Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 15, 2003
Cap of Fame

Roger Clemens wants to go into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee, and is threatening to boycott the induction ceremony if the Hall chooses another hat. You can blame it on Dan Duquette:


"I became a Hall of Famer here," Clemens added. "If I'd have listened to people there [in Boston], then I'd have been done. Not people. One person that evaluated my skills and he didn't take the time to get to know me."

Clemens left Boston as a free agent after the 1996 season when general manager Dan Duquette and the Red Sox figured that his best years were behind him. Clemens then signed with the Blue Jays and won the Cy Young in each of his two years in Toronto. He was then traded to the Yankees.


I think it's a little early for Clemens to be worrying about this. As certain as his election is (and I'm pretty sure it was certain when he left Boston), he still hasn't been elected. Also, the Hall of Fame appears not to need to answer to anyone, so my guess is Clemens will be welcome to come or not.


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