Roger Clemens pitches Saturday

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Doing what exactly? Sitting in jail? Tied up in courtrooms every day? C'mon, Mike. If he really wanted to play baseball so badly, why couldn't he sign up with an independent team way before now. Heck, his trial ended on June 18, and it took him over two months to get back out there?

I'm sure he had plenty of time between 2007 and now to take a shot or two on the mound to see if he could still compete.

So you have to be in court everyday to be a little preoccupied to play professional baseball? Two trials and your life on the line, I doubt that playing baseball was the focus.

Peace

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

So you have to be in court everyday to be a little preoccupied to play professional baseball? Two trials and your life on the line, I doubt that playing baseball was the focus.

There are plenty of examples of athletes continuing to participate in their respective sports with preoccupations much more critical than what Roger has faced, such as dealing with terminally-ill loved ones, their own battles with life-threatening disease, etc. etc.

Sorry, but I'm not going to be convinced that Roger's decision was purely made just because he loves the game.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Manny A

There are plenty of examples of athletes continuing to participate in their respective sports with preoccupations much more critical than what Roger has faced, such as dealing with terminally-ill loved ones, their own battles with life-threatening disease, etc. etc.

Sorry, but I'm not going to be convinced that Roger's decision was purely made just because he loves the game.

I am honestly not trying to convince you either way. And what others do is what others do. That does not mean he does not have other family issues or financial issues to deal with to deal with his case. All I am saying is I can see how the man had other things going on. That does not mean others would not have different priorities and do what they wanted to do. Maybe he was just so engulfed in the situation playing anything was not a priority. You cannot say what others have done as a gauge for this person. People react and deal with adversity very differently.

Peace

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Manny A

There are plenty of examples of athletes continuing to participate in their respective sports with preoccupations much more critical than what Roger has faced, such as dealing with terminally-ill loved ones, their own battles with life-threatening disease, etc. etc.

Sorry, but I'm not going to be convinced that Roger's decision was purely made just because he loves the game.

Neither am I... but the assertion that since he didn't play in the past 4 years means anything at all is ridiculous.

As to his past few months, YES, he's been trying to get back into shape for exactly this - it's been on the news repeatedly in Houston.