The weather was spectacular for Roger Clemens much hyped return the the Yankees on Saturday. He received four standing ovations before even hitting the mound. Clemens was coming back to the Yankees during a four game win streak – the longest of the season. Roger was great. After giving up a run in the 1st inning, the Yankees responded by scoring three, and never trailed in the game again.Clemens threw 108 pitches in his first start, holding the Pirates to three runs and five hits. The Rocket also struck out seven, passing Randy Johnson for second on the all-time strikeout list. The Yankees won their fifth straight game, and are now a scant 2 games under 500.
Joe Torre has been saying for weeks just how important getting the the .500 mark was. He said that he couldn’t even think about the postseason, or the standings until .500. With another game against The Pirates today, and three against Arizona this week, .500 ball is looking like a reality.
