http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/07/early-responses-to-clemens-comments/ Bill Burt's blog on sports Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:28:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/07/early-responses-to-clemens-comments/#comment-904 squanjox Tue, 08 May 2007 18:53:20 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/07/early-responses-to-clemens-comments/#comment-904 Did you see this song local musician Jake Brennan wrote about Clemens for his song-a-day PopEd project at www.boston.com? Check it out: http://www.boston.com/ae/music/poped/ Did you see this song local musician Jake Brennan wrote about Clemens for his song-a-day PopEd project at www.boston.com?
Check it out: http://www.boston.com/ae/music/poped/

]]> http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/07/early-responses-to-clemens-comments/#comment-903 Mike Tue, 08 May 2007 12:18:04 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/05/07/early-responses-to-clemens-comments/#comment-903 I look at the last time he was in the AL East, or in the AL all together. His last three years with the Yankees he was a pitcher whose ERA floated around 4.00. Then he went to the NL where he was around 2.00. The lineups are different in the AL. I agree, Clemens does make the Yankees better, but it doesn't make them better than the Red Sox. The Yanks have the better lineup, but the Sox have the better rotation, and the better bullpen -- even with Clemens in pinstripes. The Yankees bullpen is so worn out that Torre has had to use Andy Pettitte twice in relief roles before May! The Yanks' bats will beat up on teams like the D-Rays and Orioles, but they've already proven that against good pitching (the Red Sox), they struggle. I look at the last time he was in the AL East, or in the AL all together. His last three years with the Yankees he was a pitcher whose ERA floated around 4.00. Then he went to the NL where he was around 2.00. The lineups are different in the AL.
I agree, Clemens does make the Yankees better, but it doesn’t make them better than the Red Sox. The Yanks have the better lineup, but the Sox have the better rotation, and the better bullpen — even with Clemens in pinstripes.
The Yankees bullpen is so worn out that Torre has had to use Andy Pettitte twice in relief roles before May!
The Yanks’ bats will beat up on teams like the D-Rays and Orioles, but they’ve already proven that against good pitching (the Red Sox), they struggle.

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