More proof the Rocket is Evil

I’m going to have to get out of my head that Roger Clemens is evil if he decides to un-retire to play with Andy Pettitt in Houston. Although the biggest temptation thrown his way so far was a free Hummer he’s still holding out the possibility of playing downtown, and working out with his kid’s high-school team.

Regardless, the off-season is ending up extremely interesting in Houston, making me kind of sad to have left it behind. There’s a decent chance that the Round Rock Express will get bumped from AA to AAA, and rumors that the Ryan Express may be added to the ‘Stros pitching staff, splitting time with his duties as owner of the Round Rock Express. Imagine a lineup of Pettitt, Clemens, Oswalt, and Miller, with Octavio Dotel as closer… Wow. ‘Stros pitching goes from questionable to scary in a season.

The only question is if the Houston offense will be able to perform. Bagwell, Biggio, and Berkman have not been able to all fire in sync since 2001, and Bags and Bigs are both getting a little long in the tooth. My only suggestion would be to potentially grab another offensive player who’s available and who fits into a slot in the ‘Stros offense. If Drayton McClane is really serious about bringing the World Series to Houston, he’s already made some great moves; he may as well go whole hog at this point.

BTW- is the NBA midwest division out of control? The Rockets are 13and 9, and still back in fifth place. In the Atlantic Division, they’d be way out in first place over the 12/12 Sixers, and they’d be in third in the Pacific or Central. The Midwest is nuts. Hopefully NBA realignment next year will bring a little bit of parity to the league…

Posted by jank at December 16, 2003 9:32 AM