Roger Clemens coming back? 50-year-old to pitch for Sugar Land Skeeters

[madinmaryland]

Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, now 50 years old, will pitch Saturday night for the Sugar Land Skeeters, a Texas-based team in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, the team announced in a press release.

Clemens, who in June was found not guilty of charges that he lied to Congress in connection to its probe into steroid use in baseball, last played in 2007.

But FOX 26 of Houston reports Clemens was throwing in the high 80s during his workout for the Skeeters. It’s unclear whether he will keep pitching for the team, or if this will be a one-time appearance, reports USA TODAY.

FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal also reported that the Houston Astros’ amateur scouting director watched Clemens throw on Monday.

Read more: http://tracking.si.com/2012/08/20/roger-clemens-comeback-sugar-land-skeeters/?sct=hp_t2_a10&eref=sihp

[El Supremo]

1. Maybe Andy Petite will sign with the Skeeters too!

He's washed up too.

[madinmaryland]

2. You do know who was the US Representative of Sugar Land, TX....

[El Supremo]

3. Goldie Hawn?

[KamaAina]

4. Are 'roids banned in the Atlantic League?

And why in Hell does Sugar Land have a team in a league that plays in places like Bridgeport and Newark??!!

[hughee99]

5. I guess anything to put a little more distance between his HOF vote and the steroids mess.

That's what this is all about. Wouldn't be surprised to see the Astros have Clemens bobblehead day at the end of the season and let him pitch a game.