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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

GM Bob Watson says Roger Clemens not welcome on Olympic team

Million man marching orders?

“From my standpoint, we don’t need that type of distraction,” Watson said.

In addition to his duties as vice president of on-field operations for Major League Baseball, Watson is general manager of professional baseball operations for USA Baseball and works to select manager Davey Johnson’s roster.

A former GM of the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, Watson said he didn’t anticipate being overruled by higher-ups.

“I have not talked to the commissioner. I have not talked to (MLB chief operating officer) Bob DuPuy, nor have I talked to his agent, but I just think the distraction that he’s carrying right now, from my standpoint, we don’t need that,” 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.”

Repoz Posted: May 07, 2008 at 08:56 PM | 7 comment(s)
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   1. Walt Davis Posted: May 07, 2008 at 10:20 PM (#2773064)
Translation: we don't want Clemens hitting on Chinese chicks.
   2. Posada Posse Posted: May 07, 2008 at 11:28 PM (#2773262)
Make that 15-year old Chinese chicks.
   3. Rich Posted: May 07, 2008 at 11:43 PM (#2773283)
In related news, the Shanghai stock exchange closed lower.
   4. Jack "GO WARHAWKS!" Vincennes Posted: May 08, 2008 at 01:14 AM (#2773321)
Wow, not being able to go to the Olympics for Clemens must be like being banned from the third closest gas station from his house.
   5. Raskolnikov Posted: May 08, 2008 at 01:18 AM (#2773323)
He had to take injections in his groin area.

Brings new meaning to performance enhancement.
   6. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: May 08, 2008 at 01:51 AM (#2773337)
From the report on Fred Astaire's screen test: "Can dance a little."

Emperor Hirohito to his subjects, after the second atomic bomb had been dropped: "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.”

Capt. Joseph Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez: "Apparently, we're leaking some oil."

Add this to the list:
Watson said he didn’t anticipate being overruled by higher-ups.
   7. CFiJ Posted: May 08, 2008 at 02:15 AM (#2773340)
Emperor Hirohito to his subjects, after the second atomic bomb had been dropped: "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.”


Just to be a pedant, what he actually said would be translated better as:

"Despite the bravery of our troops in the Army and Navy, the energy of our government officials, the sacrifices of our 100 million people, and our best efforts, the war situation has absolutely not improved for the better, and we have had no advantage in world trends (read= the political front)."
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