The Clemens Report

January 30, 2008

This report will evaluate the career of Roger Clemens, one of the most successful pitchers in major league history. It will examine both the quality and quantity of his pitching over the course of his 24-year career. As of the 2007 season, Clemens was one of the twenty-nine active major league players who were at least 40 years old. Of those twenty-nine, eighteen were pitchers, and twelve of those were starting pitchers.

The report compares Clemens late-career numbers with those of other “old guy” pitchers, including Curt Schilling, Nolan Ryan, and Randy Johnson.

Sorry, but when I heard about this, it reminded me of the child who points to the behavior of a friend as an explanation/justification for his. “Billy has been tying the cat to a tree for years, and no one says anything.”

 

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