Could Roger Clemens be worth every penny? - By Jordan Ellenberg - Slate Magazine

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 Could Roger Clemens be worth every penny?  - By Jordan Ellenberg - Slate Magazine
Roger Clemens, the winningest pitcher alive and still an ace at an age when most ballplayers are selling cars, recently stood up in George Steinbrenner's box at Yankee Stadium, like Mussolini at the balcony, and told a cheering crowd that he was coming back to the Yankees. New York sports being New York sports, the muttering started a half-second after the cheering. Did the Yankees just buy ... [link]

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Leftovers: Welcome Back, You Ole' Bald Tubby
Published 5/16/2007 at Deadspin
... • Slate discovers sabermetrics! [Slate]

Roger… Roger…
Published 5/16/2007 by The Editor at THE BRONX CHEER
... 3. Move some numbers around and Clemens becomes a bargain for the Yanks.

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