A Clemens sighting (not in a courtroom!)

March 1, 2010 by Jason@IIATMS

Amazingly enough, there was no real mention of Rusty Hardin, Brian McNamee, dirty needles or any stuff like that. Instead, it was a husky looking Clemens appearing at a charity event in NJ. Good to see, I guess.

That’s quite the outfit, Rocket! Shiny black shirt, white belt, brown jeans, iPhone. I can’t mock the gut and extra chin as, well, he is 47 years old and no longer a competitive athlete…

The Rocket seemed right at home, wrapping his arms around kids and elders, moms and 20-something groupies. There was no hint of weariness from the ongoing federal perjury investigation into whether Clemens lied before Congress in 2008, when he denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs. Sources have told the Daily News that the investigation is continuing, but Clemens seemed unburdened by the possibility that he could face criminal charges.

Clemens was gracious when two Daily News reporters asked whether he knew where the investigation stands.

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“None of that. No. None of that,” Clemens said before changing the subject.

Clemens later joked about coming out of retirement to play baseball if ageless NFL quarterback Brett Favre gives it another go this year.

“I know some of the writers were here asking me about retiring again. I told ‘em, I’ve retired three times, surely I don’t have to do it again. But I was teasing Brett Favre, that heck if he came back, what the heck? I might as well start running again or something,” Clemens said to fans from the stage, eliciting some cheers.

Um, please no. Cue the Suzyn Waldman clip, will ya?

Oh my Goodness, Clemens a Yankee