Team America Does Not Want Clemens

The hits just keep on coming for Roger Clemens. This one isn’t as bad as, say, being accused of having a sexual relationship with a minor, but it’s embarrassing nonetheless. Yesterday, the U.S. Olympic team’s GM – Bob Watson – more or less announced that Roger is an old, worthless distraction with a rusty groin, and he won’t be invited to join the Olympic team in Beijing (emphasis mine):

"From my standpoint, we don't need that type of distraction," Watson said.

"The other thing, too you've got to remember his last three or four outings, he had to take injections in his elbow. He had to take injections in his groin area. He wasn't the healthiest guy on the team," Watson said. "So there's some young guys who are throwing the ball well, and I think we could put together 12 pitchers, sadly to say, that would be throwing better than he was at the end of the year last year."

Now that is how to verbally humiliate one of the greatest pitchers of all-time in 100 words or less.

What makes this even better is that Watson is speaking out on his own accord. He hasn’t talked with Bud Selig or Bob DuPuy -- both of whom apparently have the ability to overrule Watson's roster decisions -- about keeping Clemens out of the Olympics. He’s just that confident that everyone involved with Major League Baseball is ready to turn their backs on Clemens. As he should be.

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