Published 12/14/2008
by E A.
at Bleacher Report - MLB
Today was a big day for baseball fans around the world. Roger Clemens—whose illustrious 24-year career included seven Cy Young Awards, and MVP Award, and the starting pitcher in three All-Star Games—announced that he would no longer be a pitcher in most of the MLB.
Clemens announced on Saturday that he would be retiring from 28 Major League teams, saying: "I just don't want to pitch for these other teams. Teams like, Kansas City, Detroit, San Diego...they're all terrible teams. (...) They have yet to show any interest in having me pitch for them and that flat offends me. "I am Roger Clemens, do you KNOW what I have done in my life and these teams whom I have never been affiliated with, just throwing me out on the curb as if I never carried their team to a World Series."
Clemens went on to say that he is only interested in the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays.
New York Yankees ownership made it clear enough this week that they don't want anything to do with the old man, ...
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