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Clemens Headed Back to Baseball—at 50

Pitcher expected to sign with Sugar Land Skeeters

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2012 2:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – Those legal bills must be a killer because Roger Clemens is headed back to the pitching mound, and as something called a Skeeter rather than a Yankee. The 50-year-old Rocket has signed with a Houston-area "independent professional team" called the Sugar Land Skeeters, reports the Houston Chronicle, and will likely play on Saturday. Clemens last pitched five years ago. The Chonicle's Jerome Solomon weighs in on why spectators should pick their jaws up and enjoy the show.

This Feb. 27, 2008 file photo shows Roger Clemens throwing a pitch during batting practice at the Houston Astros spring training facility.
This Feb. 27, 2008 file photo shows Roger Clemens throwing a pitch during batting practice at the Houston Astros spring training facility.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
In this Aug. 24, 2007, file photo, Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens throws against the Detroit Tigers. He's now headed back to the minor leagues at age 50.
In this Aug. 24, 2007, file photo, Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens throws against the Detroit Tigers. He's now headed back to the minor leagues at age 50.   (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
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finkster
Aug 20, 2012 5:12 PM CDT
Rocket...what kind of fuel will you use this time?
flin1
Aug 20, 2012 3:44 PM CDT
He's gonna sell the tickets!  I'd go see him. 
jonnynonos77
Aug 20, 2012 3:12 PM CDT
He isn't broke, just doing it for fun. 

 
Roger Clemens • baseball • Major League Baseball • Sugar Land Skeeters

 
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