Roger Clemens is coming back to the Bronx
by briandtw on Sunday, May 6th, 2007 at 03:10pm
The Yankees know how to do drama. Roger Clemens just took the microphone from George Steinbrenner’s owner’s box, and announced to the fans at Yankee Stadium that he’s coming back to the Yankees.
They put up on the scoreboard “Roger Clemens is now a Yankee.” And the crowd went nuts. This occurred right after everyone sang God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch. And credit Michael Kay for the line, “Now the Yankees have a fourth starter.”
Camera shots of the players in the dugout showed the entire team, including Andy Pettitte, celebrating. They all looked surprised. Kay had no knowledge either.
UPDATE: Clemens should be in the rotation in early-June. According to his interview in the booth, Derek Jeter has been calling and texting him heavily for the past few weeks. But no one knew he was coming.