Like Griffey in Slugfest, I’m back. (AP Photo)

The Yankees would have been stupid to let Roger Clemens go anywhere else. With the way their rotation has been going this season, it was a given that they’d land the Rocket.

Clemens bring a proven veteran to their rotation, and as great as he will be for them (and for fantasy owners who took a flier on him), I’m not sure we’ll necessarily get the Clemens of old.

Clemens turns 45 in August. That’s realllllly old. He’ll also get the Yankees maybe five more wins (max) than they would otherwise get. That could well be the differencemaker, but I have a feeling that the Yankees will right the ship with or without Clemens.

Their other pitchers are starting to get back to form and all they really need are pitchers that keep them in games.

How nice will it be for Phil Hughes to have Clemens in the dugout with him, though? That could be Clemens’ biggest contribution of all.

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The winner of last week’s trivia is Greg McGovern, known better as Gerg. Congratulations, Gerg! The correct answer was Chuck Finley. You can revisit the question here.

Here’s Gerg’s baseball bio:

Full name: Gregory Cameron McGovern
Age: 21
City/State: Champaign, IL
Occupation: Student
Where did the name ‘Gerg’ come from?: I’ll have to chalk the name Gerg being coined by (my friend) PJ Shapiro back at Buffalo Grove High School, when backwards talking was all the rage.
First baseball memory: Robin Ventura Grand Slam at new comiskey to win the game.
Favorite baseball moment: 2005 WS Game 1 (which i attended)
Favorite team: Chicago White SOX
Favorite active player: Frank Thomas
Favorite all-time player: Frank Thomas
Least favorite player: Soriano and any other Cubs player
Favorite Baseball Tonight commentator: John Kruk
Favorite baseball movie: Bull Durham
Least favorite baseball movie: Fever Pitch
MLB player with the funniest name: Coco Crisp
Favorite baseball statistic: Triple play turned by one fielder
If you could change any baseball rule, what would you change: Create a DH in both leagues so the NL fans don’t biotch anymore bout how they play real baseball
Who is your favorite baseball broadcaster of all time?: Ken “Hawk” Harrelson. the man is an S-T-U-D.

Now, onto this week’s trivia:

Identify the player:

I am a seven-time All Star pitcher who played all but four games of my career for the same team. I can’t seem to remember what team I played most of my career for, but I am the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter for the team. I’ve never said this publicly, but I am upset my team hasn’t retired my jersey. Maybe it’s because I never won a Cy Young Award. I was the ERA champ once, though. Who am I?

Remember to e-mail your answer to djust2@uiuc.edu with the subject line JB TRIVIA No.4. Good luck!

ESPN’s primetime Sunday night game features two of the brightest prospects in baseball. One, Cole Hamels, had his hype last season and is turning into an ace already; the other, Tim Lincecum, is debuting tonight.

ESPN has to be outraged that The Jerk isn’t expected to start tonight, because why else would people watch the Giants vs. the Phillies?

But for people that care about two young guns squaring off, like yours truly, the game should be an exciting one.

Lincecum is worth grabbing in fantasy leagues for the tremendous upside he brings to the table. He had a near 6-1 K/BB ratio in the minors last year.

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Roger Clemens announced during today’s New York Yankees game that he will be returning this season to pitch for the Yanks.

Clemens made his announcement directly to the fans at Yankee Stadium.

I will have a full Clemens report this evening.

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