The Washington Post, May 8th, 2007
Ever since Roger Clemens left Boston 11 years ago, the Red Sox have not let anybody wear No. 21, presumably in his honor, but just as likely in hopes that, as the great karmic wheel of baseball turned, they might one day get him back. Maybe now Boston can complete the grieving and give the number to somebody else, like maybe the batboy. Empire to Nation, the only way the Rocket is coming back to Fenway Park is when he arrives in Boston wearing pinstripes on June 1 to pitch for the Yankees. Don't you love it? Just as we were starting to feel a tiny bit sorry for the Yanks -- lovable Joe Torre's...
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