Phil Hughes to me would be a much better option than Roger Clemens. Didn't the Yankees learn from their dealings with Unit and ####? How much worse could Hughes do than Rocket? Even if the Yankees made Hughes their 5th starter and limited him to a pitch count of 85 or so and he gave them 5-6 innings, in my mind it would be a younger, cheaper just as effictive solution to their pitching staff. What more is a 45 year old Clemens going to do other than come back to the American League and give the Yankees essentially what Randy Johnson did and maybe worse and get paid a gazillion dollars to be a five inning pitcher with a 5.00 ERA? This is a perfect spot for Hughes, he'll have less pressure as the 5th starter, they'll be able to groove him into the rotation at a steady pace and he'll undoubtadely infuse some youth and energy into the staff, just as his rotation-mates did once upon a time in Andy Pettitte and Chien-Ming Wang.
My name is Mike Gwizdala and I live in Albany, N.Y. The Capitol of the Empire State. I'm probably the biggest most knowledgeable , opinionated sports fan I know. First and foremost I'm an avid, die-hard New York Yankees fan. For those of you who don't know Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte amongst others all played their Double-A ball in Albany.