Clemens in No Hurry to Decide About Future
12.15.2005
Roger Clemens is leaving all his options open and plans to take his time deciding whether to pitch again - or retire again. Speaking publicly for the first time since the Houston Astros declined to offer him salary arbitration last week, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner reiterated Thursday night that he won't make a decision about his future until at least late January or early February - just as his agents have been saying. "If I'm going to make a decision at all, that would be the time frame," Clemens said at a dinner for the Texas Collegiate League. "I'm still enjoying what we did last year." In his second season with his hometown Astros, the 43-year-old Clemens helped Houston reach its first World Series. He was 13-8 with a career-best 1.87 ERA, though he was hampered by back and hamstring problems late in the season. Those injuries forced him out of Game 1 of the World Series against the White Sox after only two innings, and Chicago went on to a four-game sweep. The Astros' decision not to offer arbitration means Clemens cannot re-sign with them until May 1. The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers have contacted his representatives about the possibility of Clemens pitching for them next season. "I love all those places," he told the crowd. The Rocket retired after pitching in the 2003 World Series for the Yankees, then changed his mind and joined buddy Andy Pettitte in Houston. Clemens wants to pitch for the United States during the inaugural World Baseball Classic next March, but said he will wait to see how his body feels in January.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/
Roger Clemens is leaving all his options open and plans to take his time deciding whether to pitch again - or retire again. Speaking publicly for the first time since the Houston Astros declined to offer him salary arbitration last week, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner reiterated Thursday night that he won't make a decision about his future until at least late January or early February - just as his agents have been saying. "If I'm going to make a decision at all, that would be the time frame," Clemens said at a dinner for the Texas Collegiate League. "I'm still enjoying what we did last year." In his second season with his hometown Astros, the 43-year-old Clemens helped Houston reach its first World Series. He was 13-8 with a career-best 1.87 ERA, though he was hampered by back and hamstring problems late in the season. Those injuries forced him out of Game 1 of the World Series against the White Sox after only two innings, and Chicago went on to a four-game sweep. The Astros' decision not to offer arbitration means Clemens cannot re-sign with them until May 1. The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers have contacted his representatives about the possibility of Clemens pitching for them next season. "I love all those places," he told the crowd. The Rocket retired after pitching in the 2003 World Series for the Yankees, then changed his mind and joined buddy Andy Pettitte in Houston. Clemens wants to pitch for the United States during the inaugural World Baseball Classic next March, but said he will wait to see how his body feels in January.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/
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