Rest of Baseball - 2012

MDS · August 21, 2012, 12:03:22 AM

sugar land is the richest most republican town on earth

it all makes sense now dont it

PhillyPhreak54 · August 21, 2012, 12:12:12 AM

Katy is ahead of it but its close.

MDS · August 21, 2012, 12:33:25 AM

they had an open job there about a year ago and i read into it and thats what the wikipedia page said

but that area is just...jesus christ.

ice grillin you · August 21, 2012, 07:44:45 AM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 20, 2012, 10:13:25 PM
Interesting thought.

Wonder which team would sign him? Only the Astros i would think

what!?......hes probably not pitching beyond his first start for sugarland much less in the majors ever again

PhillyPhreak54 · August 21, 2012, 03:00:54 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on August 21, 2012, 07:44:45 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 20, 2012, 10:13:25 PM
Interesting thought.

Wonder which team would sign him? Only the Astros i would think

what!?......hes probably not pitching beyond his first start for sugarland much less in the majors ever again

Stopping short of ruling out an eventual return to the major leagues, seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens vows to have fun in his return to the mound Saturday night with the Sugar Land Skeeters.

In his first major press availability since he spoke immediately after he was acquitted of perjury charges in June, the Rocket was jovial and even smiled when a local radio station brought up his AARP eligibility and the potential of a hip injury.

"I'm going out there to have fun, try and stay healthy and see where it goes," Clemens, 50, said. "I'm not going to be too far away from the game of baseball."

Clemens, who hasn't pitched competitively since 2007 with the New York Yankees, admittedly isn't quite ready for the big time.

"I wouldn't consider myself anywhere close to major-league ready," said the former Astros, Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays star. He added, "I'm nowhere near where I was five years ago or the amount of work I went into it."

The Skeeters' Constellation Field is a far cry from Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Minute Maid Park or the other major-league stadiums Clemens packed during his legendary career.

The Rocket, though, is still a popular figure in his adopted hometown.

And for Sugar Land, a diverse Houston suburb of about 85,000, the Rocket's outing Saturday night against Bridgeport promises to be a major event.

"This is really huge for us," said Sugar Land City Councilwoman Amy Mitchell. "This takes it to a whole new level. ... The Houston region didn't get the Space Shuttle, but we got the Rocket."

SunMo · August 21, 2012, 03:07:42 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 21, 2012, 03:00:54 PM

"This is really huge for us," said Sugar Land City Councilwoman Amy Mitchell. "This takes it to a whole new level. ... The Houston region didn't get the Space Shuttle, but we got the Rocket."

PhillyPhreak54 · August 21, 2012, 03:17:56 PM

lolol

DH · August 21, 2012, 04:43:48 PM

GO AWAY ROGER. Holy shtein, what a farging ego this guy has that he thinks people will actually spend their hard-earned money to watch a washed-up, cheating farging has-been.

farg you Roger Clemens, you dirty, dirty piece of Texas shtein.

Sgt PSN · August 21, 2012, 06:28:24 PM

I guarantee you that Texans will still flock to the minor league parks to see him pitch. And they'll cheer. Loud.

DH · August 21, 2012, 07:34:08 PM

That's because Texans are idiots. Sorry Jay.

rjs246 · August 21, 2012, 07:35:34 PM

Quote from: DH on August 21, 2012, 04:43:48 PM
GO AWAY ROGER. Holy shtein, what a farging ego this guy has that he thinks people will actually spend their hard-earned money to watch a washed-up, cheating farging has-been.

farg you Roger Clemens, you dirty, dirty piece of Texas shtein.

That was a pretty high quality rant. I agree with every word.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 21, 2012, 08:51:19 PM

I'm not a Texan!!

hbionic · August 22, 2012, 06:58:45 PM

Is he really 50 years old?

Sgt PSN · August 22, 2012, 09:42:50 PM

Bartolo Colon out 50 games now as well. 2 players within a week suspended for high testosterone counts. 1 plays in San Fran, the other in Oakland. Things that make you go hmmmmmmm.

MDS · August 23, 2012, 03:01:33 AM

QuoteCHICAGO -- It wasn't exactly Billy Martin and the Marshmallow Salesman, but it was probably as close as the normally mild-mannered Joe Girardi will ever get.

As the Yankees manager was about to begin his postgame news conference, the booming voice of an oversized, and possibly overserved, Chicago White Sox fan echoed through the concrete hallway beneath U.S. Cellular Field.

"Hey, Girardi, you bum! The Yankees suck!"

Because suddenly, there was Girardi breaking out of the pack, leaving a YES Network camera crew shooting his back and a gang of reporters watching in bemused disbelief, and shouting at the top of his lungs at a total stranger on his way out of the ballpark.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Shut up! I'm doing an interview!" he said.

Then Girardi turned to a stadium security guard. "Do something, would you? Shut this guy up." "Yeah, kick me out!" the fan said, laughing as he headed out the door.

"Jesus, for crying out loud," Girardi muttered as he headed back into the media scrum.

lol