CLEMENS IS LEADER YANKS HAVE LACKED By KEVIN KERNAN - New York Yankees

MY BASEBALL BIAS found this 6/9/2007 on www.nypost.com [flag]

June 9, 2007 -- WHEN Roger Clemens strides to the mound for the 692nd time in his major-league career in the regular season this afternoon at the Stadium, the Yankees will become whole again. Whether they climb out of the hole they ' ve dug for themselves depends largely on Clemens ' production from this point forward. The Rocket must get off to a high-flying start today against the Pirates. ... [link]

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Gettin’ Ready For the Rocket
Published 6/9/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... Kevin Kernan believes Clemens will become the leader the Yankees have been missing this season.

Sunday Roundup 6/10/07 - Drinking The Clemens Kool-Aid
Published 6/10/2007 by Manny Ortiz at The Curse Of Jeff Nelson
... in the hype (this Kevin Kernan piece is simply ridiculous), and were making Clemens out to be the one who will make this year just like 1978 or 1999 or 2000.

Rocket Relaunch: Running On Fumes
Published 6/10/2007 by editor at THE BRONX CHEER
... (front and back). We find out that Clemens is the leader the Yanks have lacked. (Hey, what about #2?) And they’re toasting the guy like he just won the World Series when all he did was beat a very bad Pirate team.

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