Roger Clemens' Independent League Comeback

Jamie Moyer is old and managed to come back (sort of). Why not a PED using Roger Clemens?

Jut when you thought that Roger Clemens was done with baseball for life, he makes a career comeback that Brett Favre and Michael Jordon would envy. The last time that Clemens pitched was in 2007 for the Yankees. He then went off on a "I didn't take drugs" tangent and we haven't seen him since. Now, however, Roger has decided to come back and to prove that he is still worth something to a Major League Team, he signed an independent league contract with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Clemens pitched for them earlier today with Major League Scouts looking on and did pretty well going against players that weren't good enough to be on a minor league team. He pitched 3 1/3 innings striking out 2 and allowing one hit.

So why is Roger Clemens hoping to make a Major League comeback? Does he miss the game? Does he miss the spotlight? Does he like pitching for the Astros? (No, that can't be it) Or does he simply want to push back his eligibility voting for the Hall of Fame? Definitely the last one. With the way the Hall of Fame voting is going for the known PED users, Clemens has a better chance of getting in by delaying his eligibility by playing for a small while and pushing the clock back another 5 years. A smart move for a guy who said about getting in or not "It's not going to change my life either way." I must say that this seems to be a pretty big career move.

So will someone give Roger Clemens a chance in the Majors again? The Astros might. They have nothing to offer Houston so a 50 year old attraction might bring in the crowds. They are one of the worst teams in attendance that getting a feces throwing monkey would drive interest. The monkey seems to be busy though so Clemens is their best option available.