Afternoon Links: Clemens/Pettitte Drama, NL West Defense and some Football
Posted by Alan Hull on January 22, 2008
I always believed Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were buddies. They were both Texans, they worked out together and they both went to Houston to pitch in 2004. I guess, according to an anonymous friend, they really weren’t friends.
I find it interesting how the media weaves stories, sometimes falsely, because its fun to think about for fans (and it sells papers). Maybe, they’re more friends than we think and this is yet another example of media story telling, maybe the steroid thing ruins friendships (see McNamee v. Clemens), but either way, we as fans, sure buy into all this fluff.
They’re both still great pitchers and Clemens may be the greatest ever.
Funny, though, that there’s all this controversy. Clemens admitted to everything, steroids, everything. (All Talk Sports)
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69 Days until opening day, reports Obscure Sports Quarterly (a fellow Bruin). I can’t wait.
In other news, the Baltimore Orioles suck.
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Rox Girl of Purple Row breaks down the defense in the NL West in 2008. She’s a homer, predicting the Rockies to vastly outperform the AZ Diamondbacks defensively (I’m not so sure), but it’s a good read.
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Other Sports (They Exist):
UCLA Football is Finally Legit with the hiring of Norm Chow as offensive coordinator, reports Larry Brown. I love it. (Larry Brown Sports).
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Indianapolis Colts headcoach Tony Dungy Can’t Quit Colts. For a well-known homophobe, was this headline a coincidence? asks The Big Lead.
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Bret Favre, No Super For You! Best Use of Photoshop. HA! (Epic Carnival)
