Roger That Yankee-haters now have more fuel for their fire: The Bronx Bombers have signed Roger Clemens.

On NESN, Curt Schilling says of Clemens, "We don't need him," which, when you consider how well the Sox pitchers have been performing, appears to be a statement of the obvious.

(Good for NESN, by the way, to show the footage of Dan Shaughnessy saying with absolute certainty that Clemens would either sign with the Astros or retire. Oops.)

Did the Yankees need him? Ironically, their pitching has started to come around lately. Chien-Ming Wang, my favorite Yankee pitcher, threw 7.1 perfect innings on Saturday, and then Darrell Rasner threw a shutout for five on Sunday, as the Yankees took two of three from the Mariners.....

Clemens, who will turn 45 in August, signed a prorated contract worth something like $28.5 million. Will he be money well-spent?

By the way, Clemens announced his return from the owner's box at Yankee Stadium. But the owner himself wasn't there. George Steinbrenner must really be sick. Could anyone possibly imagine a healthy Steinbrenner missing such a dramatic moment?

It brought back memories of Old Timers' Day in 1978, when Steinbrenner announced that Billy Martin, whom he'd fired three days earlier, would be returning as manager in 1980....  ¶ 8:21 AM