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Wake Up With Roger Clemens In George's Box Announcing He Was Coming Back During The 7th Inning Stretch

Say what you want about the Yankees and Roger Clemens, this was an absolutely electric announcement by The Rocket. Mid game, 7th inning stretch, Bob Shepard asked the fans to look up into George Steinbrenner's owners box with there is one of the greatest pitchers ever. Yanks were sputtering and needed to fill out their rotation. Insert Roger. Suzyn Waldman going WILD on radio with her famous call. Clemens was coming back to the Yankees at age 44 and sign a one-year deal that was pro-rated at $28 million. Not bad work if you can get it. He'd pitch 99 innings, go 6-6 with a 4.18 ERA, 1.313 WHIP, and only 68 Ks. Obviously he didn't have it at the ripe age of 44, which is insane because he's a year older here than Tom Brady is now. Good god. Anyways, Rocket led them back to a Wild Card berth but that was all she wrote for Clemens and he retired after the season.