UPDATE: So much for that. Roger Clemens told Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston tonight that he will not pitch for the Astros this season.
While Astros owner Jim Crane didn?t rule out the possibility of Clemens making a start this month against a non-contending team, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner said he only would have returned if it meant he could play the role of spoiler.
?Why would I want to waste my time running around and getting in shape. I get over to Minute Maid (Park), I?ll crank it up and get it over 90 for a contender. We?ll knock them right out of the playoffs. That would be the fun. Pitching against somebody that?s not in contention wouldn?t be any fun for me.
?It?s not going to happen.?
Berman reports that Clemens is looking forward to helping the Astros in a coaching capacity during spring training next year.
7:22 PM: Roger Clemens said after Friday?s start with the independent Sugar Land Skeeters that he didn?t think he was MLB-ready and was aiming more for spring training next year, but he also said he would ?listen? if Astros owner Jim Crane called. It appears Crane hasn?t given up on the possibility yet.
According to David Barron of the Houston Chronicle, Crane said today that he hasn?t ruled out Clemens making a start with the Astros this season. However, he also said Clemens wouldn?t pitch in a game against a playoff contender. That means that if it?s going to happen this year, it would have to happen very soon. The Astros host the Cubs and the Phillies this week while their other two remaining series at home are against the Pirates and Cardinals.
For what it?s worth, Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said the team has their six-man rotation planned out for the rest of the season and he?s ?not expecting any changes.? But that could change, especially if they want to boost those television ratings.
Clemens, 50, has tossed seven scoreless innings over his first two starts with the Skeeters. He hasn?t pitched in the majors since 2007 with the Yankees.
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