"My final start -- this is it," said Roger Clemens last night. In today's Boston Herald, Tony Massarotti offers a New England perspective on the historic event.
"My emotions will be happy and sad -- happy that I know it's over and I'm healthy," Clemens said. "I pretty much touched on every aspect of the game that I could. I did it right. I put the time in to be successful at this level, (but) I'll be sad because it's my last game and to go out there and compete, I won't have that (anymore). I won't be able to do that."
Not everyone is convinced that this is the Rocket's swan song. In a recent Toronto Star column, Richard Griffin insists that after he pitches in the 2004 Olympics, Roger will become an Astro. Rich wants everyone to clip and save that prediction, but I'd just lose it, so I'm making a note of it right here.
In the New York Daily News, Anthony McCarron makes Clemens' retirement sound like a definite maybe. I never liked the guy, even when he was a methodical and efficient pitching machine for the Blue Jays, but I've always been in awe of his talent. If he gets another ring, then wraps himself in the flag and a gold medal next summer, I think he'll consider that a fitting conclusion to his legend.
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