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ESPN to televise Roger Clemens’ Saturday start for Sugar Land Skeeters
For those interested (and presumably enough are to warrant the following), John Ourand of Sports Business Journal tweets that an ESPN network will televise Roger Clemens’ start on Saturday for the independent Sugar Land Skeeters.
ESPN will carry Roger Clemens' debut with the Sugar Land Skeeters Saturday night, 7:05pm CT. It will be on ESPN3 and ESPN Classic.—
John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) August 25, 2012
Longhorn Network's Kevin Dunn will do play-by-play for Clemens' Skeeters debut on ESPN3 and ESPN Classic. Danny Graves will be the analyst.—
John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) August 25, 2012
Clemens, 50, says he has been throwing about 87 mph in workouts, and the presumption is that this is the first step in a comeback attempt rather than purely a publicity stunt.
“I’m nowhere close to being ready for Major League Baseball,” Clemens told SI.com’s Mel Antonen. “I’m been running and working out, but there’s a big difference between that and getting ready to pitch in a big-league game. … I have retired and un-retired a number of times, so I know what it takes.”
Even if he doesn’t think he’s close, if Clemens performs well in a couple of outings, it could lead to a September contract with his hometown Houston Astros.
Which is sadder: his playing, or ESPN televising it? Isn't it bad enough they inflate kids' egos by televising HIGH SCHOOL football, they have to give Clemens a national stage to boost his?
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If you've been stuck watching much ESPN, you're aware of how little actual content they have--and how little of the available events they actually cover. So instead of reporting on teams that aren't on a very small list (Pats, Giants, Pats, Cowboys, Pats, Yankees, Red Sox, Pats, Heat, Pats, Jets, Lakers, Pats, Yankees, Pats, Giants, Pats, Cowboys), they descend from their lofty perch to cover a known 'roider pitching in indy ball. ESPN has no shame.
P.S. Love the name. Roberto was my hero as a kid.
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