The Associated Press: GM Bob Watson says Roger Clemens not welcome on Olympic team

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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 5/8/2008 on ap.google.com [flag]
15 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) Roger Clemens isn't welcome on the U.S. Olympic baseball team. U.S. general manager Bob Watson said Wednesday that he isn't considering the 45-year-old right-hander for his roster for the Beijing Games. "From my standpoint, we don't need that type of distraction," Watson said. In addition to his duties as vice president of on-field operations for Major League ... [link]

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GM Bob Watson says Roger Clemens not welcome on Olympic team
Published 5/8/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
GM Bob Watson says Roger Clemens not welcome on Olympic team Million man marching orders? “From my standpoint, we don’t need that type of distraction,” Watson said. In addition to his duties as vice president of on-field operations for Major League Baseball, Watson is general manager of professional baseball operations for USA Baseball and works to select manager Davey Johnson’s roster. A former GM of the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, Watson said he didn’t anticipate being overruled by higher-ups. “I have not talked to the commissioner. I have not talked to (MLB chief ...

Thursday's Plastic Cup o' Suck
Published 5/8/2008 by Jeff Sackmann at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... Roger Clemens isn't going to have anything to do with the Olympic team.  Or, stated more properly, it isn't going to have anything to do with him.  It's a shame, because according to what turns up in my inbox, there are a lot of interesting drugs to be had in China. ...

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GM Bob Watson says Roger Clemens not welcome on Olympic team

The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, ... found this 5/7/2008 on www.boston.com

Roger Clemens isn't welcome on the U.S. Olympic baseball team. U.S. general manager Bob Watson said Wednesday that he isn't considering the 45-year-old right-hander for his roster for the Beijing Games.
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U.S. GM not considering Clemens for Olympics -- -

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Roger Clemens isn't welcome on the U.S. Olympic baseball team. U.S. general manager Bob Watson said yesterday that he isn't considering the right-hander, 45, for his roster for the Beijing Games. "We don't need that type of distraction," Watson said. ...
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