WOW! What an announcement!

Wang
Pettitte
Muissina
Clemens

Ah, not bad. The Yanks are back in business. And let's not forget about Phil Hughes.

I'm psyched to see his first game. you knou when that is.

The Yankees aren't nearly as bad as their record, as the run diff indicates. I think Clemens knows he has a real chance to go to the postseason with this club.

If Roger thinks he was booed before at Fenway, he won't have any idea what hit him this time. Things had smoothed over, now I would say they will be worse than his first run.

Unfortunately for Sox fans, Manny doesn't know how to work e-mail or text messaging.

the fate of the free world can now rest easy as we now know where this guy will come out of his eighth or so retirement and earn the gross national product of Russia to pitch half a season

*yawn* He averaged 5.96 innings per start with the Astros last year, and according to Buster Olney, the Yankees are paying a pro-rated $28MM. Absolutely zero reason for Boston to match that ridiculous a number.

ROFL Jeremy

Dang, I was really looking forward to the Yankees missing the postseason this year.

Clemens is really, really good. But he doesn't pitch deep into games. The Yankees are going to need bullpen help.

So if he starts 22 games and pitches 6 innings per game, he'll be making $42,000 per out.

I understand that the world of baseball is meant to be completely fair, but it's hard for every other contender in the AL (except Boston, I suppose, given what they paid for Dice-K) not to feel that the deck isn't stacked against them when the Yankees can spend this much money to plug a hole in their rotation.

I just hope, whenever his season ends, that if it happens in a visiting team's stadium there isn't a standing ovation. I think the memories of the season-ending cheers in 03, 04, 05 and 06 "for the last time" will suffice. And if those years are any indication, he won't pitch well enough in the end.

Oh Yankees, you make it so easy to boo!

I can't wait to see how 6 innings per start in Houston translates to the AL East. I'm a Sox fan, and the way I see it this will go in one of two ways. Either Clemens is everything they need, wins 14 or 15 in a short season, and pitches 6 innings consistantly, or this turns into the biggest waste of money since Carl Pavano.

I suppose he may end up in between, maybe with a low-4's ERA and poor IP/Start, but I just don't see it working out that way...I think it'll be a boom or a bust.

Clemens' ERAs the last two years were 1.87 and 2.30. Offense is down this year and the difference between the two leagues in ERA is only about three-tenths of a run. Unless Clemens' skills have eroded considerably, he should put up an ERA in the mid twos...three at the most. With the Yankees offense, that will do just fine.

As for not pitching more than six innings...what a joke. This isn't 1910. No starter is expected to go much more than six nowadays. If Clemens holds the other guys to a 2.50 ERA for the first six, any bullpen will mop up the victories the Yankee offense will generate.

I hate the Yankees and I hope this deal goes bust. But it's not likely.

I don't expect boom or bust. I expect solid #3 starter numbers. I think this puts the Yankee ship in order, and that they will now focus on middle relief, which comes a lot more cheaply than Roger did.

Incidentally, I hope his arm falls off.

I still don't think they'll win the division unless Roger can somehow match his NL numbers in the AL East.

Not bloody likely.

Casey, that's bizarre. He had a 3.5+ era in his last AL East go round. You expect him to be a run better 3 years older? Ain't gonna happen. The Grimsley Juice can only do so much