Write on, Roger!

Earlier, Susyn told you about the pens you can buy made out of actual stadium seats.

Well, now you can do even better than that. Own a real piece of baseball history.

It's the Brian McNamee collection of fine writing instruments. That's right, pens made from the actual syringes used to inject HGH and 'roids into Roger Clemens' future-Hall-of-Fame ass! Each syringe is inscribed with the date and injection info, and comes packed in a collectible Miller Lite can! It's the perfect Mothers' Day gift!



Coming soon for the ladies, the Debbie Clemens model! Plus, for the real collector, it's the Andy Pettitte model - a limited edition of only two!

Don't wait, get these pieces of sports history today!

William S. Burroughs, Baseball Writer

An essay in William S. Burroughs' book The Adding Machine explains what 19th century drifters, thieves and addicts meant when they spoke of The Johnson Family:

In this world of shabby rooming houses, furtive gray figures in dark suits, hop joints and chili parlours the Johnson Family took shape as a code of conduct. To say someone is a Johnson means he keeps his word and honors his obligations. He's a good man to do business with and a good man to have on your team. He is not a malicious, snooping, interfering self-righteous trouble making person.

(Burroughs had a name for "malicious, snooping, interfering self-righteous trouble making person[s]." He called them Shits.)

Yes you get to know a Johnson when you see one. The cop who gave me a joint to smoke in the wagon. The hotel clerk who tipped me off I was hot. And sometimes you don't see the Johnson. I remember a friend of mine asked someone to send him a hash cake from France. Well the asshole put it in a cheap envelope with no wrapping and it cut through the envelope. But some Johnson had put it back in and sealed the envelope with tape.

Former Yankee trainer Brian McNamee is no Johnson [New York Times].

To Honor Today's Starter

Unforgettable Rocket moment on view at Bugs & Cranks.

Inge's Life Flashes Before Inge's Eyes

Brandon Inge wishing to God he'd stayed on third. Like being hit by a bus.


A Rocket Bus.

1.2 IP, 8 R, 9 H

Update: Posada left the game when Farnsy came in. Is Jorge still pissed?

Update: Sterling's Betemit home run call: "You can BET on BETEMIT!"

Update: Suzyn sez Posada's "knee" is "bruised."

LP: Clemens (2-4)

5.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

Meanwhile, in Trenton, Phil Hughes rode the opposition like Randolph Scott:

3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

WIN 350!!

GO ROCKET!!!

LP: R. Clemens (1-3)

LP: R. Clemens (1-1)

The Rocket Is Back!

Big news: Roger Clemens is a Yankee again! More on that later!