugout and there's the four starting pitchers not used in that game all sitting on the ledge together. Where would Roger be? In the hot-tub? In the bathroom stall shooting steroids up his butt? At home, drinking fine wine and eating Gouda cheese and Ritz crackers? Sipping on sugar cubes?
It's all speculation and I don't think the Cardinals really have much interest or any chance of signing him. Dave Duncan said it's a "one in two million chance" and Clemens agent continues to make it clear that there are only three teams in the picture.
Stay in Texas, Roger. Or go to Boston or New York. But stay the hell out of Missouri.
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To defend Roger in this case, why wouldn't he pitch under those circumstances. He wants to retire. All teams have to do is say that he has to play the whole year and stay with the team throughout. If you were Roger, wouldn't you pitch half a season for 20 million?
Per Roger Clemens agent today. He will only play for Houston, New York or Boston. I know St. Louis is in much need of another starting pitcher, but paying Clemens that type of money for only 1 half of the season is not spending your money wisely because it catches up with you in the end.
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