Roger Clemens Takes The Mound....Again

The "Rocket" blasts off today. The 44 years young Roger Clemens is slated to make his first major league start today against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Clemens signed a one year contract with the New York Yankees on May 6th worth a whopping $28,000,022 million. Many people in the media have been speculating how much a 44 year old pitcher is going to help the Yankees who are 10.5 games out of first place. Many people point to how well he pitched with the Houston Astros last year (7-6 2.30 ERA). But what people aren't getting is that Houston had a pretty good bullpen. You can't say the same about the Yankees bullpen this year. I mean, it's not as if Clemens is going to provide any rest for the already tired and overworked bullpen. Because of his age his endurance takes him into the 5th and 6th inning. He is no longer able to throw complete games anymore, the man is just too old. I will predict that the Yankees don't even take the wild card and Clemens ends up on another team who will actually make the playoffs.