Clemens returning to the Astros

[Alexander]

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Seven-times Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens announced on Wednesday that he would be coming out of retirement to play for the Houston Astros.
Clemens, 43, is expected to earn about $14 million to pitch for the National League club for the rest of the season.
The right-hander was 13-8 with a Major League-leading 1.87 ERA in 32 regular-season starts for the Astros last year.
Clemens was 341-172 with a 3.12 ERA and 4,502 strikeouts in an illustrious career with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Astros.


Houston is 27-26 this year and lies third in the Central Division, 6 1/2 games behind front-running St Louis.
(Writing by Steve Ginsburg in Washington)

 

[StylisticS]

Just in time because Houston is getting worse. It will be harder to get that wildcard spot from the NL East because STL is winning the central. Could care less though. Texas is winning the AL West.:starspin

 

[txlonghorn14]

this comes as no suprise. i think the yankees and red sox were used as leverage. i would have liked to see clemens pitch one season for Texas, so he could have worn both TX uniforms before he retired. Now he's the highest paid pitcher ever in the major leagues. they're gonna need him, St Louis looks unstoppable.

 

[GTaylor]

Just in time because Houston is getting worse. It will be harder to get that wildcard spot from the NL East because STL is winning the central. Could care less though. Texas is winning the AL West.:starspin

You realize the Rangers were in first place this time last year but finished third. Don't get me wrong, I hope we win the West, but if Oakland can stop being cursed in the injury dept it's theirs to lose.

I for one am glad this is over, tired of Clemens teasing us for the billionth time only to go where he intended to the whole time